The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-03

rersonai, Local anu General Notes.
Charles H. Stoneback. editor of the Rand
Mentally Official Railway Guide, has re-
signed.
five years an engineer on the Wabash, died
on Monday In that city.
Engine 556. pulling a regular train on the
Wabash, on Friday ran from Peru to Mont
pelier. o., 1O6 miles, in Ia minutes
The receipts from sales of tickets at the
uptown office of the Big Four for Novem-
Der were $3,6O9.20 In excess of November,
1901.
Charles b. Foster, son of Chaplin C.. Fos-
ter, OF this city. has been promoted to gen.
eral store keeper of the Toledo, st. Louis &.
Western.
A. ID. Pendleton, division freight agent
Of the Vandalia. is devoting this week TO
visiting agents in the territory his jurisdic-
ton covers
II. Sawyer, agent of the Lackawanna at
st. Paul. who recently resigned. has been
succeeded by j. Eaton, transferred from
Minneapolis to st. Paul.
The engineers. fremen, conductors and
trainmen on the Wabash have erieva nnes
and have sent committees to st. Louis TO
confer with the officials of the road.
Next month the Cincinnati, Richmond &
Muncie will receive five heavy ten-wheel
freight engines. five passenger engines of
gines.
Frank A. Dean. general freight agent of
the Pittsburg & Lake Erie. and one of the
~best-known traffic officials in the United
States, died on Monday at Allegheney of
kidney disease.
An Eastern paper states that the Hooley
crowd is held responsible for the sharp
fluctuations in stock of the Evansville &
Terre Haute, and such fluctuations. as q
rule. are of no Importance.
C. B.. Austin, the new agent of Adams
Express Company, has tired of the dingy
off1ce at indianapolis and has spent quite a
sum of money in remodeling and refurnish-
ing IL, making IL quite attractive.
Charles II. Munic, superintendent of mo-
tive power of the Denver & Rio Grande.
who recently resigned. has been appointed
secretary 10 the second vice president of
the American locomotive works.
The Big Four will start its Florida speciaI
service on Jan. 8. TO be run daily EXCEPT
Sundays. The train will leave Chicago AT
/ d. m, Indianapolis at Clio d. m. and arrive
at Jacksonville at Sis next evening.
According to plans awaiting the approval
of George Gould, the Missouri Pacific and
the Iron Mountain will be built to Spring
field. Mo-. and there enter into direct com
petition with the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco road.
James t. Nicely has been appointed station
agent of the Pennsylvania at hmo
Ind. vice |. A. German, resigned. Amos r
Wright has been appointed assistant sta
ton master and August Paust baggage
agent for the same station.
The Pennsylvania lines west are borrow
ing all the engines they can get hold of.
They have leased twelve heavy freight
engines from the Mexican Central until
| April. when the road will be ready for them
and will lease the engines on the Duluth
& Iron Range road after the close OF navi-
cation.
The Illinois Central has secured the right
OF way from DAILY. ILL.,, to Sand Ridge. a
distance of twenty miles, and grading will
be begun at once. The object of building
the line Is TO handle a portion of the bust
ness that will come 10 the road when the
bridge across the Mississippi at Gale Is
completed.
improvements to the Wabash shops az
Fort Wayne are about completed and the
buildings will be occupied next Monday.
The appearance of the shops has beer
| greatly improved. and the buildings are SO
arranged that they are much better lighted
and convenient for doing heavy work.
The Santa Fe on Saturday secured ter.
minals and a ferry at Oakland, Cal. by
purchasing the California 4 Nevada Rail