Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-03
HUNTINGTON NAY GO
Reported From St. Louis That
NJ. Sweeney May Become
Central Superintendent.
NJ. & K. T. Official Accepts the
Superintendency OF Two
Properties.
Contemplated Change is News to
Mr.. Huntington..Lacal
Officials Reticent.

1t in announced from st. Louis, thru
press dispatches, that the Minneapolis
& st. Louis and Iowa Central railways
on Feb. 1, are to have a new general SUI
perintendent, in the person of Mr.. NJ.
Sweeney, at present general superinten-
dent OF the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railway. with headquarters at st. Louis.
the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat Of yester-
day, which y
MI. NJ. Sweeney, general superinten-
dent of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railway, with headquarters in this city,
Wainwright building, has rendered his
resignation, effective February 1. Mr..
Sweeney has been offered and has ac-
cepted the position Of general superin-
tendent of the Minneapolis and st.
Louis and the Iowa Central lines, with
headquarters at Minneapolis. Vice
President and General Manager L.. F.
Day, OF the Minneapolis and st. Louis
and the Iowa Central, spent h hol-
days in this city, and he rendered Mr..
Sweeney the position prior to the de-
parture of Mr.. Sweeney with Vice Pres
dent and General Manager Allen, Of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas for Okla
'homa and the Indian Territory. Those
gentlemen returned to headquarters,
yesterday, and Mr.. Sweeney said last
evening that he had concluded to accept
the Minneapolis offer.
mo successor to Mr.. Sweeney has vet
been selected for the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas, and 1t is no secret to add
that he Katy management sincerely
regrets Mr.. Sweeney's departure. He
entered the service OF that system
thirty years ago, as clerk in the audi
tors office, and served the company
subsequently as clerk In the general
freight department and the superinten-
dents office. and az ticket agent. He
went to the Iron Mountain as car ac-
countant, and after that he became sec
rotary to the general manager, purchas-
ing agent and car accountant of the
Richmond and Allegheny road. For a
time he served the Mobile and Ohio as
superintendent Of transportation and
purchasing agent, n was subsequent
ly general superintendent Of the Kan
awha and Ohio road In 1888 he re-
turned to the Katy as superintendent
of transportation and has remained
with the company ever SINCE"
The T.-R. inquired Of Mr.. Fred Wing.
purchasing agent Of the Central and
chief clerk to Mr.. Day in this city, con-
corning the prospective change, but Mr..
Wing replied that he was not in a posi-
ton to say anything at all regarding 1t.
Mr.. c. w. Huntington. who has been
general superintendent Of the property
for the past seven years, was secured
over the long-distance telephone, al Os-
kaloosa, but could give no further light
on the subject. II have heard absolute
ly nothing from any source" said Mr..
Huntington. that would lead me, to
think that a change were contemplated,
hut saw the article today in the Globe
Democrat. Naturally I would think that
before arrangements went so far /
would be notified. but you can't always
tell about those things"
Altho the rumor can not be verified
one way or the other at present, 1t looks
as if there were to be a change. The ST.
Louis article appears to go into detail
to quite an extent, and is in such detail
that 1t very likely would not have been
published had there not been fact to
base it on. The NJ. & st. L. road has not
had an official known as general super
intendent" since T. e. Clarke was sent
to the Central, altho Mr.. A. p. Tanner,
an official whose duties are about the
same, is known as superintendent of
transportation.
If the new superintendent takes
charge of the property. as stated, a d.
vision superintendent will probably have
charge Of the operating department..
who will report to the general superin-
tendent.