The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-09
General Supt. of Rock Island
Here Goes to Chicago.
Will Become Superintendent Of
the Central Division.
HE WILL BE MISSED.
Has Been Popular With Rail
road Men and Others.
Successor Here Is to Be j. b.
Smalley.

Charles w. Jones, who has Deen gen.
eral superintendent Of the southwest
district of the Rock Island with head
quarters at Topeka since January 1,
1909, has been promoted to the position
of general superintendent of the CEN
tral district with headquarters at Chi
cago. He will be succeeded in this city
by J. B. Smalley, superintendent Of the
Illinois division of the Rock Island. The
change has not been announced official
ly at Rock Island headquarters in this
city but it is known that She changes
have taken place.
Another change Of interest to To-
pekans is the resignation of S. T. Full
ton, brother of Agent Fulton Of the
Union Pacific in this city. Mr.. Fulton,
for the past six years, has been assist
the head of the Frisco He is well
known in Topeka. He has resigned to
become president of the Emerson Type
writer company of Chicago.
The new organization Of the official
staff of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific, following the separation from the
ST. Louis & San Francisco. practically
has been concluded. 1t has been big
task to get things into smooth run
ming order again and with the new ap-
pointments made 1t is expected that
the new plans of the Rock Island can
be carried out.
1t is with regret that the local rail-
road men on the Rock Island witness
the departure of Superintendent Jones.
Mr.. Jones has only been in Topeka a
year but he is well known all over the
Rock Island and is one of the most
popular men on the operating staff to-
day.
Mr. Jones is we'll acquainted with the
Rock Island lines, having been with the
company for 35 years. He started in as
- kokf 4,,c% ro
ago this month. He was intensely in
terested in the business and in a short
time he had mastered the Morse and
was able to do the work of operator and
station agent.
This was his start in the railroad
work From operator he went to the
dispatcher's office, then took the posi-
ton of chief dispatcher. then trainmas-
ter, superintendent and finally general
superintendent at Topeka. He is now
appointed to general snperintendento of
the central district-one of the most
difficult and most important districts
on the Rock Island
Mr.. Jones is we'll acquainted with all
the features of railroad work. He has
grown up with the Rock Island and has
titles mentioned above. He has con-
Quoted trains out over the line and has
mingled with the practical work on the
road until there are very few things he
does not know from beginning to end.
He is known by every Rock Island man
in the west-the call boys as well as
his superiors realize his influence. as
we'll as his value to the road.
The other changes on the Rock Is
land are as follows:
In the operating department, T. o.
Melcher, vice president, announces the
appointment of w. 8. Tinsman. mana
ger of the Choctaw & Southern districts,
as general manager, with offices in Chi
cago II. S. Cable, general super1ntend-
ent of the central district at Davenport,
resigned and is succeeded by G. w.
Jones heretofore general superintend-
ent of the southwest district.
These changes caused a general shake
ND In the operating staff. j. B. Snalley,
superintendent of the Illinois division,
is appointed general superintendent OF
the southwest district, succeeding Mr..
Jones; w. M. Whittenton, general su-
perintendent of the Choctaw district, is
made manager of the Choctaw and
southwestern districts with offices at Ell
is appointed general superintendent of
Choctaw district: H. P. Greenough Is
made Superintendent of the Illinois di-
vision, succeeding Mr.. Smalley; A. Z.
Abbott is superintendent of Iowa divis-
ion. vice Mr. Greenough; F. NJ. Patt be-
comes superintendent of the Colorado
division in place of Mr.. Abbott: A. B.
Ramsdell, as superintendent of the Chi
cago terminals in place of Mr.. Patt; F.
7 Easley is superintendent of the Mis-
souri, division, vice Mr.. Beacon; A. B.
Cooley becomes superintendent of the
Arka nsas division in place of Mr.. Eas-
lev: and D. Coughlin, superintendent OF
the Indian Territory division to sue
ceed Mr. COpley.