The G.T.R. Officials.

Sir Charles River-Wilson and part in the city.

Making a tour of inspection of the road—Are guests at the new King Edward hotel.

A party of the high officials of the Grand Trunk Railway, who have been making a tour of inspection of the road, arrived in Toronto yesterday morning and are guests at the King Edward Hotel. In the party were Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, President of the road, and the Hon. Lady Wilson, A. W. Smithers, director; Sir W. Lawrence Young, director; Mr. Langley Smithers, Mr. Henry Deer, assistant Secretary, all of London, England; Mr. Chalres M. Hays, Second Vice-President and General Manager; Mr. Frank M. Morse, Third Vice-President; Mr. W. E. Davis, Passenger Traffic Manager; Mr. H. C. Phillips and Mr. George McNichol. The entire suites of rooms on the first floor of the King Edward facing King street were placed at the disposal of the guests. Sir Charles and Lady Rivers-Wilson occupying the royal suite. Last evening Sir Charles and Lady Rivers-Wilson were the guests of Lord and Lady Minto at dinner. Mr. W. E. Davis left for Montréal last night. Sir Chalres and party will remain in Toronto to-day, and will probably leave to-night, although their plans have not been fully decided upon.

On Saturday Sir Charles and the officials of the Grand Trunk visited the Muskoka Lakes on a tour of inspection, arriving by a special train of private cars the previous evening. In the party were included Mr. J. D. MacDonald, District Passenger Agent of the Grand Trunk, and Mr. H. R. Charlton, while the Muskoka Navigation and Hotel Company were represented by Messrs. A. P. Cockburn, Secretary and Treasurer; C. H. Nicholson, General Manager of Transportation; Alan F. Campbell, Manager of the Royal Muskoka Hotel, and J. J. Threlkeld.

The steamer Muskoka was placed at the disposal of the party and left Muskoka Wharf sharp at 9 o'clock, proceeding through Lake Muskoka to Port Carling, and thence direct to the Royal Muskoka Hotel on Lake Rosseau. There the part disembarked and made an inspection of the hotel and grounds. After a stay of a couple of hours, the steamer was taken and a trip made through beautiful Lake Josephy as far north as Cliff Island, and through the many picturesque channels which abound in that region, returning to Muskoka Wharf about 7 o'clock in the evening, after a most enjoyable day.

A happy incident of the day's trip of the Grand Trunk officials was the discovery that it was the anniversary of the birthday of Mr. Hays, Second Vice-President and General Manager, and he was the recipient of the felicitations of the party with all the good wishes for many happy returns of the day. It was a coincidence also that the day was the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the first railway out of Toronto, the old Ontario, Simcoe & Huron Railway, which was described in The Globe of Saturday last.

Railways: G.T.Ry.

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