New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY CHANGES
OFFICE OF FOURTH vICE-PREsIDENT RE-
sToRED-A GENERAL AGENT AT ERIE.


Philadelphia, Dec 26-At meeting of the direc-
tors Of the Pennsylvania Company which controls
the lines Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
west of Pttsburg. held here to-day the Office of
fourth vicepresident. which abolished in 1897.
was re-established L. F. Loree the present gen
eral manager, was elected TO the Office. G. l. Pot
ter. general superintendent of motive power was
appointed TO succeed Mr.. Loree. The place Of
general superintendent of motive power not
filled
Company and the Pan Handle Road were consoli-
dated. Thomas H. Johnson, of the Pan Handle,
was appointed consulting engineer of both com
panies Thomas Rodd, chief engineer Of the Penn
sylvania Company. made chief engineer Of
both companies Robert Trimble, formerly prin-
cipal assistant engineer of the Pennsylvania Com
pany. appointed principal assistant engineer Of
both companies. r. F. Smith, present superintend-
ent of the voluntary relief department of the Penn
sylvania Company, who will be retired on a pen
sion January J. will be succeeded by Frank c
Thayer
@ l. Peck was appointed general superintendent
OF the Southwest System TO succeed John F. NIL
Ter. who will be retired on pension. W. C. Cush-
ing was appointed superintendent Of the Pittshurg
division. TO succeed Mr.. Peck. James McCrea, first
vice-president Of the Pennsylvania Company, will
be in charge of the executive department of both
companies. Joseph Wood will have charge OF the
traffic department. and Mr.. Loree will be in charge
Of Transportation J. T. Brook VIII nave chaTge
This is a change in the executive department OF
the road. is Tor the purpose or establishing a
closer alliance between the two companies
Several changes were made in the organization
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to-day at a
meeting of the directors. The position Of general
agent at Erie was created. and J. w. Reynolds:
superintendent of the western division OF
the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, was appoint
ed 70 the place. The jurisdiction Of Thomas A
Roberts now superintendent of the middle divis-
ion of the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad was
extended TO cover the western division
The Lewistown division was detached from the
Pennsylvania Railroad division. and ". B. Nc
Caleb, superintendent OF the Sunbury division
was appointed superintendent OF the Lewistown
division The low grade portion of the Allegheny
Valley Railway detached from the Philadel-
phia and Erie Railroad division and placed in the
Buffalo and Allegheny Valley division forming a
new division, be known as the low grade dtvts-
ion, and Charles B. Price. now superintendent OF
the river division, appointed superintendent
Of the low grade division Prior to the opera
ton of the Allegheny Valley Railway by the Penn
sylVauia Railroad. in August last, Mr. Price was
its general superintendent. The territory now un-
der his supervision consists of the River division
and the low grade division of the Allegheny Valley
Railway
The retirement plan will go in force the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company's division west Of
Pittsburg on January and veteran employees
viii be removed from active service and put on the
pension roll The scheme went into effect on the
eastern division Of the road year ago and hun
dreds Of old employees we're retired F. L Shep-
nsrd general sUperintendent OF the New-York di-
vision said Yesterday: Il do not understand that
there any important changes tniS Sloe OF
FitfsoIlrey hut the retirement scheme viii be put
in operation on the road west OF Pittsourg. Inat
division did not adopt the scheme last year, as
we aid on this division The adoption Of the re-
tfrenent plan viii naturally result IN many changes
OF Pittsburg.