The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-21
Personal. Local and General Notes.

There has been general advance of
wages along the entire Delaware & Hud-
son Railroad system ranging from to 10
per cent
j. G. Stiles, general agent of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton at this point,
who has been quite i'll for three weeks,
is convalescent but not able to be at his
office.
Volney T. Malott receiver. and F. C.
Darlow: assistant to the receiver of the
Vandalia, have been spending a couple of
days on the line and were in st. Louis
yesterday.
General Manager E. Dickinson, of the
Kansas City. Mexico & Orient, has re-
turned from California, where he spent two
or three weeks with his family, who are
there for the winter.
The employees of the shops on the Le-
high Valley road have been notified of an
Increase in wages of cents day. dating
from Jan. /. The order affects shop en-
ployes on the entire system.
j. l.. Yundt, commercial agent of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific at Salt
Lake. is in the city. He stated that the
business of the Rock Island in that section
is steadily on the increase.
No action has been taken as to who will
be selected to succeed ID. T. Bacon general
manager of the Indiana Car Service Blu
reau. the noncompliance of the position by
Frank Wilson upSetting plans
The offices of the Cincinnati Hamilton
& Dayton and the Monon Washington
street are to he remodeled, the companies
having decided to retain these rooms.
They will be fitted up in a handsome
manner.
A traffic official of the Chicago & Rock
Island. in speaking of the appointments
that company is making in the Eastern
States, said that it will be noticed the
management is selecting young and prom
Using men for such positions.
Under the management of E. b. Thomas
as president of the Lehigh Valley road
prosperity seems to have come to the COM
pany. Its December earnings show sur
plus of s507.752 for the month, against q
deficit of 1868 ,o97 for December, 1901.
Charles Blackman. passenger agent OF
the Big Four at Buffalo, n. Y, was in the
city yesterday. He accompanied the
made the run from Cleveland TO Indian
apolis, 2SS miles, in six hours and forty
minutes.
l.. r. Hunt, for many years train dis
Wayne. and Nj. r. Harrigan. likewise
Fort Wayne telegraph operator. have gone
to Newcastle. Pa, to work under Peter J.
Raidy, who was formerly associated with
them on the Fort Wayne road.
w d. Bonnell. commercial agent of the
Big Four at Columbus, o., was in the city
yesterday. He said there was no trouble
about getting freight, the greatest trouble
to carry the business and keep the ship
pers and consignees in good humor
The Louisville & Nashville engineers have
been granted a 10 per cent. increase in
wages. This is graded. On some runs the
increase is only 2 to per cent, but on
others il is as high Is About 900 engi-
neers are affected. Eleven hundred fremen
share proportionately i'm the benefits for
they still get 90 per cent of the wages
paid the engineers.
The hoard of managers of the Union
Railway Company held their regular
monthly meeting Yesterday, NJ, w, Mans
field acting chairman Little business
of interest was transacted. Superintendent
Zion stated that he had received notice that
the locomotive works which are to build
deliver them until November.
On the Southern Pacific to-day (Jan I'D.
an oil train that broke the worlds record
for weight was hauled from Oil City to
bakersfield. 1t comprised ninety-three large
loaded cars. The weight was $500 tons and
the length three-quarters of a mile The
train was hauled by one engine. one of the
huge mastodon I2-wheel locomotives with
a registered tonnage of $4,000 pounds.
The purchase of the Lake Erie & Detroit
River Railroad by the Pere Marquette sys-
tenn has been formally ratified T. H. Prince
was elected president of the Lake Erie road
and Myron III. Carpenter vice president and
general manager. Newman Erb, L. T.
Cox and r II. Walker. of Detroit. were
elected directors. The Pere Marquette took
formal possession of the Lake Erie road
on Tuesday
The new line of the Big Four between
Greensburg and Lawreneeburg Is being
rapidly constructed, and when completed
will do away with the curves and heavy
grades on that portion OF the system 1t
will take twelve months. at least says one
of the engineers. TO complete the work, but
when done locomotives will haul an equal
tonnage between Lawrenceburg and
Greensburg westbound with that now