The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-09-13
Drummer PROMOTED
JADE ASSISTANT GENERAL PAS
sENGER AGENT OF THE VANDALIA.
George Rockwell Made District Agent
at IndianapoIis-SensatiOnal RumOr
Concerning the Monon Ownership.

IL. "A. Ford, general passenger agent or
the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg
and of the Vandalia, is on a Western trip
Strengthening out matters. Last night he
appointed W.. T.. Drummer. successor to
John ChesbGrough, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Vandalia, who on
Saturday goes TO the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern. Mr.. Brunner's headquarters
will be at st. Louis. George Rockwell sue
ceeds Mr.. Drummer as district passenger
agent at Indianapolis. Mr.. Ford says the
Il. * o. S. W.. gets a valuable man in Mr..
Chesborough for the head Of its passenger
department. In commenting on the pas
senger business OF the Pennsylvania lines.
he said that. Of course, the Grand Army of
the Republic encampment had greatly in
creased their Pittsburg business, but aside
from that he could see some improvement
in passenger traffic with all their lines,
yet 1t was not what it should be or what
It would be but for the business depression
which has brooled over the country for
the last eighteen months, Still he was sat
isied that the Pennsylvania was getting it's
share of the business moving. At
noon Mr.. Ford left for Terre
Haute to have a conference with
President McKeen and General Manager
Williams regarding the filling of the po-
sitIon made vacant by the resignation of
Mr.. Chesborough. The conference resulted
in the appointment Of Mr.. Drummer, as
given above.
Rumor Regarding the Monon.
An Associated Press dispatch from Chi
cage says: A report was in circulation
here to-day "wednesday that some start
ling developments are to be expected at the
Forflolv,f~r ~.H,a ,.1at,-- - 49, n ~-s-
vile, New Albany & Chicago road, which
Is to be held in indianapolis Sept. Is. 1t is
asserted that the Brice-Thomas syndicate
has lost it's grip on the property. and will
be ousted from the control it has exer-
cised for the last three years. Parties, ii
is alleged. whose identity had not yet been
made public, have been quietly buying up
the stock OF the company for some time.
and have now secured enough of it to give
them control. They will declare themselves
and show their hand at the forthcoming
annual gathering of the stockholders. 1t Is
not their present intention TO make any
changes In the management of the road.
Vice President and General Manager w.
III. McD0el since he took the management.
and they are we'll pleased with the re-
suits
No Trouble Anticipated.
The report sent from Louisville to the
effect That the employees or the OHIO Fails
car works were not pleased and would
probably strike against the wages the COM
pany Offers is denied. There is good author
ity for stating that before the works bid
on the cars for the Pennsylvania road rep
resentatives of the different departments
were consulted. and 1t was decided by all
y concerned that, in view OF the fierce COM
petition with other car companies then idle,
the bid would have to be low in order to
secure the work to Jeffersonville. The
company. it is learned, made its bid upon
the present scale Of wages and absolute
cost OF material. not only making no pro-
vision for profit, but allowing nothing what
ever for the general expenses or the bust
ness. such as officers salaries, use of ma
chinery, etc.
Cincinnati May Have n New Road.
1t Is reported that George Vanderbilt.
who owns thousands of acres of land in
North Carolina, is about to enter the field
OF railroad building as a means of getting
some Of his timber TO market. The line
which 1t is said he will build is from Knox
vile to Anderson. s. c., via Walthall. A
large part OF the line is already graded
and should Vanderbilt construct the road
IL wilt decrease the distance between Gin
cinnati and the south Atlantic coast over
one hundred miles. The road, together
with the Knoxville, Cumberland Gap &
Cincinnati and the Port Royal a Western
California will give an air line from Gin
cinnati to Augusta.