The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-20
RAILROAD news.
Wabash Line Makes Changes in
Traffic Department.
Recent Rumors of Shakeup Are
Confirmed.
M'NAMARA PROMOTED.
Becomes General Passenger
Agent of Gould Line.
Other Items of Interest in Rail-
way Circles.
M'NAMARA PROMOTED.

81 LOUIS, MO-, aug. ZU.--
General Traffic Manager Maxwell
of the Wabash yesterday announced
several changes. appointments and
promotions in the traffic department,
some of which become effective tomor-
row. Circulars bearing the approval
OF President Delano will be distribut-
ed I'm few days. For some time past
there have been rumors of a practical
reorganization of the Wabash traffic
department both freight and passen-
ger, and between the goth and the LIST
of September there will be further
changes to announce.
c. H. Stinson, assistant general
freight agent in charge of fast freight
line work. is promoted to general
freight agent. with headquarters in
st. Louis. effective tomorrow. This
position has been vacant since the re-
tirement of S. B. Knight. Mr.. Stinson
Is SO years of age. and has been con-
nected with the Wabash for seventeen
years. From 1885 to 1906 he was
located in Chicago as chief clerk to
the general manager of the Wabash
fast freight lines. He entered rail-
road service with the st. Paul road in
Chicago. When the Wabash traffic
department changes took place in
1906 he came to ST. Louis as chief
clerk to General Traffic Manager
Ives, and in December of that year he
was promoted to assistant general
freight agent
Effective September l. j. D. Nc
Namara, assistant general passenger
agent, is promoted to general passen-
ger agent. He succeeds c. S. Crane,
who has been connected with the Wa
bash for upward of forty years, and
for whom a new position is created,
that of general foreign passenger
agent, with headquarters in st. Louis.
Owing to the large immigrant passen-
ger business enjoyed by the Wabash,
1t became necessary to give special
attention to that branch of the SER
vice, and the management felt that
Mr.. Crane was admirably qualified for
that special line of work. He has been
general passenger agent for the past
fifteen years, and has accomplished a
great deal in popularizing the Wabash
passenger route throughout the coun-
try, building up its earnings and main
tanning its prestige. His successor,
Mr.. Mcnamara, came to the wabash
in January. 1906. from the Burling-
ton. and at once took charge of the
advertising department. He was born
at Keokuk i'm 1871. In 1885 he enter
ed service with the Burlington = as
ticket checker. In 1891 he went to the
accounting department, and in 1898
he was made chief division clerk Of
the passenger department at 81. JO-
seph. He came to st. Louis in the
latter part of 1893 as chief rate clerk
TO Mr.. Ives who was then general pas
senger agent of the Burlington. In
1896 he was made chief clerk to Gen
eral Passenger Agent Wakeley. In
/ 905 he went to Kansas City as
Southwestern passenger agent of the
Burlington.
w. F. Schmidt, industrial commits
sioner of the Wabash, is appointed as
sistant general freight agent. with
headquarters in st. Louis. effective to-
morrow. He will have charge of the
fast freight line work which has been
under the supervision of Assistant
General Freight Agent Stimson.
H. f. Watts, division freight and
passenger agent of the wabash at
Moberly, is promoted to assistant gen
eral freight agent. with headquarters
in st. Louis, in charge of local bust
ness and industrial development This
appointment is effective tomorrow.
w. A. Hopkins, general agent of the
Wabash at Salt Lake City, is promoted
to division freight and passenger
agent at Moberly. ]. L. Yundt trav-
cling freight agent at Salt Lake City
Is promoted to general agent, succeed
ing Mr.. Hopkins. These appoint
u1ents are effactiya AT once