The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-05-20
GEORGE ". HIBBAlD
TO LEAVE MARQUETTE,
Will Become General Passenger
Agent or the National
Lines or Mexico.
Marquette Mining Journal)

Marquette Mining Journal)
George W. Hibbard, general pas
senger agent OF the South Shore
road, is about to sever his fourteen
years' connection with the company.
He has resigned to enter into field
OF larger usefulness and opportunity,
having been appointed general pas.
senger agent OF the National Lines
OF Mexico. Mr.. Hebard's departure
from Marquette is to occur at an
early date, as he has agreed to take
up the discharge OF the duties OF his
new position by June 18th.
The decision to leave the South
Shore and to take the direction OF
the passenger traffic Of the National
Lines Of Mexico was arrived at by
Mr.. Hibbard only this week. He
greatly dislikes the thought Of leav-
ing Marquette, the South Shore and
the north country, which he has
come to regard as his home, but the
fine opportunities offered him by the
Office with the Mexican roads were
so alluring that he felt in duty bound
to accept.
Mr.. Hibbard is no stranger to
Mexican railroading. He came to
Marquette to assume the position of
general passenger agent from La
redo, where he had been in the EN-
ploy OF the old Mexican National
company as commercial agent.
Mr.. Hibbard S work with the South
Shore has been very successful. I'm
der his management the passenger
earnings Of the road have constantly
increased He has been q pre-
eminently ''live" official, always
alert to schemes for leading the
public to travel, and to travel over
the South Shore. He has made the
passenger department OF the road
very popular by policy OF arrang
ing excursions TO give people fro
quent opportunities for cheap trips
ia almost all directions. An exam,
pie has been the annual spring and
fall excursions to Detroit and points
further east.
The work OF his department. has
not entirely engrossed Mr.. Hib-
bard IS attention. He has found time
to aid in every attempt to accom-
plish benefits for the north country,
and particularly for Marquette,
which has always had q warm place
in his heart. He has been liberal in
his response both in effort Uh d jn
money to any demand that prom
to upbuild the city and region g.
the business OF his road. Mr.. Hib.
bard's personal popularity has been
a matter of comment these many
years. He is personally known to
thousands Of people on the line of
the South Shore, and the friendship
is highly esteemed.
In becoming general passenger
agent for the National Lines OF
Mexico, Mr.. Hibbard takes upon his
shoulders great responsibilities, for
these lines have the tremendous
mileage of $500. They make up the
largest railroad system Ia the Mexi.
can republic, and are the main arte-
ries of travel and commerce in this
growing country. They run from
the American line to the southern
limits OF the country, with numer-
GUS ramifications east and west-to
reach the principal country regions
and cities. The system comprises
the old Mexican National, the Mexi-
can international and the Mexican
Interoceanic lines, which have OF
late years all been consolidated.
The City OF Mexico is headquarters
for the system, and will be Mr.. Hib-
bard's home.