The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-06
Personal, Local and General Notes

George ]. Charlton general passenger
agent of the Chicago & Alton, will be in
the city this morning.
John S. Lazarus traffic manager Of tie
Indiana, Decatur & Western. has returned
from two weeks stay in Florida.
The Chicago Great Western has created
the position of assistant general manager,
and Tracy Lyon on Monday assumed its
duties.
Weak spots are reported on west-bound
freight rates. while under the joint pas
senger relation conditions could hardly be
improved
Work on reducing grades on the Pan
handles Chicago division at Marion and
laying a second track on that division will
be resumed on Monday.
Special orders have been issued to sta
ton agents of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy directing that they prohibit loafers
from hanging about the depots.
The draw on the new bridge of the Lake
Shore road at Toledo over the Maumee
river was swung for the first time on Mon
day. 1t is operated by electricity.
The revenue from sales of tickets at the
Union Station for February, as reported by
General Ticket Agent Stilz. was $7,743.57 in
excess of the same month last year.
NJ. d. WoodfOrd. president of the Cincin-
natl Hamilton * Dayton and it's allied
lines. accompanied by his family. has
gone to Florida to remain until April l.
The Illinois Central is arranging TO in
still electric switch lights along its roads
at all towns and cities where there is an
all-night supply from an electric-light
plant
The Pennsylvania lines has issued a col
lection of elegant menu cards TO be used
on dining cars. The card is rich and ele-
giant. and shows the menu to be carefully
selected.
The Panhandle having received a num-
borrowed from one Of the Duluth roads
and others from the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne
s. Chicago.
Col John Byrne, who so successfully
managed the police department ar the Pan
American Exposition at Buffalo, has been
appointed special agent OF the American
Express Company for its entire Eastern
territory.
The business men Of Baltimore are pre-
pairing a testimonial for Gen j. NJ. Hood
the retiring president of the Western
Maryland road. who has done much TO
bring the road 10 the front and largely in
the interests Of that city.
Through the merging Of the private car
lines the parent company will this year
show earnings aggresating $1,000 against
$lSl,O00 the preceding year. Through the
merging operating expenses have been re-
duced $4,000 ii is stated.
r. II. Wallace general agent Of the pas
senger department of the Erie, with head
quarters in Cleveland. has been appointed
assistant general passenger agent of the
Erie and the Chicago & Erie lines. His
headquarters will be in Cleveland.
The Nickel-plate has received two more
heavy freight engines, completing the or
der placed a few months ago for ten and
the new power is doing very creditabIe
work The road will receive next month
six new large switching engines.
The Sante Fe road has commenced the
grading on its 20-mile extension from the
south line of Kansas 10 Paul's Valley l. T.,
from which point il will extend 100 miles
further toward Lawton. q. T. IL will be a
portion of the Eastern oklahoma system
out of Guthrie.
n number OF passenger officials will ar
rive in the city during the day 10 be pres