Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-19
Major J. B. Maitland.

Major John Breckenridge Matt
land, manager of the tankage and
right of way departments of the
National Transit company, died at
his home on West Third street on
I Wednesday morning after an Ill
ness of several months, in his 65th
year. The diseased was not only
one of the best known residents OF
Oh City bat was one of the most
hie hly esteemed. Of the highest
type OF Christian gentleman, he
was actively interested In all that
made for the uplifting of the moral
welfare of the city and Its people.
He was phllauthropist of an IN
DESTINATIONS type, friend of the
poor and needy, and especially In.
terested In extending hand to tie
struggling young man to lift him
higher. He was active In the or
gained charity work CT the city
and d most enthusiastic member OF
the Grand Army of the Republic.
He was born at Blair's Corners,
Rockland township, Venango
county, on July 20, 1898 He was
educated In the schools of Venango
county, with several additional
terms In the Jaynes ACADEMY at
Clintonville. At the age of Is, he
secured a position with Charles
Shipper at Stapley Furnace as a
clerk In the Shipper general store,
and where he was employed at the
c ,mmen cement of the war oftte Re-
Dellion. He enlisted In Company
IL, Fourth Pennsylvania cavalry,
October 9. 1861, and was commits
stoned second lieutenant April 2
1862. He was promoted to first
lieutenant August II, 1862; to
captain. July 20, 1864, and to major
March IS, 1865.
Major Maitland served with
distinction during the entire war
and participated In most of the en-.
gagements In which the Fourth
Pennsylvania cavalry took part.
Alendar P. Duncan, deceased, of
OIL City, was lieutenant colonel of
this command.
On October 3 1861, six days
previous to his enlistment, he was
married to Miss Henrietta c. Pryor,
OF Rockland.
At the close of the war he re.
turned to Rockland, where he
formed a partnership with Charles
Shipper, by whom he had been
employed as clerk previous to his
enlistment. The firm carried on
successful general merchandise
business for several years. Later
he was engaged In the saw mill
business at Mill creek.
Major Maitland engaged In the
pipe line business about 1873, at
that time being employed ~ Brad,
Tley & Co., owners Of the Antwerp
pipe line as assistant to H. NJ.
Hughes, general superintendent,
and had charge Of the construction
of the Antwerp and Oil City line,
from Clarion to Oh City. His
headquarters at that time were In
St. Petersburg aud Clarion. In 1877
when the Clarion and Butler divi-
sions were consolidated under A, c,
Beeson, he took charge OF the work
of constructing a pipe line from
Bear Creek to Kane. and In 1880,
when the tankage department of
the National Transit Company was
arranged for, he was made Its man
ager. In this capacity he had
charge of the construction of nearly
all the tank work of the National
Transit company. Most of the
tankage In the Olean, Colegrove
and Tlona districts, as we'll as In
Washington county. owned by the
company was erected by him. He
also had charge of the construction
of all of the tankage In the Ohio,
Indiana and West Virginia districts.
About three years ago,he succeeded
J. c. Mcdowell as manager of the
right of way department, the two
departments being consolidated
after Mr.. Mcdowell retirement.
Major Maitland was peculiarly
fitted for the position he filled with
the company. A man of even
temper, OF unusual executive abili.
ty and love for hard work, fair
minded and paternal with his EN-
ploys, he also possessed wonderful
memory and mathematical ability.