Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-14
MANY BIG CHANGES
EXECUTIVE MANAGERS OF RAIL.
ROADS RESIGN AND TAKE
NEW POSITIONS.
Paul Morton Who Left the Santa Re
to Become Secretary of the Navy,
Started Fashion and Was Followed
by Many Other Prominent Men.

Chicago, Feb. 10. - Executive man.
nagers of the great railway systems
of the country within twelve months
have undergone more changes than
perhaps in any other like period in the
history of railroads. Presidents and
vice presidents have resigned and
been succeeded, general managers
have been transferred and appointed,
promotions have been made and new
directors have come into control. 1t is
known that even greater upheavals,
both in control and in management,
are in prospect. No one assumes to
forecase them. One change already
foreshadowed has to do with the COM
bination of what are known as the an
thracite coal roads. Announcement
is expected to be made soon that the
Delaware & Hudson and the Delaware
Lackawanna & Western roads are to
be combined and put in possession
OF the Moore party" headed by ]. H.
and w. H. Moore 1t is understood this
element has secured control of the
stock Of these companies D. g. Reid
w. B. Leeds and the Moores are to
be directors The Reading road is
to be absorbed by the Lake Shore and
B. G o. roads, the latter having had
control of the necessary stock for
three weeks.
Changes That Have Been Made.
Following are among the important
executive changes Of recent months:
Paul Morton. third vice, president of
the Santa Fe, retired to become secre-
tary of the navy
L. F. Loree. who had quit the pres
fdency Of the Baltimore & Ohio, Jan
uary 1, 1904 to accept the offer of presi.
dent and director of the Rock Island
company of New Jersey, chairman of
the executive committee, director Of
the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
and chairman of the st. Louis & San
francisco company, resigned.
Robert Mather. first vice president
and general counsel, chosen president
and director Of the Rock Island COM
pany Of New Jersey and director Of the
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific road:
B. F. Yoakum succeeds Mr.. Loree as
chairman Of the executive committee
Of the St. Louis & San Francisco COM
pany.
VIM. B. Biddle, freight traffic man
ager of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Re resigned to become third vice
president of the Rock Island system.
Vanderbilt System Changes.
M. E. ingalls,. president of the Big
Four and H. B. Ledyard president of
the Michigan Central, resigned to
make room for w. H. Newman, already
president of six other lines of the Van
derbilt systematic New York Central,
Lake Shore. Boston & Albany, Pitts
burg & Lake Erie, Lake Erie & Yves.
tern and the Illinois. Indiana & Iowa
roads-to be president also of the Big
-Four and Michigan Central
Former President Ledyard Becomes
chairman OF the board of directors of
the Michigan Central, vice United
States Senator Chauncey NJ Depew
resigned Former President ingalls,
accepted similar position in the Big
Four. The four vice presidents of the
Vanderbilt lines-William C. Brown.
z. V. W. Rossiter, John Christensen
and G.. J. Grammer-are given similar
Offices in the Michigan Central and
Big Four.
Burlington Official Retires.
F. A. Delano, general manager of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
lines east of the Missouri river, re-
tired, to be succeeded by ]. M. Cru
Der, general superintendent of the
Union Pacific. George H. Crosby sue
ceeds the late Thomas Miller, as
freight traffic manager.
E. D. Kenna, vice president and gen.