The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-02
RAILWAY GOSSIP.

j. G. Smith was yesterday appointed agent of
the j., NJ. & L at St john Ind
The Chicago & Atlantic road yesterday sent a
communication to Joint Agent Moore announc-
ing that it would continue to report its ship
ments of -four grain and provisions for publca-
ton in the weekly statement.
The travelling passenger agents who attended
the convention at Denver during July have pre-
sented Mr. S. X Hooper, general passenger
agent Of the Denver & Rio Grande road, with a
handsome crayon portrait of himself.
A meeting of general passenger agents of
Southern and Western roads will be held in Chi
cago next Thursday to take further action in
regard to rebate tickets to be issued on account
of the Worlds exposition at New Orleans
r. B. Shumway, who has been appointed re-
ceiver of the Chicago 81 Great Southern road, is
the party who built the Airline division of the
L., N. A. & G, road and is evidently the one
who Colonel Harry Crawford desired should be
made receiver of the property.
Lucien Hills of Cleveland O., general freight
agent of the Decline, has been in the city for
couple of days prospecting Mr.. Hills has been
with the Decline almost from childhood, and
yesterday commenced his twenty-fourth year as
general freight agent of the road.
Several important official changes went into
effect yesterday on the Chicago & Northwestern
road. Ii. @. Wicker assumed the duties of
traffic manager, w. H Stennett, general passen-
ger agent, the duties of assistant general mana
ger, and r. S. Hair the duties of general passen-
ger agent.
George Rech, who was recently appointed
local ticket agent of the c., L, st. L. & c. road.
yesterday took under his supervision the O.. l.,
ST L. & G. ticket-office on South Illinois as well
as on North Meridian street, and appointed Z.
Dickson his assistant ticket agent, vice George
Castor, relieved.
On Saturday afternoon, about o'clock as the
south-bound Panhandle train was nearing Cicero,
some miscreant fired rifle or revolver at the
passing train. The ball shattered window in
the drawing room car and buried itself in the
wood work on the opposite side, barely missing
gentleman passenger.
Kiugan & Co. have purchased ten acres of
ground at Broad Ripple, and will at once build
ice houses there with capacity of 5000 car
loads of ice. Yesterday they closed ten-years
contract with the L., n. A. & c. Airline people
to haul the ice to their packing house IN this
city. This will prove quite bonanza for the
Airline, as it will furnish them with 800 to
5000 carloads of freight annually.
E. Gallup, assistant superintendent and gen
eral passenger agent of the Boston & Albany
road, was recently offered Sc, 900 year to take
the general passenger agency of Northwestern
road. President Bliss, on learning that such
was the case, without solicitation, informed MIR.
Gallup that if he was worth Sc 900 a year to a
Western road he was worth that to the Boston
& Albany, and that his salary would hereafter
be $500 per month. Mr.. Gallup is a Western
educated railroad man, and represented the O.,
l., ST. L. & G. at Chicago for some time.
On Dec. l Mr.. II. A Fisher, assistant general
passenger agent of the Missouri Pacific Railway.
will sever his connection with that company and
will give his whole attention to the brick and
tile business at Toledo O., in which he has been
interested for some months. Mr.. Fisher has
been with Mr.. II. G. Townsend since 1873 first
on the Wabash, under its numerous changes,
then with the consolidation of the Wabash and
Missouri Pacific systems, and since the division,
with the latter road His greatest forte was in
the getting up of attractive advertising matter,
which has done so much to bring the Gould
lines into popular favor with the travelling pub
lie. Through his efforts, also, the suburban
travel of the above mentioned lines at st. Louis
has been thoroughly systematized and greatly
improved. Altogether he was very valuable
man to the Missouri Pacific.
w. H. Stennett late general passenger agent
of the Chicago & Northwestern road, on retiring
from that position to acceptthat of assistant gen
eral manager of the road sent circular to ticket
agents, reading as follows; 'The inclosed will adj
wise you why this will, probably, be the last cir
cular you will receive from as the general
passenger agent of the Chicago & Northwestern
railway. Whatever measure of success have
attained has been not little augmented by the
cordial cooperation Ihave received from you and
your colleagues, and for it shall always not only
be grateful, but shall owe you more than thanks
| sincerely trust that your relations with my
successor (who is worthy of your most kindly
Offices, and which l bespeak for him. will be as
pleasant as mine have been with you, and that
you will aid him as you have aided this company
by aiding me as you have done If |, in my
new position, can be of any assistance to you, l
trust you will freely command me, and shall
take pleasure in responding as Tar as the clrcum-
stances will permit | hope your future efforts
may be crowned with that success that you are
striving for and deserve. Again thanking you
for your help in the past. 1 beg to remain, very
truly yours, w. ID. STENNETT."