. . s he has been the activevice-president of that wealthy road. The late lamented Col. F. Cumberland will long be remem-bered as one of the early railway pioneers of Canada, and theable manager of the Northern Eailway for a quarter of a century. Mr. A. Fell, who as a boy rose from the ranks in the freightdepartment of the London & Northwestern Eailway at Liverpool,was one of the early men on the Buffalo & Lake Huron road,first as general freight agent, then as manager, and for someyears he has held a high position on one of the rail
. . s he has been the activevice-president of that wealthy road. The late lamented Col. F. Cumberland will long be remem-bered as one of the early railway pioneers of Canada, and theable manager of the Northern Eailway for a quarter of a century. Mr. A. Fell, who as a boy rose from the ranks in the freightdepartment of the London & Northwestern Eailway at Liverpool,was one of the early men on the Buffalo & Lake Huron road,first as general freight agent, then as manager, and for someyears he has held a high position on one of the railroads runningfrom Buffalo. THOMAS SWIXYARD. Mr. Thomas Swinyard was connected with the London &North-Western Eailway, the largest concern in England, fromearly youth, and became secretary to the General ^Manager ofthat line. On Mr. Brydges retirement from the Great WesternEailway in 1862, Mr. Swinyard succeeded him as GeneralManager which position he successfully held for many was also for the same period the active president of theDetroit. <mtr^^^yf.^^€u4 ^ Sketches and Further Rerainiscences. 121 & Milwaukee Eailway. Some time after his retirement he wasappointed General Manager of the Dominion Telegraph Company,then Vice-President and finally President, which office he stillholds. He was also employed by the Dominion Government asSpecial Commissioner to take over the Prince Edward IslandEailway from the Local Government and reorganize the he has been connected with the management of anAmerican railway. He now resides in New York. JOSEPH HICKSON. Mr. Joseph Hickson, the present General Manager of theGrand Trunk Eailway, has probably had more varied experiencethan any other railway man, having passed through and beenan active worker in almost every department on railways inEngland as well as in Canada. It is twenty-six years since hisarrival at Montreal, during which time he has been successivelyauditor, accountant and treasurer, secretary, and fina
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