The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-02
Big SHAKE-UP Tn
WESTERN union
SuperintendencieS Given to
Young Men From the West.
SWEEPING CHANGES ARE MADE
Economy, It Is Declared, Eecessitated
the Revolution Which Has Taken
Place Among the Officials Of the TeIe-
graph Company.

NEW YORK, May Sweeping changes
have been made within the last week in
the management Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, and the impression
is widespread among the %, 600 employees
that there are more to follow These
changes have given the wcTd Western"
in the title Of the company new sig
niicance in view of the fact that a large
humber OF department chiefs in this city
have been displaced by men from the
West.
Since the retirement or Cen Thomas T.
Eckert from the presidency, about n
month ago. to become chairman of the
board of directors. the substitutions in
the list Of executive officials have pro-
ceeded rapidly Col Robert c. CIowry.
who was promoted from the position of
superintendent of the Western division.
with headquarters in Chicago. to the
presidency Of the company, was the first
Western man to assume d place of i'm
portance in the general shift.
Some Important Changes.
Belvidsre BROOKS. of Denver. ms taken
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superintendent of the Eastern division.
Mr. Tinker's resignation took effect yes
teFday. He had been in the telegraph ser
vice fer fifty years and had been Eastern
manager for the Western Union since
1882. He was associated with Genera!
EckeTt in the Government telegraph ser
vice IN Washington during the war.
Walter c. Humstone. superintendent of
the metropolitan division, has resigned
and c. H Erwin. assistant superintendent
IS acting IN his place 1t is believed BY
the employees that Mr.. Erwin will be made
superintendent Of the division. A. J.
Brown, superintendent OF construction Of
the division. has resigned
4. ). Brown, for many years electrical
engineer of the company. has given way to
J. C. Barclay, formerly Of Minneapolis.
Il. E Roberts, Of Chicago. has been ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy IN the Office of
superintendent OF buildings, caused by the
death of John c. Hinchman John E
Evans, acting superintendent of the mail
building, at I95 Broadway, has resigned.
Changes are il progress in the Ameri-
can District Telegraph Company, as well
as in the Western Union itself Mr.
Brooks has been made general manager
OF the District company. William H Tay-
Tor has been made vice president TO sue
coed Nj Tinker The Office of cashier
which was filled by Charles Shivley. has
been abolished. together with the Offices
Of inspector. filed by John Riley and
Augustus Morris. F ". Raines is still
superintendent Of the District company.
Mostly Young Men.
Nearly all the new officials are young
men with progressive ideas. The only
explanation given for the changes is that
they were made necessary by plans to in
tFodUce economies. Positions believed TO
be unnecessary are being abolished, and
where the force is deemed too large it is
being reduced
Employees Discharged.
Forty women employed in the Wheat
stone department we're allowed to go at
the end Of last month The Wheatstone
department is devoted to the sending Of
messages from slips of paper that have
been perforated in accordance with the
WhectstCne system, which permits the
sending of a thousand words a minute
The women were informed that their
services would be no longer required
Reading. knitting, and sewing during
hours Of duty have been prohibited
There was a shake-up among the en-
ployes in the Office at Twenty-third Street
and Fifth Avenue yesterday Among the
men discharged were Benjamin E Morri-
son, chief engineer James NcDermott
fireman. Charles Fox. night man, Arthur
Banncrman, second engineer, and OLD
Barney, his fireman. They have beer in
the habit OF working eight hours a day.
and il is understood their successors Will