The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-15
Personal, Local and General Notes.

]. j. Porter, the oldest baggage master
running on the Panhandle. is thought to
be fatally i'll at his home in Columbus.
The Big Four made a fine run on
', ednesday with the Marion Club, cover
ing seventy-three miles in ninety-fve min
utes.
Frank Conner, who has for several years
been local agent of the Big Four at Kanka-
lee. has been appointed local freight agent
of the Big Four at Cincinnati.
The Panhandle pay car has been I'm this
vicinity for two days, paying employees for
January service. The pay rolls fully 10
per cent. larger than for January, 1901.
The earnings of the Great Northern for
January were $6O7 ISL in excess of those of
January, 1901, and for the seven months Of
the present fiscal year gain of s., 4O6,S 37 is
shown.
F. ]. Shepard, the new superintendent of
arrived at Los Angeles, and General Man
ager Wells is acquainting him with his
new duties.
In January there arrived and departed at
the Union Station 1851 trains, 217 more than
in January, 1901. On these trains were
hauled 25,52S cars, an increase over last
year OF 1,434.
Station agents are uneasy and dissatisfied
cut off and every other line of service
even to car inspector, has received in
creases of pay.
The Pennsylvania and the Vandala have
lor car between Pittsburg and St Louis on
Train IL, the fast mall the fastest train
between the two points.
Joseph Ramsey, president of the Wabash
goes there to consider the esta blshing of
closer relations between the Wabash and
the Wheeling e. Lake Erie.
The large dry goods houses have entered
into an arrangement by which their entire
New York and New England traffic will be
under control of one man. This is consid-
cred assault on tariffs.
A number of roads in Ohio are making
lower rates where they are subjected to
trolley line competition. The roads in
| most cases sell ten round trip tickets at
the rate made by the trolley lines.
William Stevens, who has been chief
| clerk 10 George ingalls, division freight
agent of the Big Four. has been appointed
division freight agent of the Big Four,
with headquarters at Jackson, Mich.
w. p. Cotton will on March l take the
position of advertising agent of the Lack
awanna road, vice w. b. Hunter, who will
retire. The company is profiting hand
somely by it's methods of advertising.
w. c. Cushing. superintendent of the
Eastern division Of the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne Chicago, has appointed +. ID.
Burr general yardmaster at Alliance, and
w H. Wharton assistant yardmaster.
The cold weather has been favorable to
the steam roads. their passenger earnings
showing handsome increases from week to
week. and some of the increase comes
from loss of travel on the trolley lines
Edward T. jeffrey, president of the Den
yer & Rio Grande, has gone 10 New York
| TO remain several days. Extensive i'm
| prOvements will be planned while he is in
| conference with the owners OF the prop
! erty.
w. A. Howard. who resides at 645 North
Delaware street, who has been a baggage
man on the Big Four fifteen years and
who went 10 California a few months ago
for his health. has returned. His health is
no better.
A. A. Heard. assistant general passen-
ger agent Of the Lehigh Valley road, who
has been seriously III at the general hos
pital at Buffalo is now thought TO have
will be slow.
The Toledo & Ann Arbor is planning ex-
tensive improvements the present year, in
: cludia the elimination OF curves, reballast-