The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
Personal, Local md General Notes.

George Harrington, general agent of the
Vandalia, was In the city yesterday.
c. c. McKim. superintendent of telegraph
of the Pennsylvania. has been in the city
for day or two.
NJ d. woodford. president of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton q Dayton. Is again confined
20 the house by illness.
The stockholders of the Pittsburg & Erie
will meet next week to vote on a PROPOSE
ton to increase the capital from 100000 to
100000.
The Big Four striking blacksmiths at the
Bellefontaine shops, who went out on Tues
day, returned yesterday, compromise hav-
ing been reached.
rhe Santa Fe proposes TO equip an i'm
portant branch with petroleum burning To-
comotives, of which there are many in use
on the Southern Pacific and giving salts
faction.
The Pennsylvania has placed in service
the new third track between Charleston
tracks in service from Newark, Del, to Per-
ryville, Nd.
1t is officially announced that the Penn
sylvania will meet the rate of the Pitts
burg G. Lake Erie TO Boston at competing
points of the lines, on the occasion of the
Christian Scientist convention.
John s. Lazarus, traffic manager Of the
Cincinnati Indianapolis & Western, was
in New York yesterday. His daughter sailed
for Europe yesterday, and to-day Mr.. Lag
line meeting.
President Galloway, of the American Lo-
connective Company, states that the COM
pany's gross earnings for the year ending
sstimated. were $40. S63. 100. an increase of
sc. 465. 337 as compared with last year.
]. w. Champion, who for fifteen years has
been agent of the Merchants Dispatch at
Columbus, O.. viii retire from that po-
sition July 1 and be succeeded by Thomas
Peters, for number of years contracting
agent of the Dispatch at that point.
The Lake Shore. always generous in re-
gard to employees passes, has just made an
important concession In ordering that here
after stop-over privileges may be given
OH trip-passes without Endorsement except
that of the conductor.
1t is stated Officially that the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific will in the near fu-
ture begin an immense amount Of construc-
ton and rebuilding on the main line from
Omaha to the Mississippi river, the esti-
mated cost of the improvements being ST.,
100000
Assistant General Traffic Manager s. H.
Babcock of the Denver * Rio Grande sys-
tenn. has rendered his resignation. to take
effect July 1. Mr. Babcock retires to private
life. On Monday he leaves Salt Lake for
California with his family. to pass the
summer.
1t was officially announced by Assistant
General Passenger Agent w. III. Taylor. of
the Southern Railway. that the landslide
at Melr0Se, n. G., on the ASheville and
Spartansburg division of the Southern Rail-
way, has been cleared away. Through
schedules have been resumed.
l.. OhIinger, superintendent of the In
dianapolis division of the Pennsylvania, in
spected the line on Tuesday and yesterday
between Indianapolis and Columbus. MAX
ing the trip in a unique inspection car
which extends far out over the rails, per-
hitting close inspection of the track and
roadbed.
A number of changes have been made in
the dispatchers department of the Cincin-
natl Indianapolis & Western. W. a. Max
well has been promoted TO chief train dis
patcher, r. NJ. Crum, first trick dispatcher,
and r. B. White. second trick dispatcher.
and j. F. Hart. a new man, third trick dis
patcher.
Local railroads have issued circulars an
nouncing a special rate for the Fourth of
July excursions. AS a rule tickets for
points in a radius of 200 miles will be sold
trip. good returning and including July g.
This Is an increase of nifty miles over the
usual distance allowed for these excur-
sions.
Further Decentralization in the Western
day when the Wisconsin Central announced
its intention of making the s. rate now in
effect between Chicago and St. Paul the
basis for computing all excursion rates
The action OF the Wisconsin Central will
have the effect OF reducing all excursion
rates from Ss. Paul to Chicago by $3.50
1t Is stated that the rate war of Chicago
lines has been grossly exaggerated. With