The sun., 1900-12-27
MANY CHANGES
WERE MADE
Directors Of Pennsylvania Railroad
Met Yesterday.
CASSATT WILL NOT RETIRE
He Will Continue as President and
His Power VIII Likely be Much
Increased. Control of
-Four New Systems,
CASSATT WILL NOT RETIRE

| the meetings in Philadelphia of the
Boards of Directors of both the Penn
sylvani Railroad Company and the Penn
sylvania Company, which comprises the
lines controlled west of l'ittsburg. Many
rumors concerning important changes
in the officers, from the head down, on
all the lines, both east and west of Pitts
burg, had been persistently circulated,
hence the interest in yesterdays develop
mentS.
So far as the principle officers were
concerned, nothing was done, although
numerous changes We're made in minor
officers.
The report that A. J. Cassatt was to
retire as President was unfounded.
Third Vice President S. M. Provost said
the statement of the displacement of
Mr.. Cassatt was utterly ridiculous He
declared that it was the customary Pitts
| burg story.
| Within a year the Pennsylvania Rail-
road management has covered the CON
troll of the Baltimore & Ohio, the
Chesapeake IL Ohio and the Norfolk &
Western-Baltimor & Ohio having
mileage of 2,240, Chesapeake & Ohio
], 1,444, and Norfolk & Western 1851. The
management of these interests--the
Pennsylvania-havin direct representa-
tion on the board of directors has led
to the statement that new office was
to be created for President A. J. Cassatt.
bringing the four roads under his care
An executive official of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad said: 'sThird Vice Presi-
dent S. M. Provost will not succeed Mr..
Cassatt as there is no intention to do
away with Mr.. Cassatt; none in the least,
4 his powers will be increased.
| MIR. Cassatt will have a new relation
to the Pennsylvania but it will be one
that reaches the four systems in which
Pennsylvania is concerned. 1t is en-
tirely likely that at the next meeting
of the board Of directors Mr.. Cassatt
will be elected chairman of the COM
bined boards and that he will be given
absolute control Of the management as
supreme executive. He will control the
several properties and have the deciding
voice in the management AS chairman
of the combined boards PENNSYLVANIA,
Baltimore & Ohio, Chesapeake & Ohio
and Norfolk S Western-he will be at the
head of the greatest railroad combination
in the country, with a most singular
responsibility. The interests involved
amount to $210,000,000. The traffic over
the lines in coal and freight aggregates
$9S,000,000 year. Mr.. Cassatt will oc-
cupy peculiar position, but he will not
cease to be president of the Pennsyi-
vania"
At the monthly meeting Of the Board
of Directors of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company yesterday in Philadel-
phia, the following changes were made
in its organization: 1t was amended SO
as to provide for general agent III the
city of Erie, and Mr.. J. w. Reynolds,
now superintendent of the western divi-.
sion of the Pennsylvania and Erie Rail-
road, was appointed to fill that position.
The jurisdiction of Mr.. Thomas A.
Roberts, now superintendent of the mid
die division of the Philadelphia and Erie
Railroad, was extended so as to also
cover the western division.
The Lewiston division was detached
from the Pennsylvania Railroad division
and placed in the Philadelphia and Erie
Railroad division, and Mr.. w. b Me-
Caleb, now superintendent of the Sun
bury division, was also appointed super
intendent of the Lewistown division
The Low Grade portion of the Allegheny
Valley Railway was detached from the
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad division
and placed in the Buffalo and Allegheny
Valley division, forming new division
to be known as the Low Grade division,
and Mr.. Charles b. Price, now superin-
tendent of the river division was also
appointed superintendent of the new
Low Grade division. Prior to the opera
tion of the Allegheny Valley Railway by
the Pennsylvania Railroad in August last
Mr.. Price was its general superintendent
The territory now under his supervision
consists of the river division and the
Low Grade division of the Allegheny
Valley Railway.
An Office Re-estabhshed.
At meeting of the directors Of the
Pennsylvania Company, which controls
the lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company west of Pittsburg, held yester-
day in Philadelphia, the office of fourth
vice-president, which was abolished in
1897, was re-established. ]. #. Loree.
the present general manager, was elected
to the office. G. Il. Potter general super
Iintendent of motive power, was appointed
to succeed Mr.. Loree. The position Of
general superintendent of motive power
was not filled. The engineer depart
ments Of the Pennsylvania Company and
the Pan Handle Road were consolidated.
Thomas H. Johnson, of the Pan Han-
die, was appointed consulting engineer
VI DoLu coHnpuuieS. IuUludS h0QQ, CHIEF
engineer of the Pennsylvania Company
was made chief engineer of both com
panies.
Robert Trimble, formerly principal as
sistant engineer of the Pennsylyania
Company, was appointed principal as
sistant of both companies. r. f. Smith
present superintendent of the voluntary
relief department of the Pennsylyas. "a
Company, who will be retired ON p ,.s sl|
sion January 1, win be success. nslx II
Frank Q. Thayer. G. l.. Peclsk Iliesat4i3
pointed general superintendent q3e lenx}I3a
Southwest System to succeed "a Y5 S0F
Miller, who will be retired on sFiai
w. q. Gushing was appoinag |fQR {4 !,
tendent of the Pittsburg Dis d n i1Isf
eeed Mr.. Peck. Mr.. McCrf]1S4s dill 1I$sf
president of the Pennsylvai - II
will be in charge of the u s%zsz
partment of both companies.
Joseph Wood will have chs eSt
tratiic department, and M tun34 -
Z be in charge of thes,-a any
I. Brook will ha~aw arc.
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