The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-02
Personal, Local and General Notes.

w. A. Fetzer yesterday took the position
of claim agent with the Louisville & Nash
Vile railroad at St. Louis.
r. p Algeo. district passenger agent of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, has
returned from Cincinnati.
Joel z. Derby, general yardmaster for the
Lake Shore at Elkhart, has been succeeded
by Night Yardmaster Sam Bates.
The Rock Island has given notice that the
company has decided TO re-enter the West
ern Passenger Association as a full-1edged
member.
General Passenger Agent Walter J.
Lynch, of the Big -Four, who has been trav-
cling in Europe for several weeks, is eX-
pected in New York to-day.
+. q. Sawyer, agent of the Pennsylvania
at this point, who has been i'll for several
days, has SO much improved that he ex-
poets TO be at his Office to-day
Yesterday the colonist rates became effec-
tive, and viii be in force for two months.
All roads had a heavy run of traffic, even
heavier than they had anticipated.
Next month the Chicago & Alton will
open it's new cutoff from st. Louis to
Kansas City, which viii give the company
the short line between those two points.
The Wabash will close a contract this
week for 2,2i0 freight cars, and the Wheel
ing & Lake Erie, a Wabash line, a con-
tract for 100 steel hopper bottom coal
, cars.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & St Paul has
issued an order prohibiting its cars leav-
ing the rails Of the company, and the order
is being enforced on flour shipments east
bound from Chicago.
Announcement is made that the Chicago
6, Alton has decided to equip Immediately
with electric lights all the cars in ali its
trains The current is to be produced by a
dynamo driven by the axle during the run
OF the train.
The Wabash and the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton &, DAYTON Will build two handsome solid
through trains TO run between Cincinnati
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make big fight for their share of the
worlds fair business
The report that the Santa Fe had secured
control OF the North Shore Railroad of
| California is officially denied by one who
is acquainted with the situation. He states
! that the road has been bought by the e.
| II. Hartman syndicate
| George w Better has resigned as freight
agent of the Chicago Great Western. in
| charge of that companys. business at Kan
sas CITY, and has been succeeded by II. II.
| Churchill Mr. Better has accepted a DO
sition with the Santa Fe road.
James a Stewart. general agent of the
| passenger department OF the Rock Island
! in company with l.. L. Allen. general pas
senger agent of that system, returned TO
| Chicago yesterday after going over all the
lines, Including those in Oklahoma.
| James 3. dahoney, chairman Of the West
ern trunk-line committee, announces a fur
/ Their reduction in the sugar rate for West
/ ern lines, growing out OF the fight between
\ the western ana southern INES. me lat
! ter want bigger dinerentiais than the East
! ern lines are willing TO allow.
While the interests identified with tic
/ Northern Securities Company refused TO
state what action viii be taken in the event
Of the United States supreme Court rem
/ dering q decision declaring the cOmnanv
/ an III gal corporation. 10 is understood that
| a plan has already been arranged TO meet
/ q possible adverse decision.
The statement Of the Pennsylvania FOR
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| ia pensions. Tie road has l,f10 pensioners,