The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-02
THE DAYS RAILWAY NEWS.
Arbitrator Adams Sends His Decision
to the st. Louis Freight Men.
improvements Making by the Pennsylvania
PeopIe-Possible Troubles with the
Passenger Pool.
Personal Points.

W. R. McKeen, president. and Colonel Hill. SUI
perintendent of the Vandalia, to be in the city
to-day.
Chief Engineer Becker, of the Chicago, st..
Louis & Pittsburg road, is spending couple of
days at this end of the line.
e. B. Thomas, general manager of the Bee
Line, and James McCrea, manager of the Chi
cago. St. Louis and Pittsburg lines, are expected
an the city to-day.
WI. Seward, who. for fourteen years past
has run into this city as a messenger of the
American Express Company, has resigned and
goes to Kansas City to engage in business.
H.B Mcclellan, who has just been appointed
general eastern passenger agent of the Missouri
Pacific, with headquarters at New York, has
had his duties enlarged to embrace the
Wabash system.
John Sessions, late agent of the Indiana,
Bloomington & Western road at this point, yes
terdsy removed his family to Columbus, o.
Since Mr.. Sessions took the agency of the l., B.
&w. st Columbus their West-bound business has
steadily increased.
A. j. Cassatt, formerly first vice-president of
the Pennsylvania road, returned Saturday last
from Europe, and already the rumor ia current
mat he is to take the presidency of the Denver
q Rio Grande, but he tells his most intimate
friends that he will take no position on any road.
Several changes took effect, yesterday, on the
Louisville. New Albany & Chicago road. William
Marshall assumed the duties of division superin-
fendent; H. W. Barclay the position of agent of
the L., N. A. & Chicago at louisville, and Mr..
Parsons that Of general Southern agent of the
company.
Homer Snodgrass, who for twenty years was a
conductor on the Louisville, New Albany q Chi
cagO road, died at Lafayette, Saturday last, an
utter wreck. Every man who knew him was his
friend He was genial and charitable to fault.
He was his only enemy. Whisky had the best Of
him for four years past.
The offices of the United States and Pacific
Express companies, at st. Louis, were merged
INTO one yesterday, and will hereafter be in
charge of Joseph Temple of the Pacific COM
pany, d. T. Parks, who has represented the
Undited States company for twenty years, re-
tirtng to look after private interests in the
West.
The many friends Of J. NJ Ferris, general man
ager OF the New York, Pc nnsvlvania & Ohio, will
be pleased to learn that under the new order of
things he is to remain in that position circu-
lar from President Jewett says that F. E. Rit-
man, formerly treasurer of the N. Y, P. & O., is
made assistant treasurer of the New York, lake
Erie & Western.
J. G.. Everest, the genial and active passenger
agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
road, lie in the city. By-the-bye this road pro-
poses to get more business for the Northwest
this season than it has in years past from this
section, and Mr.. Everest is distributing at the
local offices an elegantly prepared work of 90
pages, highly embeliished, showing up the va
r1nus attractions and summer pleasure resorts
to be found ON this extended system of roads.
Comics of this elegant book, full of valuable in
formation, can be obtained at any of the railway
offices.