The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-03
Personal, Local and General Note

PERSONAL, Local anu GeneraI Notes.
B.R. White, representing the freight de-
partment of the Canadian Pacific. is in the
city.
A meeting Of the Southern Classification
Committee has been called for June 16 in
the Hotel Rudolph, Atlantic City.
w. w. Richardson. district passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania, is in Pittsburg
attending meeting or passenger men.
The Hooking Valley has this week re-
ceived several new engines from the Rogers
locomotive works on an order for eighteen.
John Payne auditor Of passenger receipts
for the Grand Trunk who died last week in
Montreal, had been In the companyS Serv-
i've thirty years.
A number of Vandalia clerks in Indian
apolis and Terre Haute have gone to st.
Louis to take the places of the striking
clerks at that point
H. E. Fredericks, for twenty-five years
storekeeper of the Lake Erie Western
at Lima has resigned, and Charles Golfer
has been appointed his successor.
Reader: Work on the new Union Station
at indianapolis was begun in the fall Of
1887, and the building was completed and
opened for traffic September l, 1888.
DIR. Talbot, surgeon of the Pennsylvania
mes at Indianapolis. has moved into his
new Office in the Union Station. Every room
on the second floor is now occupied.
General Manager Mummert. of the In
diana car service bureau, reports thirty
five roads now under his jurisdiction, the
association being represented by the bureau
at 6l0 points.
The New York Central has issued book
let giving a detailed account of series of
two TO fifteen days pleasure trips on the
New York Central. with the route shown
and the cost OF travel.
The Canadian Pacific's summer schedule
will go into effect on June Z, when a number
of pieces of the new line in Manitoba and
the Northwest Territory will be opened for
regular passenger service.
Vice President Hays. of the Grand Trunk.
states that July l has been fixed upon for
the discharge of the receiver of the Detroit
& Toledo Short-line. which will be turned
over TO the Grand Trunk road
II. NJ Bronson is much pleased with the
footings of last months passenger business
at Indiana polls. An increase in revenue is
shown over May, 1902 Of Sl2,l2240 at the
uptown office and Union Station-the best
business in many months.
Both the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton
and the Monon show increases in revenue
from sales of tickets at Indianap polls in
May. The increase over May. 1902. with the
former May was about u per cent with
the Monon about 10 per cent
An artistic and interesting train schedule
entitled Going East" has been issued by
the Big Four. The book contains pictures
of Father knickerbocker" viewing various
conyeniences on the Knickerbocker special
and his expressions thereupon-
G. L. Peck general manager of the Penn
sylvania lines west. and Ralph Peters gen.
eral superintendent OF the Panhandle, will
to-day accompany NJ. W. Mansfield. super
intendent of the Indianapolis & Vincennes.
on an inspection OF the property
IT is considered of much Importance that
work on the connecting link between the ST.
Louis & San Francisco and the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois should be pushed. A change
of contractors has been made on this work.
and il is expected to push IL without further
delay.
C. c. Pierce. general agent at this point
of the Merchants Dispatch. in speaking of
their vast westbound business said the
tonnage was now the heaviest in any MAY
since he has represented this fast Freight
line at Indianapolis. He has been here
since 1872.
Current earnings of the railroads for Nav
show no abatement in the percentage of
increase The labor troubles and the high
money rates are the only disturbing ele-
ments. which Is causing the managers to