The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-08
RAILROAD men ARE DINED
FREIGHT OFFICIALS THE GUESTS OF
BALI BROTHERS,, OF MUNCIE.
An Elaborate Banquet Served at the
Hotel EngIish-ThOse i'm
Attendance.

A banquet was rendered representatives
of traffic departments of railroads in the
Middle States last night in the main din
ing room of the Hotel English by the Ball
Bros Glass Manufacturing Company OF
Muncie, Ind, through the company's traf-
fc manager, l.. a. Clark. Covers were laid
for seventy-five guests, and sixty-two en-
jOyed the hospitality of the ompan that
has furnished a vast amount of freight
business to the railroads, in addition to
assisting materially in building up the city
of Muncie.
The banqueting room was brilliantly light
ed and the decorations of palms and flowers
were tastefully disposed. Otto Miller's
orchestra. half hidden behind a screen Of
waving palms, furnished music.
When coffee and cigars were brought Mr..
Clark presented the POSTMASTER, George A.
Blair, of Cincinnati, commercial agent of
the Chicago, Milwaukee q st. Paul Rail-
way. Mr.. Blair presided over the speech
making with a grace that betrayed pre-
vious acquaintance with the duties of his
position. AT the outset he announced that,
while all present recognized the close bust
ness relations between the Ball Bros Com
pany and the freight departments of rail-
-0~&- ILbR N0AR CaA ~ NAANo -
booed. and the spirit Of conviviality and
perfect freedom would prevail. The speak
ers readily adapted themselves to the situa-
tlon, with the result that a series OF de-
iShtfully unconventiOnal talks was given.
Air. Blair called for remarks from =. ID.
Mcleod, of Cincinnati; l.. w. Campbell,
Chicago; j. +. Vallery, Chicago; NJ. X.
Maxwell, Indianapolis; George Morton, Chi
cago; Samuel b. Sweet, Indianapolis, and
John G. Forester and w. II. Conner, Of
Cincinnati.
IT,. g - - H.
Clark, traffic manager W.. {. Ball. secre-
tary, and NJ. l.. Hageman, chief account
ant Ball Bros. Glass Company; w. >.
Whitney, general passenger agent G. & h.
L. Railway; X. II. Harris, agent Big Four,
Muncie; George y. Blair, commercial agent
c., NJ. q st. p. Railway; H.. l.. Parker,
travelling freight agent Missouri Pacific;
Frank {. Reilly, general agent st. Louis
" San francisco; ). V. Wirick, travelling
agent Chicago & Northwestern; n. Breeze.
general agent Chicago * Northwestern;
souri, Pacific; L. S. Pawkett, commercial
freight and passenger agent international
q Great Northern; w. II. Conner, general
agent Union Pacific; VIM. NJ. Shaw, dis
trict passenger agent Burlington route; a.
D.. Mcleod. =, II. * D.; H. L. Nicolay.
travelling freight agent c, NJ. & St. p; G..
G. S%palding, travelling freight agent st.
Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company;
NJ. c.. Mclaughlin, travelling freight agent
h. 81 o.. 5. w; Lyon Liston, travelling
freight agent Union Pacific, and c.. J..
D'Amour, commercial agent Southern Rail-
way Company, C~incinnau; j. +. Powers,
travelling freight and passenger agent c.,
r. /. & F.; Samuel b. Sweet, general
freight agent L. f. & w; Chauncey r.
Watson. agent Blue line; /. l.. Fellows. l..
l.. * w; Albert Stern, contracting agent
c., L. * l.; William o. Carr. travelling
agent Erie road; c.. a. Lucas. agent Lack
awanna line; w. ID. Wilson, ex-railroad
man; a. ID. Pendleton, commercial agent
Vandalia line; NJ. r. Maxwell, assistant
general freight agent l.. L. * w; o. l..
Winslow, travelling freight agent c., c., G.
* St. L.; ;. ;. Bridges, commercial agent
Norfolk * Western; l.. z. Thomas, COM
mercial agent Big Four; d. j. Berming-
ham. commercial agent c., r. 1. & p; j..
n Simmons, travelling agent White line;
j. j. Byrne, travelling agent Lackawanna
line, and Thomas c.. Smiley. Southwestern
agent Lake Shore and LehiSh Valley route,
Indianapolis; j. L. Clark, travelling freight
agent Denver & Rio Grande: O.. l.. Allen,
travelling freight agent Great Northern; T.
+. Sweat, travelling freight agent Illinois
Central Railroad; j. r. Nallery. travelling
freight agent G, B.; & c.; Lot Brown, COM
mercial agent Burlington: George Morton,
assistant general freight agent c., b. q O.;
George W.. Sweeny, travelling freight agent
Northern Pacific; l.. W. Campbell. general
agent freight department Great Northern,
and Andrew p. Smith, travelling freight
agent Wisconsin Central. Chicago: John
NJ. Morton, commercial agent C, Z. L. *
+. Railway. and \. E.. Rust, commercial
agent Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis,
ST. Louis; w. T.. Coulter, commercial agent
C.s& ~, and Arthur j. Goldsten. travelling
freight agent =. * o., O.: j. r.
Veitch, general agent Iowa Central, Cleve-
land, O.; Thomas MCGUIRE. travelling
freight agent. Grand Rapids, Mich; c.. II.
Wood. traffic manager Chicago Great
Western, COldwateT. Mich; J. Il. Rucker.
travelling freight agent L. & N. Louisville,
KY r. NJ. Davis, travelling freight agent
T., St. l.. * w, Frankfort, Ind; Frank D..
Hurst. travelling freight agent L. 5. & NJ.
S, Toledo, o.; George L. Forster. general
agent. l., l. & l.. South Bend, Ind; f. E..
Bowen. contracting agent c.. W * D..
Dayton, o.; r.. J. Erfert. assistant general
freight agent Wisconsin Central, Milwau-
kee: Richard Schweitzer. secretary. Craw-
louisville. Ind. Wire and Nail Company.
and l.. NJ. Rogers, general freight and pas
senger agent Cincinnati. Richmond x Mum
Gle. Richmond. Ind.