The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-23
THEY ARE MAKING A TOUR OF
INSPECTION NEW SYSTEM
THE PERE MARQUETTE
President Zimmerman and Party Met
Richmond People at The West
colt Last Night.

The consolidation of the three rail
way systems, the Pere Marquette,
Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton and
the Chicago, Cincinnati and Louis
vile, is now felt fact The officers
of the new system are making a tour
of inspection Of all the roads in the
new system and spent last night in
Richmond.
Richmond people were invited to
meet the distinguished party at the
Westcott last night and about seven
ty-fve responded to the invitation.
Besides Col. Eugene Zimmerman,
former president of the c., H. & D.,
now president Of the new system,
there were: Col. Russell Harding, late
president of the Pere Marquette, and
now vice president and general man.
ager of the c., H. & D.; Congressman
William Alden Smith, of Michigan;
Messrs. Erb and Prince, former pres
ident and vice president of the Pere
Marquette; d. w. Edwards, general
traffic manager of the c., H. & D.;
General O'Dell, traffic manager of the
c., C. & L.; President Bradford Of
the c., c.. & L.; B. w. Palmer, Bos-
ton; Nathaniel Thayer, capitalist, Bos-
ton; r. A. McCurdy, Jr., vice presi-
dent Mutual Life Insurance company,
New York; Dumont Clarke, president
American Exchange National Bank,
New York; George n Cummings, new
vice president c., H. & D. system, also
vice president United States Mort
gage and Trust company, Of New
York; Valentine P. Snyder, presi-
dent National Bank of Commerce,
New York; George w. Young, presi-
dent United States Mortgage and
Trust company, New York; Henry
Clay Pierce, chairman of the board,
Mexican Central railroad; Eben Rich
ards, vice president Mexican Central
railroad; E. P. Cheney, Boston, direc-
tor of the Santa Fe and various other
large railroads; James Phillips, Jr.,
capitalist, Boston; L. B. Pierce, vice
president Commonwealth Trust COM
pany, ST. Louis; George H. Norman,
chairman Of the board of the Pere
Marquette railway; M. j. Carpenter,
vice president and general manager
of the Pere Marquette; M. T. Cox,
vice president Of the Pere Marquette !;
Charles Merriman, secretary and
treasurer Of the Pere Marquette; E.
n. Foss, Boston, director Central rail-
way; p. II. Tracy, Toledo; W. A.
Bradford, Jr., president c., C. & l..
railway.
The train which brought the distin-
guished party to Richmond consisted
Of six private cars and one baggage
car.
President Zimmerman, in speaking
with the Palladium, said the new sys-
tenn, which included 1000 miles of
track, would have the finest railroad
service in the United States, and that
Richmond would be made to feel she
had another trunk line. He also said
= the c. c. & l.. would have as fine train
service as that in any part of the sys-
tenn. The party had nothing but
words Of praise for Richmond-her
streets, business enterprise and es-
pecially her hotel facilities. This city
has reason to congratulate itself in
being one of the links in this great
railroad chain. The Pere Marquette
connects with Chicago, Milwaukee
Detroit, Toledo, Port Huron, London
Grand Rapids, Saginaw, Bay City
Manitowoc, connecting the northwest