The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-19
RAILROAD NOTES.

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superintendent and present appear
ances indicate that he is going to be-
come popular among the men, He is
occupying the official chair occupied so
long by George Van Keuren, and on
that account the men about the term
inal at the foot of Pavonia avenue
have not as yet got acquainted with
him. AS the Erie has had several gem
eral superintendents in the past the
men will soon become acquainted with
their new chief and everything will
run along smoothly. Fl. NJ. Bowran
is the name of the new incumbent. and
it will be seen by the following record
that he is fully accomplished rail-
road man. Mr.. Bowran began as a
telegraph operator in 1877. From 1884
to 1887 he was chief clerk to superin-
dent on the Alabama Great Southern
and the Mobile and Ohio. From 1881
to 1892, superintendent Chattanooga
Union Railway; 1892 to 1898. prelim-
mary for projected line; October, 1894,
to September, 1895, chief clerk to gem
eral superintendent Montana Central
Railroad; September, 1895, to Deem
Der, 1896, trainmaster Montana Cen
trial Railroad; December, 1896, TO Oc-
t0ber, 1899, superintendent Great
Northern Railroad; October, 1899, to
March, 1900, superintendent Of the st.
Louis Southwestern Railroad; March
1900, to May, 1902, general superinten-
dent of the Southwestern Railroad:
July, 1908, to December, 1904, superin-
tendent OF the Denver and Rio Grande;
December, 1904, to May, 1905, superin-
tendent of the c., Ell. g D., June, 1905,
to November /, 1905, general manager
OF the O., FL. 8 D.; appointed general
superintendent of the Erie on Noyem-
Der /, 1905,
By orders recently issued Chatham
is done away with as a place for stor-
ing cars. Madison empties are now
hauled to Morristown by the Morris
town drill. which Chatham empties
are all taken to the new yard at p. &
D. junction in West Summit.
Laborers have been engaged all last
week in grading the road bed for the
Railway Valley Railroad in. Summit,
opposite Muchmore's lumber YARD.
The Russell place bridge has been re-
placed by proper structure in accord
ance with the agreement with the
city, and the iron work for the Ash
wood avenue bridge Is ready for cree
tion. Abutments were also being put
in for the Morris avenue bridge. The
work Of grading Morris avenue has
been in progress for several weeks.
The first cars over the trolley line
Of the Morris County Traction Com
pany between Milburn and Summit
will be run on Wednesday and the
company officials declare that there
after the line will be operated on al
regular schedule. The line within the
city limits extend to Springfield ave
nue. at Huntley.
In Summit the line Is entirely over
private right Of way and it has been
impossible as yet to obtain the fran
chise that would permit reaching the
centre Of the city. Recently the Lack
awanna Railroad abandoned its station
at Huntley altogether and the resi-
dents of that locality have no railroad
facilities. The Traction Company de-
sires to get in operation as quickly as
possible because the HuntIey residents
can then use the trolley to reach the
Lackawanna station at Milburn. The
company will start the line with two
cars and its power plant
will adjoin the plant of the Milburn
Electric Company The tracks are
built from the railroad station at Mil
burn along Main street TO the Union
County Road at Springfield, thence
along that road to the Summit city
line where it crosses into private prop
erty.
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