Evening journal., 1910-07-02
TROLLY LEASE
NOW In EFFECT
]. H. Pardee of New York in
Command as Acting Gen.
eral Manager
APPOINTMENTS OF
OFFICERS ANNOUNCED

The formal transfer of the Will
mington City Railway Company, the
Wilmington City Electric Company,
the Wilmington Light and Power
Company and the Wilmington Auto
matte Telephone Company, and the
railway lines In and around Whining
ton was made to the Philadelphia and
Wilmington Traction Company at 3.45
o'clock yesterday afternoon. After
their conference I'm Philadelphia,
Oscar +. Crosby the new president
of the new company; John Rigg,
president of the Interstate Railways
Company, and G. r. Webb, of Balti-
more, the heaviest individual stock
holder in the Wilmington Light and
Power Company, returned to Will
mington and the final papers were
signed in the offices of Ward, Gray
and Neary, who have handled the
legal details OF the big transaction.
j. II. Pardee, OF New York, who is
acting general maneger of the new
company, has issued the following
order announcing appointments Of Of
cials:
Appointments Announced.
Wilmington and Philadelphia Trac-
ton Company, Southern Pennsyl-
vania Traction Company.
Wilmington, Del, July 1, 1910.
ITO All Concerned.
"Mr L. II. Conklin is hereby ap-
pointed Acting Assistant General
Manager to whom the heads of all
electrical and power departments will
report.
Mr. c. n. Ryan is hereby appoint
ed Auditor to whom all accounting
employees will report.
"Mr w. Il. Spring is hereby ap-
pointed Manager New Business De-
partment to whom all employees Of
that department viii report.
"Mr S. S. Hof is hereby appointed
Superintendent of Railways, Whining
ton Division.
"Mr. A. G. Jack is hereby appointed
superintendent of Railways. Chester
Division.
MIR. J. A. Buggy is hereby appoint-
ed superintendent of Railways, Del
aware County Division
Superintendent of Railways will
report to the undersigned.
EFFECTIVE July LIST, 1910, until
/ further notice,
wilmington and Philadelphia Trac-
tion Co.,
o. H. Pardee,
Acting General Manager.
Mr.. Crosby issued statement teIinl
of the acquisition OF the lines by th'
new company and asking for the con
hdonce OF the public. lie said EXTENSIVE
betterments will be made. Mr. Crosb,
left early this morning for Warrenton
virginia. He will return on Wednesda,
afternoon or Thursday morning next whei
formal Organization of the Philadelphia
and Wilmington Traction Company viii b
made While the officers have been agrees
upon announcement of their names
withheld until they are formally chosen
REPORTS OF NEW POLICY.
There are many rumors going abou
regarding the future plans of the com
pany. one is that eventually efforts VII
be made to acquire the Peoples Railwa'
and the Wilmington. New Castle an'
Southern Railway, and another is that a.
effort will be made to buy the Whining
ton Gas Company.
one report that seems to have gotte
around is that the new company ma
abolish the six-for-a-quarter tickets an
certain lines
There also is some talk that the pric
of electricity for commercial powe
will be raised, it having been lower
ed during the recent competition be
: tween the City Electric and the Ligh
and Power Company. Nothing de
, finite can be obtained about thes
points until Mr.. Crosby returns, how
ever. He proposes to spend gres
/ part of his time in Wilmington look
. ing after the operation OF the railwa
! and lighting projects.