The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-11
Personal, Local and General Notes.


Il. F. Finn, travelling freight agent of
the Grand Trunk, Is In the city.
The American Railway Claim Agents AS
ISOLATION will hold its annual meeting in
st. Louis, beginning May a.
Grain shipments the last few days, espe-
cially for export east-bound, have shown
quite a handsome increase.
T. s. King has been appointed general
baggage agent of the Chicago, Cincinnati
S Louisville, newly created position.
G. w. Hand has taken charge as travel
ing freight agent of the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton x Dayton, with headquarters at Gin
cinnati.
j. A Gaines has been appointed acting
trainmaster of the Logansport division of
the Vandalia, vice w. f. Burke, trans
ferred 10 other duties.
The first coach excursion from New York
to St. Louis will pass through INDIANAPOLIS
at $50 this morning. The fare by this
train is $50 New TO to st. Louis and return
j. Raymond Mann, secretary to A. b.
Atwater, OF the Grand Trunk, has been
new superintendent and traffic manager
of the Detroit & Toledo Short-line
Vice President Middleton. Freight Traf-
fic Manager Jarvis and General Passenger
postponed their trip to st. Louis a few
days. and will be in Indianapolis on Satur-
day of this week.
The Chicago Rock Island & Pacific an
nounces that its new Kansas City and ST
Louis line will be open for business on
June l. This will make the Rock Island
a formidable competitor for Western
worlds fair business.
The Pennsylvania has completed improve
ments on the Continental Hotel and Union
Depot at Crestline, o.. at a cost of 500 eDO
and is expanding still more money i'm the
construction of the largest rOundhouse on
the Pennsylvania system at that point
For the purpose of affording Passengers
the opportunity OF securing the daily pa
pers and periodicals, as we'll as fruits. etc.
the Grand Rapids * Indiana will make ar
rangements 10 accommodate the passen-
gers at the more important stations on the
road.
III. r. Knott has been appointed travel
ing agent of the Toledo. St Louis & Nest
ern. He was formerly commercial agent
of the road at Buffalo, and is the lasf of
the commercial agents to be dropped All
commercial agents now carry the title of
travelling freight agent.
T e Southern Indiana has placed orders
with the Rogers locomotive works for
five mogul freight locomotives. TO weigh
drivers. and also for five simple passenger
engines. weighing 10000 pounds each. with
1900 pounds resting on the drivers.
j. Q. Van Wrinkle. general superintendent
of the Big Four. and III. +. Holton as
sistant general superintendent. were i'm
Cincinnati yesterday in conference with
General Manager Schaff. and will to-day
go over the Sandusky. Cleveland and In
dianapolis division on an inspection.
As a result OF Judge Kohlsaat issuing an
order enjoining ticket scalpers against deal
ing in exposition tickets. the Passenger
Association has decided TO grant stop
over privileges at Chicago. but under the
order the business of scalpers outside tie
st. Louis reduced rates is not interfered
with
y special train on the Northwestern car
rying a party of Lincoln business men on
tour OF Nebraska. made "A record run
Monday between Fremont and Norfolk
Junction. The distance is eighty-one miles.