Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-01-31
RUTLAND RAILROAD CHANGE
New officials of System Assume Their
Duties Last Week.

duties Last Week.
George 2. Jarvis of New York city,
the newly-elected general manager of
the Rutland railroad system, arrived in
town with Pres. Percival w. Clement of
the system early yesterday morning and
assumed the duties of his office during
the day, says Saturday Rutland Herald
MIR. Jarvis is an experienced railroad
man, and has worked up from the lowest
round of the ladder. Twenty-seven
years ago he began work as machinist's
apprentice in the shops of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad company at Renova, Pa
A few years later he took a course in
civil engineering.
Among the important positions held
by him since that time was that of super
intendent Of the Mexican Central rail-
road for six years. He was general
superintendent of the Duluth, South
Shore and Atlantic railroad for three
years, superintendent of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, assistant general superin-
tendent for FIVE years of the Lake Erie
and Western railroad, receiver and gen.
eral manager of the Louisville, Evans.
vile and st. Louis railroad for five wears
aud for short time general manager of
the Wisconsin Central railroad, from
which office he comes to Rutland
Mr.. Jarvis spent the time yesterday
going through the different departments
OF the system with the various officials.
getting acquainted an6 obtaining an idea
of the conditions. His office will be in
Clement building in this city and he will
make his residence for the present at the
Berwick house. He expects in the near
future to bring his family to Rutland
from New York city.
Clarence Morgan of New York CITY
who was elected treasurer of the RutlanC
Railroad company last Tuesday to sue
coed o. F. Harrison of this city, has be-
gun work in that capacity and the treas
urer's office is now located in the Crane
Central station at New York. Mr.
Morgan was formerly employed In the
offices of the New York Centray Rail
way company.
An order was issued Thursday from
tbs office of President Clement making
George w. kenney of this city, who
has for many years been superintendent
of motive power of the Rutland railroad
proper. superintendent of the motive
power and rolling stock of the entire
Rutland system, The order went into
effect Immediately. The move really
creates new office for the RUTLAND
system, and means a large increase IL
salary for Mr.. Kenney. 1t is understood
that the change was ordered by DR.. w
Seward Webb. G.. j. McMaster, former
ly mastery car builder iof the RUTLAND
road, has been appointed assistant super
intendent under Mr.. kenney in the mo
tive power department., and j. j. Reed
who was formerly connected with tn,
Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain railroad
is named as assistant superintendent il
rolling stock department. The Office o.
master car builder is abolished. Tn,
prospects are good at present for an i'm
provementlin the railroad repair shops
in this city. This will take place al
soon as the new depot is completed. III,
city will either have new shops or there
will be large additions to the presen
structures. The expense of the new
machinery for the shops, which the Off
cials of the railroad are now negotiating
for, will be in the neighborhood O.
$4,000.