The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-22
Personal, Local and General Notes.


annual convention at Buffalo, May 10.
]. J. Turner. third vice president of the
Pennsylvania lines West, who has been
an inspection trip, returned 10 Pittsburg
yesterday.
Two mogul engines built for the Nor
folk & Western, and designed for exhi-
bition at the worlds fair. passed west
Wednesday night.
The private car of Hettie Green passed
through the city yesterday afternoon over
the Vandalia, her son and a few friends
being the occupants.
A change In ownership of the Evansville
& Terre Haute in the near future is ru-
mored. Stock of the road is advancing and
large blocks selling.
The Evansville & Terre Haute earned in
the second week of April, S35.2O3. against
$50 in the corresponding week of 1903,
and against S27,s14 in 1902
William Wright, former master mechanic
of the Vandalia. has been appointed super
intendent of motive power of the Rock
Island shops at Moline, Ill.
Under an agreement just made, all lines
reaching Portland from ST. Paul via Oma-
ha will soon quote the same passenger
Northern roads do.
d. Jay Colliver, passenger agent of the
Big Four, passed through the city yester-
day on his way to his Headquarters at
Cleveland, after a two weeks stay at
French Lick Springs.
A circular announces the appointment of
p L. Rodman, who was formerly general
yardmaster Of the c., H. & ID. at Toledo as
trainmaSter of the Cotton Belt, with head
quarters at Texarkana.
The Lake Erie & Western has decided to
shorten the time between terminals. taking
out few of the stops on. some of its
through trains. Superintendent Boomer is
now arranging the time schedule.
Fred McArdle has been appointed assist
ant superintendent Of the Toledo. St Louis
* Western, with headquarters at Frank
fort, Ind. Mr.. McArdle was formerly an
official on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids *
Northern.
James McBeth, master car builder of
the New York Central, and well known
in railroad circles. is now recovering rap
idly f ON "a lengthy and severe illness, and
will be welcomed back to health and bust
ness activity.
The surveyors for the Toledo, Indianapo-
lis southwestern Railroad arrived at
Portland. Ind, having completed the sur
vey between that city and Van Vert o.
Another party is working between Toledo
and Van Vert.
j. T. Bradfeld. general superintendent OF
the New York Central, who has been al
| Cambridge Springs, has returned to New
| York in much better health and is again
| able to attend to the large responsibilities
! resting upon him.
The Wabash has a large force at work
| on its tracks in the vicinity of st. Louis
In addition TO large forces of section men
/ gravel trains are at work reballastine
/
ern divisions giving special attention tC
| bridges.
The April number of the Book of the
| Royal Blue published by the Baltimore
! & Ohio Railroad Company, contains ar
/ interesting account of the discovery OF
the Ohio river, by c.. r. Taylor, and inter.
esting facts regarding the st. Louis ex-
! position.
| 1t is often stated that two minutes must
| be allowed FOR a\ station stop, but experi
ments of l3te have shown that freouentl,
not thirty seconds is consumed anc
| the Continental Limited on the Wabasf
often makes ~ stop and gets started in
twenty seconds.
President Canniff. of the Nickel-plate
discredits the published statement thai
the company intends to abandon its vain
able right-of-way through Cleveland fol
deal of money, and no special advantage
! would be gained.
The auditing department of the Harri
man lines will, on May l. be removes
from Omaha TO Chicago. The chief engi
neer is to be appointed who will pass upor
| all improvements under way and PROPOSED
| on the Union Pacific. the Oregon Shortlin,
and the Southern Pacific.
Lake and Ill rates will go into effec
| on Monday. The new figures are between
| II. and . cents per hundred pounds highe,
! than they were last season. The domesti,
! rate from Chicago to New York has beer
fixed at Is sents per hundred pounds. ans
| the export rate at 1i12 cents.
ID. ID. Mann, of the Canadian Northern
| Railway. says his company contemplate e.
| building 100 miles OF road in the West .thi
season. The Mackenzie and Mann Interest,"