The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-10
Personal, Local and General Notes

George j. Gould will start in a day or two
on an inspection of his various properties
It is reported that J. b. Flanders, SUI
perintendent of the Detroit Southern, will
on March L retire from that position.
L. r. johnson has been appointed solicit
ing freight and passenger agent of the
Norfolk & Western, with headquarters at
Suffolk, Va.
The double track bridge of the Panhandle
at Richmond, Ind, is completed, and both
and any sized locomotives.
The Monon earned in the third week of
January $1O4O9S, decrease of s26,SS1; since
July /, however, the road has earned
50, 16O, S74 an increase of $264, S42.
H NJ. Bronson, assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Big Four, is in Cincin-
natl i'm conference with passenger men at
that point concerning st. Louis exposition
day.
On Monday there were standing on side
tracks of the Pennsylvania main line be-
tween Pittsburg and New York over 1900
loaded cars. largely on account of bad
weather.
G. ]. Grammar. traffic manager of the
Lake Shore road, Will be In the city to-
morrow and remain until Friday TO attend
the banquet at the Columbia Club on Fri
day evening.
The Nickel-plate still has a freight en-
| barge, but is rapidly clearing up all the
accumulated freight of the last few weeks
and will have the work completed before
| the close of the week
S. F. De Noise, formerly assistant traffic
manager of the Southern Pacific at New
Orleans is now a partner In the firm of
| Daniel j. Suly Co.. Wall-street brokers in
| stocks, coffee and cotton.
j. Rogers, an engineer on the Peoria g.
Easterns Western division, has been off
| duty for some weeks on account of rheu-
matism. He ran the first engine over the
| Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western road.
w r. Dixon, Northwestern passenger
| agent Of the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST
| Paul, who has been ill with typhoid fever
has so far recovered that on Monday he
| went TO Ocean Springs, Miss, to recuper-
| ate.
III. Roseman, general freight and pas
| senger agent of the Southern Indiana, was
in the city last night. He reports the
| company's business very active, especially
| in coal traffic developing beyond all ex-
| pectations.
| Colonel Shaw, district passenger agent for
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, was in
| the city yesterday He anticipates a big
| Pacific coast business at the low rates, the
rate being from Cincinnati $50, from In
dianapolis $50 and from Chicago s33.
w. Z. Deppe assistant general passenger
| agent of the Big Four and c. S. Crane,
| general passenger agent of the Wabash, are
| I'm New York attending meetings OF the
trunk lines TO take definite action on the
| whole subject of world's fair business.
AS q compromise agreement, Western
| lines have agreed to pay only per cent.
| commission on transatlantic immigrant
business to the Pacific coast, but will pay
10 per cent. business to interior points
west of Chicago and st. Louis.
| George Street. cashier of the Central Rail-
| way clearing house, will be back at his
| desk tomorrow. having recovered from
| several weeks illness. Mr.. Street is one
| OF the most active men in transportation
| affairs of the clearing house.
The schedule of freight rates issued by
| the Missouri Railroad Commission 10 take
effect March l will bring about only a
small reduction in a limited number OF ex-
listing tariff rates under which the bulk OF
the tonnage is handled A different scale
of rates is shown for the north and south
divisions OF the State.
Benton Harbor is TO be the coaling sta
ton between Chicago and Grand Rapids
for the Pere Marquette. The material for
constructing derricks, etc, has arrived
These coaling quarters will have a capacity
for coaling two engines at "A time. Benton
Harbor business men hold that the PerC
Marquette will yet declare il a division
point.
II. V. Trimmer, for many years connected
with the general passenger department oil
| the Wabash, died at the Wabash Hospital
AIoberly, Monday. The cause or his
death was blood poisoning, which resulted
from cutting a finger ten days ago. Mr.
Trimmer well known In railroad cir
Giles and identified with many railroad So
cieties
| The largest coal contract that has eyeI
been awarded 10 single company has JUS