The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-30
lllURRA Y is FORCED
OUT or HIS or ICE

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Hartman Interests Not at
All Pleased with His
Manag cement.
PITTsBURG. Dec, Is Daniel
Willard, Of. the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy and pronounced Harri-
man man, will on; Friday be named
as president Of the baltimore and
Eohio, succeeding Oscar "a. Murray.
This information IS brought out i'm
Pittsburg from what Is considered an
oficial source.
1t is claimed that president Muir.
ray. whose manner OF doing business
was not pleasing III 1 the, late E. ii.
Hartman from the time the latter
bought into the Hy Il o., has failed
more signaliy to tlease those left in
charge of the Hsrriman interests,
and 1t was decided some time since
that he must go. Willard. who is
booked to. take Charge OF the B. i:
o.. is now second vice president oil
lthe Burlington am in active charge
of the operation, Of that system.
Simultaneously NTH Mr.. Murray's
retirement will come that OF George
II. Randolph, firsti vice president. and
for many. years I'M the official family
!of the B. & o.. in. filing his office
it is said that two men will be elect
led. one OF whom q well known in
Pittsburg railroad circles and for
years located here.
The other is d B. & o! man at Bal.
itimore. The first vice-president, &c.
sscording to semisofticial reports, is to
! be Charles s. wight, formerly. gener-
al freight agent Of the Pittsburg and
Western. now a part OF the B. & o..
system, who for some years has
been general traffic manager at Bal.
timore. The other Is George NJ.
shriber, who for years has been as.
sistant to President Murray, and
prior to that time was assistant to
Judge ]. *. cowan when he was a
co-receiver in the road with Mr.. Muir.
ray; ,,ss
There are rumoEs that the Harri,
man people will: make a clean sweep
which will include the retirement of
Vice President and General Manager,
George J. Potter. but this rumor can
not be confirmed in ,Pittsburg. What
adds weight to this rumor is that
Potter. like Randolph, is and has
been a strictly Murray man, and. II
tired of Murray's rule his powerful
enemies willlikely send all the pres:
ent presidents lieutenants by the
board.
Mr.. Murray's retirement was defin.
itely stated from an authorized
source. here today. 1t was said that
his resignation has been in the hands
of the directors for some time, to-
gether with. that Of Mr.. Randolph.
Several reasons are given for his re-
|tirement and it is understood that
at the annual meeting of the stock
holders 1t had been intended to elert
a new president. but later it was de-
cided to ask Mr.. Murray to- remain
| in. the Office until the end OF the year.
The election of Mr.. Willard as
president brings back to that road an
officer who was with 1t from 1900 to
1903. At that time he was assistant
general manager, having been
brought there by B. F. Un-
derwood, then vice president and
general manager. Mr.. Underwood
secured Mr.. willard from a subordi.
nate position on the 500 line in the
/ Northwest, where he had risen by
sheer ability from the position OF a
storekeeper's clerk to an operating
officer. Mr.. Willard was given cred
1T for many of the reforms that were
established in the operating depart
ment Of the B. 60. system while he
was with the road. His good work
there. attracted the attention OF j. ].
Hill. who had just secured control OF
the c.. B. and O.. and he induced
him to so with that line. as general
manager.
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