The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-05
+. BLACK is NEXT.
Believed He Will Succeed Geo.
I. Nicholson.
Expected Change in Santa Fe
Takes Place.
NOW VICE PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Nicholson Will Have Ken
driek's Title.
Latter viii Be Moved Up to
MOrtOn's Place.
NOW VICE PRESIDENT
John w. White, Auditor Of Dis
bursements, Resigns.

Word was received here last night
of the elevation of George T. Nichol-
son, who made his home in Topeka for
number of years, from the position
Of passenger traffic manager of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
company to the third vice presidency
of the road. He is placed in charge
of the passenger and freight traffic of
the entire system. This is the posi-
tion that was held by Paul Morton and
mas been vacant since the time that
Mr.. Morton entered President Roose-
velt's cabinet as secretary of the
navy
J. ". Kendrick has been advanced
from the third to the second vice presi-
dency. He will continue to have charge
of the operation of the road.
It is thought probable that w. J.
Black, the general passenger agent of
the road, whose headquarters are here
will be named as Mr.. Nicholson's sue
cessOf.
There has also been a Encouragement
OF the forces in the auditing depart
ment of the road. John w White the
general auditor of disbursements Of the
road, with headquarters in Topeka
has resigned, his resignation to be-
come effective on October Is.
The position of consulting auditor to
the 1Odu mas D66n created ana II. q.
Whitehead, now general auditor, has
been given the position. W. E. Bailey,
now assistant general auditor, is to be
general auditor. J. E. Baxter, of Gal
weston, now auditor of the gulf lines.
IS to be assistant general auditor at
Chicago and>D D. e. Shuckhart, of Gal
weston, now chief clerk to the auditor
of the gulf lines is to take Mr.. BaX-
ter's position.
George Gerard Tunel. formerly sta
Hoyrx
of the Northwestern road, has bean
made statistician to President E. p.
Ripley of the santa Fe.
No official information has been received
at the general Santa Fe offices of the ele-
walton of Mr.. Nicholson to a vice presi-
dency. But such move has been expect
ed for some time and it Is the general i'm
preston that Mr.. Black, the general pas
senger agent, Will be given the position OF
passenger traffic manager. Mr.. Black
said this morning that he had not received
any word of the promotion of Mr.. Nichol-
son, and of course his position is such
that he could not say anything concerning
the possibility Of his advancement to the
vacancy created by this promotion.
All of the men IN the passenger depart
ment feel sure that Mr. Black will be
given the position and are beginning to
speculate as to who his successor will be
There was considerable surprise around
the offices when It became generally
known that Mr.. White had resigned the
position of auditor of disbursements. He
has been in the service Of the road for p
since 1908 Mr.. Whites resignation was
voluntary and he leaves the service to en-
gage in a commercial business in Califor-
MIA His family is now living at Los An
geles.
In his letter of resignation to w E. Bal
ley, assistant general auditor of the road
Mr.. White says: In rendering my resig-
nation I wish to state as my reason that
I desire to return to Los Angeles with q
view of entering commercial business ir
that city and from the further fact that
my family is located there"
Mr.. White is to be succeeded as auGitoI
of disbursements by A. L. Conrad of Am
arillo, Tex. Mr.. Conrad is now the gen
eral freight agent of the Santa Fe Pecos
Valley lines. He is we'll qualified for Mr.
Whites place, however, having occupied
the position Of auditor of the Pecos lines
for several years. He will enter on his new
duties here just as soon as Mr. Whites
resignatiO takes effect
Mr.. Nicholson, the new vice president, is
40 years old. He began work with tht
Santa Fe about 20 years ago as a rate
clerk in the general passenger agents Of
fee in Topeka. After filing the position
of chief clerk he became assistant genera
passenger agent and then passenger agent
He left the Santa Fe after this and spen-
a year with the Frisco system, when he re
turned to the Santa Fe IS passenger traffi,
mana ger.