The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-21
Personal, Local and General Notes.

George ingalls,. general freight agent of
the Big Four, was in the city last night on
his way to French Lick Springs.
On April IS the Pennsylvania Sunset
Limited annex sleeping car between New
York and New Orleans will be withdrawn
II. c. Sheperd assistant general freight
agent of the Pennsylvania, is i'm Pitts
burg attending a meeting of freight off,
Gals.
Ralph Peters, general superintendent of
the Southwest system Of the Pennsylvania,
is in Pittsburg for a conference with Gen.
eral Manager Peck.
The stockholders meeting the the New
York Central Hudson River Railroad
Company yesterday resulted in the re-elec-
ton of the old board of directors
H. A Worcester. division superintendent
of the Lake Shore, at Buffalo, has issued a
bulletin to the effect that the present sys-
tenn of stopping trains to let employees
get on or off must be stopped at once.
The freight department of the Chicago.
Milwaukee * st. Paul has created a new
position, that of general agent, and George
3. French has received the appointment
John II. Grace, general agent of the
Great Northern Railway, and H. ID. Lam
dry, commercial agent of the Cotton Belt.
were among last nights arrivals in the
city.
Local manufacturers are pleased over a
reduction in rates on pig iron from Gin
cinnati and Louisville of 10 cents per ton,
effective April %, making the rate 81 per
ton instead of $1.15.
The Vandalia has large gangs of men at
work laying second track from Indian
apolis west to Ben Davis, another force is
laying second track at Terre Haute, an
other is laying double track eastward from
East ST. Louis.
The Baltimore & Ohio announces that II
will run trains from Pittsburg for the
worlds fair at st. Louis This will give
Pittsburg the choice of a number of fast
trains to st. Louis via the three lines
u ir1cr n1I.
the best of equipment.
The Michigan Central has closed a con-
tract for car ferry to go into commits
sion next October. and run between Detroit
$4,000, and there will be three tracks or
| its deck with capacity for twenty-one
| cars of the largest size.
f. S. Bachelor formerly assistant
| freight train master on the Pittsburg di.
| vision of the Pennsylvania, has been ap-
/ pointed joint agent at the Pittsburg Union
Stockyahrds The appointment ONT e Was made
the stockyards company.
| On Sunday the Pennsylvania made al
| unusual effort to clear up all congesteC
business on the Fort Wayne division. anc
| during the day ninety-three trains passe<
over the division between Crestline ant
| Clarks Junction, 10 per cent. of which
| were actual number OF cars handled il
/ one day. This was the largest movement
| of the year.
! The ST Louis & Southwestern Railroad
Company (Cottonl Belt, which on April
withdrew its equipment from Memphis an,
| closed its offices there. entirely suspendin,
| connection with Memphis because of diff
| Guilty with the Memphis Freight Burea,
| regarding tariffs, Monday resumed op
| eratious in that city. The passenger an,
freight departments will reopen with tn
| same officials and clerks in charge.
| w. c. Loree, general superintendent O
! of the Baltimore AZ Ohio. says there ar
| now hundred miles not covered by
| double-track route on its Chicago lines
| and that the company expects To close thes
| gaps without delay. The heaviest work
west of Youngstown, where the company
building a new line. The new yards a
| Demmier are nearing completion. whic
will greatly expedite the movement O
| freight
Mountain and Lake Resorts is the it'll
lof an attractive publication just issued b
the passenger department of the Lacka
wanna. The book is intended TO Civ
readable and reliable information abou
vacation places along that road. and il
lbs pages are filled with suggestions IL
those seeking summer homes. The variou
hotels and boarding places. their location