The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-23
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Personal, Local and General Notes.
The Norfolk & Westerns gross earnings
for the second week In June show an in
crease of $149,653.
W. c. Cushing, chief engineer Of the
Pennsylvania lines west, is in the city to at
tend wedding.
E. E. Smith, city ticket agent Of the Big
Four, who has been confined at home some
days by illness, is improving.
The Pennsylvania will on Sunday estab-
lish through Pullman sleeping car service
between Pittsburg and Atlantic City
j. r. CavanaGh, car service superintendent
of the Big Four, accompanied by his wife
is spending few days in New England.
II. NJ. Biscoe, foreign freight agent of the
Boston * Albany, was in the city yester-
day, calling on the larger export shippers
The membership of the Pennsylvania
Voluntary Relief Corps was increased in
May 1900 the largest increase in any one
month since the association was organized.
f. II. Koehler in charge of the joint
ticket agency at the Union Station, repre-
senting the Central Passenger Assoca ton
will be here in that capacity until July 25
The train over the Big Four leaving In
dianapolis at a. m, which hauls New
York and Boston sleepers. bids fair to be-
come one of the most popular trains for the
East.
H c.. Stiles, general agent of the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton at this point
was in Cincinnati yesterday attending
conference of the freight officials of the c.
II. *. ID.
Charles p. f. Pugh, second vice presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania, left Yesterday on
his summer vacation, which will be spent
at Bass Rock, Mass. He will be absent un-
til the end of JUL.
j. A. Barnard general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern. left with his family for
Harbor Springs, Mich, on Sunday night
Mr.. Barnard will be absent about three
weeks. His family will remain for the
summer.
Charles Crarner, who for the past ten
years has been general foreman at the
Lorraine shops of the Il. & o.. has resigned
and ii is understood is to take a position
with the Lake Shore master mechanic
at Elkhart Ind
The new White river extension of the
Missouri Pacific will open the most vaIu-
able lead and zinc country in the world.
The line will be in operation by July / as
far as Buffalo City, and will be constructed
thence TO Carthage. Mo.
]. @. Van Wrinkle, general superintendent
OF the Big Four, stated yesterday that
their road was gradually being straight
ened out at st. Louis and that to-day pas
senger trains would run into the depot at
that city on schedule time.
The Pennsylvania will build a plant at
Altoona for the manufacture of car wheels
in addition to the car shops already there.
The cost will be about $4,000, and will make
over S2.0c0.0o0 the company has spent this
year on improvements at that point.
Chief Engineer Brown, OF the Pennsyl-
vania. announces that all bids for the con-
struction OF the New York terminals and
tunnels will be invited from the New York
office of the Pennsylvania and that all con-
tracts will be awarded at the same place.
The Monon earned In the second week of
June SOS SIS. an increase of sll.i74 over the
corresponding week last year. The in
crease since the first of the present fiscal
year il Si51,lI3. Passenger as well as freight
business is making favorable earning ex-
hibit.
L. ]. Buchanan. passenger agent of the
Baltimore a. Ohio Southwestern, was In