The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-01
Personal, Local and General Notes.

John F. Miller, vice president and general
manager of the Cleveland, Akron & Column
bus, was in the city yesterday.
II. j. Rhein. general passenger agent Of
the Lake Erie & Western, returned yes
terday from Buffalo. bringing his family.
To-day the executive offices of the Penn
s~ylvania lines west will be installed on
the ninth floor of the new Union Station
at Pittsburg.
]: O.; Van Wrinkle, general superintendent,
Big Four were in Cincinnati yesterday ar
ranging the summer time table.
Negotiations are pending between the city
Of Detroit and the Lake Shore, the Michi-
gan Central and the Grand Trunk for abol-
ishing all grade crossings in that city.
IL reports are true the Chicago e. Alton
is securing business in this section through
cutting rates, and the attention of COM
petitors has been called to the charge.
Daniel Brock, superintendent of the first
division of the Louisville & Nashville. re-
tired yesterday to accept the superintend-
ency of the Terminal Association of st.
Louis.
As an economical measure the freight Of
fees Of the Baltimore & Ohio and the Pitts
burg & Western. at Pittsburg. will be
merged. The consolidation will take place
on June J..
A. w: Hoffman, city ticket agent of the
Lake Shore at Buffalo. retired yesterday
to become assistant manager of the Cas-
cade Mining Company. A. L. Miller succeeds
MIR. Hoffman at Buffalo.
Six more big freigh engines were re-
ceived on Tuesday by the Panhandle, max
ing eleven of the thirty-hve ordered. Three
Of the fifteen Atlantic type passenger en-
gines have been received.
The Santa Fe has offered the new hotel at
Albuquerque TO the Seventh Day Advent
lists. with the understanding that they will
operate it as a sanitarium on the same
plan as the one at Battle Creek, Mich.
II. c. Townsend. general passenger agent
OF the Missouri Pacific. is spending a few
days at Excelsior Springs. John Francis.
general passenger agent of the Burlington
& Missouri River, is also at the same
place.
Stock OF the Pennsylvania is now selling
at a higher figure than at any time i'm
years. This road i'm many respects is the
most important and powerful system in
the country. its gross earnings for 1901 be-
ing $1O1 100000. and it's condition is the
standard of the country.
Samuel b. Sweet. general freight agent
of the Lake Erie & Western. says he is
surprised that the freight earnings of the
the fact that the road is not carrying 40
per cent. the tonnage of corn it then car
ried.
Under the new summer schedule of the
Peoria & Eastern one Of the fastest trains
run i'm this section will be scheduled be-
tween indianapolis and Peoria. The track
will Justify such speed and il will connect
with fast trains leaving Peoria for the
West.
Officials of the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific state that the volume of passenger
traffic is now fully 10 per cent. in excess
of the corresponding period OF 1901. armer
on these lines have enjoyed great pros
perity and are establishing themselves on
broader methods OF doing business.
A. O. Ellis. city passenger agent of the
Wabash at Lafayette. has been selected by
r. p. AlgeO, district passenger agent of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton and the
Monon at indianapolis. 10 take the place
OF Earl Logan, who has accepted a posi-
ton in the Columbia National Bank.
General Passenger Agent Cults. of the
Iowa Central, announces the following
changes Frank H. Beach TO be district
passenger agent. and George ". Martin
travelling passenger agent. Charles S.