The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-26
Personal, Local and General Notes.


All of the outside ticket Offices will close
at IL a.. m. to-day.
Thanksgiving travel yesterday was quite
heavy, necessitating the putting on of extra
coaches on nearly all passenger trains.
The Hooking Valley road earned in the
third week of November 11s346.69, an in
crease over the corresponding week of 1902
of $673.S5.
c. s. Rhoads. superintendent of telegraph
of the Big Four. accompanied by his family,
is spending Thanksgiving at Arcanum, o.,
with relatives.
The District Of Columbia authorities has
issued the building permit for the new
S., 100000 union railway station In Washing
ton. The station will embrace nine blocks.
Charles B. Lockwood and wife are visit
ing III. M. Bronson. assistant general pas
wood was at one time auditor of the L.,
B. & w.
]. Q. Van Wrinkle, general superintendent
of the Big Four yesterday had conference
with Assistant General Superintendent
Houghton and the several division superin-
tendents.
The Chicago G. Northwestern's earnings
for October show a gain Of $736,0O0, and this
ratio has been maintained for five months.
making 1t one of the most prosperous years
in the roads history.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois has COM
pleted its new locomotive and repair shop
at Oak Lawn, suburb of Danville, ILL.,, and
veniently arranged car shop in the country.
T. M. Randall chief car inspector of the
Santa Fe at Topeka, Kan, has been ap-
pointed master nss car builder Of the Chesa-
ington, W. Va. The appointment becomes
effective Dec. 81.
The Wheeling & Lake Erie a Wabash in
terest. shows net earnings for October $12S,-
s27 ,925. Since the Wabash took control of
that property the traffic Of the road has
increased largely.
The improvements at the st. Louis ter
minal are now so far advanced that the
eastern trains out of that city will ex-
perience no further trouble. Both the
Pennsylvania and Big Four fast trains will
now arrive on schedule time.
The trustees of the Chicago & Western
Indiana Railroad general mortgage have
drawn by number $4,000 of its bonds
which will be paid Dec. at los and interest.
The earnings OF the company are such as to
| justify cutting down of the debt.
A rumor from Bloomington, ILL., to the
effect that the Illinois Central and the Chi
| cago & Alton companies were to be consoli-
dated, is denied by an Illinois Central off,
| cial, who says the two lines could not be
| consolidated under the laws of Illinois
1t Is stated that the operating expenses
| of the st. Louis & San Francisco line in
| Guiding the c. & +. l., will show a decrease
of about $4,000 owing to the fact that the
| ter basis Oct. 81, instead Of Nov. 80, as last
year.
| Chauncey Watson will this month COM
| plete his twenty-third year as agent at In
| dianapolis for the Blue line and his fourth
year as commercial agent of all fast freigh,
| lines operating over the Michigan Central
Albert Stein will complete his twenty-firs,
| year as chief clerk OF Mr.. Watson.
Charles Hitchcock, who has been connect
| ed with the Baltimore * Ohio. has been ap-
| pointed coal agent at Baltimore. In the
| past he had been connected with firm tina,
| formerly handled the railroad company's
coal business before the decision to abolish
outside coaling agencies went into opera.
4 ton.
| Thomas Reynolds, superintendent of the
Cairo division of the Big Four was In the
! city yesterday. He Is pleased with the