The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-19
Personal, Local and General Notes.

c. E. schaff. general manager Of the Big
Four. in the city yesterday, going
thence to Hillsboro, H.
The Big Four lines are now handling
$500 to 5000 loaded cars per day and on
one day last week handled 6.376.
Ralph Peters, general superintendent of
the Panhandle, returned from Bayhead, n.
j., where he spent few days with his
family.
The new Paducah-Cairo branch of the
Illinois Central was opened to traffic on
Sunday. The road is thirty-five miles long
and cost s1,9o0,00O.
Thomas Noonan, general manager of the
Central States Dispatch, was in the city
yesterday. accompanied by his wife, en-
route to Yellowstone Park.
The Cincinnati. Indianapolis & Western
from Indianapolis to Springfield, ILL.,, is to
be known as the Springfield division of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton Dayton.
The Great Northern is testing a patent
car wheel, its essential features being
ball bearing. and the inventor claims it
will reduce train draught 20 per cent.
The board of managers of the Union
Railway Company held their fall meeting
yesterday. Little business was transacted
aside from the approval of bills presented
T. J. English has been appointed acting
superintendent of the Mahoning division of
the Erie with headquarters at Youngstown,
owing to the serious illness of j. NJ. Bar
rett
The Baltimore & Ohio just put into SER
vice the biggest wrecking train in the
world. The derrick will be able to pick up
an engine from the tracks and place it to
one side readily.
C.. S: Willard yesterday assumed the du-
ties of engineer of maintenance of way
on the Peoria & Eastern. Two years since
he left the position to enter the service
of the Illinois Central.
George Henry has resigned his position as
general passenger agent of the Detroit
Southern Railway; at Toledo. to enter the
coal business. He becomes vice president
Of the Whipple Coal Company.
The western lines held a special meeting
at Chicago to discuss rules governing the
adoption of the 1900 mileage book, good on
trains. 1t is understood the matter has been
referred to the executive officials.
The Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western
having relieved its congestion somewhat.
has placed two more engines in service
hauling gravel trains for the Springfield ex-
tension. making five now in service.
The Vandalia. owing to the congestion of
| business at st. Louis due TO the tardi-
ness of Western lines in accepting is not
| receiving business for East st. Louis, st.
Louis proper or lines west of ST. Louis.
The Peoria & Eastern yesterday received
from the Brooks Locomotive works a fine
| Atlantic type passenger engine and before
| the end of the week Will relieve two more.
completing an order placed some months
ago.
| The victory of the Chicago Great West.
ern in its legal struggles to get into Oma-
| ha over the Union Pacific bridge is thought
/ to establish a precedent of the highest I'm
| portance to railroad interests. 1t is under
| stood the Union Pacific will carry the case
/ to the Supreme Court.
Thomas Quicker, for forty years an EN-.
ploye of the Pennsylvania, who retired
| from his position superintendent of tho
| Philadelphia division, was presented by his
| fellow-employes with thoroughbred Ken
/ lucky horse, with robes, blankets and ey-
| erything necessary to a complete outfit.
| There are eight lodges of the order of the
| Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen in Buff.
| falo. Every load that runs into Buffalo
| is represented in the lodges. Some of the
members are now engineers and member.
/ of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
| ;seers who retained their membership in the
| firemen's order.
| Men usually well Informed as to the af.
| fairs of the Philadelphia < Reading ar.
| firm i'm the belief that the financial contro
| of the property is now vested I'm the Penn
! sylvania and the Lake Shore. and thai
much of the large sum OF ready money re-
/ Gently acquired by thc Pennsylvania wa:
| used In financing the deal.
| The Manufacturers Record OF this weei
says the courage and ability of John s
Williams and j. W. Middenof have enabled
them in the last few years To weld severn
disioiuted roads into the compact system
known ~ the Seaboard Airline. and. 90 faI