The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-06
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Personal, Local and General Notes.
Judge Field, general solicitor of the Mo-
non is in the city.
A. l.. l.. Goetzman has been appointed
superintendent of the Minnesota & Dakota
division of the Chicago Northwestern.
Contracts were awarded last week by the
Illinois Central for double tracking the
line from Memphis to Fulton, KY, III
miles.
senger equipment of the Big Four at this
point, left last night for Florida for
three months stay.
Charles W. Fee, son of General Passen-
ger Agent Fee of the Northern Pacific, has
taken service with the Canadian Pacific in
the engineering department at Winnipeg.
On Jan. the Norfolk & Western abol-
ished the position of engineer of MAIN
i'll. the incumbent, chief engineer of the
entire system.
Another time table and booklet of in
formation has been issued by the Michi-
gan Central, giving information regarding
the winter resorts of Colorado, Arizona and
California in concise form.
The revenue of the Lake Erie & Western
from its passenger service in the year 1902
was slO5,655.30 in excess of that of 1901,
which was the best year in the history of
the road up TO that period
The Monon in 1902, according to number
of trains run, made the best record of any
indianapolis line in arrival of trains at In
dianapolis on time, and the Cincinnati di-
vision of the Big Four ranks second.
The legislative committee of all the rail-
way trainmen will meet in this city on
jan II to discuss questions of proposed leg
islation which are of interest to trainmen,
and delegates from the various local lodges
are expected to be present.
Adolph Kase, formerly dispatcher for the
Wabash, has accepted the position of chief
train dispatcher on the Missouri Pacific
F. A MT
1t Is understood that Mr.. Gould has a more
important position to give him in the fu-
ture.
James M. Wallis. who retired on JAM
as general superintendent of the Pennsyl-
vania lines, with office at Altoona, was es-
cOrted on leaving for his home i'm
Virginia by 5000 of the shop hands at that
point. Previous to that he had received a
handsome remembrance from the employees.
John w. Brock, president of the Central
New England Railway (Poughkeepsie
Bridge linel. has retired from that posi-
ton, and Chester w. Chaplin, vice presi-
dent, elected in his place. The retirement of
Mr.. Brock is due solely to his desire to be
relieved of exacting duties. He still retains
a large interest lin the road.
The Pennsylvania lines directly operated
showed an increase in gross earnings for
November of $691,5OO, but expenses in
creased 81 1863. 100. so that the net earnings
Pittsburg and Erie there is reported an in
crease of gross earnings of s93, Goa de-
crease in net earnings of s414,6Oo.
The following changes are announced on
the Chesapeake & Ohio: ]. w. Haynes
superintendent of terminals at Cincinnati
promoted to assistant superintendent of the
Kentucky division; c. r. Moriarity, train
master of the Cincinnati division is trans
ferred to the New River & Allegheny di-
vision, and b. +. Keefe appointed train
master at Cincinnati.
| The first division of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad has been divided into six
diGfr in nf n
| j. +. Fountaine has been advanced to SUI
| perintendent of the Wilmington district
w. II. Newall promoted from assistant SUI
| perintendent of the Norfolk district and
| E. r. Woten from trainmaster to superin-
tendent of the Fayetvlle division.
The Central Association of Railway Off
Gals Indianapolis division) yesterday held
| its annual meeting and elected presi-
dent for the ensuing year II. b. Reynolds.
trainmaster of the Pennsylvania: vice
president, A. ]. OReilly, commercial agent
| and treasurer, this being the twelfth time
he has been elected to that position
George T. Gunnip. general agent of the
passenger department of the Santa Fe.
and Charles Mordaugh, of the Chicag 60
| Milwaukee & St. Paul, in the city
| Among the arrivals of freight men were
r. w. Hockaday. commercial agent of the
Missouri. Kansas & Texas; George Bemis.
| of the Queen * Crescent Lyon Lizton. of
the Union Pacific. and III. McGaughey. of
the Great Northern.
| +. T. Whittier, who on Jan. | was an
! pointed superintendent of the Eastern d-
vision of the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne Il
| Chicago, was a few years ago newspaper
carrier in Steubenville. O. He commenced
at the bottom in railroading and has
| steadily been promted until he has reached
this important position. He commenced as
telegraph boy. was then telegraph opera
tor, train dispatcher. and now takes an
| important position on one of the best di-
! visions of the Pennsylvania lines
A road which has attracted considerable
attention the last year is the ST Louis &
| San Francisco. which has doubled it's mile
| age. In August last il acquired the Chi
cago d Eastern Illinois, guaranteeing G
per cent. on the preferred and 10 per cent
on the common stock. and in December the
Pere Marquette acquired and has
| been identified with the ST Louis * San
! Francisco. While at present there is no
| corporate connection between the two roads
il is believed that IL will eventually be alb
sorbed and made its line TO Buffalo.
The allotment of sixty-five locomotives to
| the southwestern system of the Pennsyl-
vania lines has been made Thirty-four OF
| these are TO be Pennsylvania standard
simple consolidation locomotives to be
/ built as follows: Twenty four at the Balti-
| more works. four at the American Loco
motive Company and six AZ the company's
| shops at Altoona twenty-five will be
ETA simple Atlantic locomotives from
the American Locomotive Company: four
will be BIS new type Pennsylvania stand
ard six-wheeled. simple switching locomo-
will be Schenectady standard type switch
| ing locomotives. all to be delivered between
January and August, 1903.