The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
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of the traffic Offices from Kansas city
to Topeka
ically on this subject and remained
nom committal.
I'VE have done very well by To-
peka, don't you think he replied
you see the office of the general SUI
perintendent and the principal assist
ant engineer has been re-esta blished
here, and it considerably increases the
importance of Topeka on the Rock
Island mar
The rooms at the Rock Island sta
ton and Office building have been
placed in eadiness for the removal of
the general superintendent office to
Topeka Saturday.
The principal assistant engineer, Mr..
]. G. Bloom, has been in Topeka for a
week from Chicago and his offices
have been arranged on the third floor.
The other officials whose offices have
been remodelled or moved to different
rooms in the Office building have be-
come settled, and it is now stated that
more men are employed in the Topeka
offices than at any time previous to
this time, Notwithstanding the fact
that the traffic Offices We're originally
located here.
The appointment of successor to
Grant Thornberg, as division freight
agent Of the Kansas division, has not
been made. The traffic officials this
morning declared that the appointment
had not been settled upon. Mr.. Thorn
berg assumes the duties of traffic man
ager for the Beatrice Creamery COM
pany which is the name of the creamery
trust recently organized. on the first of
April
Carl H. Ponsonby, chief clerk to Di-
vision Superintendent c. W. Jones, of
the Kansas division. has resigned to ac-
cept the position of private secretary
to j. NJ. Gruberg who is now general
manager Of the Burlington railroad
Mr.. Gruber was at one time general
superintendent of the Rock Island at
eral superintendent of the Union Paci-
fic at Omaha and was recently ap-
pointed to be general manager of the
Burlington.
way man, and he has developed excep-
tionaI executive ability despite the fact
that he is still a. young man. He has
peen IN Topeka about a year and a
half during which time he has handled
the work of the chief clerks desk In
the superintendent office.
Mr.. Ponsonby began his railway work
II years ago on the Great Northern
worked his way up in the operating de-
partment and finally entered the Offices
as Stenographer and was afteWard
promoted to be chief clerk. He was
with the Great Northern in the operat-
ing department for five years. He then
entered the traffic department of the
same road as chief clerk to the traffic
manager He resigned to go to Califor-
MIA, and was for several years in the
general superintendent Office of the
Santa F'e at Los Angeles. Later he re-
turned to Minneapolis and was for a
short time chief clerk to the North /
western representative of the Wander
bilt fast freight lines. FOm AIinneapO-
lis he came to Topeka where he has
been until the present time. He came !
10 Topeka to be private secretary to Mr.
Gruber who was located here at that
time. When Mr. Gruber left Topeka
Mr.. Ponsonby was promoted to be chief
clerk to the division superintendent He
will begin his duties for Mr.. Gruber at
Chicago on April ]. ~
William Maier has. heen appointed to
succeed Mr.. Ponsonby as chief clerk to |
Division Superintendent Jones at To-
peka. 'a'