The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-13
Personal. Local and General Notes.

j. r. Barnard, general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern, is in Cincinnati.
NJ. w. Mansfield. superintendent of the
indianapolis & Vincennes has returned
from Pittsburg.
V. T Malott, receiver of the Vandalia.
who has been in Chicago for two or three
DAYS, will return this morning.
l.. ii. Parker. superintendent of the
Monon, who has been in Florida a month.
has returned improved in health.
Grand Rapids & Indiana officials an
nounce that operation of the Manistee
branch will be abandoned this year.
BENJAMIN McKeen. general manager of
the Vandalia, was in the city yesterday
In conference with Assistant Receiver Oar
low.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana will next
Sunday put into service its special Rome
City Sunday train, which was very popu-
lar last summer.
The United States Express Company has
enlarged its quarters near the Union Sta
ton and has leased two rooms in addition
to its former offices.
The Central Freight Association is dis
tributing its new book of classification of
freight. There are 230 pages with forty
articles of freight classified.
General Manager c. G. Waldo. of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton Dayton. and Chief
Engineer c. d. Wilson, are on an inspec-
ton of the lines and its terminals
The commissary department of the
wheeling q Lake Erie has been removed
from Toledo TO Canton, where the super
intendent of the department resides
The Cincinnati, Button & Chicago Rail-
road construction has again been taken up
between Portland and Pennville Ind.
Grading was resumed yesterday with fifty
teams.
Samuel Hoar. the distinguished lawyer
who died at Concord. Mass, on Sunday.
was fifty-nine years of age and had been
general counsel of the Boston &c Albany
road for twenty years.
:. Paymaster Snee, of the Pennsylvania
lines west, was in the city yesterday nav
ing for March services. Mr.. Snee has lust
completed his eighteenth year in that posi-
ton on the Panhandle.
Ralph Peters, general superintendent of
the Pennsylvania Southwestern system is
in Pittsburg and yesterday attended a
meeting of operating officials relative to
quickening the time of stock trains
BY vote of eight to three, the House
committee on interstate and foreign COM
merce yesterday authorized a. favorable
report on the bill allowing narrow-gauge
railroads to use other than the wheel
brake, as required in the safety appliance
act.
Charles E. Henderson, second vice presi
dent of the Philadelphia & Reading. and
we'll known in indianapolis. accompanied by
vacation abroad. During his absence his
duties will be divided among associate Of
ficialS.
Chairman Mcleod. of the Western Pas
senger Association. has appointed Peter
Mcdonnell a representative of the asso
citation at New York. The appointment is
somewhat of n surprise. as Mr.. Mcdonnell
has been waging war this bureau for
five years past as its immigrant agent
The proposition to run some of the
through trains from the East to ST. Louis
around the Belt road to relieve the Union
tracks. has stirred the Commercial club
and an effort will be made to induce the
Central Passenger Association to authorize
stopovers on all through tickets TO the ex-
position.
At the annual meeting of the directors Of
the Pitttsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St
Louis Railway Company, held in Pittsburg
yesterday, Joseph Wood. j. j. Turner and
Il. S. Cunningham were reelected directors
The fourteenth annual report shows an in
crease in gross earnings Of 81 33225, 463. 90 and
an increase in operating expenses of So 3D.
1854.
Moore Brothers and w. e. Leeds. pro-
motors of the Chicago. Rock Island & Pa
cihc have settled all their difficulties with
the minority stockholders and are now
free 10 carry out their stupendous plan of
fnancicrng and reorganizing the company
without interference from any source The
three suits which have been pending have
been dismissed.
\ railway mems club has been organized
at Toledo, and was Incorporated at Col
umbus on Monday. The capital is placed
in Toledo and will erect thereon new
building costing $1,000. TO include sleepjng
rooms, lodge rooms rooms for billiard and
pool. and the ground floor will be arranged
for business purposes.
The success of the Industrial depart
n.ent of the Eric Railroad in attracting
Industries 10 locations on the company's
line is affording "A good deal of satisfac-
ton To the management. 1t is stated that
inquiries are constantly being received