The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-21
Personal. Local and General Notes.

NJ. Z. Ingalls,. president of the Big Four,
is in New York
The General Managers Association of
Indianapolis Lines will hold its regular
monthly meeting to-day at the Union Sta
ton.
w. II. Peasants. who was recently Of
fered the position of traffic manager of the
Seaboard Airline. has accepted and will
assume its duties Feb. 1.
w. a. Sullivan. formerly agent of the
Big Four al this point now with the
Chesapeake * Ohio. at Washington, is in
the city for day or two
Presidents and traffic executives of West
ern roads have bv vote reafHrmed the
concessions in freight rates be made.
Officials of the Pennsylvania Company
deny the report that the Manistee & East
ern Railroad has been bought in the inter-
ests of the Grand Rapids & Indiana.
The Wabash earned in the second week
of January $S2,50. an increase of $50. 231
over the corresponding week of 1901; since
July the earnings have increased 1901, 452.
The Big Four is just completing in it's
bulk track yards on South Alabama street
the road. The building is 260 feet long by
thirty wide
The Vandalia is fitting up passenger cars,
cabooses and locomotives for the new Lo-
sanSport * Toledo division. The business
is increasing and it is thought additional
crews will be needed.
1t is rumored that the Baltimore & Ohio
will, on Feb. l. discontinue its freight
agencies at Tiffin, Cleveland. Sandusky and
: Pittsburg and concentrate the business in
the office of the division freight agent.
The passenger department. of the Gin
cinnati Hamilton x Dayton has issued a
sheet of music entitled THE Shades of
the Palm" to advertise it's Florida line.
After Feb. l eighteen frst-class tickets
will be required on roads west of Chicago
for the use of a private car. The rule now
requires fifteen tickets. This is done to
correspond with the action of the Eastern
lines.
In the economical methods being intro
| duced on the Rio Grande Western road
| Special Agent c. w. Shores and staff are
dropped and the duties of his office will be
performed by c. s. Mitchell. of the Denver
| & Rio Grande.
1t is positively stated that +. II. Under
wood will not retire from the presidency OF
| the Erie. 1t is stated that, even though
| Mr. Hill should retire from the control of
| the Erie. ii would not affect Mr.. Under
/ woods standing.
The Lake Erie & Western has purchased
| for this years use 10000 cross ties The
company will spend large sum in improv-
| ing bridges, fitting them for the heavier
| equipment to be put in use on the road
when il is improved
The Lake Shore seems to have the inside
track on dressed beef shipments from the
West and has ordered a large amount of
new equipment for this special service AS
it is carried at full rate, this is given The
preference over any other freight.
The Board of Federated Orders of the
| Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton was in ses-
sion yesterday at Cincinnati. This fedora
ton consists of employees of the road in the
five classes of service-conductOrs. engi-
neers firemen, brakemen and telegra pliers.
c. z. Schaf general manager: w. J..
Lynch general passenger agent; f. D.
Comstock. treasurer. and George Kittredge
chief engineer of the Big Four, We're in the
city yesterday. To-day they will go over
the Cairo division and tomorrow the St
| Louis division.
The special which brought the delegates
| from Illinois To the annual convention of
| United Mine Workers of America over the
l., D. & w. on Sunday. hauled the train
| from Decatur to the Union Station 153
miles, at an average speed of fifty miles
an hour.
Much has been said to who fi2st ig-
nored the anti-pass agreement and issued
| their usual exchange passes. One Of the
| dent OF the Monon. and NJ. d Woodford
president OF the Cincinnati. Hamilton q
| Dayton. At least their passes were first in
| the field.
Edward e. Delaney formerly contracting
| freight agent OF the Anchor line. has sue
| CeedCd Thomas e Blanche as travelling
/ freight agent Of the Northern Pacific with
| Headquarters at Buffalo. Previous to being
| contracting freight agent Of the Anchor
line Mr.. Delaney represented the Traders
/ Dispatch.
Warren j. Lynch. general passenger
agent of the Big Four, I'm making changes
promotes some good men educated or the
| Big Four. He said yesterday that in so
! doing. in the several changes which have
| occurred in late years. he had made no
/ mistake in his selection all having proved
| worthy OF promotion.
| William Nicholson manager of the Cen
/ tral Railway Clearing House. is credited
| with having a model railway auditing
] office He keeps his finger on the pulse OF