Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-28

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persons residing In this country and abroad, youl
thorised stock to an amount sufieient to provide
for the probable wants OF the Company for some
to asG. at a %s the
to provide for the improvements hereinbefore re-
cent for such purposes as you shah approve 1t is
not the intention Of your Board TO- ask you to now
authorize amy Issue q bonded deb,
railroads and to the good results which It was
gratied to be able to state that their
in this respect have been more than realized
and the fact that it has been proven to be pos
sfble to carry on the business of the rafiroads
as the determination shown by the Government
authorities and the Courts TO enforce the law
Gn WHICH snort they Viii nave .se de' r.rnads,
will prevent return to old methods: The doing
away with unjust determinations and preferences
between shippers, and the placing thereby OF
the transportation business of the country upon
stable basis. cannot fall to bring about better
panies, and must also add largely to the value OF
railroad Investments and to the security Of the
business interests which dependent upon rail-
way transportation. Your management, having ac-
complished what 1t sought to attain by the policy
referred to- and having completed the investments
then contemplated, It is believed that further
QUESTIONS Of this character will be unnecessary.
sudden death. on October 2sth, 1902, at his home
at Bala, Pa, Of Hon. James A. Logan, the Cen
erae SoS Service 81 sosr solicitor
July list, 1873, after valuable experience at the
ba and on tha the and d sat
became your General Solicitor on February LIST,
1895.
marked not only by unfagging devotion to your
interests, but by resourcefulness and ability
constantly develop in the operation Of your system
His personal traits won the regard and affection
Of his associates and his loss is one 10 oe dee ns
under revision Of the organization taking erect
November 26th, 1902, Mr.: George " Massey was
General Solicitor and Mr.. Parker B. Prince and Mt.
George Stuart Patterson Assistant General Sole
itors
Your Board have also to record the death Of Mr..
William HAZEL Wilson and Mr.. Enoch Lewis, who
asn na o T o s
the past performed long and faithful service In
your behalf. and in more recent years had given
perience in the management Of your subordinate
lines. Mr.: Wilson's connection with the Main Line
most responsible positions in the Engineering De
partment; and after his retirement from active
and Director in important roads forming part Of
your system. His active life had covered the en-.
in this country, and stretching as it did over .
period of more than four score and ten years; 1t
snd n exeeponaP usefulness to bis procession to
the community in which he lived. and to the Com
pany with which nearly fifty years OF MS actlVe
career had been associated. -
Mr.. Enoch Lewis entered your service in 1885,
and after filing various offices In the transports.
ton Department became General Superintendent OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad April LIST. 1850 he
filled that position most acceptably until December
31st 1866, and on May LIST, 1856, upon the organl-
zation Of the Purchasing Department took charge
thereof and filled that position until December ist
1893. Since that date Mr. Lewis had peen
Director in your affiliated lines, so that he had
been actually connected with your interests for
over half a century, and his record during that
ri xxac oua Of
interests committed to his charge.
Mr. John G. Wilson having been retfred unuer
the operations Of the Pension Department, May ISL
1902 as Real Estate Agent, after long ana nonor-
able service of over thirty mine years with your
Company, Mr.. B. W. Carskaddon was appointed
81 Tripier was appointed Assistant Real Estate
Nr. ]. B. Hutchinson having. on account of the
strain imposed upon his health by the onerous
duties Of his position as General Manager, re-
ouested to be relieved thereof. was on January ISL
1903. appointed Assistant to the Second Vice Pres
fdent On the same date Mr.. w. w. AtterpuIy
was promoted to be General Manager and Mr.. A.
W. Gibbs General Superintendent OF MOVIE rover
Mr. a. W. Creighton also appointed General
sion. vice Mr. John NJ. Wallis, relieved at his own
request and Mr. R. L. O'Donnel General Superln-
tendent of the Buffalo and Allegheny valley DlVi-
sion to succeed Mr.. Creighton. a.,
Mr. John s. Ruth was appointed Assistant anI n
tor Of Coal Freight Receipts February ISL III
together with list Of the securities owned o! the
Company and a statement of the income there1ron.
The Board desire to express their acknoWieug-
ments to the officers and employees for the EN-,
cheney and fidelity with which they have performed
their duties during the past year