The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15
Personal, Local and General Notes

d. w. Gentry. representing the American
locomotive works, is in the city.
C. S. Willard has been appointed engineer
of maintenance of way of the Peoria &
Eastern.
G. X. Jeffrics, chief train dispatcher of
the Erie Railway, is visiting relatives in the
city for a few days.
F. c. Darlow, assistant to Receiver V. T.
Malott, of the Vandalia, is at Wequetons-
ing, Mich, for a ten days vacation.
1t is stated that the Erie has decided to
establish passenger agencies at several
points in the West. one being at Seattle.
There is a scarcity of engineers and fire.
men on several of the leading roads, the
Baltimore & Ohio being of the number.
T. S. Trainer was yesterday appointed
agent of the Star Union line at Columbus,
o., vice A. III. Huston, who resigned last
week.
The Pennsylvania will begin. Aug. 10. to
run sleeping cars daily between Jersey City
and Hot Springs, via Washington and the
Chesapeake q Ohio.
Wilbur n. Robertson, passenger conduc-
tor on the Louisville division of the Penn
sylvania, is seriously ill at his home. No.
1912 Capitol avenue.
c. C.. Reynolds, formerly superintendent
of the Erie. now general manager of the
dianapolis, is in the city.
Two months hence the Illinois Central will
have two hundred miles of double track
south of the Ohio river. and by the end of
the year three hundred miles.
NJ. A. Neville, recently appointed superin-
tendent of the Peoria az Eastern, Is but
twenty-seven years of age. and began rail-
road work under c. A Paquette in 1888.
Z. f. Jackson, who has been connected
with the auditing department of the South
ern Pacific for several years, has been APP
pointed chief clerk of passenger accounts.
H. G. Alexander. city ticket agent of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton and the
Monon. was called to Ell Reno. Tex, yes
terday by the serious illness of a brother.
Barney, smith & Co., of Dayton, O., have
been awarded the contract for the new pas
senger equipment for the Baltimore & Ohio.
deliveries to begin in September and to be
completed by April l..
Wright Jordan, city ticket agent for the
Big Four, who has been seriously ill for
some days, was reported yesterday as a lit
tie better. He is now at the Deaconess
Hospital for treatment.
The employees of the Altoona division of
the Pennsylvania have presented a hand
some silver service to their former super
intendent, A. c.. Shand, now engineer Of
maintenance of way at Philadelphia.
The Niagara Falls excursion of the Gin
| Tuesday next, promises to be as much of a
success as the other excursions that have
been run TO that point the present season.
An impression prevails in railroad circles
| Court rule against the merger of the North
western roads, f.. II. Hartman will make
an effort to regain control of the Northern
Pacific.
C.. X. Shelby, assistant master mechanic
of the Pennsylvania, at Altoona, has been
appointed engineer of motive power of the
Pittsburg q Erie division and the Northern
Central. succeeding John Henry, whose pro-
motion was recently announced.
Forty gatemen on the grade crossings Of
the Pennsylvania at Chester, Pa, have been
discharged. and at other points where tracks
are being elevated considerable numbers of
men who have been in service twenty 10
twenty-five years are losing their positions.
The Chicago & Alton led all Western and
Southern roads for the fiscal year ending
June 80 in gross earnings per mile of road.
Its earnings stood at 1850 per mile for
each mile of road operated, showing an in
crease of 1913 per cent. over those of the
previous year.
The Illinois Central has prepared an elab-
crate folder on the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position, which is Illuminated with half
tone Illustrations of and contains maps
showing the historical expansion of the ter
r.tory of the United States. The reading
matter is printed In both English and Span
ish.
The Louisville & Nashville has begun 10
the building of a number of new depots
One was planned for Bowling Green to cost
500 coo, with other betterments, and on that
division at several other places workmen
had been put at work repairing old frame
depots.
w. NJ. Bushnell. general freight agent of
the Chicago. Peoria & st. Louis. was In the
CITY Yesterday in conference with John s.
Lazarus. traffic manage of the Cincinnati