The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-09-29

pOlnJmenJ OF new
superintendent is now confirmed by an off.
cial announcement that the change will take
place early in October.
B. Elwood Jones, the present superinten-
dent of the lines has rendered his resigna-
tion and Edward w. Ash will be his successor.
The latter gentleman is the one who was
referred to in yesterdays reports as having
inspected the lines of the company on We'd
nesday last
Mr.. Jones resignation will take effect as
soon as his successor is ready to assume the
duties. Mr.. Ash now holds responsible
position under one of the New England
railroads, He has rendered his resignation to
take effect on October 1st, next, and expects
to report for duty to the Schuylkill Traction
Company on October Sth.
Mr.. Jones will return to Philadelphia and
again take up his profession as civil engineer.
The gentleman came to this region about
year ago to survey the Mahanoy Valley
branch of the electric line and soon after was
induced to accept the superintendency of the
system. According to the reports he filled
the position quite satisfactorily and made
himself popular with the patrons and en-
ployes of the road, but he lacked that tech.
nical knowledge of operations which is
peculiar to old railroaders like Mr. Ash and
therefore the change is looked upon as step
of ad yancement by the company.
The qualification over Mr.. Ash's appoint
ment is undisguised by those who take any
interest in the electric lines. The gentle
mans service under the Philadelphia and
Reading the Cornwall and Lebanon and the
New England railroads has given him
experience warranting the belief that he will
conduct the affairs of the road on business
principles, and give that attention to
schedules and other details which will tend
to give general satisfaction to all concerned.
His experience has qualified him to judge at
a glance the man who makes railroader and
the one who does not and if there is any
dead timber in the present corps of the com
pany it will not remain long after Mr. Ash
takes charge.
1t is not to be understood that the COM
pany's corps will be subjected to constant
changes by n whimsical man. If any
changes are made it can be depended upon
they will be for the benefit of the general
welfare of the company and patrons of the
road with all due regard for justice to the
employees Besides being an experienced
handler of railway operations Mr.. Ash is one
of those always respected men who has
! earned his present standing in the world of
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perseverance and industry and stands high in
the estimation of his immediate friends
because of his loyalty to his widowed mother
and his sisters.
ContempOraneously with the news of the
change in the superintendeney of the
Schuylkill Traction Company's lines comes
the information that an important conference
was held yesterday in which number OF
gentlemen connected with the electric rail-
way projects in this region took part and
President Harrity, of the Traction Company,
was one of them. Another meeting was
held today and it is expected that some very
| importantt announcements will be made
within few days.
1t is expected that the Lakeside Electric
Railway company will again begin work on
its line through town aud to Mahanoy City
within a short time, as arrangements are now
being perfected to complete the road at an
early day. The main obstacle has been, it
appears that the striugency on the money
market which has been so generally felt has
made people wary in advancing money to
build railroads or anything else, no matter
to be, but the present status of affairs in
dicates that the Lakeside people have over
come this difficulty.