The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-19


paper. ever paid at a funeral in that city
Local, Personal aud General Notes.
P. A. Bonebrake, superintendent of the
Logansport division of the Panhandle, is
in the city.
]. @. Van Wrinkle, general superintendent
of the Big -Four, has returned from a ten
days stay at French Lick Springs.
George w. West. division freight and pas
senger agent of the Mexican Central, has
resigned to engage in commercial pursuits
1t is stated that the Southern Indiana
vey for an extension to French Lick
Springs.
E. Nj. Pressly, of Bedford, O., has been
appointed successor of Gardner Buss as
city ticket agent of the Pennsylvania at
Cleveland
the Lake Erie & Western for the first half
of May were $13,616 in excess of the corre-
spending period last year.
The Baltimore & Ohio is making prepare
tons TO establish great receiving and
transportation yards in a suburb of Pitts
burg at a cost of S5500O0.
w. j. Sharp, formerly connected with the
Baltimore & Ohio. has been appointed su-
perintendent of the Allegheny division of
the Erie, succeeding j. NJ. Davis.
The Des Moines Southern, X is stated.
has not been sold TO the Chicago Great
Western, but will be operated by the com
pany. when completed. as a feeder
A circular announces that Edgar E. CAL
vim, general superintendent of the Oregon
short line. has been promoted to the office
of general manager, to assume his new
duties June l.
On June l the Railroad Mems Building
rule and will loan money on certificates.
paying, interest from date the certificate
is given until withdrawal.
c. E. SHAFT, general manager of the Big
Four, yesterday inspected the Michigan d.
vision. He arrived in Indianapolis last
night and will remain over night To-day
he will go over the Louisville division.
d. 3. Howard. auditor of the Wabash
is pronounced one of the foremost account
ants of the world. He Is the originator of
the universal rule and standard method of
accounting, and is AN expert in that line.
indianapolis lines which bring fast
freight from New York and Boston are
not affected in the delivery of Indiana polls
freight, their trains arriving in season. so
that merchants can get their freight at
3 o'clock each morning.
S. X. Wheeler, recently appointed chief
clerk of the Chicago. Rock Island & Pa
cific transportation department, was at one
time superintendent of transportation of
the Santa Fe in Chicago, and is well versed
in that line of business.
The Sunday excursion from South Bend.
run jointly by the Vandalia and the Big
Four via Colfax, was one of the largest
ever brought TO the city. there being
twenty-three coaches. Over 14O0 tickets
were sold for the excursion.
The directors of the Barney-Smith Com
pany have declared per cent. quarterly
dividend, payable June ]. II is stated that
at the annual meeting to be held in July
new interests will be taken into the direc-
tory and the works greatly strengthened.
Thomas Green who has represented the
Allegheny Valley road at the Union Sta
ton, Pittsburg. for long series of years
has retired from active railroad life and
goes TO Butler. Pa, TO live. Before he
was sent TO Pittsburg Mr.. Green was agent
at Butler.
f. r. Cowperthwaite. assistant to the
chief clerk in the ticket department OF
the Pennsylvania at Pittsburg under Frank
Van Dusen. has been promoted to chief
clerk OF the passenger department, a DO
sition made vacant by the resignation OF
Frederick Englay-
The largest and most powerful locomotive
ever built. delivered 10 the Chicago & Alton
a short time ago. is performing so salts
factorily that another of the same type has
been ordered. The drivers are six feet
six inches high. The engine will haul trains
OF twelve cars at an average speed Of for
ty-five miles per hour
A. T. Dice. the newly appointed general
superintendent OF the Philadelphia & Read
ing. was rendered a reception and dinner