The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-20
Personal, Local and General Notes.

The managers of the indianapolis lines
will hold a special meeting to-day at the
Union Station.
After January II the Pennsylvania will
sell anthracite coal direct, thereby abolish
ing service OF agents.
cut their working time from ten to nine
hours. Eight hundred and fifty men are
affected
The grading of the double track on the
St Eouis division OF the Big Four between
Terre Haute and Coal Bluff is nearing
completion.
M. w. Mansfield. superintendent of the
Indianapolis & Vincennes. left last night
for Columbus and Pittsburg and will be
absent several days.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific,
after thirty days of negotiations has
granted an increase of 20 per cent. in the
pay of its telegraphers.
The ten-wheel passenger engines trans
ferred to the Lake Erie & Western by the
Lake Shore, after being rebuilt are in use
hauling passenger trains.
The Grand Trunk last week placed in
service its new ferryboats to run between
Grand Haven and Milwaukee They have
a capacity of twenty loaded cars.
Thomas Gucher died at PHILADELPHIA
last week. He had been in the service of
the Pennsylvania since 1862. and for sew
eral years was superintendent of the Phila-
delphia division.
a. Kneubuhl has been appointed con-
tracing agent at Buffalo of the Chicago
& Great Western, and is succeeded by
Ralph s. Breenshold as soliciting freight
agent at st. Paul.
The Wheeling & Lake Erie is now well
provided with locomotives, having re-
ceived, since Oct. l, six passenger fifteen
freight and five switch engines, all of which
are to be put into service at once.
All through trains on the Cleveland and
Indianapolis and the st. Louis and Gin
cinnati divisions of the Big Four are now
hauled by the Atlantic type of locomotive,
the company now having thirty in service
w. f. Holton, who represents the pas
senger department of the Union Pacific in
this territory, has received motive that the
| company on Nov, will open for business
a cutoff which will shorten the line forty
one miles.
A. r. Tannant. who represents the Erie
freight department in this territory, has re-
turned from an extended trip in the ter
ritory under his supervision. and reports
immense quantities of freight awaiting
transportation.
T.. Il. Skinner, well known in western
passenger circles, has been appointed as
sistant traffic manager of the Canadian
Pacific. with headquarters in New York
Mr. Skinner was promoted from general
Eastern agent.
G. s. Mellen president of the Northern
Pacific, will leave ST Paul on October, "A
for New York, where he will wind up his
connection with the Northern Pacific and
| will on November 1 enter upon his new
duties as president of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford.
The Big Four has commenced the erec-
/ ton of new telephone poles on its ST.
Louis and Chicago divisions. and on its
Seneca division The work will require
| 2,S3S poles, and il is expected to complete
| it and have the wires strung within sixty
/ days.
Buffalo paper states that the entire
| force of shopmen of the Lake Shore
/ threatens TO strike If 10 per cent. of the
| number are laid off, taking the ground
/ that the union contract calls for a reduc-
! ton of hours rather than of working
! forces.
The passenger department of the Toledo
i st. Louis * Western Glover Leaf an
nounces its withdrawal from the inter
| changeable mileage bureau of the Central
! Passenger Association. effective Nov l. Ii
| will issue 1.Ooo-mile book. which it will
| sell for so.
| Arthur Wells, general manager of the
Santa Fe west of Albuquerque. formerly
/ superintendent of the st. Louis division of
the Big Four, will be in the city to-mor-
/ row, and while here will be the guest OF
i j. A. Barnard, general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern.
Grading the Chicago & Alton be-
! tween Mexico and Old Monroe which will
shorten the distance between St Louis
/ and Kansas City considerably. is prac-
tically completed. The cut-off is sixty
/ two miles in length and will be operated
/ Jointly with the Chicago. Burlington &
+. Quincy.
| The automatic coal chute erected AZ
! Montezuma, the Cincinnati. Indian
! apolis * Western. is in operation and
works very satisfactorily. Coal is taken
J from the chute and dumped into the en-