The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-10-20
NN CHANGES EFFECTIVE
NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD AP
PolNTMENTS BEGAN TODAY.
C. F. KING ALSO PROMOTED

Norfolk Man Is Made General Road.
master for This Division-New Di.
vision Created From Chadron to
Casper, With Cantillion Sup't.
New Northwestern railroad appoint
ments became effective today and Nor.
folk is materially affected by the
changes. Frank Walters, formerly di-
vision superintendent at Sioux City,
becomes assistant general superinten-
dent for this division and his head.
quarters will be at Norfolk. Superin.
tendent Reynolds went to Omaha yes.
terday to meet Mr.. Walters and to ac
company him on a trip Of inspection
over the entire division this week.
C. F. King, formerly in charge of
the bridge construction work, has
been promoted to the position Of gen.
eral roadmaster for the Nebraska &
Wyoming division with headquarters
at Norfolk
New Division.
The following bulletin is from the
Bidwell at Omaha:
"J. P. Cantillion is appointed super
intendent of the company's lines with
headquarters at Casper, Wyoming"
1t Is understood that Mr.. Cantillion
will have charge of the line from
line from Casper to Lander. Superin.
tendent Harmon will have charge of
the line between Long Pine and Chad
ron and between Pierre and Rapid
City.
Mr.. Hughes Stays Here.
It had been rumored in Omaha and
Lincoln that c. G. Hughes, general
superintendent, would be transferred
from Norfolk to Omaha but there is
nothing to indicate such a change and
the rumor is denied in Norfolk The
following clipping from the State
Journal shows the rumor and other
pre-appontment talk:
Lincoln Journal: The building Of
the line west Of Casper and the line
from Pierre to Rapid City, and the
appointment of an assistant to Gener-
al Superintendent Hughes of the Ne
braska & Wyoming division of the
Northwestern, with the taxing of the
facilities Of the road by the great
amount of traffic now being handled
will be followed, it is said, by a change
OF districts formed for operating pur-
poses. In fact these changes may be
made in the near future. 1t is said
that another district superintendent
will be appointed and that Superinten-
dent Harmon at Chadron will lose
that part of his district between Chad
ron and Casper, but that he will gain
the new line from Rapid City to
Pierre, which will be placed under
Manager Bidwell's charge. These
things have not been officially an
nounced, but they are believed by a
great many Northwestern men.
For the operating district to be
made up of the Casper line from Chad
ron to Casper, 1872 miles, and from
Casper to Lander 100 miles, a new SUI
perintendent will be appointed. A
gentleman named Cantillion, said to
/ be a brother of w. d. Cantillion, is
mentioned for the place.
1t is not known whether the chang
es in contemplation will affect the
South Platte or the eastern districts
of the road. Some believe that 1t will
result in General Superintendent
Hughes removing his headquarters
from Norfolk to Omaha, and rumor
to that effect is current in Omaha.
1t is believed that the ten miles be.
tween Fremont and Arlington will be
double tracked this fall or winter, as
business over this narrow neck of
railroad is so heavy now that it is the
next thing to impossible to get trains
over it. 1t is denied that the line from
Missouri Valley to Fremont will be
double tracked, because between Ar.
lington and Missouri Valley the road
now has a double track, one line via
Omaha and the other via Blair With
a double track between Arlington and
Fremont the congestion would be re-
lieved.
The company is now handling a
heavy run of stock from the northwest
which is expected to reach its climax
some time this week The run has
been heavier this fall than usual.