Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-30
IMPORTANT MOVE MADE.
Two Departments Formed Of r. and
0. TRANSFORMATION System.


One of the most important moves yet
made by the receivers of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company was taken Satur-
day, which coniemplates the division. on
and after Wednesday next. of the Balti-
more and Ohio system into two depart
ments for actual transportation purposes
Mr.. William Gibson, who for some months
past has zen assistant TO General Superin-
tendent Thomas Fitzgerald. at Baltimore.
will establish his headquarters at Pitts
burg and Will be known officially assist
ant general superintendent. A little later.
however, Mr.. Gibson Will. il is understood,
be designated as general superintendent of
the second department. and will have
charge OF the Pittsburg and Wheeling di
visions and branches and the Pittsburg
terminals.
An officer of the company is authority
Tor the statement that the move is made
Tor the purpose of bringing the Baltimore
and Ohio still closer to its patrons
The Importance of Pittsburg to the Bal
tlnore ana Ohio. said the official. lis fully
appreciated by Receivers Cowen and Muir
ray, and during the time they have had
charge of the road they have paid great
ceai of atteation to that city. Aside from
eXpending half a million dollars i'm improv-
ing the terminals they have endeavored to
give the shippers and manufacturers every
possible facility for the transaction Of bust
ness. and no one who has been a patron OF
the Baltimore and Ohio read for ten years
mas iSlled to notice great improvement i'm
the service.
1t is to continue these improvements
that MIR. Gibsons appointment has been
made He will have charge of all Transport
tatlon matters at Pittsburg. He is con-
sldered thorough railroad man. and is
very popular with those who come in con-
tact with him.
From time to time there have been ru-
n ors That 1t was the intention of the
celVers of the Baltimore and Ohio to put
MT Gibson in the place of General SUPER
irtenGent Fitzgerald, and that the appoint
ment OF The former to be assistant TO the
latter was the preliminary to the step
These rumors were. however. denied when
ever they aros-, and 1t was stated that Mr.
Fitzgerald was too valuable a man for the
baltimore and Ohio system to lose his serv-
ices. He has risen from the ranks to the
place he now holds. and the new designa-
tlon OF Mr.. Gibson seems 20 indicate that
Mr.: Fitzgerald is not to be disturbed.
Mr.. Gibson is native Of Edinburgh Scot
land. having been born in that city August
- 1896. lie was educated at the Royal
High School and Edinburgh University. He
came TO the United States at the age of
tWenty-ore and became secretary TO the
president Of the Cincinnati Southern Rail-
road Company. In 1855 he was appointed
ch!ef clerk TO the general superintendent
ana later went with the Cincinnati Hamil-
ton and Dayton railroad as trainmaster
remaining in that position until he became
car service agent for the Columbus Hook
Ing Valley and Toledo Railroad Company.
ms IN 49, ne became chief clerk to Mr.. Will
lam ". Greene. then general manager of
the Big -Four. and now general manager of
me baltimore and Ohio. He was appointed
superintendent of the Cincinnati division of
the Big Four in 1891, and two years later
the Sandusky division was added TO his ter
ritofS- october l last he accepted the DO
s;tlon of assistant to General MANAGER
Greene OF the Baltimore and Ohio. and
later was assigned to duty with General
Superintendent Fitzgerald, with the author
lily Oh assistant general superintendent