The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-05

Mr.. Loree also resigned as president
and director of the Rock Island COM
pany of New Jersey. and Mr.. Mather
was elected TO succeed him.
L. F. Loree was the best paid rail-
road official in America, his salary be-
ing $4,000 year. He went to the Rock
Island at the time of its consolidation
with the Frisco. and in addition to be-
ing chairman of the executive commit
tees of both systems. was president of
the Rock Island company. of New Jer-
sey. under which name the system was
bonded and financed. Robert Mather
was general attorney and second vice
president of the Rock Island. He has
been with that road since 1889.
B. F. Yoakum was succeeded as pres
ident and general manager of the F'ris-
co by A ]. Davidson, and has since
been chairman of the board for that
system He has been with the Frisco
since 1900, going from the Gulf, Colo
RADIO & Santa Fe.
The Record-Herald referring to the
resignation of Loree as president of
the Rock Island railway sIRem will
state that Mr.. Loree's resignation came
after a series of conferences lasting
more than a week between Mr.. Loree
and the principal owners of the road.
At these conferences, according to the
Record-Herald, were William H and
James H. Moore. d. G.. Reid. Chairman
of the Rock Island board; Robert
Mather, vice president and general
Counsel of the road, and B. F. Win
chel, president of the Rock Island
Railway company. At these confer
ences the Record-Herald says. there
developed differences of opinions to
methods of management which were
diametrically opposed and the outcome
was the resignation of Mr.. Loree The
Record-Herald says:
The battle, if battle it NAV he
called, was largely between Mr. Lo-
rec, supreme executive head of the
Rock Island system, and Mr.. WincheII
president of the Rock Island railway
whose n1RrhndS
Numerically opposed from the begin
ming. The policy outlined and advo-
Gated by Mr.. Winchell won the day
and hereafter he will be the sole ex-
ecutive head of the system with power
subordinate only to the owners
According to the Record Herald
Mr.. Loree, in rendering his resigna-
ton, gave up a salary of $4,000 guar
anteed for period of five years 1t
was nine months ago that Mr. I,oree
resigned the presidency of the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad to take mn the
management of the Rock Island sys-
TEN.
cash bonus of $780, 600. the Rec
ord-Herald says, was one of the con-
siderations which induced him to
make the change.
Naturally the announcement of the
changes in the official staff of the Rock
!sland railroad brings visions of Won
der working changes in management
Topeka is particularly interested in
the changes inasmuch as they undollbt-
edly mean hereafter the recognition of
this city as the headquarters of the on
Grating and traffic officials of the Rock
Island lines west of the Missouri river
along lines formerly followed here.
Formerly the general superintendent
OF the lines west of the Missouri river
was located at Topeka. The Changes
in management of the Rock Island
which have been effected during recenr
years resulted in taking that office
away from Topeka and transferring if
to Kansas City 1t is known now un-
der new title. that of general SUPER
lntendent OF the southwestern Gfstrict
J. Q. Crockett was recently appointed
superintendent
If the office is again established at
Topeka it is considered likely --.at G.
w Jones, now division superintendenr
of the Kansas division will be named
as the general superintendent
Mr. Jones is an old employe of the
Rock Island and is thoroughly familiar
with the lines of the company through
out the west. He is an efficient rail
road man and is regarded as a Very
likely successor to J.. o. Crockett.
II is also known that the policy
which was adopted whereby the mas
Eenger and freight traffic officials We're
removed from Topeka to Kansas CITY