Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-12-29
ORANGES ON PENNSYLVANIA
Promotions for a Large Num-
Der of superintendent.
KENNEy AND JACKSON TO RETIRE
Younger Men to Direct the
Roads Affairs.


WIN SthtoiucuI 1OnoTEOUs
Philadelphia Record, Tuesday.
Important changes will be made on
January LIST among the officials Of the
Pennsylvania railroad and its allied
system east of Pittsburg, resulting in
the retirement from active labors OF
several who have grown old in the
service and the advancement OF other
and younger men to fill the positions
now held by the veterans. As yet no
official anuouncenlent of the coming
changes has been made, but it is more
than likely that the Pennsylvania rail-
road directors ut thcir meeting to-
morrow will authorize some statement.
( Those who will retire from active
service are f. Wolcott jackson, general
superintendent of the United Railroads
Of New Jersey, and ii. F. Kenney,
general superintendent of the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington g. Baltimore railroad.
Both these gentlemen have been in
the service of the Pennsylvania rail-
road since the company secured control
of the lines with which they are at
present connected, and with which
they had been identified for a number
Of years previously.
Iht iObtEtintnb vi ItlfSSt o. OuIhsOu
and Kenney will necessitate numerous
other changes, and the assignments as
agreed upon arc as follows:
f. L. Sheppard, general superin-
tendent Of the Pennsylvania railroad
division, will succeed Mr.. jackson as
general superintendent of the United
Railroads; e. f. Brooks, superin-
tendent of the New York division Of
the United Railroads, will succeed Mr..
Kenney as general superintendent OF
the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Balti-
more: j. M. Wallis. general superin-
tendent of the Northern Central rail
way, will take the place now held by
Mr.. Sheppard, and r. M. Patterson,
superintendent OF the Delaware Exten-
sion and Kensington division, will sue
ceed Mr.. Brooks in the superintendency
of the New York division.
Other changes will be as follows:
G. w. Creighton, superintendent Of
the middle division, is to succeed Mr..
Wallis on the Northern Central.
Hayward Myers of the Schuylkill
division succeeds Mr.. Creighton on
the middle division,
6' A. w. Moss of the Frederick division
becomes superintendent of the Schuyl-
kill division.
Victor Wierman of the Lewistown
division suceeeds Mr., Moss. on the
Frederick division. Y % 1i "
d. III. Lowell of the Monongahela
division takes the place of Mr.. .patter-
son OF the Delaware Extepsfon and
lionsington division.
Frank +. Robb Of the Cambria
Clear6eld division, succeeds Mr.. Lov ).
and r. p. Abercronibie of the Bedic.
division succeeds Mr.. Robb.
1T is not yet known who will be tn,
superintendents OF the Lewisto sn and
Bedford divisions.
II. Wolcott jackson, who will retira
from The active management Of tho
United Railroads OF New Jersey, will
become the president of the corporate
roads forming that division.
MIR. jackson, the retiring general
superintendent of the United Railroads
of New Jersey, was born in Newark,
N. j., on August Gath, 1883, and en-
tered the railway service on July 2lst,
1855, as secretary to the New dorsey
railroad and Transportation Go. He
was appointed superintendent Of the
road in 1862 and continued rs such
until 1867, when he was appointed
general superintendent of the consoli-
dated lines formed by the New Jersey
Railroad and Transportation Co.'s
lines, the Camden Il Amboy branch
and the Philadelphia a. Trenton r;lil-
road. This position he held until
1871, when he was appointed to his
present position.
II. II. Kenney, who will retire as
general superintendent OF the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington e. Baltimore rail
road, was formerly associated with
Samuel Felton on the Fsitchhurg rail-
road, and upon Mr.. Feltonis,accepting
the presidency OF the Philadelphia,
Wilmington & Bnltimore.tif Id 1851, Mr..
lKenney was called upon BY him TO aid
in the tremendous task OF rebuilding
and reorgaDizing that system, He APP
piled himself to tho work with the
zeal, fidelity and ability which have
characterized his nearly 50 years OF
continuous service. When Mr.. FELTON,
laid down the cares of office Mr.. Kenney
became the executive officer of the
company, under and only subordinate
to the presidents When the company
passed into the control Of tho Pennsyl-
yania railroad Mr.. Kenney was made
the general superintendent, position
he continues to fill to this day.
r. f. Brooks. who will succeed him,
was born in 1S4S in Cumberland county,
n. j. and graduated from the scientific
department of Rutgers College in 1872,
since which time he has been in the
service of the Pennsylvania railroad.
Bisd to Death. s
Chestertown, Nd, Dec. 81. Mrs,
Kendall, wife of Walter Kendall. a
farmer living near Fairlee, died Satur-