The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-16

The general topic OF conversation
among wheeling railroad men yesteF-
day was the batch OF appointments
made By the board OF directors Of the
PennsyIyania company on Tuesday,
Several surprises were sprung. but the
most surprising was the appointment
OF Superintendent Z. F. LoTee, OF the
Cleveland q Pittsburgh road, rs gen
ernl manager OF the lines west OF Pitts
burgh. the Office that has been held for
yeafs BY Joseph Wood, who Is elevated
% the fourth vice presidency. This Is
a big Jump for Mr.. Loree, who Is
young mamie Is Irty-seven--andi
has seen only nine years OF railroad
service.
There was also much interest in the
appointment ot Mr. Turner'S successor
as superintendent OF the local DIVISION
OF the Pan Handle, the Pittsburgh d.
vision. The new man Is Mr.: q. L
Peck. late Of the Richmond division-
HIS appointment to the supeElnee ..i
ency ~ the Pittsburgh division Is pro-
motion. that being the most Important
division OF the entire system Hetore
EolnE TO the Richmond division two
years ago he was connected with the
PennsyiVanla's northwest system At
Toledo.
OF the new general manager OF the
Pennsylvania the Cleveland Leader has
the following:
RaIlroad men who ARE acquainted
: with the Cleveland 4 Pittsburgh road
bed speak Of Mr.. Loree's superintend-
ence as little less than a revolution.
BE has Erappled with big questions
and solved them satisfactorily. Heavy
freight was beginning TO clog up the
single track road. and new rnetnocA OF
handling It became imperative. One
OF the first reforms which Mr.. Loree In
saiIVlIrated was the adoption OF lap sid
mss. When he came to Cleveland the
sIdings were principally down In hol.
lows. 50 that heavy trains stdetracked
had a slow time OF IL getting out
Moreover, II two trains. destined for
opposite directions, were on the siding
one world necessarily have to back out.
and much time was thus lost.
superintendent Loree rearranged the
siding. pIared them on high ground
and originated and introduced the lap
siding system. by which trains on SID
fngs ceased to Interfere with each oth-
er. That system has since been anopt<
ed BY the Pennsylvania lines. the Erie
rad and many other railways. Mr.
Lore also Mts4Gle SgNN1AA eee4-RH-.tt
81 the double order OF dtspa tching
trains. suitable 70 these sidlngs IL
was 4 distinctive advance In the meth
DDS Of operating sinSie track railways,
Another great work which Mr.. Loree
accomplished was the reconstruction
and extension Of the Cleveland & Pitts
burgh ore DOCKS IN Cleveland. With
these improvements came still heavier
traffic. and the problem OF handling u
on 4 single track grew more dtfheut.
With the view OF obtaining all the light
possible on the subject, Mr. Loree In
is9i obtained leave of absence and
vent 70 Europe FOR the purpose OF
studying the methods OF handling
freight IN cduGeSted districts OF Eng
land and France he thoroughly mas.
tered the systems in vogue there. and
uron his return he published articles
on the subject 10 the railroad papers,
which ttracted wide attention.
During the Worlds Fair Mr.. Lnree
served Is one OF the Judges in the trans
pnrtatSon department During the pebs
strike at Chicago In 1904 he was ordered
20 that city and placed In charge Of the
enfnmissarJ department. He built the
barracks IN the yards, and when Cen
erai Manager Wood was called TO Pitts
burEh Mr.. Lnree was left in charge as
acting general manager. His services
while there were evidently appreciated
tIJy his efduioYeEa