The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-22
Personal, Local and General Notes.

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James ]. Hill. in company with President
Harris, is inspecting the Chicago Burling-
ton & Quincy, including its terminals.
d. B. Steeg, who succeeded w. Mills
paugh as passenger agent of the Vandalia
at Terre Haute, was in the city yesterday
The New York Central has paid Miss NJ.
j. Rice $4,000 for damages in the recent
tunnel disaster, anticipating suit for S75,-
600.
The Wheeling & Lake Erie has purchased
2oo-acre farm at Navarro, o., for its
gravel bank. and will at once commence re-
ballasting the entire main line.
]. B. Doddridge. formerly general man
ager of the Illinois Central. has opened an
Office in ST. Louis as an expert in the ex-
animation of railroad properties.
The Chicago & Northwestern has given
UP the project of building extensive shons
at Clarion. and will expend the sum in en-
larglng the companys plant at Oelwein Ia.
Col. S. j. Hooper. general passenger agent
of the Denver Rio Grande, who is now
on his way East, is expected to stop for
a day or two at his old home New ALBANY
Inc.
The Lake Erie & Western will have a
special train from Indianapolis Sunday for
Detroit to carry the Independent Order of
knights of Pythias and the Skat Players
Club.
The Northern Pacific has just received
from the Pullman shops four dining cars of
the highest standard. and will put them in
service at once on its North Coast limited
trains.
w r. Woodford who on June l. will re-
tire as general superintendent of the Balti-
more & Ohio Pittsburg division will be-
come vice president of the Pittsburg Coal
Company.
City. Mexican & Orient road, accompa MED
by his wife, passed through the CITY YES
terday en- route East. On May % they will
sail for England.
Pennsylvania was loaded at Minneap polls
with 1000 ninety-eight- pound sacks of -four
for Pittsburg, the Wisconsin Central turn
ing the car over 10 the Pennsylvania at
Chicago
Competition between the Illinois Central
and the Mobile & Ohio is very sharp in the
transportation of Cuban fruits from New
Orleans 10 Chicago the fruit trains max
ing as fast time as do the express passen-
ger trains.
Weakened rates on all lines in the South
eastern Passenger Association are an
nounced. Tickets are sold on each Satur-
day forenoon, afternoon and evening trains,
good returning not later than Monday fol-
lowing date of sale.
George A Macdonald. formerly general
passenger agent of the Georgia Southern a
Florida road. has been appointed to repre-
sent the passenger department of the Gin
cinnaJi. Hamilton & Dayton at Chicago.
superintendent Bailey. of the Springfield
division of the Big Four. was in the city
yesterday comforting with Superint endent
Van Wrinkle as to the erection of new
roundhouse at Springfield. The plans OF
the new building were discussed
The Wabash will on June l put on a
through sleeping car, St Louis to Boston.
hauling IL on the Continental Limited
which leaves st. Louis at a m, connect
ing with the West Shore at Buffalo and the
Boston & Maine at Rotterdam Junction
T. ]. Conley has been appointed assistant
general freight agent Of the Chicago, Mil
waukee * ST. Paul, with office at Minneap-
oils. Frank r. Otis succeeded Mr. Conley
as commercial agent at st. Paul. and c.. l.
Kennedy succeeds Mr.. Otis as commercial
agent at Duluth
On account of the anthracite coal strike
the Erie has large number of idle loco
motives and has leased number of them
10 the Pittsburg & Lake Erie road which
is short of power. The company has TWEEN
ty-one consolidated engines building to be
delivered next month.
While President Underwood. of the Erie
is credited with making all the profit that
is possible under present conditions this
profit il is stated. could be greatly in
creased by the expenditure of $50 900 in
improving terminals. cutting down grades
and increasing equipment
j c. Hasler. passenger agent OF the Lake
Erie & Western at Muncie. was in the city
yesterday. He states that the Lake Erie
q Western and the Big Four are gratifed
with the business the lines jointly are do
ing since putting on the through train from
Indiana polls 10 Fort Wayne via Muncie and
the che from Cincinnati TO Fort Wayne In
connection with the Whitewater division Of