The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31

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OFFICE Mss GIN SUIT & CHEEP ExG.
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OFF1cE Ass GEN SUIT. & CHIEF Ex0,
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beginning June /, 1888, for operating
purposes. The A, T. & S. F. railroad and
leased lines will be divided into the
eastern, middle, western and southern
divisions. The eastern division will IN
clude all the main line and branches
east OF Enlporia. embracing Emporia
yard and station, also the IL. A s. B, Z.
T. & S. w and Howard Branches. The
headquarters Of this division viii be at
Topeka- The middle division viii IN
clude.slI the main line and branches
between Emporia and Dodge City. en-
bracing Dodge City yard and station.
The headquarters of this division will
be at Nickerson. The western division
will include the main lIne from Dodge
City to Pueblo and Rockville and from
La Junta to Ration, embracing Ration
yard and station. The headquarters of
this division will be at La Junta. The
southern division will include all the
man line and branches from Ration to
Deming and Ell Paso. The headauar-
ters OF this division will be at Las
Vegas. On the eastern division the or
ganiZation will remain as at present
except as hereinafter stated. On the
other divisions all the employees will be
under the control of and follow instruc-
tIons from their superintendent.
1. Mr.. ID. j. Chase, as superinten-
dent, viii have charge of the eastern di.
vision.
3. Mr.. 81. R. Nickerson, as superin-
tendenG will have charge of the middle
division.
8. Mr.. W. W. Borst. as superinten.
dent will have charge of the western di-
4. Mr.. Geo. L. Sands, as superInten-
dent, will have charge Of the southern
division.
In order that each division NAV have
its own corps of officers the following
changes and appointments are announc-
ed. and VIII be in effect June 1.
EASTERN DIVISION.
8. George Weight, as roadmaster-
will have charge of track from Atchin.
SON to Burlingame, and on the Leasen.
worth branch.
g. Alex. Swan, as roadmaster, will
have charge of track from BurIingame
to Emporia, including Burlingame and
Emporia yards; also on the Manhattan
and Howard branches.
z. p. Sayre, as general foreman, will
have charge of bridges and buildings
from Atchison TO Emporia, and on the
Leavenworth, Manhattan and Howard
branches.
MIDDLE DIVISION,
8. w. II. Earl will have charge as
resident engineer of the middle division
8. A. Harley, as roadmaster, will have
| charge of track from Emporia to Flor
ence, and on the Mcpherson Branch.
10. g. J. Locke, as roadmaster, will
have charge of track from Florence tc
Nickerson, and on the Douglas Branch
II. w. Z. Capweil, as roadmaster, viii
have charge of track from Nickerson &c
Dodge.
IL. Jerry o'Connell, as general fore
man, will have charge of bridges anC
buildings from Emporia to Florence
and on the Mcpherson and Douglas
branches.
10. w. Fl. Finn. as general foreman
will have charge of bridges and build
iDgs from Florence to Newton, and OF
the Wichita, Caldwell and Arkansa
City Branches and the Harvey county
railroad.
ii. j. T. Davis, as general foreman
will have charge of bridges and build
ings from Newton to Dodge.
10 Alex. MCGOWAN, as general fore
man, will have charge of water servic
on the middle division.
WESTERN DIVISION.
Is. D. II. Rhodes wall have charge a
resident engineer of the western divis
ION.
u. s Harpster. as roadmaster, viii
have charge of the track from Dodg
City to Blackwell.
10. J. M. Woodward, as roadmastel
will have charge of the track from Black
well to Rockville.
10. Z. @. Ward, as general foreman
Will have charge of bridges and build
lngs from Dodge City to LaJ unta.
| 20. j. s. Kerr, as general foreman, vii
have charge of bridges and building
from La Junta to Pueblo and Roekvalt
and from La Junta to Ration.
| 81. r. s. Hooper, as general foreman
will have charge of water service on th
western division.
SOUTHERN DIVISION.
| %. S. NJ. Rowe will have charge a
resident engineer of the southern diviE
ion.
90. w. G. Bates, as roadmaster, vii
to Socorro.
"a. A. B. Thurston, as roadmastel
will have charge of the track from 81
corro to RincOn, and on the Carthag
branch.
25. J. G.. Hutchison, as roadmastel
will have charge of the track from Riu
con to Demlng and from Rincon to E
Paso.
Approved: A. A. ROBINSON,
Asst. Genl. Supt. & Chief Engr.
G. c. WHEELER, General manager.