The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-21
Personal, Local and General Notes.

II. NJ. Bronson, assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Big Four. is in Chicago.
c. S. Rhoads. superintendent of telegraph
of the Big Four. is again so i'll as TO confine
him to his house.
NJ w. Mansfield superintendent of the
Indianapolis & Vincennes, is expected home
from the East this morning.
1t is said the Wabash may possibly get
control of the Columbus & Hooking road
and of the Marietta, Columbus e Cleveland
Heads of departments on the Santa Fe
lines have been instructed to give prefer
ence TO high school graduates in filling po-
sitions.
On June a special train over the Erie
will take out of Chicago 300 Swedes bound
for the old country, they sailing on the
Celtic on June 9.
NJ. P. Nevins, who has been agent of the
Erie at Smiths Mills for thirty-one years.
will retire from that position on June to
enter the hotel business.
The Toledo & Ohio Central will next sun
day put on a line of sleeping cars between
Toledo and Charleston. w. Va and will
compete for Washington business.
The Iron Mountain will put on faster
trains between St Louis and Texarkana;
making the run in twelve hours. and will
establish dining-car service on these trains
regular train on the Nickel-plate was
hauled last week from Buffalo to Conneaut,
116 miles. in las minutes, making five stops,
and being the fastest run ever made on that
division.
The general managers of roads compris-
ing the Union Railway held their monthly
meeting yesterday with j. Q. Van Wrinkle,
general superintendent of the Big Four, as
chairman.
The Toledo St Louis & Western is get
ting it's equipment together to commence
ballasting with gravel. taking the gravel
from the Silverton pit and working in both
directions.
special train on the Pittsburg Fort
q Chicago President
Schwab. of the steel trust. and ]. J. Hill
ran 102 miles in 107 minutes, stopping once
TO take water.
The Panhandle has received two more of
the Atlantic type of passenger engines.
making four on the order for fifteen. and
has received eighteen out of fifty freight
engines the Baldwin works are building
for the company.
small town on it's line, extensive tract
of land for yards, the land costing $4,000
The purchase covers several hundred acres
and work in constructing the yards will
De commenced at once
The extensive new yards at Chancey
junction of the Toledo q Ohio Central and
the Kanawha & Michigan are completed
and have been placed in charge of c. e
Smith agent at Corning. At the new
yards coal will be the principal freight
handled.
The following passenger men are in the
city: F. b. Burnett. of the Santa Fe: ].
T.
Lyon Liston, of the Union Pacific: ~ NJ
Breeze. OF the Chicago & Northwestern.
and c. c. Mordaugh, of the Chicago. Mil
waukee & st. Paul
The national committee of the National
Association of Travelling Freight Agents
will meet on Thursday afternoon at the
Board of Trade room to confer with local
committees regarding the entertainment OF
the association. which convenes at Indian
apolis next month
The directors of the Southern and the
Louisville * Nashville roads met in New
York yesterday and agreed TO issue joint 4
per cent. bonds for a controlling interest
in the Chicago. Indianapolis & Louisville.
The price TO be paid for Monon common is
IS and for the preferred %.
The funeral services of the late w. S
Lincoln. chief engineer of the Wabash.
who died in ST. Louis on Sunday. were held
yesterday ct LOgansport, Ind. and were
attended by a number OF the officials OF the
Wabash. The deceased was one of the
oldest and most-valued officials on the
Wabash
The consolidated freight engines recently
received by the Big Four are hauling readi-