The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-08
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
pERsoNAL AID LOCAL.

a Veteran Railroad Official to Retire-Move-
ments of Railroad Men.
Division Superintendents Marshall and Sala,
Of the L., n. A & c. system, are in the city
F. E. Dodd has been appointed agent of the
Lake Erie & Western and the T. c. & St 4. at
Frankfort, Ind
J. Wynkoop, of Mansfield o., has been ap-
pointed superintendent of telegraph of the Penn
sylvania lines west of Pittsbmg, the P, Fl. W.
& c. excepted, vice O. H. Booth, deceased
j. n. Mccullough, vice-president of the Penn
sylvania company, and James MeCrea, manager
of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg Pa,
the P, Fit. w. & c. excepted, are in the city.
VIM r. McKeen, president of the Vandalia;
M E. ingalls,, president of the C.. l., st. Il. d
C., and Colonel Bennett Young, president of the
l., N. a. & c. system, are to be in the city to-
day.
General Passenger Agents E. A. Ford of the
Pennsylvania lines; Eagan. of the c., l., st. l..
q G.: Stevens, Of the G., H. & l.; Kellar of the
j., n. A. & c., and Hill. of the Chicago q East
ern Illinois. are to be in the city to-day.
Auditors Morris, of the Pennsylvania lines;
Coleman of the Nandalia: Benson Of the Wa
bash; kentheoffer, of the Decline and Heckert,
of the L. n. A. & c.. are in the city, and viii
to-day check up the Union Depot and uptown
nniOn railway office
Mr. Boone, the superintendent of motive power
on the Northwestern road has resigned. He
Joined that road when Mr.. Laying did going
from the Fort Wayne road. 1t is understood
that he intends to follow Mr.. Laying again, and
accept a similar position on the West Shore road.
Col. Robert Forsythe of Chicago, traffic man
Sger of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois road, is
in the city He still believes that the future of
the C. & Z. l. is the most promising of any
Western road. They have of the best of
road beds. and the equipments per mile are the
largest of any north and south road in the coun-
try
J. G. Everest, passenger agent Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul road, is in the city. He
states that the company propose to get more
business in this section and that the appoint
ment of c. c. Mordough, late with the Missouri
Pacific to look after their interests in this section,
with headquarters at Indianapolis is a step in
the right direction.
A. B. Leet, for many years general freight
and passenger agent of the Grand Rapids & In
diana road at Grand Rapids, has been obliged to
resign owing to ill-health. lie has been sue
eeeded by c. f. Gill. as acting general freight
agent and c. L. Lockwood, as acting general
passenger agent. His successors are said to be
very competent men: yet so long has Mr.. Leet
held the positions from which he retires and so
satisfactorily has he flied them. that the
pany and the business men on the G. r. d l.
will regret that ill-health obliges him to take
such step
It is understood that William jackson, the In
dianapolis veteran railroad man. will. at the
coming meeting Of die Union Railway Company.
tender his resignation as secretary and treas
urer Mr. jackson has held this position since
1888 and in the thirty-one years the Union Rail
way Company has not lost dollar through his
earelessness or the dishonesty Of a
ticket agent, of which department he,
as we'll. had supervision for many wears
He will retire highly respected not only by the
officials of the Union railway but the travelling
public as WELL who win well remember his nu-
merous kind acts since Indianapolis first became
railroad town. 1t world seem right that the
Union lPOad COmDanV SlOuld Dlaea him