The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-25

under scheme which provided security for the
quently that the construction bonds twere
unsecured under the plan and sued to enforce
his right to have the security promised After
| ten years of litigation he has won his case.
d. j. Mackey, president of the Evansville g
Terre Haute, the indianapolis & Evansville and
the Peoria, Decatur 81 Evansville roads. will, on
Monday. issue circular. appointing George j.
Grammar traffic manager of the several divis-
| ions; W. D. Ewing. general Superintendent, and
Il. o. Hopkins, general passenger and freight
agent. O. w. Bell is the only official of the p,
d. q E. road retained. He is to be the assist
ant superintendent George j. Grammar.
traffic manager. has filed the position of
general freight agent of the e. IL t. ii. since
August. 1881, with considerable ability. W. ID.
Ewing is forty years OF age; has been with the
q. & T. FL. since 1874, and is man who is trust
worthy, and has considerable 60 aheadativeness.
E. o. Hopkins is but twenty-six years of age;
began service on the E. 81 I. III. as office boy.
He is really selfmade railroad man. and is
said to be very competent to fill the position to
which he will be appointed. The appointments
above mentioned will all take effect on May !.
The New York elevated railroads have some
four thousand employees, including about FIVE
hundred repair mon. constantly on duty. This
is an extremely large proportion of labor for re-
pairs and track inspection, which is necessitated
by the peculiar character of the road, and 1t Is
kind OF work where the men are particularly ex-
posed to accident and to injury to their eyes.
The managers have, therefore, established a
for the eastern and one for the western division
OF the city lines. with facilities for prompt
communication with any portion or the track.
The company pays where men have to be taken
to hospital, but it's own doctors attend to the
slight injuries, which very numerous. A
large satchel with instruments, bandaaes, etc,
stands ready for emergency, and is carried by
the surgeons on duty. Among other functions
discharged by the surgeons is the examination
of employees for color blindness sight and hear
Ing Those not considered in sound condition
are given other and less important positions,
where these physical qualities are OF less conse-
quence This medical attendance is without
charge to the employees.
The stockholders of the New York Central and
OF the West Shore met in the Union Depot at
Albany. N Y, Thursday, and elected directors
for the ensuing year. There were present the
Hon. Chauncey M. Depew, Mr.. Fred W. Van
derbilt, Vice-president Horace j. Hayden. Mr..
A. j. Drexel, Judge Ashbel Green, Mr.. Edwin
mr nwsns " Psrdes n and Mr
George G. Buell., OF Rochester, the new director
added to the Central's board. In the West
Shore election there were SO, $50 shares voted
the following unanimously elected direc-
tors of that road Cornelius Wander
bt, William T. Vanderbilt, Freder-
lex W. Vanderbilt, Chauncey M Depew.
Charles G. Clarke, Ashbel Green, j. Pierpont
Morgan Edward D. Adams, j. Hood Wright,
Samuel F. Barger. Charles Lanier, Horace j.
Hayden, Charles Edward Tracy. The following
board was elected for the New York Central
road: Cornelius Vanderbilt. Chauncey NJ. De-
pew, Charles G. Clarke. Horace j. Hayden,
William K. Vanderbilt Frederick w. Wander
bilt. Samuel F. Bareer, j. Pierpont Morgan and
Cyrus W. Field, of New York; William Bliss,
Boston; Sherman S. Jewett, Buffalo; Erastus
Corning, Albany; George c. Buell. Rochester.
These gentlemen acted as inspectors in both
elections: Sidney T. Fairchild, of Cazenovia,
Francis S. Pruyn and Jasper Van Wormer, of
Albany. Sixtythr millions of stock were
voted upon.
The smooth manner in which railroad matters
are moving along on indianapolis roads is often IA
vorably commented upon by officials of foreign
roads, This fact is largely due to the fact that
the presidents and general managers have been
careful to select competent well, thought-of men
for superintendents, train-masters, etc. Take
the e., l., St L. q c.: an employee never speaks
disrespectfuiy Of j. w. Sherwood or his assist
ants. Each man knows his duty and performs
it. The Bee-line: there are the whole-souled fell
lows John EVAN, Robert Blee and r.
w. Burrows. All have grown up with the
boys, and the most kindly feeling exists The
Pennsylvania Company has John F. Miller as gem
eral superintendent, and list of division super
intendents which it would be hard to excel To
be sure there Is little more red tape on the
pennsylvania lines, yet there is not one man in
Wv Supioy VI Inc company WeSt OF TltLSDurg
who does not feel interested in the company's
property. and feels proud that he Is employed on
this model system. Then there is the Vandalia,
with Col Joseph Hill on it, and N. K Elliott; their
snperlors to handle men it would be difficult to
find Then there is ]. Ell. Wilson, superintendent Of
the J., B. & w. The first impression is that he
is rather severe, yet acquaintance removes this
idea, and shows him to be one of the most genial
and safest men holding such position. Geo. w.
Stevens, superintendent of the Wabash IT,, P. s.
G.. must not be overlooked. Although he has the
entire eastern division under his supervision,
he is always in excellent humor. If newspaper
men abuse him, he heaps Goals Of fire on their
heads by urging them to make trip over the
road with him, and judge for themselves as to
the manner the property is handled. In short,
he il what is termed capital fellow" The
new superintendent Of the O., Fl. q D.
We are hardly yet acquainted with, but he seems
to be catching well; at least the boys speak
kindly of him. M. NJ Mounts, master OF trans
portation of the c.. II. 6 l., has, in the two
years he has held the position, not only made
himself solid with the employees, but has made
many warm friends to the road by his accommo-
dating, manly way OF doing business