The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-27
THE RUMORS CONFIRMED
RADICAL CHANGES IN OFFICIAL
ROSTER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA.
Belief that the Canadian Pacific VIII
Dictate the Policy of the To-
Iedo, st. Louis q Western.

Rumors of impending changes on the
Pennsylvania were confirmed yesterday.
The directors of the company which con-
trolls the lines west of Pittsburg held a
meeting at Philadelphia and transferred
and promoted several officials. The office
OF fourth vice president, which was abol-
ished in 1887, was re-established. l.. F.
Loree. the present general manager. was
elected TO the office. G.. L. Potter, gen.
eral superintendent of motive power. was
appointed to succeed Mr.. Loree. The posi-
ton Of general superintendent OF motive
power was not filed. The general engineer
ing departments Of the Pennsylvania and
the Panhandle were consolidated. Thomas
III. Johnson, of the Panhandle. was ap-
pointed consulting engineer of both COM
panies. Thomas Rodd, chief engineer OF the
Pennsylvania road. was made chief en-
gineer OF both companies. Robert Trimble,
formerly principal assistant engineer of the
Pennsylvania Company, was appointed prin-
cipal assistant engineer of both companies.
r. F. Smith, present superintendent of the
voluntary relief department of the Penn
sylvania Company, who will be retired on
a pension Jan. /, will be succeeded by
Frank c. Thayer. @. l.. Peck. was ap-
pointed general superintendent OF the
Southwest system, to succeed John +.
Miller, who will be retired on a pension. w.
c. Cushing was appointed superintendent
OF the Pittsburg division to succeed Mr..
Peck. James McCrea, first vice president
or the pennsylvania Company, will be In
charge OF the executive department Of
both roads. Joseph Wood will have charge
OF the traffic department, and Mr.. Loree
Will be in charge Of transportation. j. L.
Brooks will have charge of the treasury,
law and real-estate departments. This is a
change In the executive department of the
road, and is for the purpose OF establish
Ing a closer alliance between the two COM
panies.
The position of general agent at Erie was
created and j. w. Reynolds. now super
~intendent of the western division of the
philadelphia & Erie: was appointed to the
place. The jurisdiction of Thomas A. Rob-
erts, now superintendent of the middle divi-
sion of the Philadelphia & Erie, was ex-
tended so as to cover the western division.
The Lewistown division was detached from
the Pennsylvania Railroad division, and
W. b. McCaleb, now superintendent of the
Sunbury division, was appointed super
intendent of the Lewistown division. The
low grade portion of the Allegheny Valley
Railway was detached from the Philadel-
phia & Erie Railroad division and placed
In the Buffalo and Allegheny Valley divi-
sion, forming a new division to be known
as the low grade division, and Charles b.
Price, now superintendent of the river divi-
sion, was appointed superintendent of the
low grade division. Prior to the operation
OF the Allegheny Valley Railway by the
Pennsylvania Railroad in August last, Mr..
Price was It's general superintendent. The
territory now under his supervision con-
sists of the river division and the low
grade division Of the Allegheny Valley Rail-
way.
The directors of the Pittsburg, Cincin-
natl, Chicago & st. Louis Railroad, other
wise known as the Panhandle system.
declared q dividend of 2 per cent. on the
preferred stock Of the company payable
Jan Is.