The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-30
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Lewis Webb, assistant general passenger
agent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
ton, Is expected home from his two weeks
vacation to-day.
the Pennsylvania lines that for several
days past Trains IL and Fl, west bound,
have been run in two sections.
Western roads have settled their griev-
anees in relation to immigrant rates, and
will reduce the commissions paid to steam
ship lines and agents at New York.
ID. G.. Edwards general passenger agent
of the Cincinnati, Hamilton K Dayton, posi-
lively denies the report that he intends
TO retire from that position on Jan. /.
The Missouri. Kansas & Texas has placed
train agents on Its passenger trains, not
withstanding the fact that the Southern
Pacific has just abandoned the practice.
Rates on grain. which are now Is cents.
will tomorrow be advanced 2 cents, MAX
ing the rate, Chicago to New York, 20
cents, with a similar advance on Indi-
annapolis roads.
The Chicago. Burlington & Quincy is re-
ern car works at the rate Of fifteen a day.
The Pennsylvania has been hauling them
West for the last two weeks.
Joseph Walsh, who has been with the
Panhandle at Dennison for some years, has
been appointed to take charge of the COM
pany's shops at Toledo, succeeding James
C%ullinan, who resigned a few days ago.
NJ ID. woodford. president of the Cincin-
hoti, AluifiiitoH q LAY lOH, WHO returned
late In October from his summer outing,
has continued to improve in health since
coming to Cincinnati, and is attending to
his duties as formerly.
Passenger executives are doing their best
TO head of the inception OF any movement
looking towards the organization Of special
parties for the st. Louis exposition, and
no organizer of anything of the kind is
receiving encouragement.
The shops of the Chicago. Cincinnati, &
LOUISVILLE at Peru are to be very modern
In every respect and will be operated by
electrical devices. A New Jersey firm has
secured the construction of the electric
plant at a cost or $4,000.
1t is announced that the trunk has re-
newed for the coming year its agreement,
first made in 1902, 10 refrain from issuing
passes to officers of other railroads. 1t is
isfactory with but few exceptions.
The New England roads continue to show
marked prosperity. The Boston & Maine
has just declared its regular semi-an-
nual dividend of 4 per cent. payable
Jan. 2. Rumor had il that the dividend
was to be reduced to 3 per cent.
+. H. Short. treasurer of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton * Dayton for nearly a half a GEN.
fury, who has been ill at his home, is i'm
proving and expects 10 be al work In a
short time. During his illness II. Bloomer.
his son-in-law, has been acting treasurer.
The Southern Indiana is shipping large
quantities of coal TO the Indianapolis mar
kets and to points north of here. One
day last week this line turned over TO con-
Meeting roads 145 carloads of coal, and its
average delivery Is over fifty cars per day.
Ralph Peters. general superintendent of
the Pennsyivania's Southwestern system,
spent Saturday at indianapolis. with other
officials, considering what improvements
would be needed in 1904. Something must
be done To give the company more yard
room.
Interested friends in the Gould lines have
won an important victory In West Virginia,
by which possession Is given of the Belling-
ton & Northern. an important link OF the
Wabash Transyirsinia trunk Line. Tie y.