The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-30
RAILWAY GOSSIP.

road who, with his bride, has been in New
Mexico a couple of weeks will return Dec 3.
H A. Fisher, assistant passenger agent of the
Wabash system, retired from that position yes
terday. His address hereafter will be Toledo,
Ohio.
Manager McCrea and Superintendent Miller,
of the G. St L. u P. lines, spent yesterday in
the city putting in most of the time at the shops,
which are rapidly being put into fine working
condition.
DR.. Chas. Wood lately ticket agent es the
Decline, has been appointed as the Cincinnati
representative of the Mount Vernon g. Panhau.
die route the new line to Cleveland
NJ Doherty the indianapolis east-bound pool
commissioner, is known in railroad circles as
the King of Honduras, he having spent some
days as the guest of the King of that province
Superin tendent Kerrigan and DIR. Outten, Of
the Iron Mountain road have established q
handsome library and reading room at ST. Louis.
The room is furnished tastefully and made very
attractive There are already 500 volumes in the
library.
With the successful opening of the South Bend
extension of the Vandalia, VIM r. McKeen has
become the same popular man he is in the west
ern part of the State. At towns on the northern
extension he is now known as Indana's rail
road king
William E. Hoyt has been appointed eastern
passenger agent Of the Missouri Pacific rail
way. j. P. Mccain has been appointed trav-
cling agent and A. H. Torriceli is continued as
New England agent The new appointments
take effect tomorrow.
j. B. Kisselle, for the past twelve years agent
of the United States Express Company at
Hannibal, has been appointed travelling auditor
of the company, with headquarters at Mime
aDOliS. Mimi His iurisdictiOp do tba
Minneapolis 6 st. Louis road
The G., B. & O. general passenger agent an
nounces that Mr.. Robert Gillespie, late Southern
passenger agent Of the Mobile &C. Ohio railroad
has been appointed the Southern passenger
agent for this company, with Headquarters OF
New Orleans La, appointment to take effect
Dec 1, 1884
James Reed passenger agent of the c., B. s.
O., who is credited-with being one of the hand
soonest men in the passenger service when his
hat is on, has handsome bank credit having
been fortunate in grain and railway stock spec
ulations If crowded, it is said, he could readily
raise 5000 000
Now that change of management has been
effected in Erie, many look for an improvement
in the credit of the company and its securities.
The new president got his training in the service
OF the Baltimore & Ohio, and seems determined
to carry out his policy of economy and honesty
of management
1t is now announced that the Canada Southern
II.
for good. James NJ. Steere, formerly agent Of
the Canada Southern at that point, has been ap-
pointed general agent, freight department. Of
the Gulf, Colorado q Santa Fe, with headquar-
ters at Dallas Texas,
John Champion has been appointed general
eastern freight agent of the Michigan Central
Railway Company, vice w. II. Perry, deceased.
The appointment takes effect Dec. l. Mr. Cramp-
ton was formerly general foreign freight agent
Of the Vanderbilt lines and is freightman Of
ability and experience.
Mr. ]. W. Morse general passenger agent Of
the Union Pacific road, announces the appoint
ment of Mr.. Frank l. Smith as travelling agent,
with headquarters at Portland, Ore, and Of
Graham H. Mcpherson as travelling agent with
headquarters at Salt Lake City Both appoint
ments to take effect Dec. L
The rumor is again renewed that r. Nick
Twombly is to be made president of the Pha-
delphia e. Reading road. If there is any inten-
ton of making Vanderbilt's son-in-law, H. Mex.
Twombly president of Reading it will be neces-
sary for him to become resident of Pennsylva-
MIA, in order to comply with the provisions Of
the charter.
George Boyd assistant general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania road has returned to
Philadelphia. Mr. Boyd's hunting expeditiou way
cut short by painful mishap. In jumping over
fence he made misstep sprained his ankle,
and became so lame as to necessitate his re-
naming in the house two or three days and at
last abandoning the expedition.
II. r murray, general superintendent of the
Toledo, Cincinnati e st. Louis narrOw-guage
road issues a circular announcing the following
appointments, to take effect Dec. l: A H. Snider
general freight agent; H. A. Young, chief en-
gneer. c. S. Anthony, in addition to that of
auditor, will assume the tiUle and duties of gen
eral passenger and ticket agent.
The general officers of the Pennsylvania com
pany controlling the Pittsburg & Erie the Cleye-
land & Pittsburg, the indianapolis & Vincennes
and other railroads, have been in consultation at
tkGhtt fhn Il
General Manager Baldwin says there will be
no cut in wages, but that a reduction in the
number of employees on all their lines is neces-
sary, owing to the decrease of traffic.
Dennis B. Strope, the first engineer that ran
locomotive into Fort Wayne and who has been
for many years general foreman of the round
house there for the Pennsylvania company,
has rendered his resignation, after serving over
thirty years with that company. Mr. Strope
has acquired a considerable comDetencv and
proposes to spend the balance of his DAYS in
elegant ease. Thomas Butler, assistant fore
man, will be his successor.
The fact that Geo. Roberts, president of the
Pennsylvania road has accepted the position of
director in the Texas and Pacific Company is ex-
citing comment IN Eastern financial papers. This
is looked by some persons as signifying an
intention to bring the road into closer alliance
with interests Which were prominent in the man
agement some years ago, but which lately have
been silent The bondholders' committee
which has now about finished its work. can be
said to have begun the work of reorganization
well.
December l, A G. Barker takes the position
of travelling passenger agent of the Chicago s.
Northwestern road, headquarters Chicago
James Gibson, formerly with the Panhandle
lines, on the same date takes similar position
with the c, & n. W. for the territory included
in Illinois, north of and including the Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific railway, Wisconsin,
northern peninsula of Michigan, and Minnesota
and Dakota, south of Hastings and Dakota d-
vision Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway,
with headquarters Madison, Wis.
About 1859, J. D. Lilly was appointed super
intendent of the Indianapolis e Lafayette road,
now part of the c.. l., st l.. & O. system At
that tin.n Erie Tnckn WIS tha the lncnI acant