Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-27
ELEHORN BECOMES DIVISION
Chicago & Northwestern Takes Complete
Control Of Transmissouri Lines.
BIDwELL REMAINS IN GENERAL CHARGE
,. A. Kuhn Becomes Assistant GeneraI
Freight and Passenger Agent
and Major Is
Apparently Retired.

THE Nebraska and Wyoming division Of
the Chicago & Northwestern railway" will
be the new name OF the Fremont, Elkhorn
q Missouri Valley railroad. George F. Bid
we'll will remain in general charge OF the
division, c. c. Hughes will remain in
charge OF the operating department and
John A. Kuhn will be assistant general
freight and passenger agent OF the Chicago
& Northwestern railway, with headquarters
at Omaha, and in charge OF the traffic de-
partment OF the Nebraska and Wyoming
division. w. H.. Jones will be division
freight agent in charge Of the freight side
and ]. w. Mum will be division passenger
agent in charge OF the passenger depart
ment.
All this. is to take effect on March 1, and
the information was brought to Omaha
yesterday from Chicago By General Manager
BidwelI and General Freight Agent Kuhn,
who went there on Monday for this purpose.
Mr.. Bidwell on his return made the follow
ing statement:
THE Northwestern lines west Of the
Missouri river will on and after March ]
be operated as the Nebraska and Wyoming
division Of the Chicago & Northwestern
railway. The Offices will remain In Omaha
and the business OF the lines will be con-
Quoted in all essential particulars the same
as heretofore. | think / am safe In saying
that | shall remain in charge as manager,
Mr.. Kuhn in charge Of traf1c and MT
Hughes in charge OF operating. Some de-
tails had not been fully arranged at the
time Of my last advices and I am not in
position, therefore, to say more at this
time"
No Mention of Buchanan.
Thus the changes in the trsfic depart
ment are all arranged and the new titles
set. Mr.. Jones has been chief clerk in the
freight department, Mr.. Mum chief clerl
in the passenger department. The circular
announcing the new appointments Is ISSUED
by II. r. Mccullough, third vice president
Of the Chicago & Northwestern railway and
In charge OF traffic matters. No provision
is made for General Passenger Agent Blu
chanan in this circular, both freight anC
passenger jurisdiction being combined undei
Mr.. Kuhn, who has been general freigh'
agent.
In the operating department exact titlei
are not yet published. This department II
in direct charge Of President Marvin
Hughitt, who has been i'll for ten days, ant
has not yet issued his circular on this mat
ter. Mr.. BidwelTs statement conveys thu
general information, save as to the title
he and Mr.. Hughes will have. Mr.. Bidwel
will probably be made an assistant to Gen
eral Manager Gardner and Mr.. Hughes di
vision superintendent in charge of the Ne
braska and Wyoming division.
Thus the three divisions of the Elkhorr
line, the South Platte. the Eastern and thu
Black Hills divisions. are to be combines
into one division OF the Northwestern AL
lettering. advertising, stationery and trans
portation will be changed Immediately
The division will be an integral part of thu
Northwestern line and will have no distin'
gushing mark from II.
No change in the office forces will result
Stats will remain as now and the same
headquarters be occupied as now. They are
far more commodious and d~ignihed than the
usual division headquarters in most places
on almost any road.