The Indianapolis journal., 1883-07-26
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.
Whereabouts of Prominent Railroad Men
The L. 3 st. L. to Lose a Good Man.

Whereabouts of Prominent Railroad Men
The L. & st. L. to Lose a Good Man.
H. R. Dering, general passenger agent of the
j., NJ. Is l. road, ia in Michigan reoreatlnE for a
afew days.
H. N. Bronson. general PASSOVER agent Of the
L, B. & W., is in Now York, attending the pas
seuger pool meeting.
j. H Devereux, president of the Bee-iiue sys-
tenn, ia in New York this week assisting in
Strengthening out pool matters.
W II. Greegor, travelling passenger agent OF
the Michigan Central road Niagara Falls routel,
is in the city looking after business.
R G. Owens agent Of tine Indianapolis Il St.
Louis road at Carbon, Ind, has been appointed
agent of the company at Nation. Ill.
L. B. Stahlman, vicepresident and traffic man
ager, and Murray Keller. general passenger
agent Of the L., N. A. d C., are recreatlug with
their families in WRukssha, Wis
President Roberts and the directors of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company have for few
days past been making their semi-annual In
speOtiOn trip or their System east OF Pltt5eufg.
MIC c. Wheeler general manager OF the At
Gibson. Topeka & Santa Fe road, Ia spending the
summer on the Massachusetts seaboard. His
health is not US robust as his many friends wish
1t was
E. T. Smith has resigned bis position as super
intendent of the Eastern division of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio road, TO take effect August l. Mr..
Smith commenced railroading a telegraph
operator on the l., B. d W. ROAD.
George ID. Hunter inventor OF the spark ar
restor and smoke consumer now in use ON the
Vandalia, left last night for Philadelphia, the
superintendent of the Baldwin L0comOtive-
works requesting him to come there for Il confer
ence.
E. 7. Postleth waite, assistant to Vice president
Thomson, of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
paDy, sailed for Europe, on Saturday, on the Red
Star steamship Belgenland. He will return on
the same vessel after brief tour OF England and
the continent.
The veteran railroad man, John D. Foster, for
two years past agent of tie Red Line at Mil
waukee. and formerly general Western passen-
ger agent of the Michigan Central road In Chi
cagO, died at Milwaukee, on Monday evening, of
Inflammation of the brain.
r. B. Jones, for ten months past agent Of the
Indianapolis d st. Louis read at Terre Haute,
has been appointed general agent of the Ci1ctn-
natl, Hamilton " Dayton. at Cincinnati, and will
enter upon the discharge of his duties there the
lst of August. His successor at Terra Haute
will be j. G. Coates, who has been acting agent of
the l. & st. L. at Mattoop. Mr.. Jones has, during
his stay in Terre Haute, represented the j. il
st, L. with ability and made friends to the road.
&C. Waite, vioe-president and general mana
ger. and A. Griggs, master of trains of the Chm
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton lines, yesterday
made an inspection trip over the Indianapolis
division. MI Waite stated that a general super
intendent of the system would be appointed
within few days. He states that the freight
and passenger traffic on all divisions of their
road is steadily improving, and fully meeting
the expectations Of the higher officials of the
company.