The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-24
Personal, Local and General Notes.

After Aug. 1 Train on the Panhandle
will be run via Dayton instead of Bradford,
as under the present schedule.
The Pullman company has declared its
regular quarterly dividend of 2 per cent,
payable Aug. to stock of record July 81.
The Roadmasters' and Maintenance of
Way Association has decided to hold its an
nual convention Oct. IL and Is, at st. Louis
Practically the entire eastern division of
the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago is to
be equipped with automatic electric sig
nails
E. c. Burton, the American Express mes
senger who suffered paralytic stroke June
1S is so much improved that he rode out
yesterday for the first time.
E. d. Thomas, commercial agent for the
Pere Marquette at Toledo, has resigned,
and will take the position of general sales
agent for the Saginaw Coal Company.
The Indiana Southern is shipping for the
gas belt territory large tonnage of coal
from mines on its lines, turning it over to
the Big Four at Terre Haute and Seymour.
III. c. Frazer, who practically established
the system OF air-brakes on the Pacific
coast is dead. He was prominent Mason
which just now the matter-of-course
ID. T. Bacon, until quite recently gen.
eral manager of the Indiana Car Service
Association, has become an associate mem
Der of the Puritan Oil Company of this
city.
John Welsh has been appointed chief
clerk of Superintendent Quigley, of the
Hooking Valley, succeeding Z. n. O'Connor.
Mr. Welsh was formerly with the GAINESVILLE
& Western.
Mayor HAYES. of Pittsburg. threatens to
veto the ordinance for the Pennsylvania
elevated structure unless it shall be agreed
that the use of the track by other lines will
be permitted.
Don Alexander, general manager of the
Blue Ridge Dispatch. Is now at Lookout
Mountain, rapidly recovering from a long
illness that it was feared at one time would
terminate fatally.
The Monon and the Lake Erie & Western
Jointly are erecting, at a cost of 81 900, set
of posts at Eighteenth street, on which will
be erected tower to protect the street
crossing at that point
In June the Illinois Centrals net earnings
increased $3.50, 200; for twelve months the
net increase is 100000 The Louisville &
Nashviles net earnings in June were $55,-
co., for the twelve months, s., 655, 000
C. l.. Sprague, representing the Detroit
& Cleveland Navigation Company, was in
the city yesterday. He says that the boats
are doing the best business this season in
their history and are in excellent condition
to handle the heavy traffic.
Warrants have been issued at Niagara
Falls for the arrest of twenty New York
Central railroad clerks in connection with
the robbing of freight cars Six clerks
were arrested some time ago on the same
charges and five pleaded guilty.
1t is claimed that one of the Panhan6le's
day hauled six cars between ST. Paris and
Piqua, feie miles. in seven minutes and
twenty seconds. Engineers of these loco
motives say their speed has not yet beea
fully tested.
President Kimball. of the Norfolk &
Western, who was operated on two weeks
ago for appendicitis, is slowly recovering
from severe Illness. 1t is intimated that
he may resign and that Henry Fink, chair
man of the board OF directors. may resume
the presidency.
The Moncn earned in the third week of
June $10i.2 66, against ssS.469 in the CORE
spending week last year. one of the biggest
weeks earnings in the history of the road.
Since July /, the beginning of its present
fiscal year, the road has earned $a05. SO,
against sl73,705 last year.
J.w. Scott. general yardmaster of the Wa
bash at Tilton,. has been offered the posi-
ton of superintendent OF terminals of the
Missouri Pacific at Atchison. Kan. and has
sisnihed is intention to accept 1t is un-