The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-24
Personal, Local and General Notes.

George Stevens. president of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio, was in the city yesterday.
William Thorne commercial agent of the
Vandalia at this point. left yesterday for
Western trip.
The Central Passenger Association has
issued circulars announcing the usual low
rates for students for Easter.
The Peoria & Eastern will put on a
through train between Columbus and St.
Louis with the taking effect of its spring
time table.
The local Board of Health has analyzed
the water carried on passenger trains of
the Big Four, and gave certificate that 1t
Is thoroughly pure and good.
Ralph Peters, general manager of the
Pennsylvania Southwestern system. was
in the city yesterday on an inspection of
the Louisville and I'ogansport divisions.
The Navy Department yesterday awarded
the contract for the transportation of naval
passengers across the continent to the
Chesapeake a. Ohio and Southern Pacific
railroads.
The telegraphers of the Baltimore & Ohio
have voted by about five to one to maintain
their demand for higher wages, and the
secretary of the organization has gone to
Baltimore to confer with the officials.
George w. Graves. general superntend-
ent of the Springfield division of the Gin
cinnati. Hamilton & Dayton left yesterday
accompanied by his wife. for Washington
and the South. to be absent two weeks.
Lucas Van Allen. assistant to the general
Central.
has been promoted to superintendent of
terminals of the Vanderbilt lines at Buff
falo.
The March number of the Book of the
Royal Blue" published by the Baltimore &
Ohio, is devoted largely to the story of the
great fire at baltimore large number
of Illustrations make the work one of in
terest.
Joseph Ramsey. president of the Wabash,
and E. ID. Taylor left for New York on
Tuesday night. While in Pittsburg Mr..
Ramsey gave orders to increase the force
of men and push the contracts all along
the line.
night dispatcher of the Nickel-plate. has
been offered the chief train dispatchersbip
of the Wisconsin Central and has gone to
investigate with the intention of accepting
the position.
On Saturday a train of thirty-cne cars
loaded with meat for export was hauled on
the Nickel-plate from Stony Island 10 Fort
the best time ever made over that road with
a train of that tonnage.
The board of directors of the Pennsyl-
ania Ha nsnrgav Prasident Tor
and all of the old officers were reelected.
r. W. Smith was reappointed treasurer
and Lewis Nelson secretary.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
think that much good will come out of the
meeting held at Chicago on Saturday and
Sunday for the purpose of bringing about
uniform conditions on the railroads in so
far as the engineers are concerned.
The work of double tracking the Pan
handle in the vicinity Of Springfield o.
is being pushed with much vigor and a
night force as we'll as a day force has been
put TO work. Two immense tanks with res
ervoirs filled with gasoline furnish light
Thus far eight passenger conductors on
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton main
line and one on the Indianapolis division
have been dismissed and it is said that
several others are TO go. including an off,
cial located at Cincinnati who is response
BILE for these men getting into trouble
f. ]. Mcmahon. advertising agent of the
Lake Shore, says newspapers are the best
advertising mediums for railroads In ex-
pressing his views recently he said: "All
other means of advertising are second to
the newspapers and the truth of my words
is proven every day by the way the large
systems are patronizing the press"
c. l.. Schaff, general manager of the Big
Four, has recommended TO the Erie, the
Pittsburg a. Lake Erie and the New York
Central that they do not put their fast
| special trains to the st. Louis exposition
until June l. and 1t Is thought the arrange
ment will meet with favor by Eastern con-
nections which propose TO pat on special
| fast trains.
There is said to be much competition for
| the contracts for 1000 tons of steel plate
and go tons OF castings for use in the Penn
ed that New England foundries have