The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-23
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Reports that the Columbus Sandusky &
Hooking has been acquired by the Wabash
are officially denied.
Charles Krotzenberger, district passenger
agent of the Big Four at Columbus. o..
in the city yesterday.
The Cincinnati. Richmond & Munce has
made application to become a member of
the Indiana Car Service Bureau.
]. j. Turner, third vice president of the
Pennsylvania lines west. is making an in
spection of the several divisions.
W. L. Divine. general import freight
agent of the Chesapeake & Ohio was in
the city yesterday visiting his mother
The Pressed Steel Car Company this
week delivered to the Panhandle 300 steel
hopper cars of 100000 pounds capacity.
c. C. Pierce, agent of the Merchants Dis
patch at this point. yesterday removed his
office into the Twentieth Century building
The Boston & Albany has created the po-
sition of superintendent of time service and
has appointed +. Hammond, of Buffalo, to
the place.
The Chesapeake & Ohio has placed an or
der with the Pressed Steel Car Company at
McKee's Rocks for 1000 steel cars, 1000
pounds capacity.
The car works at Dayton, O., has
commenced the building of eleven coaches
for the Big Four, TO be full vestibulted and
seventy-two feet long.
NJ +. ingalls, will be in the city this morn
ing en- route to St Louis to inspect terminal
ments that have been made on the st. Louis
division.
The Lackawanna has purchased a large
tract of land at Scranton and will erect
thereon a mammoth locomotive plant. The
company will also erect new car shops of
large proportions.
Joseph Ramsey president of the Wa
bash, who has been in New York for sew
eral days. was expected at Pittsburg yes
terday TO close the remaining contract for
the Wabash getting into Pittsburg
George l.. Bradbury, ex-general manager
of the Lake Erie & Western, who early
in the spring went abroad, has returned in
good health. His wife, for whose benefit he
made the trip, was much benefited.
On May rs the Veteran Employees Asso-
citation of the Pennsylvania will hold its
eleventh annual meeting. There are now
over 500 members, but death is depicting the
number annually. During the past year
twenty-three members died.
II ia stated that some members of the
Central Passenger Association feel a little
sore that the association has voted to
abolish second-class fares, but they fail to
realize that the presidents willed il and
there was no other alternative.
The Monon earned in the second week of
May S92. III, against SSH in the CORE
1900 Since July l, the beginning the road S
fiscal year, il has earned S3,942 AS. an in
crease over the previous year of sS71,715.
Following the lead of the Illinois Cen
trail. the Boston & Albany is testing the
practicabilty of growing its own railroad
ties. setting out 10000 catalpa trees on
tract of land near Westfeld. The Boston
& Maine has the matter up for considera-
ton.
c. E. Schaff. general manager of the Rig
Four. was in the city yesterday. and in the
afternoon, accompanied ]. A Barnard gen
eral manager OF the Peoria & Eastern
started on a trip over the eastern division
TO note the extensive improvements in
progress.
II. j. Rhein. general passenger agent OF
the Lake Erie & Western, has returned
from Pittsburg. whittier he went TO at
tend meeting of the passenger officials
handsomely entertained. This was the first
time they had met in that city.
The Toledo. St. Louis & Western will es-
tablish electric service between Kokomo
and Marion. a distance of twenty-seven
miles. The track used by the trains hauled
by steam Will be utilized. and the company
expects 10 establish hourly service thus
forestalling the building of a parallel cleo
trio line
After all the talk IL is said to be doubt
full IL any changes are made in the direc-
coming election June 5. Ii is stated that
considerable more than a majority of the
stock has been committed 10 the support
of the present management. the Wander
bits being the dominant factor.
L. r. Fellows. who represents the West
Shore Midland fast freight lines in this
section. returned yesterday from a trip
through western Indiana and Illinois. He is
much pleased with the outlook for this
the heavy oat crop. which IS practically