The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-25
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Robert B. Hays has been appointed for
eign freight agent of the Baltimore & Ohio
at New York city.
NJ. f. ingalls,. president of the Big Four.
who has been in New York for several
days, is expected home this morning.
William f. Yergens. general foreman of
the shops Of the Grand Trunk at Battle
Creek, Mich, has resigned to take a posi-
ton on the Wabash.
The Cleveland, Cincinnati Chicago & st.
Louis Railway Company has declared the
regular semi-annual dividend of per cent.
on its common stock.
w. H. McDoel. president of the Monon.
who has been in New York for couple of
weeks, returned yesterday and leaves to-
day for French Lick Springs
The Chicago & Northwestern has leased
room in st. Louis and is fitting ii up with
solid mahogany finish The agency is in
charge of George f. Brigham, jr
The Wabash is pushing the work of tun-
neling through Mount Washington to OBJ
tain an entrance to Pittsburg. The work is
progressing at the rate of forty feet a day.
George l.. Peck general manager, ac-
companied by a. NJ. SchOyer, recently APP
pointed general superintendent of the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne a Chicago, is making a
trip over the line.
The roads centering at Columbus O..
have under consideration an expenditure of
$4,000 on a system of interviewing switches
at that point which shall prevent any
chance of accidents.
The Toledo. ST Louis & Western is
charged with having taken seventy-five
carloads of freight from New York for st.
Louis at a reduction of cents per 100
pounds on established rates.
The Norfolk & Western has placed an or
der for thirty locomotives of the largest
class in use on the line. Fifteen are to be
built by the Baldwin locomotive works at
Philadelphia and fifteen by the locomotive
works at Richmond, Va.
of ha off be Ind:
ana. Illinois & Iowa. held in New York on
Thursday, w II. Newman was elected
president, w. G. Brown vice president and
general manager and Z. c. Worcester sec
rotary and treasurer.
Among arrivals yesterday were ]. l. Haz-
card, general agent Of the Port Arthur
route; G. W. Benus. representing the Queen
& Crescent; J. r. Mordaugh. the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul. and c. Noyes, the
Chicago Great Western.
Western roads have voted down the prop
osition to amend their excursion bureau
rules so as to include certificates issued to
clergymen in computing the attendance of
conventions for which tickets are sold at
reduced rates on the certificate plan.
Arthur l.. Meyer, vice president of the
St. Lawrence q Adirondack Railroad Com
pany. has bought from Canadian interests
control of the Canadian Atlantic Railroad
with 446 miles of road. the main line of
which extends from Depot HarbOr, Ont.
to Swanton, VT.
fifteen months ago were selling at 20 cents
on the dollar. are now selling at Is. with a
coupon attached calling for per cent. 0ivi-
dend. There is a provision that declara-
ton must be made some time between Jan.
: and March l. There is only $1,000 600 of
these bonds issued
Among the interesting railroad stories
now afioat is one to the effect that nego-
tiations are being carried on for the pur-
chase of the Pere Marquette, Lake Erie &
Detroit River Railroad, known as the
Walker road. 1t i 2l0 miles in length and
and London. Ontario.
c. +. Schaff, general manager; J. @. Van
Wrinkle, general superintendent; Warren j.
Lynch, general passenger agent; William
Garstang, superintendent of motive power,
and +. ID. COmstOck. treasurer of the Big
divisions for three days, last night returned
To their respective headquarters.
The following standing committees have
been appointed by the Central Passenger
Association for the current year: On rates.
T. :. Seidner. l.. a. Batterman. e. G. Bliss.
tive committee, +. y. Austin, d. ]. Ed
wards and w j. Lynch; on rules, c. f.
DAILY, b. r. Horner, NJ. G. Carroll and w.
j. Lynch.
Frank e Abercrombie. now superintend-
ent Of the Amboy division OF the Pennsyi-
vania. will succeed r. NJ. Patterson as
superintendent OF the New York division.
and Victor Weirman Will succeed Mr..
AbercrOmbie on the AmbOy division.
Joseph b. Baker now assistant engineer
OF the Philadelphia division. will succeed
Mr.. Weirman on the Frederick division.
Doubtless the statement is true that
some Of the highest officials OF Western
and Northwestern roads have received an
nual passes over some OF the trunk lines
that are parties to the ana-pass agreement.