The Goodland republic., 1907-04-05
UNDER OFFICIALS PROMOTED
ROCK ISLAND MEN CALLED Up
HIGHER.
Horton Master Mechanic slips Into
Nice Job With Headquarters
in Topeka.

II. q. Nudge, second vice president
Of the Rock Island, has announced
several changes in the different de-
partments Of the system: TN the Op-
Grating department ". s. Tinsman,
who has been for several months gen
eraI superintendent OF the southwest
ern division OF the Rock Island with
headquarters in Topeka, is promoted
to the position Of assistant general
manager Of ali the Rock Island lines
He viii be succeeded in Topeka by A
E. Sweet, who has been for some time
assistant to H U. Nudge, second vice
president Of the system.
In the motive power department
there will be several changes. The
principal one viii be the transfer Of
W J ToIIerton from the position Of
the southwest. southern and ChOctaw "
districts Of the Rock Island TO the
position OF assistant general superiR-
tendent Of motive power for the en-
tire system with headquarters in
Chicago. Mr.. TOIIeIt ton viii be sue
ceeded in Topeka by s W. MuIlinix.
who holds the position Of ma ster me
chanic in Horton.
The changes in the motive depart
ment amount to a complete reOrgani-
zatiOn Of this department This de-
parment was formerly managed by
the general superintendent, T. s.
Lloyd, Of Chicago. Under him were
". J TOIIertOn, who had charge Of
three Of the i've districts Of the sys-
tenn and had headquarters in Topeka
and J. 3. Fitzpatrick, who had charge
Of the motive department Of the
northern and central districts
Under the new arrangement there
viii be a superintendent for each dis
trict, each OF whom will operate over
the same territory as a general super
intendent- The new sUpeTintendents
are: W. L Harrison, for the northern
division. formerly master mechanic
and acting superintendent Of motive
power at Chicago, who will have his
headquarters at Cedar Rapids Ia; J.
B. fitzpatrick, central division, whose
headquarters will be Davenport, Ia;
S. ". MuIlinix, southwestern division
with headquarters in Topeka; F. W.
Williams, southern district with head
quarters at Chickasha, I T; and G.
z Taylor, ChOctaw division, with
headquarters at Little Rock, Ark. All
these men viii report to Mr.. TOIler-
ton, who will have the management Of
the motive power
Mr.. Tinsman, who has been prOmot-
ed to the position Of assistant general
uldLd5CE IDS DGGu general SupCLll-
tendent since last September Pre-
vious to that time he was general su-
perintendent Of the ChOctaw at Little
Rock. He was at one time division
superintendent Of the Missouri divi-
sion and has been with the Rock IS
land for nearly thirty years.
A E Sweet, who will succeed Mr..
Tinsman in Topeka, has been with the
Rock Island but about two years, dur
ing all Of which time he has held his
present position Of assistant to Mr..
Nudge Prior to that time he was
connected with the Santa Fe in To-
peka. He was formerly assistant to
the general manager Of the Santa Fe,
when Mr.. Nudge held that position Of
general manager, but soon after Mr..
Nudge went to the Rock Island Mr..
Sweet followed suit.
All these changes will go into ef-
feet the first Of April. None Of the
assistants to either Mr.. Tinsman or
Mr.. ToIlerton will go to Chicago.
George HeatheringtOn, who has been
chief clerk to Mr.. Tinsman, will con-
tnue in the same capacity with Mr..
Sweet--HortOn Commercial