The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-10
Personal, Local and General Notes.

c. s. Covert. auditor Of passenger re-
ceipts of the Pennsylvania, was in the city
yesterday.
II. NJ. Bronson, assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Big Four, has returned
from Washington.
The Monon earned in September $3.50 CD
an increase over September of last year of
si2.0 Since July the increase has been
s7s.07s.
1t is stated that the Denver, Enid & Gulf
road will be opened on the 18th inst to
Douglass, o. t., and the Goth to Marsh
all, .. L.
In order to relieve the soft coal conges-
ton the Philadelphia & Reading road has
loaned ten of it's largest freight engines to
the Baltimore q Ohio.
Ohio at Glenwood is so great that there is
not sufficient track room, and thousands
of cars are awaiting transfer.
Yesterday there arrived at Lafayette over
the Big Four ITO members of the Western
Society of Engineers. who spent several
hours at the Purdue University.
The Santa Fe has adopted plan for the
construction of more than three hundred
miles of new line in Oklahoma at an ex-
penditure approximating $2,500.OO0.
A. o. Dayton. superintendent of the West
Shore & Seashore Railway, was stricken
with paralysis at his home in Camden. N.
j., yesterday and is in critical condition.
Tourist rates to Southern points go on
sale Oct: Is. Colonist rates. however. to
and will be effective until the last day of
April.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific has
consented to unite with other roads enter
ing Memphis for the construction of an ex-
tensive union station, to cost about 81
O00, 900.
The anthracite coal strike seems a good
thing for the Norfolk & Western as in the
fourth week or September its earnings in
creased $l01, 4N over the corresponding week
of 1901.
Efforts are being made TO have a meet
ing In New York of the presidents of all inn
portant railroads in the United States to
discuss the matter of general anti-pass
agreement.
the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton and the
Monon, was in Cincinnati yesterday and
will to-day leave for Muctiowiso, Wis, on
a two weeks vacation.
! In order to relieve congestion and expe-
dite the movement of west-bound freight
the Pennsylvania will establish an addi-
| ticnal receiving yard at Pitcairn at cost
OF $4,000, with capacity of 1000 cars.
Warren p. Holton. representing the pas
/ Senger department of the Union Pacific is
| in the city. He reports the passenger earn.
/ ings of the Union Pacific as being this wear
! handsomely in excess of any year in the
| roads history.
The New York rapid transit commission
| has unanimously voted TO grant the fran
\ chise TO the Pennsylvania Railroad Com.
| pany TO build the tunnel which the road
asked for. and granted IL to the company
| on it's own terms.
In September the Vandalia handled at In.
dianapolis west-bound 1902 loaded and
/ 2e66 empty cars: received from the West
| 5.557 loaded and s97 empty cars. total, 10. 422
J OF the inbound business 40 cars were
| loaded with live stock.
| The work of ballasting the new track O,
the Cincinnati. indianapolis * Western
| between Decatur & Springfield is beins
/ pushed. Trains are now running over ths
| track but not at higher speed thar
/ twenty-five miles an hour.
Harry Graybill. traffic manager of tho
| Belt road and Union Stockyards Company
| who was married on Wednesday at Air,
Villa Glendale. suburb Of Cincinnati e