The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-28
Personal, Local and General Notes.

c. S. Mussen. commercial agent of the
Nickel-plate road, is in the city.
M. C. Elevy, assistant controller of the
Pennsylvania lines west, is in the city.
F. A James, general superintendent of
the Canadian Northern at Winnipeg, has
been promoted to general manager of the
system.
J. n. Faithorn, vice president and traffic
director of the Chicago & Alton, VIII, II Is
said, receive a handsome promotion on the
Hartman lines.
The passenger earnings of the Chicago &
Alton for 1903 were the largest in the his
tory of the company, even larger than
those of the worlds fair OF 1893.
H. G.. Rogers, assistant engineer of the
Baltimore * Ohio, has been ordered to
Washington to assist in the construction
of the new Union Station at that city.
The Chicago & Alton will soon have the
The cutoff from Alton to Mexico, Mo,
makes the c. & A. seven miles shorter.
H. F. Houghton, assistant general super
intendent of the Big -Four, rs in New York
attending a meeting of the executive Of
fcers of the American Railway Associa-
ton.
Homeseekers' excursions this week by
the various roads having lines to the South
west were only moderately successful, and
fell below the expectations OF the passen-
ger officials.
William NJ. Prall, manager of the ST Louis
Car Service Association, has resigned, and
been j. II.
has accepted the position of commissioner
of car service at Pittsburg.
l. An official of the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco says the company expects to run its
trains into New Orleans, on June l. BY that
time ii is thought its connections with the
Mobile & Ohio will be completed
b. w. Frauenthal manager of the Blu
reau of Information at the Union Station
in St. Louis. has been promoted general
ticket agent to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Henry @. LihOu.
Charles c. Hicks. travelling freight agent
of the Seaboard Airline in st. Louis, has
been promoted to commercial agent. sue
ceeding G. s. Adams. resigned. Mr.. Hicks
headquarters will be Montgomery, Ala
Oscar c.. Murray was elected president of
the Baltimore Ohio Southwestern Rail-
way at a meeting of the directors in New
York yesterday. Samuel Rea was elected
director to succeed the late Frank w.
Tracy.
The last few days the Big Four, on ac-
count of cold weather has been obliged
to suspend work practically on it's extens-
i've improvements in progress on the St.
Louis division and on the east end of the
Chicago division.
The St Louis & San Francisco. in pre-
pairing for the St Louis worlds fair serv-
ice is building thirty-four passenger
coaches, which, 1t is claimed, will not col
lapse or telescope, but that the one will
slide upon the other
w r. Baldwin, formerly general passen-
ger agent of the Cincinnati. Sandusky &
Cleveland, later with the Nckel-plate. who
retired some time ago on account of i'll
health has fully recovered and will re-
enter the railroad service.
\ grant of 5000 has been given Purdue
| University by the Carnegie Institution to
| aid i'm research and an elaborate study Of
| the value of high steam pressure in loco
| motive service. the money TO be used spe-
| cifically for that purpose.
The appointment of Mr.. Carruthers as
| chief engineer of the Baltimore & Ohio is
not without significance He is an en-
! gineer with an excellent record. also an
/ opera ting man; is popular. has friends by
the hundreds and no enemies.
At meeting held in Toledo. o.. by the
national officers of the National Railway
| Clerks As 0ci2tion and Order of Railway
| Clerks of America. the combining of these
| two organizations was effected. which
| brings the membership up 10 20,006.
The connecting link in the trolley system
making il possible 10 travel by electric line
from Camden 10 New York will soon be
completed and IL Is rumOred that concerted
action on the part Of the steam railroads
| will be attempted 10 keep business from
the trolley lines
4. r. Jones. engineer of maintenance of
way of the Indianapolis * Vinccnnes, has
been transferred to the Cleveland. Akron
a Columbus division OF the Pennsylvania
and Cooper WOODS. of the eastern division
| of the Panhandle. succeeds Mr. Jones on the
1 Indianapolis & Vincennes.
THE improvements on the Detroit &
Mackinac are nearing completion. This
| work involves a general reduction Of grade
| and alignment % track. The company ex-
| poets to haul trains of seventy TO eighty
| loaded cars over this piece of track. and
| has purchased from the Schenectady works
| a number or Consolidated engines for spe-
| cal service.
The Chesapeake & Ohio has Just received
| from the Richmond locomotive works the
| heaviest switching locomotive eve- built
| and the first OF it's class 70 use eight driving
| wheels. The total weight on the drivers is
| 10000 pounds. The new six-wheel engine
recently placed on the Pennsylvania lines