The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-13
Personal, Local and General Notes

J. j. Brooks general counsel of the Penn
sylvania lines west was in the city yester-
day.
w II. McDoel. president of the Monon.
has gone to Hot Springs, Ark, for couple
of weeks.
Joseph Keavey, assistant general freight
agent Of the Big -Four, is recovering from
his recent serious illness.
1t is stated that J. C. Gleason, superin-
tendent of the Detroit Southern, is to be
promoted to general superintendent
V. T. Malott. receiver of the Vandalia,
who has been i'll for several days, was able
TO be at his office yesterday for a short
time
A telegram from ]. @. Van Wrinkle. gen.
eral superintendent of the Big -Four, an
nounces the arrival of himself and family
in Mexico.
Business is reaching old-time proportions
on the Big Four. On Wednesday there were
handled on the system 5,435 loaded cars
and yesterday $500.
The Big Four last night had two special
trains. one from Boston, the other from
New York, eight cars each, carrying parties
of excursionists to California.
The Hooking Valley Roads earnings for
the first week of February were $47,1
decrease of $3.50 as compared with the
corresponding week last year.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton has
Findlay & FIT Wayne division, and trains
are now moving as prior to the high
water.
S. C. Scott assistant to First Vice Presi-
dent McCrea, OF the PENNSYLVANIA lines
West. and l.. L. Gilbert, assistant counsel,
both of Pittsourg, are in the city looking
after some legal matters.
George Reck, ticket agent at the uptown
office of the Pennsylvania Is so i'll as to be
in over thirty years of serve as ticket agent
he has been confined to the house.
]. r. Mccartney will on March 1 become
district passenger agent of the Chicago. Gin
cinnati & Louisville in Cincinnati. He re-
tired from position as city passenger agent
of the Cincinnati. Hamilton Dayton.
At noon on Thursday the Monongahela
division of the Pennsylvania opened four
miles of it's new track near Clarion. This
is part of the new movement to care for the
heavy tonnage from industries in that i'm
mediate territory.
1t is understood that ]. B. Flanders, who
retired on Wednesday as general Superin-
tendent of the Detroit Southern, will ac-
cept a position with the Chicago, Cincinnati
& Louisville which has just changed it's
offices to Cincinnati.
1t is intimated that the New York. New
Haven & Hartford has under contempla-
ton building a new and Independent pas
senger terminal in New York. report
that such a thing had been considered has
been current for some time
H. D. Stiles, general agent Of the Circin-
natl Hamilton q Dayton at Indianapolis.
was in Cincinnati yesterday in conference
he could do 10 get more cars to handle the
business offered the company.
A number of changes on the Chicago, Gin
cinnati * Louisville are pending. Daniel
r. Randall will on March / retire as road
master, and ]. T. Owens, general car fore
man, will resign, both TO accept positions
on other roads. and A. A. Scott, superin-
tendent of car painting. will retire.
Robert H. England. vice president Of the
Buffalo. Bradford & Kane road. recently
acquired by the Buffalo * Susquehanna has
resigned and been succeeded by Il. w. Good
year, second vice president OF the latter
road, and A b. Campbell, superintendent
at Bradford OF the B., 3. & X. road, has
been promoted 10 general superintendent
James Leavy, who has been roadmaster or
connected in an official capacity with the
Grand Rapids a. Indiana for thirty-two
years and William Nichols. who has been
an agent of the company for thirty-three
years, have rendered their designations
Each proposes to engage liz business for
himself.
The National Railroad of Mexico. of
which w. G.. Raul. formerly of Atlanta is
president, is adopting ideas of the American
roads, and has issued a handsome booklet
| the title of which is Mexico the High
land of the Tropics" IL is profusely H.
| Illustrated with half-tone engravings of typ
| ical Mexican scenes and contains interest
ing historical stories.
IL is said that the consolidation of the
offices of the Rock Island and the St Louis
| a San Francisco, which has been effected
| In Buffalo and a number OF other cities is
| part of plan 10 bring the two great
| systems 90 even closer terms. With refer
| ence TO the election of L. +. Loree as pres
/ ident of the holding company, il Is said
| that the officials OF the Rock Island rec
4 celiize the fact that the system Is about
to become one OF the greatest OF the world,