The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-10
Personal, Local and General Notes.

BY Jan. the Big Four will have added
fifty-two engines to the motive power the
present year.
M. E. ingalls,, president of the Big Four,
who has been in Chicago for a couple of
days, will return to Cincinnati this morn
ing.
General Passenger Agent H c. Town
send, of the Missouri Pacific, has returned
from the immigrant traffic conference in
New York.
A meeting OF superintendent of the Pan
handle lines was held yesterday in Column
bus to consider contemplated improvements
in the telegraph facilities of the lines.
The Vandalia has put three of it's road
engines into the switching service at this
point to enable them to place cars more
promptly where shippers order them
The vandalia handled at indianapolis in
November 1881 cars; 1888 were loaded
cars west-bound and 5,749 east-bound were
loaded; Az cars were loaded with livestock.
An official of the Chicago & Eastern Illi-
nois says there has not been time In many
with advantage several hundred more cars
than Ii owns.
George L. Wall, assistant motive power
superintendent of the Pennsylvania, with
headquarters at Pittsburg, will have charge
of the test station of the Pennsylvania at
the exhibition at St. Louis the coming sum-
mer.
The ST. Louis & San Francisco including
the Chicago 81 Eastern Illinois, now ope-
rates 1856 miles of main line, and in Octo-
Der earned net $l,256,6SS25. From July to
October 81 the net earnings of the system
were "a, 1888
Frank Sullivan formerly rate clerk of the
| Big Four, now holds the important position
practically of traffic manager Of seven Of the
| leading plants of the American Hominy
Mill Company, which includes two OF the
| Indianapolis plants.
| 1t is stated that the Pittsburg & Lake
| Erie, the Pennsylvania, the Lake Shore.
and the Baltimore q Ohio will jointly erect
~&wlA Itsxht
| town. Ohio. for the purpose of lighting their
yards, stations, etc.
| G. E. Schaff, general manager of the Big
| Four lines, j. Q. Van Wrinkle general SUI
| perintendent Of motive power, have re-
| turned from a trip over the Cairo division
| and a two-days' stay at st. Louis.
| Vice President and General Manager Rus
| sell Harding, of the Missouri Pacific and
Iron Mountain roads, and General Auditor
| s. Schuyler passed through the city en-
| route to New York yesterday for con-
ference with President George Gould.
The Big Four has received four heavy
| freight locomotives ordered from the
| Brooks locomotive works. They will be
| put in use on the Bee-line division These
| engines are of the most powerful type. the
1 engine proper weighing $4,000 pounds.
| Representatives of the Norfolk & West
/ ern the Chesapeake x Ohio, the Hooking
| Valley and the Toledo 81 Ohio Central have
/ agreed on traffic arrangements whereby the
/ Norfolk q Western and the Chesapeake &
Ohio will secure better outlet to the lakes.
| w. w. Belts. who was for some years
/ city ticket agent of the Chicago & Alton at
| st. Louis, has resigned on account of i'll
| health and goes to Colorado, hoping to be
| benefited thereby. He is succeeded by ].
/ ID. Rogers, who has been depot passenger
agent.
II is stated that Manager McGuigan. of
the Grand Trunk, refuses conference with
/ the International officers of the telegraphers
In the effort to settle with the telegraph OPP
orators. claiming that he can best serve the
interests of the men by having no outside
interference.
| Howard Elliot, president of the Northern
Pacific. IL visiting In st. Louis. He has just