Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-07-19
RAILROAD CHANGES.

oa,IaI Announcement OF tho New Bcrths
Assigned u. n. Durborow and y. G. Long.
Official announcement was made 10
PHILADELPHIA Monday that on and
after Angus, ist the Western New
York & Pennsylvania railroad and the
Allegheny Valley railroad will bs
operated b, tho Pennsylvania railroad,
the consolidation TO By known as the
Buffalo and Allegheny Valley division,
with headquarters In Buffalo.
The Allegheny Valley low grade
division, running from Red Bank to
Drittwood. comes under the direction
OF the Middle division OF the Philn,
delphia & Erie road, and that Part OF
tho Western Nsw York a. Pennsylvania
hetwsep New Castle. on the Erie and
Pittsbnrg and oil City, will be operated
by the Penpsy lysnia llnes west OF Pitts
burR.
Quito q numter of changes have
been made 10 the official board, the
following being announced by Secrs-
tRry Sims as the result Of the meeting
of the management:
General superintendent, George W.
Creighton, Of the Philadelphia n Erie,
with headquarters at Willlamsport, be-
comes general superintendent Of the
Buffalo & Allegheny Valley division,
with headquarters at Buffalo.
r. N. Durborow, nov superin-
tendent Of motive power Of the Pbils-
delphia, Wilmington & Baltimore,
takes the same ofies on the Buffalo A.
| Allegheny Valley division.
Robert Bell, now general superin.
teudent OF tho Western New York &
Pennsy lyanis. becomes superintendent
Of the Buffalo 4 Rochester divisions.
Q. I. Dabney, now superintendent oi
the Buffalo & Rochester divisions oil
Western New York & Pennsylvania.
becomes superintendent of the Chau-
tauQua division.
| O. B. Price. now general superin'
tepdent Of the Allegheny Valley, be-
comes superintendent of the River
division, from Oil City to Pittsburg.
W, Hayward Myers becomes genera
superintendent Of the PhilAdelphia 4
Erie division, with headquarters III
Williamsport. He is now superin
tendent of the Middle division, with
headquarters at Harrisburg.
Wilson Brown, now superintendent
of the Amboy division, with bead
quarters ut Camden. Incomes superip'
tendent OF the Middle division of thu
Pennsylvania railroad.
II. b. Abercombie, who Is now tn,
superintendent of the Cambria & Clear
field division, becomes superintendent
of the Amboy division. United Rail
roads Of New Jersey division.
| J.. ", Allibone, now superintendent
of the Bedford division. becomes
superintendent Of the Cambria q
Clearfield division, Pennsylvania rail
road.
| S. G. Long, now assistant engipee
Of the p, W. & B. railroad, with head
quarters in this city, becomes superin
tendent of the Bedford division.
| These 10 changes will be followed b,
q series of changes in the personnel 0
the passenger department, and com
prise some Of the best official heads Il
the Pennsylvania system.
President A. j. Cassatt sails TO
Europe tomorrow to be gone tw
months. He will be accompanied b
bis family, and the trip is made 70
pleasure, rest and recreation only.
| Announcement has also heen nude o
the appointment OF Alexander KeaIpey
master mechanic of the West Philadel
pbia shops to succeed Mr.. Durborow q
Superintendent of motive mower of tb
r., W. & B. railroad. Charles p. Nc
Arthur of Harrisburg, Pa, will proba
bly, succeed Mr.. Long.