The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-15
Personal, Local and General Notes.

E. w. Walker has been appointed Pan
handle agent at Frankton, vice j. I. Van
Matre, resigned.
Fourth Vice President Rea. Of the Penn
sylvania, accompanied by his son George,
sailed for Antwerp yesterday.
The Wabash earned in the first week of
July $426,S24, an increase of $3.50 over the
corresponding week last year.
w. G. Arp, superintendent of motive power
of the Vandalia, was in the city yesterday
in conference with Receiver Malott
W. H. Starr former division superintend-
ent of the Cincinnati Southern, has gone to
Europe, and will be absent two or three
months
NJ. d. Shaft. superintendent of the Peoria
& Eastern. is on months trip to the
Pacific coast, visiting Portland, Ore, and
San Francisco.
Herbert Bonsor has been appointed pas
senger agent of the Colorado Midland. with
headquarters in New York, Vice l. l.. Mat
thews, resigned.
George w. Morton, assistant general
freight agent of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy, was in the city yesterday visiting
some Of the larger shippers.
The directors of the Buffalo, Rochester &
Pittsburg have declared 3 per cent. annual
dividend on the common stock. This is an
increase of one-half of 1 per cent.
An engineering corps has been placed in
Pacific to survey a cutoff on the main line
between Des MONIES and ColfaX, la.
The Pennsylvania will to-day begin the
delivery Of stock certificates to the holders
of the new stock of full paid subscription
rights under the recent s75.0O0OOO stock
allotment.
ID. c. Moon assistant general superintend-
ent of the Lake Erie & Western, and Samuel
B. Sweet. general freight agent, who have
been in Cleveland two or three DAYS will
return this morning.
The Pennsylvania is seeking increased
business at Toledo. and will expend consid-
cradle money in improving its facilities at
| that point, among other things building a
handsome passenger station.
The Great Western Railway Company of
England claims to have made a world S
record for its train Tuesday. The train
ran from London to Plymouth, a distance
of 246 miles, in 1884 minutes.
Colonel F. B. Merrill having disposed of
| his interests in the Mobile, Jackson & Kan
sas City, has rendered his resignation, and
at an election at Mobile, Ala, Monday W.
| ID. Stratton. of New York, was elected his
successor.
| The annual statement of the Denver G.
| Rio Grande, including the Rio Granda
\ Western. for the year ending June 30, shows
that net earnings were N70l3.5O0, compared
| with Sic. 200 the proceeding year, an in
| crease OF $265,3O0.
The Louisville & Nashville has ordered
| fifty-five new large type OF freight and pas
senger engines from the Baldwin locomo-
| tive works and the Southern Indiana has
| ordered ten new locomotives. With these
| in service the Southern Indiana will be
/ we'll provided with power.
| The railroad commission of Texas has
| issued a statement showing the railway
mileage OF that State 10 be n,Co4 miles,
| of which 100 miles were constructed in the
1 last six months. This statement does not
include 100 miles of logging road and forty
| two miles of electric line
Leonard's Railway News revives the
| rumor that III. b. Ledyard, president of the
| Michigan Central will soon retire and will
| be succeeded by w III. Newman and w. G..
/ Brown IL Is said, Will be the executive oper-
| ating official of the system. and George II.
| Daniels is 10 be passenger traffic manager.
| 1t is semi-officially announced that the
| Chicago, Burlington quincy Railroad has
| secured a temporary loan of s5.0o1l 600 on
| terest, plus II per cent. commission. making
total rate or per cent. The Burlington
| company will use most OF the money for
| pending improvements.
| The survey of line by the Pennsylvania
| around Baltimore to avoid the frequent
| congestions about the Union Station at that
point has been completed. II starts on the
| Baltimore * Potomac at a point where that
| road crosses the Baltimore & Ohio and
passes around Baltimore. joining the
| Northern Central at Crockersville a dis
| tance of eighteen miles.
| John Rucker. travelling freight agent of
| the Louisville * Nashville. was In the city
| yesterday. In speaking of the funeral OF
| Pulaski Leeds. late superintendent OF mo-
| tive power of the Louisville & Nashville he
! said the floral emblems furnished by the
| employees and officials cost over 5000 One
| design came from Chicago. a complete
| train. including engine. baggage car, day
coach. ladies car and sleeping car
After a series OF negotiations lasting over
three months. the conductors and brakemen
! employed by the Illinois Central have been
! granted an increase in wages that will add
over $4,000 20 the annual pay roll OF the
! company. Freight conductors are given Is
| per cent. increase when north OF the Ohio
| river and Il per cent south of the same
line Passenger conductors receive an in
I crease OF u per cent for those working
| north OF the Ohio and per cent. south
| OF IL.
George w Kittredge. chief engineer OF the
Big Four was in the city yesterday. He
states that there are about 600 men en-