The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-02
M'CREA TO USE AK
CaSSatt'S Successor VIII Make
Many Changes.
ELECTION TO BE HELD TODAY
Pennsylvania Railroads New HeRd
COnfeTs with II. c. FricIS aS to the
lieved He VIII Carry Out Some
Ideas OF the Late President.

New York. Jan. 1-James McCrea, one
Of the directors of the Pennsylvania and
vice president of the Pennsylvania Com
pany, who is to succeed the late a. J.
Cassatt as president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad arrived in New York this after
noon for a conference with II. G. Frlck.
Due to the late arrival of Mr. McCrea,
he and Mr.. Frick We're not able 10 go
into details concerning the policy Mr..
McCrea would follow in the management
Of the road The conference was held
mainly to determine the ultimate outcome
Of differences of opinion which might ex-
list in regard to the matter of policy. The
election viii be held tomorrow in Phila-
delphia
The policy of extension inaugurated by
Mr.. Cassatt will, in the main, be closely
followed by Mr.. McCrea.
1t is the matter of the relation Of the
railroad with its customers and subsidiary
companies that a radical departure will
be made
Whether or not the present bond scheme
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad. involving
French loans, is 10 be carried on. has
not been gone into yet. but remains a
matter which viii hinge. 10 Il great ex-
tent, on a conference to be held in Il few
days which viii seek 10 ascertain the
views of J. p. Morgan and other promi-
nent financiers interested in the Pcnnsyl-
vania
viii Clean House.
Not only viii Mr.. McCrea succeed pres
ent incumbents of Offices with his per
sonai staff, but the house cleaning III
reach into all the executive departments
which were named in last June's investi-
cation. or which viii need readjusting be.
cause Of any future understanding ar
rived at with Mr.. Frick and other Of the
directors.
As an outcome of Mr.. McCrea's visit. IT
is altogether probable that many new
carrying and hauling schedules will be
made and entered on the books Of The
company, not as sealed contracts, but as
the established and open rate, 10 be taken
advantage Of by any customer Of The
railroad. No announcement Of Mr.. Nc
Crea intention was made public to-day.
1t is understood that when McCrea is
elected, new position will be created
that of chairman of the board Of directors
The Craftsmanship in such event viii go 10
Capt John Z. Green first vice president
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad. and the
financial expert of the big corporation.
Born i'm philadelphia.
James AIcCrea was born in Philadelphia.
May 1. ISIS. lie received a general educa-
ton at the school of the Rev. John w
Fairies, completing il at the Pennsylvania
Polytechnic College. After his prepare
tory education he entered the service Of
the ConnellsviIle and Southern PennsyI-
vania Railroad in June, 1865, as rodman.
In December. 1867. he left the employ OF
this road and entered that of the Whining
ton and Reading Railroad Company as
rodman in the engineer corps engaged in
constructing that line He left that ser
vice In September, 1858. and engaged as
assistant engineer in the construction Of
the Benefits branch Of the Allegheny
Valley Railroad, where he remained until
March ], 1874 Upon severing his connec-
ton with the Allegheny Valley Railroad
he entered the service Of the then RAPIDLY
growing Pennsylvania Railroad Company
IN its construction department. Here he
held the responsible position Of princiuar
assistant engineer. and was given large
opportunities Of demonstrating his ability.
Advance Was Rapid.
His advancement in the Pennsylvania
Railroad service was very rapid. On
August 1, 1874, he was transferred to the
position Of assistant engineer OF the
Philadelphia division, continuing in that
office until January /. 1875, when he was
made superintendent Of the middle d.
vision, with headquarters at Harrisburg.
in October 1873 he was transferred 10
the superintendency Of the New York d.
vision, with headquarters in Jersey CITY.
On May I, 1882, Mr.. McCrea was an
pointed manager of the southwest sys-
TEN, and on October 10. 1888. was ad-
vanced 20 the post Of general manager of
all the Pennsylvania lines west of Pitts
burg. On November l, 1887, he was elected
fourth vice president OF the lines west.
On March I, 1880. he was advanced To the
second vice presidency, and on May I.
1891, after the death of J. \. Mccullough,
first vice president. Mr. McCrea was
elected to succeed him.
Mr. McCrea was elected a director Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company on
June g, 1889, TO ill the vacancy caused by
the election of Mr.. CasSatt as president
He is also a director and an executive Of
fcer In nearly all of the branch lines
affiliated with the Pennsylvania lines
west of Pittsburg. He is a trustee Of the
University Of Pennsylvania, and is con-
nected with various financial and chart
table institutions.