The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-04
RAILROAD RACKET.
Annual Meeting OF Stockholders and
Election Of Officers Of the C. RI. T.
Pan officials Rise From OBJ
scuritiy-Track Echoes.

The annual meeting of the stockhol>
ders OF the Chicago, Rock Island s. Pa
cific railroad was held in Chicago yester-
day. when 367, 900 votes were cast out of
a total of $4,000. The following direc-
tors were elected: David Bows, r. r. Ca
BILE, Hugh Riddle. H. R. Bishop and Sid
ney Dillon. The directors subsequently
elected the following officers: R. r. Ca
BILE president; David Bows, vice presi>
dent; A. Kimball, second vice president;
W. P. Purdy, secretary and treasurer, vice
F. II. Tows resigned, on account of i'll
health. ]. F. Cowing. assistant secretary
and treasurer 1t was decided to remove
the office of secretary and treasurer from
New York to Chicago.
The biographical directory of Ameri-
can railway officials just issued, gives the
following interesting sketch of Supt II.
F. Royce, of the c., r. l. & p, as the
story of the career of one OF the most
efficient railway managers in the land
Henry F. Royce, assistant general SUI
perintendent c., r. l. & P. railway
born in South Woodstock, Vt. March 81,
1881; entered railway service October l,
1850; 81 labored in the Boston freight
house of the B. & w. railway; 81 to SO
brakeman on freight train of same road;
so to SO freight clerk T. N. & c. rails
way, Toledo; September of SO to present
time ON c., R. |. l. p railway; one year
check clerk; one year conductor; one year
general Office clerk one year conductor;
ten years station agent; May '68, to May
'76 assistant superintendent; May 70 to
April SO, division superintendent; April
S5 to date, assistant general superinteD
dent
Mr.. W. G. Purdy, the newly elected
secretary and treasurer of the Rock ISL
and road, entered the railway service in
1859 as clerk in the Illinois Central rail-
road office in Chicago, remaining until
February, 1858. From that time until
Dec. 81, 1868, he was clerk of the Ohio
and Mississippi railroad at st. Louis
February, 1864, to December, 1865, chief
clerk. quartermasters department, United
States army; January, 1868. to Nov. so,
1897, bookkepper in cashiers office of the
Chicago, Rock Ifland and Pacific railway.
Chicago; Dec. /, 1876, to March 80. 1877
cashier of the same road, and from April
/, 1877, to date, local treasurer of the
same company,
| The Rock Island road has issued an
elaborate and beautifully colored poster
advertising its route in connection with
the grand army reunion at Portland, Me,
1t contains cut representing the charge
of Sheridan at Winchester Beneath the
champing steed of little Phil is dead
artilleryman laying beside broken can
non, near which is a drum and also an
exploding she'll In the distance appears
the charging cavalry and infantry.
The Burlington road has sent out the
following circular: Mr.. c. F. Resseguie
has been appointed superintendent of the
Illinois lines of this company. with head
quarters at Galesburg, Ill. THIS appoint.
ment will take effect June 10, 1886" Tn,
appointment is in every respect wei
mented promotion for good services in thu
past. Mr.. Resseguie was for fifteen year!
on the Northwestern road, and durine
the last nine years with the Burlington
road. Of late years he has been chic
clerk to Mr.. t. ]. Potter, vice presiden
of the company, in which capacity he ha
secured good share of valuable cxpe,
rience.
The c., B. & O.. will sell tickets L
Portland, Maine and return, either vii
Chicago. Peoria or st. Lonis, for $50 81
to members of the G. A R. and thei
families, the Woman's Relief Corps, Or
ganized Bands, and Drum Corps. Tick
cts win be on sale from June 14th to Jun,
ED, inclusive, good for thirty days from
date OF sale.
There will be large excursion TO Peo-
ria on the Rock Island i Peoria roaC
next Sunday.