The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-16
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Volney It. Malott. receiver of the Van
dalia, left for Philadelphia yesterday.
The Panhandle has received two Class
H-6-A freight engines of the 1904 type.
President Mute, of the st. Louis Car
Wheel Company, was in the city Yesterday.
The new interchangeable mileage tickets
of the Western Passenger Association are
now on sale.
Homeseekers' and colonist rates to the
Northwest have been discontinued by the
Great Northern.
1t is stated that the Erie is about to as
sumo the management of all station res
taurants on it's lines.
J.. a. Barnard, general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern, is in Peoria attending a
conference of railway officials.
Nine st. Louis grain firms are contemplate
Ing the establishment of branch offices in
Omaha as the outcome of favorable grain
rates from Omaha to St. Louis.
Judge Bacon, who for eighteen years has
represented the Chicago. Rock Island &
Pacific in this territory, has resigned, and
Will probably cease railroad work.
s. T. Kendall, for some years in the Office
of M. w. Mansfield, superintendent of the
indianapolis & Vincennes, left yesterday for
the Philippine islands to accept a govern
ment position at Manila.
The Great Northern has about completed
arrangements to run its trains through to
Anaconda, Mont, on the Montana Central,
instead of retaining Butte as a western
terminus of the branch.
Six freight conductors have been appoint-
ed OH the Nickel-plate from brakemen who
had worked faithfully for years and earned
the confidence of the officials. Most of them
began service on the road several years
ago.
In a Justices court In Seattle the Great
Northern secured a judgment for full fare
against q man who rode on a scalper's
ticket. The road seized the travellers bag
gage, and will hold it until the judgment is
paid.
The following passenger and freight rep
resentatives were in the city last evening:
A. Gould, of the Chicago & Northwestern;
G.. w. Benus, Queen & Crescent: A. Elliot.
Chesapeake & Ohio; A. w. Thomas, Central
of Georgia; F. e.. Burnet, Santa Fe.
A. w. Arnold has been appointed travel
ing passenger agent of the PENNSYLVANIA
with headquarters in Minneapolis. Here
tofore the line has been represented by Dis
trict Passenger Agent g.. w. Weeden, who
has been transferred to Cleveland.
The Erie will establish a uniformed de-
partment of police. The uniforms will be
similar to those worn in police departments
in large cities. On the collar and sleeves
mating the number of years the wearer has
served In his present capacity.
j.. ]. Turner, vice president of the Penn
sylvania lines West, will announce in a day
or two who will succeed BENJAMIN Nc
division. IL will be either e. II. Whittier, OF
the Eastern division of the Fort Wayne
road, or X. h. McCarty, superintendent OF
the Pittsburg division.
Important changes are rumored I'm the ex-
ecutive management of the Mexican Cen
trail Railroad, Vice President and General
Manager Nickerson retiring from the gen
eral managership and being succeeded by
General Superintendent Steiner. Vice Presi,
dent Nickerson will take up his residence
in St. Louis, where the general offices are
located.
Owing to the strained relations between
the Pennsylvania and the Wabash. the for
mer will discontinue the use of the Contra
Station at Cumberland. which is now con
trolled by the Wabash. and il is also re
ported that the Pennsylvania, which Il
using the Huntingdon x Broadtop Railroad
from Huntingdon TO Mt. Dallas. will discon
tinue its use and will shorten the route an,
thereby secure easier grades.
Baltimore & Ohio men nave been inspect
ing the Cairo * Kanawha Valley narrow
guage line, extending from Cairo to Nc
Farlen, w. Va. Ii Is believed to be tn,
intention OF the Baltimore * Ohio To pur
chase 1t, make il standard guage and ex
tend 1t to huntsville, where IL will con
meet with the West Virginia and Pittsbur,
branch of the Baltimore & Ohio. The pro
posed line will parallel the new Wabasl
route.
Trainmen on the Chicago & Eastern Hi
nois will begin a course of instruction IL
the best method OF giving first aid In cas-
] OF railroad wrecks. The project was starte'