Evening journal., 1897-02-11
PENNSY'S OFFICIALS.
A Number ofPromotions Made
at Yesterdays Meeting.
JOHN P. GREEN vICE-PREsIDENT
EX-sUPERINTENDENT HUTCHIN-
sen. or THIS DIVISION. Sue
CEEDs s. NJ PROVOST AS GEN
ERAL MANAGER-THE VARIOUS
OTHER NEW OFFICIALS.

The board Of directors Of the Penn
sylvania railroad met yesterday and
elected John Z. Green first vice-presi-
dent to succeed Frank Thomson. who
was recently elected president to sue
ceed George B. Roberts. The following
appointments were also made:
Second vice-presidont Charles Il.
Pugh; third vice-president. s. NJ Pre-
Samuel Rea assistants to the president,
Samuel Rea assistant to the president,
William A, Patton and E. r. Postle-
waite freight traffic manager Will
liam II. Joyce; general manager J. b.
Hutchinson.
The offices of freight traffic manager
and first assistant to the president are
new positions. Mr.. Joyce, who was ap-
pointed to the first was formerly the
general freight agent. Mr. Rea, the first
assistant to the president. was formerly
assistant to President Roberts. and he
will have full charge Of the engineering
department of the road.
This action was taken upon the re-
port of the committee on organization
appointed at the special meeting on
February 3, consisting OF A. ]. Cassatt
chairman; ~ =. Shortridge, William
H. Barnes. G. A. Griscom and George
Wood. This committee included the
Oldest and most experienced members
of the directors. and the report was
adopted unanimously.
Captain Green has been with the
! Pennsylvania railroad continuously
since 1865 except two years when he
was secretary and treasurer OF the
/ Milwaukee and Minnesota railway. He
has risen regularly through the posi-
items cf secretary TO the first vice
/ president, assistant to the president,
fourth. third and second vicc-president
Charles 70. Pugh began his career
with the Pennsylvania in 1859 as sta
ton agent at Newport and was subse-
quently conductor. train dispatcher, as
sistant train master, general agent,
general superintendent, general mana
ger and third president.
S. M. Provost was engaged as an en-
gineer i'm laying out various lines Of
railroad until 1871. when he was made
assistant engineer maintenance of way
If the Philadelphia division of the
( Pennsylvania railroad. He was then in
regular order superintendent Of the
, Bedford division, superintendent of the
Middle division, and later of the Phila-
b. delphia division; general superintend-
d ent of the Pennsylvania division, gen.
! eral superintendent of transportation
which office was created for him, and
d IN 1893 was made general manger
[ Though all of the new officers are
b well-known in Wilmington, the new
d general manager. Mr.. Hutchinson is
, probably better remembered, he having
! been superintendent of the Maryland
division, with headquarters here fol
some years.
He succeeds Mr.. Provost as general
n. l.. .t|..
general superintendent of Transports
tion. He Is a thorough railroad man
having started in the business in 1863
as a rodman on the Pennsylvania rail-
road. serving with the same company
and its leased lines continuously ever
since as assistant engineer, assistant
superintendent, superintendent Lewis
town division, superintendent Freder-
ick division, superintendent Altoona
division, superintendent Maryland di-
vision and general superintendent a
transportation.
, William H. Joyce. the new traffic
manager. has been i'm the freight de-
4 partment since 1862 gradually working
his way TO the top of the Office.
Samuel Rea's appointment as first as
sistant to the president makes him the
adviser Of that official in all engineer
ing matters.
William A. Patton entered the ser
: vice in 1866 since which time he ha.
been consecutively clerk I'm general su
:. perintendent's office. Altoona chic
; clerk to first vice president and assist
ant In presidents office. and since
3 April. 1884, general assistant to presi
dent Pennsylvania road and also vice
president New York, Philadelphia an'
j. Norfolk road.
The offices of genral superintendent
Of transportation and general freigh
agent were not filled, but left open fo
e future consideration.