The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-17
Personal, Local and General Notes

Luther Poland, depot master at the
Union Station, has returned from a two
weeks trip to Florida.
The Rock Island officials have received
notice that the company is now running
trains over its own rails from Ft. Worth,
Tex, to Dallas.
Trainmaster S. A. Stack, of the Big Four,
who two weeks ago went TO Martinsville
suffering from muscular rheumatism, is re-
ported improving.
J. A. Perkins, formerly division freight
agent of the Pennsylvania lines at In
dianapolis. is spending the winter in Flor
Ida. He is in poor health.
r. r. Ingersoll, formerly of this city. now
representing the Lake Shore at Seattle, is
making g fine record for the road he rep
resents as its general agent.
a cablegram from NJ. L. Ingalls,, presi-
started up the Nile river on his foreign trip.
All were well and enjoying the trip.
A deal has been completed by which the
Wabash secures nearly a block of ground
in Logansport, on which a station will be
built, to cost in the neighborhood of SloO, 600.
The employee of the Wabash Railroad
Company, who left the company and failed
to secure employment and sued that cor
p~oration for $4,000, has been nOnsuited by
the court.
Fred B. Sankey, passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania, has gone to Florida for a
two weeks vacation. Upon his return he
will look after special work of the worlds
fair traffic.
George Rech. ticket agent OF the Penn
sylvania's uptown office in this city, who
has been confined at home for several days
with illness, is better and expects to return
TO his office to-day.
The first half of February there were
handled on the Big -Four 1882 loaded cars.
The Big Four proper shows a falling off
and the Peoria * Eastern an Increase in
loaded-car movement.
E.. B. Waite, formerly chief of the mo-
tive power department of the New York
Central, has returned from Europe, whittier
he went to study motive power in France,
Belgium and Germany.
Portions of the Grand Trunk for a month
past have been practically abandoned for
traffic on account OF the heavy SHOWS. 1t
is stated that snow blockades this winter.
have already cost the Grand Trunk $400, 600.
Charles w. Julier has been appointed de-
pot agent of the American Express Com
pany at indianapolis, vice W. Fl. Kurik,
who becomes a messenger between Indian
apclis and st. Louis for the same COM
pany.
Articles of Incorporation were filed at
Monmouth. ILL.,. yesterday of the Chicago.
Joliet & Iowa Railway Company. The cap
ital stock is given at $1,625,O00. 1t is pro-
posed to construct a railroad from Chicago
through TO onmou
The Toledo, Peoria & Western is doing
the best business in it's history. Last month
il earned $121, S24. against $105. SOS in 1908 and
6.3l2 In 1902. For the seven months of its
fiscal year the road earned sos, 2l2, against
S702, SOB in 1903 and SF0O,S1 in 1902.
Some idea of the necessity for increased
facilities upon the Western lines of the
Pennsylvania may be formed when it is
stated that the increase in the number Of
tons moved in 1903 over the record Of five
years ago was As, 427. O12; gross earnings in
creased in that period $S4, S95, $40. and net
earnings S5,969,O73.
The Lake Shore shop at Elkhart is over
hauling engine No. 7S4, one Of the largest
types of engines on the Lake Shore, for ex-
hfhfffnn ar the Ct IOI1IS fair Wherp IL will
be pitted against the best tives
of other trunk lines in road and other tests.
No. 734 will receive no unusual attention
at the Elkhart shop.
Construction work on the Western Pacific
is moving along briskly. George Gould de-
MES that he has any connection with the
road. but it is known that John ID. Rookie
teller is largely interested in it's con-
struction and has ample capital to insure
carrying out the project. and that the line
will eventually be extended to the Pacific
coast.
William Miller, who was crushed TO death
under his engine on Monday while making
Some repairs at Leadville, Col. was prob
ably the oldest engineer in service i'm the
United states. He began railroading fifty
two years ago on the Philadelphia & Read
ine. lie brought the first RiO Grande en-
CINE West. and at his death was seventy
one years old.
An okicial OF the Baltimore & Ohio said
that there is absolutely no truth in the ru-
mors floating around that the general Of
fees of that company would be transferred
TO Pittsburg or any other place. 1T is alb
surd to think of it," he said. 1.-The charter
Given to the company by the State of Mary
land requires that the general offices of
the road be IN Baltimore.
] ]. O. Crockett, assistant general manager
OF the Rock Island, G. Il. Adams. superin-
tendent of telegraph. and Signal Engineer
Rolph are making a trip over the Indianap-
oils division of the Nandalia to study the
signal system OF that company, a system