Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-07-28

| depressing It, bettering its plant instead OF
| neglecting it, treating its servants with de-
cency instead of rspacity, and so conducting
itself generally as to be source of pride and
not of shame TO the country which supports
it.
To hold vast corporation TO such stand
ards, in spite of the tendency to degenera-
ton which inheres in organizations even
more markedly than in individuals, demands
great qualities in the management, and in
| wolves an unending strain upon whomever
stands al the head Of it all. No one can
wonder then al the deep lines in the seri-
GUS, intel ectual, responsible face of Mr..
Roberts.
George b. Roberts, the efficient coadju-
tor and worthy successor Of J. Edgar
Thompson and Thomas A. Scott. was born
in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, on
the 18th of January 1888, and is now there
fore, in his fifty-third year. His entire life
has practically been passed In railway ser
vice, as he began as a rodmsn on the con-
struction OF the mountain division OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad in 1851, and was
steadily engaged in the location and con-
struction of various railroads, including the
Sunbury and Erie, North Pennsylvania,
Northwes tern Pennsylvania, Allentown and
Auburn, Mahoney and Broad Mountain,
West Jersey and other roads, until 1862 /,
when he entered the service of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad.
On May 2s, 1852, he became assistant TO
Mr.. J. Edgar Thompson, then President of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and re-
manned in that position until 1869, when he
was elected Fourth Vicc-President, serving
in that capacity until March 30, 1873, and
then as Second Vice President, until June
8, 1874.
Upon Mr.. Thompson's death, and Colonel
Company, June 3, 1874, Mr.. Roberts was
elected First Vice-President, and continued
in that position until June l, 1880, when he
was elected to the Presidency, which posi-
tion he now holds.
1t will be seen that Mr.. Roberts eIper-
ienee has been such as to make him emf
nently fitted for hi. present responsible posi-
ton, and that in addition to his extensive
knowledge Of engineering questions, his du
ties for the last % years have been such as
to make him thoroughly converssnt with all
departmentsIof railway service. He is man
OF eminently sound judgement on financial
questions, and is necessarily called upon TO
decide the policy OF the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company in all transportation matters
connected with the trunk lines, and other
grave questions bearing upon the vast inter-
ests controlled by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company.
Wa at these interests are may be gathered
from the fact that this with its kindred Com
psnies operates over 900 miles OF ro,d =un-
ming through nine States OF the Union, elm
ploys "a los men. uses 40 locomotives
and over ga cars of all kinds. In build
ings and repairing rolling stock, its AL
toona shops alone employ nearly 5000
men.
He is president not only Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company proper. but also of
the Pennsyl' suia Company, the Pirtsburg,
Cincinnati and -. Louis R.iiSay Company
and the Chicago, ST. Loui. shd PIttsburg
Railroad Company, th" thrso miin OrgAnI-
cations that operate the " estern system Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, ard also Of a
very large number of other subordinate cor
poratious.
Mr. Roberts is still In the prime ofliie, snd
should have many years OF usefulness oeforc