The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-03
RAILWAY GOSSIP.

o. McNary was.yesterday appointed agent of
ts Vaudalia, at Jewett.
General Manager Robinson, of the Atchison,
sssking.
fred Peck, formerly superintendent of the l.,
d. & s. road, is spending a day or two in the city,
prospecting.
A. L. Schrader, traffic manager Of the Illinois
Midland road, was in the city yesterday, on Off
cina business.
e $. Hayes, vice president of the Southern
Gpuld system, is now In Southern California
taking a rest.
y. f.. Hall. recently on an Iowa road, May l
assumed the duties of general manager Of the
Rsehester & Nashua road.
Geo. Russell, formerly yard.master of the
Wabash at this point, now at Detroit, is spend
ing the Sabbath in the city.
d b, Skinner, traffic manager of the Bee.line,
Is of on a few days rest. He proposes to visit
Washington, ID. c., and a number of Eastern
cissss.
General Manager c. G. Wheeler, Of the Chi
cAgo & Northwestern, who is visiting Santa
Barbara for his health, telegraphs that he is
mach better.
John Rely, recently yardmaster of the Chi
eago d Grand Trunk road. at Chicago, who is
A6ent leaving for Montana, has been presented
with a gold watch by the employees of the road
under him.
General Freight Agents Hubbard. of the Van
dAiie, Dlehl, OF the l., L. d W. and Mcleod. OF
TIM C., III. & D., who went to New York the first
Of the week TO attend the monthly fast-freight
line meeting, have returned.
The east-bonnd freight-rate war reached In
d;anapolis yesterday forenoon. The Bee-line. the
l., B. Il W., the C.. II. & /. and Wabash agents
were soon in the field for business, and by noon
-akA onau rata was IL cents uar 1u0 pOuudc fr0yn
Indianapolis to the seaboard.
Nh. D. McNicoll has been appointed general
passenger agent of the Eastern and Ontario di-
visions of the Canadian Pacific railway, with
headquarters at Montreal. Mr.. McNicoll has
heretofore had charge of the passenger depart
ment of the Ontario division only.
Col. Robert Pattison, the protector of the Lake
Erie, Evansville 81 Southwestern, and the Evans
Vile. Seymour & Bellefontaine railroads, died
suddenly of rheumatism of the heart, at his
residence in Evansville, Ind, on Friday night.
He had been poorly for several weeks.
The consolidation Of the Canada Southern
with the Blue fast freight line, as announced
yesterday, lecves II. g.. j. Pendletan, agent of
the Canada Southern. out in the cold. Chauncey
Watson, ~agentof the Blue Line, WHO'S retained. is
looked upon as being one of the 4 hardest work
ing and most successful line agents in this Sec
ton Of the country.
4. A. Lewis, manager of the Erie fast.freight
i.ncsi Iseurhed from New York yesterday. He
states that on and after Monday next the freight
transportation interests of the New York. Lake
Erie q Western Railway Company. west Of Buff.
falo and Salamanca, including the east-bound
through freight traffic, will be represented by n
freight.traffic manager, with headquarters at
Chicago. who will have charge OF the relations Of
this company through its fastfreight lines and
otherwise with all its connections west Of the
frunk-lines. The freight traffic manager at New
York will have similar charge of all business
Amaf If RaMata Qud Antafuamoa tpe1rsdinu <hn
ives. bound through freight traffic. Under this