The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-28
RAILROAD NEWS.
Missouri Pacific Completes
Traffic Reorganization.
Vice-President johnson Given
Complete Supervision.
*. MI. WHARRY SCORES.
Former Topeka Man Gets Big
Plum at Kansas City.
Other Items Of Interest to
Railway People.

| y. M: Johnson who mas Deen appoint
ed and Will be elected vice president OF
the Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain
system, has complete supervision Of
traffic. Both the freight and passenger
departments are under his control.
| Mr. Johnson, who took charge yes
terday, after arriving in St. Louis or
Monday from Now York city, had been
| for several years the traffic representa-
tive of all the Gould lines, except the
Wabash and the st. Louis Southwest
ern, at Chicago, holding the title of as
sistant to the vice president of each OF
the roads.
Upon taking Office yesterday Mr.
Johnson announced appointments and
TENS freight department. The assign
ments concern II officials, and they will
be effective on December Il
E. B. Boyd. traffic commissioner OF
the Chicago Board of Trade, will sue
coed Mr.. Johnson at Chicago. Mr..
Boyd will be assistant to the vice presi-
dent of the Missouri Pacific and Iron
Mountain system, the Texas & Pacific,
the International Great Northern and
the Denver & Rio Grande. He will have
headquarters at Chicago.
F1ippin Chosen.
B. M. Flippin, assistant freight traf-
fic manager of the Missouri Pacific and
Iron Mountain system, will be promo
ted to freight traffic manager. He will
succeed w. G. Stith, who resigned last
week. His headquarters will be in the
Missouri Pacific building. st. Louis.
w. B. Knight, assistant freight traf-
fic manager at Kansas City, has been
transferred to st. Louis. He has charge
of rates and classifications for the sys-
tenn, and retains his title. c. c. p.
Rausch, assistant general freight agent,
who has had charge Of rates and classi-
fications, will be subject to M. Knights
instructions.
x. M Wharry, assistant general
freight agent of the Rock Island. sue
ceeds Mr.. knight at Kansas City, with
the title of general freight agent of the
Missouri Pacific and with supervision
over the freight business in Kansas,
Nebraska and Colorado. including
Kansas City and St. Joseph. D. r.
Lincoln, assistant general freight agent
of the Missouri Pacific at st. Louis.
will go to Kansas City. He will retain
his present title.
Peabody Resigns.
J. P. Burnett, assistant general
freight agent, will be promoted to gen.
eral freight agent of the Iron Noun
tain, with headquarters at St. Louis,
succeeding w. r. Peabody. resigned
vacated by Mr.. Burnett.
J. N. Citizens. general agent at Chi
cago, will become general freight agent
OF the system at st. Louis. in charge
agent at Dallas, will be transferred to
Omaha, as general agent of the sys-
tenn, succeeding ]. Q. Phillippi, resign
ed. and S. w. Bradford will succeed
Mr.. Kooser as general agent at Dali
las.
The reorganization creates vice
president, in charge of traffic, with
authority over the freight traffic man
ager and the passenger traffic manager;
one assistant freight traffic manager,
instead of two; three general freight
agents instead of two, and four assist
ant general freight agents, instead OF
five.
The traffic vice president of the Mis-
souri, Pacific and Iron Mountain sys-
tenn was born at Cincinnati and is 62
years old. He entered the railroad ser
vice in 1870.
Formerly freight traffic manager and
third vice president OF the ROCK Island,
he became traffic assistant to the vice
presidents of the Gould lines in 1908,
acting in this capacity until yesterday,
when he became vice president OF the
Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain
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