The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-01
Mr.. LORBB NOW In CHARGE
The New B. & @. President Begins
His Duties.

ana the Assistant GSneT1l Man
aEcr Who Are to Become BLENDERS
of the Railroads Executive Force.
BALTIMORE, E-2ne-I--I4- F L0Tee. the
new President Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company. today entered upon
the duties of MS Office George L Potter.
the new General Manager of the BaIti-
more and Ohio system. arrived in town
yesterday, and today Will succeed Dan
lei Willard at the head of the operating
department.
On Monday next Arthur Hale, who has
been selected by Mr.. Loree TO be the
assistant general manager, Is to reach
Baltimore and begin work in his new pO-
sition. Nj. Hale, who has been Superin-
tendent OF Telegraph of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. will be succeeded
temPorarilv in that position by Samuel
w Graham, his present chief clerk.
Arthur Hale was born in Boston on
August ., 1853. He is a son of the Rev.
DR.. Edward Everett Hale, and a grand
son of Nathan Hale, the first President
OF the Boston and Worcester Railroad
which is now included in the system Of
the Boston and Albany Railroad. Nr.
Hale graduated at Harvard College in
Use He worked for a short time with
the Merrimack Manufacturing Company,
at Lowell, Mass. and in the locomotive
department Of the Mason Machine Works,
at Taunton, Mass, and entered the serv-
ice Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Septem-
Der S. 1852. as al apprentice in the Al
toona shops.
After service in the shops. the draught-
ing room and the department Of tests.
he was transferred to the transportation
department in May, 1SS5 as shorthand
clerk in the office of the general super
intendent of transportation He acted
as chief clerk of the car record Office for
two months from Nay / 1887, during the
severe illness of the chief clerk, J A
Keesbury. and was made assistant chief
clerk on July / 1851 On the resignation
Of AIr. Keesbury. December I. 1859, he
was made chief clerk Of the car record
Office. ana on March l, 1893. was appoint
ed special agent Of the transportation
departemnt On January l, 1S3 he was
appointed superintendent of telegraph
Mr.. HaIe's present residence is at 81
South Twenty-second Street, PhiIadel-
phia- He WILL however, remove to Bal
timore-
Three assistants to the General Manag-
er OF the Baltimore and Ohio are soon
to be appointed, but as yet no names have
been mentioned in connection with those
positions. The assistant general Sanag-
not be confused with the assistants to
the general manager, these latter being
subordinate
Nj Loree expressed himself briefly but
pointedly concerning the course which
would be followed by him as the execu-
tive Of the company Any apprehensious
that this city would suffer in its com
merce from the change Of administration
were without foundation, he said. The
system would continue to be operated up
on q broad policy and in such manner
as TO bring TO this port all the traffic
which it has had IN the past, besides in
creasing It in the future He said this
with emphasis
MI Loree spent yesterday in the Office
Of EIr. Cowen, who introduced him to
the various heads Of departments IN the
company's service as they called to pay
their respects to the new chief. Mr.. Pot
ter was IN the Office Of Nj Willard, the
acting general manager, with whom he
conferred concerning the operating de-
partmeut, as did Mr.. LOree with Mr..
Cowen about the wo-k in the executive
department. Next Tuesday the new
president and the Ev~ general manager
are 10 start upon an inspection trip over
the Baltimore and Ohio system
With the Baltimore and Ohio lines west
Of the Ohio River Mr.. Loree is already
familiar, as they run through a country
close to the Pennsylvania western lines,
OF which he was the fourth vice presI-
dent He viii, therefore, devote most Of
his time while away to studying the lines
east of Pittsburg and Parkersburg, which
traverse the rich mining country of Mary
land, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
Mr. Cowen VIII accompany him
Mr.. Loree is of sturdy build and above
the medium height He has black hair
and beard His manner is quiet. but
forceful and direct He has taken u his
residence here, but wiIl not, it IS under
stood, bring his family here until the au-
tuTnn as they propose to spend the sum
ner at the SeaShOre.
Mr.. Potter is also q large man He has
HSht hdIT ana q smoothly shaver face
lie IS quiet and dignified IN his manner,
but cordial He was born at BeliefOnte,
Pa. December ., 1856. and IS in his forty
fifth year. His career Is but another ex-
ample Of a lad with grit working his way
Up from the lowest TunE Of the ladder to
responsible position After being edu-
Gated at the Pennsylvania State College
at his native place. he entered the service
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
IN 1876 as q machilist apprentice in the
shops at RenOva- Ten years later he was
made assistant master mechanic which
position ne held until 1893
At this time he was appointed master
mechanic OF the car shops OF the Pitts
burg. Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad
at Fort Wayne. Ind. He was next ap-
pointed superintendent Of motive power
Of the same road and later the Panhandle
Road was included in his jurisdiction He
held this position until last January, when
he succeeded Mr. LoTec as general man
ager OF the Pennsylvania lines west Of
PiJtsbuTg- with headquarters at Pfttsburg
a special despatch from Cleveland, Ohio,
follows:
1T is announced here that important
changes viii be made in the management
of the Pennsylvania lines west Of Pitts
burg soon George L Peck. now Superin-
tendent Of the Southwestern division, Is
10 be general manager. and a NJ Shower
now superintendent Of the Eastern division
Is TO be general superintendent Il is also
said that oscar c. Murray. first vice pres
fdent of the Baltimore and Ohio, in charge
OF traffic, is 10 retire 4 Pennsylvania
man IS 70 become general passenger agent
OF the Baltimore and Ohio. IN this con
nectlon G s KimbaH now passenger
agent Of the Clevefe,--5 ID Pittsburg is
mentioned because Of his former close con
nection with l. +. LOTec, the new prcsj-
Gent Of the Baltimore and Ohio"
S1-2S to Baltimore and Return via
B. a o.
Saturday and SUNDAY june and