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

J.B. Hutchinson. claim agent of the Pan
handle, is i'll with grip as to confine
him at home.
L. f. Loree has been elected director of
the St Louis & San Francisco. Mr.. Loree
represents the Rock Island.
A. w. Townley, superintendent of the
second division of the Seaboard Airline Rail-
way, is to be promoted to the position OF
general manager OF the road.
The annual convention of the Interna-
tional Railway Master Boiler Makers Asso-
citation will be held in this city. beginning
May IL and continuing three days.
]. Proctor Polk, train dispatcher of the
Nashville and Decatur division Of the
Louisville & Nashville, has been appointed
chiel train dispatcher of the entire system.
Hiram II. Hale. a conductor the Penn
sylvania for twenty-five years past and
prior to that for twenty gears on the Erie
road as a conductor, died on Saturday from
a stroke of paralysis.
The December figures of the Union Pa
cifc show an increase of $SS4.949 in gross
and 1864 357 in net earnings. These earnings
are called phenomenal. For the six months
the net increase was $1,S07,75S.
The Interstate-commerce Commission has
issued new tables concerning the operation
of railroads in the year just closed, which
show that the expenses were the heaviest
in the history Of the companies.
The Nickel-plate has placed an order with
the American locomotive works for five new
locomotives of high standard, and the To-
II.
two fast passenger locomotives.
On Feb. there will be a meeting of the
executive committee or the Central Traffic
Association to adjust rates on lumber, lath,
shingles etc. and Oh the 5th the same Off
Gals will meet to adjust iron and ore rates.
Assistant General Superintendent Boomer,
of the Lake Erie q Western, yesterday re-
ceived his private car from the Colling-
wood shops Of the Lake Shore, thoroughly
rebuilt and equipped with all modern con-
VenienceS.
Oscar Murray. president OF the Baltimore
& Ohio. is said to be giving close attention
to the company's equipment, and seeing that
il is not only put IN frSt-class condition,
but kept so. No makesnIIt repairing will
be tolerated.
False reports as regards embargoes on
important roads are numerous and in most
cases false. Neither the Lake Shore nor
the Lehigh Valley has an embargo, and the
one on the Nickel-plate. due to the bridge
being washed out, will be lifted by Friday.
sistant superintendent of the middle divis-
ion of the Grand Trunk. is to be promoted
TO the position vacated by Superintendent
Ferritor St. Johns, who yesterday became
superintendent or the middle dlNIslon OF
the Wabash.
George II. Stagg, formerly with the Lack
awanna passenger agency in Buffalo. but
for the last five months assistant ticket
agent of the Erie. has been appointed pas
senger agent for the Erie at New York
city. This rapid promotion is complimentary
to Mr. Stagg.
The Rock Island and the Missouri Pacific
have again reduced grain rates TO gulf
ports 10 l6 cents per 100 pounds, and to the
Atlantic seabOard TO % cents per 100 pounds.
and as a consequence fears are entertained
of q rate war between the eastern and
sOUthbound reads.
w NJ. Prall. OF St. Louis. the newly
appointed commissioner of the car service
bureau Of Pittsburg. passed through the
city last night on his way TO that city The
authority given him In his new position Is
very important 10 the large railroad inter-
ests of Pittsburg and nearby points.
petition has been filed before the Legis-
lature OF Massachusetts, asking that the
limit OF damages which can be recovered for
increased from 5000 TO $4,000. Under the
existing law, If mans life is taken in
stantly, even by the most gross careiessness
on the part OF a railroad or its agent. the
greatest amount that can be recovered BY