The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-12
Personal, Local and General Notes.

President Norton, of the Toledo st. Louis
& Western, will retire on Jan. Is.
Frank Laughlin, with the Erie at Youngs-
town, will go to Cleveland as freight agent
of the company.
1t is said that the Rock Island has decided
to again become a member of the Western
Passenger Association.
c. f. Schaff, general manager of the
Big Four, win be in the city to-day and
will go on TO St Louis tonight.
NJ. E. ingalls,, president of the Big Four,
left for New York yesterday. accompanied
by his wife and son, on his way to Egypt.
Nj. r. Maxwell assistant general freight
agent of the Lake Erie AZ Western, has re-
turned from "a ten days trip spent in the
East
John Fitzmorris. engineer on the Lake
Erie & Western. has been running an engine
between indianapolis and Peru for thirty
four years.
c. II. Douglass, of this city, has accepted
the position of chief clerk to j. A. Vim
hedge, auditor of the st. Louis Terminal
Association.
Asa L. Foster, late general freight agent
of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, died at his
home in Bethlehem, Pa, yesterday, aged
forty-five years.
L. ]. Houston has been appointed division
engineer of the Chesapeake & Ohio, with
headquarters at Ashland, vice Z. Nj.
Hoadley, resigned.
The Iron Mountain has perfected arrange
ments for establishment of dining car serv-
ice on its through trains between St Louis
and the City of Mexico.
It is stated that the Pere Marquette will
arrange to run a through sleeper between
New York and Chicago, not being satisfied
with getting as far as Buffalo.
In the week ended Jan. there were
transferred over the Belt road 15.0S1 cars;
Belt road engines handled at the stockyards
switches on its line. 1853 cars.
1T is semi-officially announced that there
will be no change in the official staff of the
Baltimore & Ohio for some time, aside from
the election of a vice president TO fill the
place of Mr.. Murray, elected president.
III. S. Storrs general superintendent of the
Lake Shore and the Lake Erie q Western
on Friday and Saturday made an inspection
Engineer Cleveland and Superintendent
Boomer.
1t was stated at Baltimore & Ohio head
quarters yesterday, that D. ID. Carothers
Ohio Southwestern, at Cincinnati would
succeed j. NJ. Graham as chief engineer, on
Feb. l.
The annual meeting of the Indiana Car
Service Association was held yesterday and
the officials of last year were reelected.
The report of General Manager Mummert
not being ready, no other business beside
electing officers was transacted.
On Saturday 5000 employees of the Phila-
delphia & Reading, on going 10 the shops
found posted a notice that. commencing
yesterday, the men will be required to work
full time-siXty hours a week. The shops
have been on short time since Nov l.
The new Atlantic type locomotives of the
Big -Four are making great speed records
81, 37S and 37g have recently made some
very fast runs, reaching speed OF seventy
five to eighty miles an hour, and the engi-
neers say their speed limit has not been
reached.
Announcement was made yesterday by
General Superintendent Magee of the ap-
pointment OF S. E. Cotter as superintendent
of the middle division of the Wabash with
headquarters at Decatur, ILL., Mr.. Carter
was formerly superintendent of the east
ern division.
T. n. Jarvis. who was recently promoted
TO freight traffic manager OF the Lehigh
Valley line, formerly represented the Lack
awanna fast freight line in this territory
His promotion is looked upon in railroad
circles highly complimentary to his abil-
ity as freight official.
The Illinois Central, when it gets the i'm
provements now in progress completed. ex-
to New Orleans in twenty hours. The entire
line between those points is now practically
dOuble-tracked Twenty-Five hours is the
shortest time yet attempted.
Harry Rhein. general passenger agent of
the Lake Erie a Western, and w H.
Bronson. assistant general passenger agent
of the Big Four joined a number of pas
senger mem from Cincinnati last night
going 10 Chicago TO attend meeting OF
the Central Passenger Association.
Arrangements are now being made for run
ning through trains over the Grand Trunk