The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-28
Personal, Local and General Notes.

PersOnal, Local anu GeneraI Notes.
Charles A. Cairns has been appointed
general passenger and ticket agent of the
Chicago & Northwestern.
A meeting of the passenger representa-
tives of the Vanderbilt lines has been called
for March at Cleveland
The Wabash earned in the third week of
February $373. 14O, an increase over the cor
responding week of 1902 of S13,Sl7
Hereafter it will be possible to buy mile
age books good east either the Balti-
more & Ohio or the Pennsylvania.
A committee of twenty firemen of the
Great Northern have arrived in ST. Paul
to consider an advance in wages of the
firemen on that road
The Monon people hope next month to
begin the construction of their coal road
TO the southwest from Indianapolis with
Evansville as its southwestern terminal.
The Pennsylvania lines west are still
employing firemen when men who possess
all the physical and mental requirements
apply for position, Wednesday being ex-
animation day.
Chief Engineer Atwood, of the Pittsburg
a Lake Erie, on Wednesday let contracts
for new shops at McKees yard The,
buildings will be among the largest of the
kind yet constructed.
+. w. Theirs. now chief clerk in the Big
Four freight offices at East ST. Louis. has
been appointed freight agent at Terre
Haute, to take effect March /, when the
position will be created.
The Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St Louis
earned in January, gross, 81 1854, $40, an in
crease over January, 1902 of SO 965; operat-
ing expenses. 81 APP. 131, an increase of $780,
go; net earnings, s412, AIS, a decrease of $685.,
795.
Civil engineers of the Pennsylvania Conn
pany. which recently purchased the Column
bus, Sandusky & Hooking road north of
| Columbus), are preparing plans to expend
| 100000 in the next two years in improve
| ments to the property.
| On March the Great Northern, will in
| augurate double daily service between st.
| Paul, Minneapolis and the Pacific coast
which will lower the present time west
bound by one hour and five minutes and
eastbound four hours and twenty minutes
The Brady Construction Company of
| Clarksburg, w. Va, has been given a con-
! tract to construct the Wabash Railroad
| connection between the Little Kanawha
| and the West Virginia Central. and to build
| all the trestles and pile work of the ex-
| tension.
On Thursday 125.OO0 shares of Wabash
| preferred stock were sold at an advance
! of ~ The buying was by the same house
| that has been prominent in these stocks
of late and accompanying the large move
| ment is the rumor that this stock has been
| bought by the Pennsylvania.
Marvin Hughitt, president of the Chicago
& Northwestern, is i'll with a severe attack
of grip; and will: not be at his office for
provements, involving an expenditure of
| $50 OO0. 600, authorized by the directors at
the last annual meeting, are delayed.
The latest interesting railroad story in
| wolves the DeS Moines, Iowa Falls & North
ern and is to the effect that, in connection
with the Des Moines & Southern, the road
will form a link between the Illinois Central
| and the Santa Fe systems, giving the Santa
Fe short cut to st. Paul and Minneapolis.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific an
| nounces that holders of excursion tickets
to California may have the privilege of
| stopping over in as many towns as they
may wish during the trip The concession
will last throughout the life Of the ticket.
1t is feared that this may lead to trouble
| with competing lines.
The Wabash veterans yesterday held their
| annual meeting in st. Louis. The member
ship of the association is about five hun
bred. j. b. Barnes. superintendent of mo-
tive power OF the syssdm his ranks inks among the
on the Wabash in 1862 and has been with
the company ever since.
General Passenger Agent Pond, of the
Wisconsin Central. will to-day issue a cir
cular appointing 1. f. Schwegel travelling
passenger agent of the line, succeeding
the late Thomas Campbell. Mr.. Schwegel
has held such position with the c.. H. s
D. for some years. and ranks among the
best travelling passenger agents of this
section.
Beginning March 8. a rate of 20 cents pei
100 pounds will be effective on live stock
from Missouri river points proper to Chi
cago: on stock to Chicago. when destined
TO points east of Indiana and Illinois State
line the rate will be 1S1. cents per 1O
pounds. This puts the rate on live stock
on a parity with that of manufactured
products.
The questions involved in the controversy
as to whether the Pittsburg & Lake Erie
shall be allowed TO carry a S12 excursion
rate into New England on the same basis
as the Baltimore & Ohio excursions to At
lantic City have not been settled by the
Central Passenger Association. and trouble
is feared should it insist on carrying out
its programme
BENJAMIN +. Eagan. superintendent OF
the Great Northern, who disappeared in q
mountain snowstorm. is still missing and
| among Mr.. Eagan's associates no doubt ID
| entertained that his body lies under ar
4 avalanche of snow. Mr.. Eagan carried
$50 COO life insurance, but none of the com
| panes will make payments until positive
| proofis furnished of his death.
Plans for the new shops the Chicago
| Rock Island & Pacific will erect on the 90
acres OF land recently purchased at Mo-
line have been completed The building.
| will be sixteen in number, all of brick They
will include repair shops for the entire sys
tenn. shops for the construction OF freight
| cars, passenger coaches and locomotive.
| and a roundhouse 5l2 feet In diameter
i The deal for the sale OF the Annapolis
! Washlugton e Baltimore Railroad to thu