The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-29
RAILROAD
CHANGES.
Mr.kenney Resigns as Su.
perintendent OF the p,
w. & B. Division

The Pennsylvnnla Railroad Company
will award iu few days contracts for
l05, 600 tons Of steel rails to bo delivered In
1899. This Is tho largest order this COM
pary has placed Mt ono timo. although last
January. contracts for 10000 tons wer'
let Later in the year another order Will
be given and it IL thought there will DO
10 60 amount OF rails required as num-
Dor of important Improvements are oontem.
p,aeL
The present contract Is to b. divided
among the following steel companies.
Cambria Iron, $4,000 tons; Pennsylvania
Steal. 80, oao: Carnegie. $4,000 tons; FEEDER
al Steel, 10000, and tho Lacsawanna Steel
Company, 5000 TINS.
At tho meeting OF tho Board OF Directors
OF tho Pennsylvania Railroad Company
yesterday action was taken In relation to
the appoint ments which are to take effeC
on January l. II. + Kenney, who has
boon connected with the p hiladelphia,
| Wilmington & Baltimore railroad, since
1851, resigned rs general superin iendant OF
! this division and in future will hold an ex.
ecu,lvo position with the lines OF tho COM
pany, +. Wolcott Jackson, who has been
general superintendent Of the United rail.
roads of the New Jersey division for long
time after the first Of tho year will! become
the resident manager of this division with
headquarters In .Icrsey City.
This position has just been created and
tho Board passed the following:
Owing to Mr.. Kenney's resignation the
following appointments were made, to
take effect January /.
T.. + Brooks, promoted from sunerln-
in,endent Of the Now York division 10
general superintendent Philadelphia,
Whining on & Baltimore Railroad divi-
sion.
X. NJ. Patterson transferred from sup.
crintendent of the Delaware Extension g.
Kcnsington division.
D. II. Lowell, superintendent of tho
Monon yahela division, to the same posi-.
ton on the Delaware Extension Sc Ken
sincton division.
Frank + Roh5, superintendent Of tho
Columbia & Clear0eld division, transfer
red to the Monongahela division.
F. P, Abcrcrombie, surcrn' endent Of
The Bedford division. transferred to tho
Cambria e. Ccarh I'D division
l. w. Alllbnne, promoted from assist
ant engineer OF tho New York division to
the suporintenaonGy of tho Bedford divl-
SIGN.
s. p. Hui chiAson, assistant engineer
PHILADELPHIA division. promoted superln-
iendrn' Lewiston division.
Fl i. KnnDcy has been with the Phiia-
deipha. Wilmington g. Baltimore Rail-
road since 1851, and since 1881 he has been
general SUPERINTENDENT of that division,
Previous to his connection wi this COM
pany he was on the Fichburg Railroad
and when Samuel FELTON, became presi-
dent of the Philadelphia, Wilmington &
Bal imorc Railroad he went with him, and
considerable of the success In recognizing
that system WIS due 20 tho acumen md
ability of MIR. Kenney. On February II,
1864, he was appointed acting superlntcn-
dent, and on the death OF Mr.. FELTON, he
became the executive officer Of the COM
pany, uuder and subordinate only to the
president When tho Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company acquired this road ho was
appointed general superintendent, which
position he hiss ever since held.