Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-28
MIL WAuKEE HAS
TAKEN CHARGE
WILL BEGIN OPERATION OF THE
WHITE RIVER VALLEY LINES
DECEMBER /.
FULTON QUITS ALTON
Resigns the Presidency to go to Mex.
lean Central Shonts to Take tho
Place and George Ross viii
Have Larger Responsibilities

Commencing December j the White
River Valley railway, recently con-
structed from Chamberlain. S. D., to
Rapid City in the Black Hills, dist
ance Of PIG miles. will be operated by
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway as its Black Hills division &C
cording to advices received in the To-
cal offices of that road. Train service
will be established to and from Rapid
| City in connection with trains east OF
Chamberlain to and from Mitchell,
Sioux City, Sioux Falls, Dubuque, Mil
waulSee and Chicago.
| On the same date the Milwaukee
will commence the operation of the
Duluth st. Cloud, Glencoe & Mankato
railway, commonly known as the
Alphabet" road, from Albert Lea to.
ST. Clair, Mimi, a distance of forty
miles, as Its "St. Clair branch" of the
southern Minnesota division. The
Alphabet" road was originally in
tended as cutoff from Albert Lea
to Mangato, but when built as for as
St. Clair construction was stopped
The Milwaukee also announces that
on December train Service will be
established on its Pacific coast line
from Mobr.dge. 8. D., on the Missouri
river to Lennon, Hettinger and Bow
man. the latter distance of 165 miles
west of the Missouri river on the
Butte line This win locate twenty
five stations out of total Of eighty
five east of Butte. Two hundred miles
of rails are laid AMI much of the
grading Is completed and ready for
road construction.
shonts to Succeed FELTON,.
Chicago, Nov, 27.-Samuel M. Eel
ton resigned yesterday as president
and director of the Chicago and Alton
and was elected president o fthe Mexi-
can Central. This paves the way for
the amalgamation of the Alton. Iowa
Central and the Glover Leaf systems,
which are owned by the same inter-
ests. 1t also indicates clearly that E..
H. Hartman has become the dominat-
Ing factor in the Mexican Central.
The action took place in New York,
and was announced late in the after
noon. Mr.. FELTON, left for the east
Saturday, having just returned from a
two weeks trip over the Mexican
lines. The resignation was handed to
Theodore p Snonts, president of the
Clover Leaf and chairman of the board
of directors of the. Alton. While no
announcement has been made in Chi
cago, it is believed that Mr.. Shonts
will become president Of the Alton
and that George H. Ross. vice presi-
dent in charge of traffic and personal
representative of Mr.. Snonts in Glover
Leaf affairs, will have his jurisdiction
extended over the combined system.
Burlington Man Goes to Packing Co.
The Kansas City Times, says "E F
Bisbee, general agent of the freight de-
partment Of the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy railroad, has resigned to
take the position of traffic manager
for the Nelson Norris Packing com
pany. Mr.. Bisbee will go to Chicago
December ! where he will make his
headquarters. Mr.. Bisbee began his
railroad career as clerk for the Bur
lington in Keokuk, Iowa, twenty years
ago Fifteen years ago he became
chief clerk for H. l.. Harmon in Kan
sas City He was later appointed
general agent Of the company at Keo
kuk from which place he went to St
Joseph as assistant general freight
agent. When H. l.. Harmon resigned
he was succeeded by Mr.. Bisbee. Mr.
Bisbee has been active in Kansas City
} affairs. He mas been an officer ant
director of the Railroad club and 6