The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-21
0. N. SHEPARD APPOINTED
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT OF
 THE CONSOLIDATED ROAD.
Raii Lines and Lightsrage Department -aIF. shepard Was Formerly of This City-Sketeh of His Career,

city-Sketch of His Career.
 President John M. Hall, of the New 1 York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road, issued an official circular to-day announcing the appointment of o. M. Shepard as general superintendent in charge of the rail lines and lighterage department of the company. He will report to the general manager and will have his office in this city. All division superintendents will report to him. The appointment is to take effect June 1. MT. Shepard is now superintendent of the New York division-a position he has held for number of years. He takes entire charge of the work of the two eastern and western superintend- ents, the offices of which were abolish ed by an order on Monday.
 c. Peter Clark was the eastern su- perintendent, with an office in Boston, and c. H. Platt the western superin- tendent, with an office in New Haven. The duties of both these men will faill on MT. Shepard, The operation of the lighterage department means the oper- ation of the floats used to convey the | LfelSht on daflem riVef.
 MT. Shepard is man we'll qualified for the responsible position for which he is now named. Five years ago w. k. Chamberlain, the present general manager of the system, was his aide in conducting the business of the division and had charge of the company's im- portant water transfer, the Harlem River terminal and the service on the Harlem River branch.
 l MT, Chamberlain has a marked per- sonality, and force and energy. He is a natural organizer and manager, 1t is said, and his ability has been evidenc- ed by his success under exacting condi- tions.
 MT. Shepard is first-class all-round railroad man. He is one of the ablest railroad men on the system, as the suc- cessful handling of the myriads of trains over the labyrinth of tracks on the western end of the New York tivis- ion shows.
 MT. Shepard entered the United States military telegraph and railway service in 1863. After the close of the war he was connected with the Gilman, Clinton and Springfield railroad as dispatcher, superintendents clerk, superintendent of telegraph, master Of transportation and assistant superintendent, respec- lively, until 1874 when he became as- sistant general superintendent of the 1 St. Louis Southeastern railroad. From 1880 until 1882 he was superintendent of the New York and New England rail- road leaving the company to accept a position with the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford railroad as freight agent at Pier 50,. New York city. He was there temporarily, soon after being appointed division superintendent and went on the Shore Line division. MT, Shepard has held positions of trust and responsibility at the general offices of the company performing the duties de- volving upon him in faithful and painstaking manner, and since March 1890, has been superintendent of the New York division. He Is competent and energetic official, whose every eff fort has been bent upon maintaining and improving the service on his busy division, where is found ample evidence of his success in that direction. He is a very genial, approaehable man, de- spite his multiplicity of duties, and has many old friends here.
 He has evidently had in mind his re- turn to this city, as he some days age rented the cottage at Pine Orchard which MT. Merrill, late first vice-presi' dent of the Consolidated road, occupied for two or three summers past. MT Merrill sails for Europe June 6, witf members of his family, for well-earnet rest and recreation.