Evening star., 1896-12-17
MIR. GANNONs APPOINTMENT
VIII Act ns General Manager of tbe
Southern Road,

Mr.. Frank S. Cannon, whose appointment
as general manager of the Southern Rail-
way company was announced in The Star
OF Inesday, Will also. 1t is understood, be
third vice president. 1t is expected that
Mr.. Cannon will enter upon his new duties
about January j, at which time he will it
Is understood. be relieved by bis successor
OF his present duties as general manager OF
the Staten Island Rapid Transit Company
and general superintendent of the New
YORK division of the Baltimore and Ohio
railway Company. The name OF the off,
cal who is TO take Mr.. Gannons place in
the Baltimore and Ohio service has moi Vet
been divulged, and it was stated last even
ing AT Inc general offices of the company i'm
Baltimore that Receiver Murray and Gener-
al Manager Greene had not reached any
conclusion in the matter further than that
the individual who will receive the promo-
ton is already in the Baltimore and Ohio
employ.
The letter containing Mr. Gannon's res
ignation of his present positions was re-
ceived yesterday by Receiver Murray. and
his successor will 1t is expected be named
curing the present week
Third Vice President and General Man
ager-eIect of the Southern Railway Com
pany cannon was born September lG ISL
al Spring Valley, Rockland county y V
he entered railway service November IsGs
since which time he has been consecutive,
ly to April, 1870, telegraph operator in the
DtidNdr' ulNlslOn OF the Erie railway from
Aprll, 1870, ID April, 1875, he was employed
en- the New Jersey Midland railroad now
known as the New York, Susauehanna and
western railroad, as clerk In the presidents
ONCE, terminal agent, supernie ndent's
clerk and train dispatcher; from April ls75
to January, 1881, he was in the Long island
railroad as train dispatcher depot master
trainmaster and master of TRANSFORMATION:
from January, 1881, to April, 1881. he was
supervisor Of trains on the Baltimore and
o ONO raiiroad; from April, 1881. to August,
1880, ne was general superintendent Of the
new York City and Northern railroad.
from August, 1856 10 November l. 1894 he
as general superintendent of the Staten
Island Rapid Transit railroad: since Mo-
Se1nber i, 1894, he has been general man.
ager OF the same road: from March 1870
ne has also been general superintendent of
lie Aew York division of the Baltimore and
ONO railroad, and from November, 1888, to
the present also president of the Staten Is
land Railroad Company.
His Successor.
1t is generally understood among railroad
men that Mr.. J. Van Smith. general SUPER
intendent Of the Baltimore and Ohio lines
west of the Ohio river, will succeed Mr.
Cannon as general manager of the New
York division of the Baltimore and Ohio
and OF the Staten Island Rapid Transit
Company.
Mr.. Smith vas born at Baltimore. Md.
and was educated at the University Of
Maryland. He entered railway service in
1871 as freight clerk of the Northern Gen.
tral railway at Baltimore, Md, since which
he has been consecutively, March lS13 to
October, 1873, clerk in car record office,
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, at Cumber-
land, Md; October, 1873, to November 1876,
chief clerk in same office: November, 1876
TO November, 1875 travelling car agent
with headquarters at Cincinnati, Ohio: No
Vember, 1873. TO January. 1852, in Office Of
master of transportation at Baltimore; JAM
uary, 1SS2, to January, 1887, general bag
gage agent, Baltimore and Ohio
January, 1887, to August, 1887, assistant
superintendent and general agent at Balti-
more; August, 1887. to February. 1894 su-
perintendent Philadelphia division same
road; February l. 1888, to February, 1854
also general agent, same road, at Phila-
delphia, representing the executive depart
n-ent; February, 1894, TO date, general su-
perintendent Trans-Ohio division, same
road.