The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-04
Hen ry W. Nudge. Erst Water
Bay. Becomes lis New
President.
Speculation a. 10 Changes
In Officers.
FRISCO DUE FOR a sHAKE-UP

Chicago, Dec. 4.-Henry U. Nudge
assumed the duties this morning OF
president Of the Rock Island. He
announced that his policy will be to
run II as railroad and not as a
financial scheme. lie has been sec
ond vice-presldent. 'fi W.
Announcements regarding add
tlonal Rock Island appointments will
probably be made early in the coming
week. II Is pretty well understood
that y. o. Melcher. now general man
ager, will succeed Mr.. Nudge as sec
ond vice-prcsident In charge OF the
operation and construction. and that
W. 8. Tlnsman, manager OF the
Southern and Choctaw districts. Will
succeed Mr.. Melcher as general man
ager II is no, known who will sue
coed Mr. Biddle as vice-presldent in
charge OF all traffic, but John Sebas-
tian. now passenger trafic manager.
10 said to be the logical man. There
IL also talk OF Harry Cover, freight
trafic manager. as Mr.. Biddle's sue
cessor. aud there also is a rumor that
the management will seek a man
from another system.
Mr.. Nudge stated that he did not
know anything about the Lehigh Val
ley deal. nor had any Information as
to whether O. not the Moores and
Reid had gained control OF the
Wabash ICad.
started as Water Boy.
Asked about his early career, Mr..
Nudge nald: 81 can't grow away
from that water boy story. did not
start that story. and do not believe
that ! eau stop H. When 16 years
old hired out as a section hand. or
track laborer. for the Santa Fe at
$50 per day. When I arrived on
the job the section boss. an Irishman.
had all the men he could work. and
30 he put me TO carrying water at a
track lsborer's salary. was a husky
lad aud anxious TO do a mans work.
So whenever lsborer dropped his
pick ! grabbed Il and swung Il until
he wanted II again. Finally they let
naNN n HA'h VI Wy Anth
learned a little telegraphy from a
kind-hear'ed station agent during the
nights | spent near a little station.
Soon ! got a small station for myself.
and vas about the bummest ham
operator n road ever had. Since that
time have. az a manager. encount-
cred many ham operators. but I
have always dealt gently with them,
remembering my own early short
comings."
wincheiI Heads Line.
aa Another step was taken in the con-
struction Of the new Frisco system by
the election OF B.HL. Winchel TO the
presidency OF the Chicago a. Eastern
Illinois and to the Evansville a Terre
Haute railroads. In both these posi-
tlons Mr.. Winchell succeeds II. !.
Miller. who resigned. and who, &C
cording 10 rumor. will succeed T. H.
Thomas az president OF the Lehigh
Valley.
p. +. Yoakum was also elected
chairman of the board OF both roads,
and w. J. Jackson, formerly general
manager of the Eastern Illinois. was
made ylce-presldent and general man
ager Of both roads In charge OF oper-
alton and construction. w. b. Blddle
also was elected vlce-presldent OF
both roads 10 charge 70 traffic, and
c. w. Hlllard and A. s. Greig were
made Independents. Mr.. Greig has
the title Of general purchasing agent
c. s. Wright was made secretary OF
the Evansville a Terre Haute road
and T. n. Heed assistant secretary
and treasurer.
b. +. Yoakum also assumes the
position OF chairman OF the execu-
tive committee OF the Eastern I'LL
nois. and the Rock Island interests
resigned from the boards OF both
roads. The reorganized board OF the
Eastern Illinois now consists OF the
following:
James Campbell. Edwin Hawley,
T. II. Heed. c. w. Hillard, II. A.
Jackson, II. II. Porter. Jr.. Il. v. r.
Thayer, Frank Trunbull, T. II. West
and Messss Winchell and Yoakum.
The new board of the Evansville a
Terre Haute road Is as follows:
James Campbell, w. X. Bixby, r..
+. Flower, A. S. Greig, Edwin Haw-
ley. T. ID. Keith, C. w. Hillard. T. II.
West aud Messrs. winchell and
Yoakum.