The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08
]. A. EDISON APPOINTED
As General Manager Of the Kansas City,
Pittsbure and Gull.
RULING AS 10 uNCOapRfSsfO COTTON
Commission Holds Railroad Is Not
Compelled 10 Accept 1t at N
Compress Station.

Tyler. Texas, June THE receiver of
the Kansas City. Pittshurg and Gulf rail-
way has appointed MIR. j. A. Edison Of
Tyler vice president and superintendent OF
the st. Louis Southwestern railway sys-
TEN to succeed the late Robert Gillian,
general manager OF the former road The
appointment becomes effective juno s.
Mr.. II. y. Britton, formerly general
superintendent of the Great Northern road.
succeeds Mr.. Edzon. His appointment. also
becomes effective June s. Mr.. Britton mas
arrived in Tyler and is looking over the
field. Mr.. Edison and family viii leave
Tyler for Kansas City within the next
day or two, where they will reside In the
future. Tyler people regret to lose Mr.
Edison, but they are reloiced that he has
secured a much better position than the
one he formerly held.
Texarkana, Texas. June General SUI
perntendent j. A. Edison OF the Cotton
Belt railroad took leave of that office to-
day and was supplanted by Mr.. f. II. Brit
ton of Kansas City. Mr.. Edison retires
from the above named position to acteot
that OF general manager of the Kansas
City, Pittsburg and Gulf.
Edsons headquarters will be at Texark-
ana, while Mr., BriCton goes to Tyler. The
change made by Colonel Edison has created
quite a stir in the railroad circles of this
city, as his connection of ten years with
the Cotton Belt had rather developed him
as fixed thing with that company. The
change goes into effect today.
Mr.. Edison has been connected with the
| st. Louis Southwestern for a number OF
years, and was until today vice president
of the st. Louis Southwestern of Texas and
general superintendent OF the entire Cot
ton Belt system
Mr. Edson's ability as a practical rail-
road man is well known and thoroughly
appreciated throughout theWest and South
west. Colonel w S. Fordyce, while re.
ceiver and subsequently vice president and
general manager of the Cotton Belt. haC
the highest opinion of Mr. Edsons ability
and did not hesitate To express IT.. Had he
remained as general manager Of the sys
tenn another year, it is said he would have
given Mr.. Edison a more prominent posi-
ton.
1t is not surprising, then, that at thii
juncture while casting ABOUT for capabl,
man to fill the position made vacant o.
the Pttsburg and GaN by the death o
MIR. Gillian, Colonel Fordyce should hav'
thought of Mr.. Edison and convinced hi
coreceiver, Mr.. Wthers, that they SHOULD
tender him the appointment. This wal
done about ten days ago, butathe matte
was kept very quiet.
In assuming the position of general man
ager OF the Pittsburg and Gulf Mr.. Edsol
will be up against tough proposition,
as a railroad man termed 1t. The physica
condition of the road is very bad, and II
affairs generally are in a bad tangle' II
will, however act under the guidance o
the receivers, and there is no railroad ma
, in the West more capable of acklin
tough PROPOSITIONS than Colonel For
dyce. He has solved more serious prob
lens than the one presented by the PITTS
burg and Gulf, and with the able assistane
of MIR. Edison, the road can be placed !
such a condition that the Alton syndlca'
can absorb It to advantage.