The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-01
A Formal Transfer Of Control to the
Officers Of the Reorganization.
SKETCH OF THE ROADS NEW PRESIDENT
Henry Fink las President Succeeds
Henry Fink us Receiver Final
steps I'm the Reorganization ofthe
Company-The Varied and Active
Career of II Well Equipped Man.
New York Tlmes.)

The officers of the reorgan!zed Noriolk
and Western Railroad Company WIFI
rake possession of all the property be-
longing to the system Immediately after
IL O'Clock tomorrow night. MI HenrS
Fink. the new President, and Mr.. Il. j.
Kimball as chairman of the Board OF
Directors. will succeed themselves in
official control of the Norfolk and West
ern lines. KS co-receiverS, they have
managed the property pending its reor-
gan!Zation, and the present owners nave
un animously requested them to continue
in charge.
The final step in the reorganization
was the purcha Sc by the new company
at receivers sale of all the railroads and
other properties held by the Norfolk
and Western Railroad Company. To
bring about this sale three mortgages
were foreclosed, viz. the Norfolk and
Western consolidated 100-year mort
gage. the Maryland and Washington di-
vision mortgage of the Norfolk and
Western, and she first mortgage of the
Lynchburg and Durham railroad. The
stockholders of the new company met
Ia 1t Thursday and elected the President
and other executive officers. The head
quarters of the Board of Directors will
hereafter be In this city.
Henry Fink, the President of the new
o; san!zation, has had an active, va
ried. and successful career. He was
born in Germany November 90 1881, and
was educated in the Polytechnic School
at Darmstadt While quite young he
came to this country. At the age of
twenty year: he entered railway service.
and has remained in II ever since. His
first work was as rodman and transit
man on the Western Maryland road. Il
post which he held for six months. He
advanced rapidly tn, ough the various
subordinate grades, In the engineering
u hn
was appointed resident engineer in
charge of construction On the Parkers-
burg branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. Subsequently he became resi-
dent construction engineer of the Nor
folk and Petersburg road.
AS lie acquired experience. NJ. Fink
developed marked administrative Qr" II
ties. and his field OF labor consta..Iy
expanded. From November, 1855. TO
November, 1857 MIR. Fink was master
of road and master OF transportation of
the Norfolk and Pete: sburg. From 1871
TO June. 1876, he was superintendent of
tranEpor:a ton of the Atlantic. MIss!s-
sipDi and Ohio. and for five years there
after he was the receiver and general
manager of that road, His connection
with the Norfolk and Western began
May 4. 1881. when he became the second
vice president and general manager. a
position which he held little more than
wo years. About the same time he be-
care vice president ana general mana
ger of the Memphis and Charleston and
general manager of the Virginia Ten
n2:see and Georgia Air Line
Mr.. Fink's knowledge of Southern
railroads. and his la sc capacity for
work. made his services especially valu-
bile in Southern territory In April.
1857. he was called 10 the vice presidency
Of the Richmond and DanvilIe, and
about the same time he was elected vice
p"cs!den, OF the Memphis and Charles
ton. From November 1890. to March.
iA93. he served as vice president OF the
Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pa
cine. and also "a vice president of the
Alabama Great Southern road Since
june Of 1892 Mr.. Fink's attention and
abilities have been devoted chiefly 10
rsce:versh!p:. From 1892 to November.
1899, Il" was receiver of :he East Tenncs.
see. Virginia and Georgia. and from 1892
to date lie has served as receiver of the
Memphis and Charleiton. He was an
pointed one of the receivers of the Nor
foik and Western on February 6. 1895
In railroad ana financial circles gene
r1!ly Henry Fink is regarded as n man
Of ability and resources. He is we'll
known i'm New York city. where in re-
cen, years, he has spent much of his
.ine