The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-11
Personal, Local md General Notes.

r. M. Huddleson, general bookkeeper of
the Big Four, will on June Is go to Cleve-
land as assistant auditor of the Lake Shore.
The directors of the Philadelphia, Balti-
more e. Washington Railroad Company
have declared semi-annual dividend Of 2
per cent.
The Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western
general offices in the Majestic building will
to-day be removed from the sixth to the
fourth floor.
p. K. Sullivan, travelling engineer for the
Ohio river division of the Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern, has resigned. His sue
cessor has not been named.
The Central Association Of Railroad Of
ficers yesterday announced change in
date for holding its annual convention in
Detroit from July q and p to July q and Is.
Captain A c. Carney, a veteran passen-
ger conductor on the Baltimore q Ohio,
and prominently identified with the Order
of Railroad Conductors, was buried at
Wheeling on Tuesday.
The Vandalia Company has decided to
tear down its engine house near White
river. which was partially destroyed by.
storm recently. and rebuild the entire
roundhouse in substantial manner.
r. B. Turner, general superintendent of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, and c.
II. Corey. superintendent of motive power,
were in the city yesterday looking after the
enlargement of the company's shops.
The Southern Indiana earned in May $780,
162, an increase over May, 1902, of $31, 3S3.
Since July |, the beginning of its fiscal
year.. the road has earned $S44.466 in
crease over the preceding year of S2Sl. SIS.
General Agent Sawyer of the PennsyI-
vania at this point, reports inbound BUSH
ness as Is per cent heavier for May and
thus far this month than last year. and
outbound business about II per cent.
heavier.
The Lake Erie & Western will on July
begin receiving seventy-five miles of heavy
steel rails to be laid on the main line and
indianapolis division. When this is I'm the
track, most of the main line will be laid
with heavy steel.
c. E. Schaff general manager of the Big
Four. and George kittredge, chief engineer
are at Alton. ILL.,. looking after flood mat
ters The water began to recede yester-
day, and they hope to soon have gangs of
men repairing the roadbed and tracks.
r. NJ Pile. who succeeds George Boyd
promoted TO general passenger agent OF the
Pennsylvania lines east of Pittsburg. as as
Sistant general passenger agent, is an In
diana man. as is Mr.. Boyd. and both have
made enviable records in that line of serv-
ice.
The Pennsylvania officials from the East
who last week visited Indianapolis and in
spected the ticket and other offices in the
Claypool building pronounced the ticket Of
flee the handsomest and most complete in
every detail of any office on the Pennsyl-
vania system.
e =. Higgins has been appointed assist
ant auditor of the Big Four. with head
quarters with p A. Hewitt, general auditor
at Cincinnati. Mr.. Higgins is an expert ac-
countant, and was formerly connected with
the auditing department of the Indiana
Bloomington 4; Western.
All the Baltimore & Ohio officials will hold
a special two days conference at Deer
Park, June Is and 10. These conferences al
ways result in betterment of the road
service and the social side of the meeting
always tends toward more friendly rela-
ton between all the men attending.
Samuel b. Sweet. general freight agent of
the l.. E. & W., NJ. X. Maxwell assistant
general freight agent. John Lazarus traffic
manager of the Cincinnati. Indianapolis &
Western and Ford Wood. general freight
agent of the Peoria & Eastern. are in Chi
cago attending meeting OF the Central
Freight Association.
The Baltimore e. Ohio, the Pennsylvania
and the Pittsburg a. Lake Erie, IL is stated
have decided To build joint freight yard at
Mckeesport. The proposed yard of the
three companies Will have about i've miles