The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-07
Personal, Local and General Notes.

w. III. Brown, chief engineer of the Penn
sylvania. left yesterday for a six weeks
tour abroad.
The freight earnings of the Lake Erie
& Western for July show an increase over
July, 1902. Of $77,S27.6S.
E.. L. Peck, general manager of the Penn
sylvania lines west, has returned from a
vacation spent in the East.
The Grand Trunk has established a divi-
sion freight Office at Toledo, and Ira w.
CAN'T has been appointed to fill the posi-
ton.
Charles M. Elliott has been appointed
agent of the Lackawanna fast freight line
at Louisville, KY, vice II. r. Pierce. re-
signed.
Ed Nulf, passenger conductor on the
Pennsylvania, who was operated on for APP
%pendicitis. after ten weeks illness is at his
post again.
The Indianapolis division of the Penn
s~ylvania lines has begun to receive its mon
ster class So freight engines. now building
by the Richmond locomotive works.
Vice President Samuel Rea. of the Penn
sylvania, has returned from Europe. Mr..
Rea took a slow steamship for the other
side and on reaching there stayed only four
days.
The Pennsylvania yesterday carried a
large crowd of people. the train consisting
of six sleeping cars and three coaches. AT
Richmond two more sleeping cars were
added.
There are now engaged In service on the
Lake Erie * western LOO extra men, In
addition TO the usual force of section men.
Much grading and Improvement to tracks
is in progress.
Travelling Auditor Sample and his asso-
cia tes, who have been i'm Indianapolis for
a couple of days checking up ticket and
freight Offices of the Pennsylvania, have
returned to Pittsourg.
Samuel B.. Sweet, general freight agent
of the Lake Erie & Western. will leave
fhiS nnnrnin0 for pafnSkor uhara hi1 xrffo
is spending a few weeks. He will be alb
sent until Tuesday of next week.
The Lake Erie & Western excursion to
Lake Maxinkuckee was the largest in the
history of the road. TIL train consisted of
three sections, and 2.76O people were car
ried TO the lake, all paying passengers.
II is reported that arrangements have
been made by which the Toledo. St. Louis
the Toledo Railway & Terminal tracks as q
connecting line between the two systems.
Frank Van Dusen. of Richmond. Ind,
father Of Frank Van Dusen, chief as
sistant general passenger agent of the
ninety-seventh year and Is in excellent
health.
The yards of the Wabash at Andrews
nave practically been abolished except 10
store freight cars. 1t is possible that when
the yards may be improved and again
utilized.
C. r. Watson. general agent of the
North Shore Dispatch and the Canada
Southern fast freight lines at indianapolis
and Louisville. left last night for the Adj
irondacks TO Join his family. He will be
absent two weeks.
Alexander Robertson. the new manager
Of the Western Maryland and the West
Virginia & Pittsburg. assumed his duties
Aug. / at Baltimore, and is now on a tour
of examination over the Western Maryland
with Vice President Fisher.
Agents of local lines at Indianapolis have
been notified by the Southern Pacific peo-
pie that that line receives no cars which
have not the actual carrying capacity
marked thereon. This order is issued TO
protect the road against overlooking cars.
f. H.. Hartman, head of the syndicate
which controls the California Northwestern
Railway. Is planning TO make that road
part OF a coast system that will eventually
have its northern terminus at Astoria,