The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
Personal, Local and General Notes.

DR.. j. II. Talbot, of this city. has been
selected chairman of the medical board OF
the Pennsylvania lines west.
w. A. Garrett. general manager of the
Queen q Crescent, Is on an Eastern trip
visiting old railroad associates.
III. G. Stiles, general agent of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton at Indianapolis,
has returned from French Lick Springs.
Volney L. Malott, receiver of the VAN
dalia, who, with his family, has been at
Atlantic City for two weeks. is expected to
return this week.
III. S. Storrs, general superintendent of
the Lake Shore and the Lake Erie & West
ern was in She city yesterday on his way
to French Lick Springs.
The city authorities of Philadelphia have
passed the necessary ordinances to enable
the Philadelphia & Reading to at once begin
the building of its New York line.
The Central Passenger Association has
authorized rate of cent per mile for
all military organizations which desire to
attend the worlds fair at st. Louis.
Ralph Peters. general superintendent Of
the Panhandle, returned yesterday from
Atlanta, Ga, bringing his family, who
have been spending few weeks there.
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern is
sending out beautiful Easter menu card
showing the elegant repast that will be
served on its dining cars on that date.
The third man to leave the Chicago Great
Western and go to the Pere Marquette dur
ing the present month is III. III. Churchill,
freight solicitor of that road in st. Louis
William Nj. Green, vice president of the
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern, has re-
turned from a Mexican trip, on which he
was accompanied by his wife and children.
W. NJ. Stack, brother of Trainmaster s..
A. Stack of the Big Four, has been APP
pointed yardmaster for the Big Four at
Columbus, o., succeeding .. e. Reynolds,
resigned.
A c. Houck, formerly cashier of the
Wabash, has resigned and Will so to Los
Angeles, Cal, to accept position on the
Santa Fe. He will leave for that city on
Thursday.
William Lamb, private secretary of II. F.
Houghton. assistant general superintendent
of the Big Four, who has been in Colorado
for seven months for the benefit of his
health, will return to-day much improved
and will resume work on April l.
On March % the Twentieth Century Linn
| tied of the New York Central made the
run from Syracuse to Little Falls, seventy
| four miles, in seventy-one minutes, a three
| minutes stop al Utica to be deducted. This
| was the fastest time ever made over that
| division.
The Texas Railroad Commission has
| ruled that men accompanying shipments OF
| live stock and accepting transportation
| from the railroad must begin their return
| trip within twenty-four hours after reach
| ing destination to make such transporta-
| ton available.
James Southern, who began service with
| the Pennsylvania Company in February OF
| 1852 as fireman. and has remained with
| the road since, will retire from the service
| April l. In this long experience he was in
| but one serious accident, that at Hobart
| a few weeks ago.
| Owing to the illness of c. E. Schaff, gen.
eral manager of the Big Four, the time
schedule meeting to be held at Cleveland
| last week was postponed. and it is an
nounced Ii will be held April /. The post
| poned meeting OF the passenger officials will
| be held on April ?.
The Continental Limited of the Wabash
continues to make remarkably fast runs
Last week il covered LOG miles in ninety
| eight minutes between Montpelier and Peru
Ind. and made change of engines in two
minutes, which eight seconds better
| than any previous record.
| Col. s. F. b. Morse, of the firm of Sully
| & Co, states that there is no foundation
| for the report sent from New Orleans tina,
| he will re-enter railroad life as passenger
| traffic manager of the Rock Island; in fact
| at present he does not think he will take
| up railroad business again.
The passenger department of the Bis
and ticket agents calling attention to dis
/ obedience of a recent rule regarding the
| Endorsement of tickets. The action is in
| tended as another safeguard against th,
/ operations OF ticket scapers.
| An official of one of the Pittsburg railway,
| says the facilities at that point are made
| quate to handle the local business and tina
| the coming of the Wabash will not mater.
/ tally help matters, as the business at pitts
| burg has increased 80 per cent and railroad
| facilities have not kept pace with them.
The Pennsylvania has awarded a contrac
for the building of large repair shops a
| Millham Junction. two miles east of Tren
ton. There will be seven of these shops
the largest of which will be 100 by 500 feet
| The shops will be of modern brick construc
| ton, and the work is to be begun at once
r. O. Mccormick has returned TO Sal
| Francisco. and is arranging TO leave tina
| point and come TO Chicago assistan
! TO Traffic Manager Stubs, o. the Harri
man lines. c. $. Fee. general passenge
| agent of the Northern Pacific. on April
| will be I'm San Francisco to take charge o
the passenger traffic of the Southern Pa
! cific.
| Il. j. Barr. secretary OF the Indianapoli
freight committee. yesterday sent the fol
! lowing notice TO shippers: 'your atten