The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-23
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Dora Station, the Vandalia, has been
abandoned and none of its passenger trains
will stop there hereafter.
The directors of the Big Four have de-
clared the regular per cent. semi-annual
dividend on its common stock.
NJ. p. Martin, auditor of the Northern
Pacific has been appointed controller of all
the subordinate systems in the West.
S. s. Forbes, late superintendent of mo-
tive power on the New Jersey Central has
been made assistant purchasing agent of
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific.
Clinton Jones, of San Francisco, the rich
est passenger agent in the United States,
has resigned. He represented the Chicago,
Rock Island e. Pacific and is reputed to be
worth 100000.
Deliveries on the orders for $50 locomo-
tives for the Pennsylvania have begun at
the rate of eight locomotives week. and
as the season advances II is expected to de-
liver larger number.
The Pennsylvania Company has pur-
chased three square miles of land at Cedar
Point, pleasure resort across the bay from
Sandusky, for the purpose of establishing
terminals and switching yards.
E. o. Mccormick, passenger traffic man.
ager of the Southern Pacific. who attended
the meeting of passenger men at San An
tonic before returning TO the Pacific coast
will spend few days I'm the East.
f. w. Harlow who represents the lii
nois Central's passenger department, was
In the city yesterday. He says he wants
the Illinois Central to get it's share of the
Mardi Grau business for New Orleans out
of this territory.
a Wabash official who was in the city
yesterday stated that. no matter how much
business they move. there is far more Of
fered than can be moved and there is more
than enough in sight to keep the road busy
for twelve months.
The Lake Erie & Western is planning
with the taking effect of its spring time
table to put on line of through sleeping
from Indianapolis TO connect with the train
at Upton that hauls the sleeper.
The Monon earned i'm the second week of
January S66,S29. decrease as compared
with the corresponding week last year of
1896. The Wabash earned i'm the second
week of January s32S.017. decrease OF s2s-
$50. In both cases the decrease was due TO
bad weather.
A railroad official high in authority on the
Erie railroad says that Notwithstanding
newspaper reports TO the contrary the
Erie will remain under its present control.
1t is not a lone dos" among the anthracite
profitable business.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton.
while comparatively speaking. a short
road. is handling double the tonnage per
and the company has been obliged 10 place
an embargo cars going OF of its own
line that II may take care of it's traffic.
c. L. Stone. general passenger agent OF
= the LOUISVILLE x NaSnNllle, Us an ardent
believer I'm the future of the Southeast, and
/ he thinks the era of immigration in that
direction Is just opening. He has assigned
/ @. A. Parker. the new general immigration
agent. TO look after the interests of that
j section.
II. w. Byers, superintendent of the Cleve-
/ land. Akron & Columbus division of the
Pennsylvania. is dead. He had been in poor
health for some months. and III. w. Thorn
ton has been acting superintendent. Mr..
Byers commenced railroad work on the
/ Fort Wayne division The remains will be
buried at New Castle, Pa.
| III. M Bronson. assistant general passen-
ger agent OF the Big -Four. and Ford Wood.
general freight agent Of the Peoria & East.