The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-10
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Western lines will on March 1 increase
their baggage rates to % cents per 100
pounds.
Oficial notice is given of the appointment
of III. Feonstrum as chief engineer of the
New York Central.
f. f. Wantland has been appointed gem
eral sales agent for the land department
OF the Union Pacific.
r.. +. Trumper. city passenger and
freight agent of the Chicago & Northwest
ern at Cleveland, has resigned to engage in
commercial pursuits.
The strike among machinists of the Chi
cagO d Erie at Huntington, Ind has been
settled, the snachinists returning to work
yesterday. Concessions were made on both
sides.
On Feb. Is z. F. Kearney, trainmaster of
the Logansport division of the Panhandle
will take the position of superintendent of
terminals at st. Louis including bridges
depots, etc.
b. s. Josselyn, of Louisville, Ky. gem
eral manager of the Hudson Valley Rail-
road Company. has resigned. He is TO be
identified with Philadelphia Trolley Com
struction Company.
Conductor Bob McKittrick, one of the
oldest employees of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& ST. Paul Railway, died at Milwaukee
on Monday of heart failure. aged fifty-four
The deceased man was we'll known in rail-
way circles throughout the country
Thomas H. Quill. who for some years
was passenger agent of the PENNSYLVANIA
at this point and later represented the Chi
cago & Great Western in this TERRITORY
has been appointed general agent of the
New York Life Insurance Company in
Allegheny, Pa.
The board of directors of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Club of Detroit. has
become active in the movement to secure
a large railroad bridge across the Dertoit
river and to establish large union depot,
to facilitate both passenger and freight
business at that point.
Kansas & Texas. announces that the differ
ences between his company and the train
men have been settled and there will be
no strike The freight men get an adj
vance of Is per cent. and the passenger
men of II per cent.
G. L. Peck, general manager of the Penn
sylvania A. NJ. Schoyer. general SUPER
intendent of the Northwestern system and
Ralph Peters, general superintendent of the
Southwestern lines. are on an inspection of
the roads, yesterday going over the Grand
Rapids & Indiana line
The TRANSPORTATION department of the
| Pennsylvania is TO reorganized. and ii is
understood to be the intention to create
| the offices of general superintendent of pas
senger transportation and general superin-
| tendent of freight transportation. Pend
| ing changes in the maintenance of way
| department are also rumored.
The new icehouse of the Lake Erie g.
Western at Upton is completed and is now
| being filled with ice shipped from Sandus-
ky. III holds six thousand tons, and is
| equipped with all modern appliances such
| as fee conveyors, ventilators, scales and
| like articles. A number of roads have
asked for plans of this house.
The Lackawanna operates 947 miles OF
| track, and during 1902 carried l5.528, 6Sl pas
sengers. Passenger earnings per mile for
/ the year were $5.0S3.57. which is not ex-
ceeded except by possibly a few of the
| largest eastern railroads and compares IA
| yorably with the gross earnings per mile
| of some of the Western railroads
| General Manager Carpenter. of the Pert
| Marquette, is authority for the statement
| that the extension OF the system to Chicago
| is under consideration. Mr.. Carpenter say:
i the extension will unnueStiOnahlY be huill