The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-04

George Lowell, general superintendent of
the Monon, has returned from his vacation,
spent in Maine.
William Cannon, secretary of the Union
Railway Company, has returned from ten
days vacation in Michigan.
W. F. Fox, soliciting agent of the Empire
line at this point, has returned from his
vacation, spent at Mackinac.
There were handled at the city freight
depot OF the Big Four in July $500 loaded
cars. against s,129 in July, 1902.
The delivery of eleven new coaches and
five baggage cars TO the Vandalia will COM
mence the last of this month.
E. w. Rogers, general agent of the Hook
ing Valley road is recovering from serious
illness which has confined him at home for
some weeks.
Harry j. Rhein, general passenger agent
of the Lake Erie & Western, who has been
absent several days, is expected at head
quarters to-day.
M. G. Stimmel. agent of the American
Express Company at Richmond, Ind, has
been appointed route agent In place Of E. c.
Burton, who is Ill.
The Treasury Department on Monday
bought 10000 ounces of silver for Philip
pine. coinage at an average of $0.543, all for
delivery at San Francisco.
E. H. Rollins. chief clerk of Samuel B.
Sweet, general freight agent of the Lake
Erie & Western, has returned from his va
cation, spent in Colorado.
San Francisco are now in force. From In
dianapolis the rate is $3.50. Tickets will
be on sale until Aug. IA, good to return I'M
til Oct i.
right of way for cutoff from Wheeling to
Cumberland, which, when completed will
shorten the distance sixty miles. 1t is ex-
pected to begin work on the line in the near
future.
John Barth, supervisor on the Big Four's
St. Louis division, has resigned and ac-
cepted the position of roadmaSter of the
western division of the Toledo, ST. Louis
& Western, which is considered a handsome
promotion.
Maurice AWHILE late engineer of the main
tenance of way of the Peoria and Eastern
division of the Big Four railroad, has been
appointed superintendent and H. NJ. Pitsen-
berger, a passenger conductor has been ap-
pointed trainmaster.
July was the best month in number of
pieces of baggage handled at the Union
Station in the history of the station, with
the exception of the week the Grand Army
of the Republic was held here Nearly
1900 pieces were handled.
Thomas Pinckney, general Eastern agent
of the Norfolk & Eastern. who was stricken
with apoplexy several weeks ago. is still
confined at his home. While his physicians
have some hope of his recovery, the prog
ress in that direction is very slow.
The Monon yesterday put in service a
passenger coach OF new pattern and sew
eral others will shortly be delivered. They
will be run on the through trains, and are
ia every respect elegant and convenient.
They VIII seat eighty-six people and are
finely finished
The Grand Rapids & Indiana, a Pennsyl-
vania interest, is said to have had the best
passenger business in July of any month in
its history. All berths on the through
sleepers from their southern connections
have been well occupied and often extra
sleeping cars were required.
The New York, New Haven & Hartford
has created the office of transportation In
spector. His duties TO look up causes
of delay TO trains and exercise general
supervision over the movement of equip
ment and report its movement to the Office
of the general superintendent
Officials of the granger roads. who have
made investigation of the probable wheat
and corn yield of the States through which
they pass. have come to the conclusion that