The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-03
Personal, Local and General Notes.

President ingalls, of the Big Four expects
to remain with Mrs. ingalls, at Hot Springs
w. Va, until October
The Vandalia announces that it is in
shape to take all freights and move them
promptly for st. Louis or points beyond.
Charles Wheeler, passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania and the Vandalia at Indian
apolis, left yesterday for Michigan on a ten
days vacation.
Henry Marquette Lane has been appoint-
ed assistant mechanical engineer of the
Lackawanna. Mr.. Lane is a graduate of
Purdue University.
The Southern Pacific and the Louisville
d NASHVILLE are engaged in another struggle
over rght OF way near Knoxville. Both
companies have obtained injunctions
The Vandalia has begun the construction
of extensive yards at Rose Lake near St
Louis, and large roundhouse and other i'm
provements are contemplated at that point.
Vice President Murphy, of the Queen G,
Crescent, Mrs. Murphy and the son and
daughter of w. c. Rinearson, general pas
senger agent, are in Paris for the benefit of
Mr. Murphy's health during the summer
j. n. Stroud, representing the Colorado
Midland, Charles Mordaugh, the Chicago.
Milwaukee & st. Paul, N. nj. Breeze. the
Chicago & Northwestern, and George Be-
mus the Queen & Crescent, were among the
arrivals last night.
George f. Baer. president of the Phila-
delphia & Reading, when asked to give his
views on the proposed construction of a
railroad between Baltimore and New York
| by way of Reading. which is attributed to
| the Goulds, pronounced a new line over
| that route absurd
Freight handlers on the PENNSYLVANIA lines
| have joined the telegraphers and will de-
| mand shorter hours and an increase in
| wages, and representatives of the engineers.
firemen and trainmen on all divisions of the
Baltimore & Ohio have appointed commit
| tee to formulate like demand.
General George B. Wright whose death
N ha f,f
| day. at eighty-seven years of age was
/ in early days identified with the construc-
| ton of several Ohio roads, including por-
| tons of the Panhandle. and for several
years was receiver of the Indiana Bloom
| ington & Western.
Vice President WincheT. of the st. Louis
| & San Francisco, who with his family has
been spending months vacation at Lake
George, passed through the city Tuesday
| night en- route TO St. Louis. accompanied by
| his family. President Yoakum, of the same
| line. is still at Lake George with his fam
| lily. and will remain few days.
| w. p. Elliott, who was recently retired as
| ticket agent of the Pullman Companv ar
| the Union Station, has profited by the
| change. The Pullman Company will give
| him "a pension of $3.50 a month and the
mileage bureau salary of $50 a month,
| which is in excess of the salary he received
as ticket agent of the Pullman company
! The stockholders of the Illinois Southern.
who will meet on Oct Is. will vote on the
| purchase of the Southern Missouri Railway
! from Little Rock TO Bismarck. Mo: also on
| the question of issuing 100000 fifty
| year per cent. gold bonds for cor
/ porate purposes. and the increase of the
| capital stock from two to five million dol
| lars.
| An official of the Illinois Central states
| that the Southern roads showing better
| gains in traffic in shorter space of time
| than any other section OF the United States.
! which. he claims. is due to u later awaken