The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-09-29

~ ~ ID company mas Deen appointed
president of the Southern Pa
ifc company. :. He will. take the place
j: If R. S. Lovett, who; is TO serve as
hartman of the executive committee
+ the Hartman. system. Announce
aent of :the: change was made in New
FORK yesterday afternoon and iinme-
stately wired TO San Francisco. Of
quail Importance is the. decision to re-
stablfsh the main officss. of the South
m Paeihc in this city. .Sproule, in
oming here. returns: to his old home.
The change In the Southern Pacific
Jas one OF a number authorized yester-
ay. at a meeting of the directors OF.
: he Hartman system sin New York
ity... A complete reorganization has
cen arranged, walfeh..will give a new
resident. to each Of the units of the
Hartman system. Judge Lovett will
semain IN New York as chairman of the
xecutive. committee.
.hange for Kruftschnitt.
julius Kruttschnitt win continue as
irector of maintenance and operation,
Ut viii transfer h4s' Office from Chi
ago 70 New York.
L J. Spence. assistant to ]. C. Stubs.
rill succeed the latter as director of
rafic, and will also transfer his ofice
New York. =
These three will form q sort of cab
let" with Lovett in charge in charge
nd Kruttschnftt and Spence acting in
dvisory capacities.
Local self government. is..to be ac-.
Orded TO all the separate lines of the
Fstem. Matters of general policy will
.st with Lovett and his cabinet. Car
ying out this idea, thes changes are
aus outlined:
lregon Short Line Head
A. L Mohler, now vice president and
eneral manager Of the Union Pacific,
as been selected as president of that
ompany and of the Oregon Short Line,
nth headquarters at Omaha.
William Sproule. who was fora. num-
er of years its freight traffic manager.
as been selected as president of tae
outhern Pacific company with mead
uarters at San Francisco.
Thornwen Day, now vice president
nd general manager, has. been selected
president of the companies operating
ne Southern Pacific lines in Texas and
ouisiana. with headquarters at Hous-
on and New Orleans
J. d. Farrell, now vice president in
barge of the Puget sound extension,
as been selected as president of the
regon-Washingto Railroad and Navi-
alton company. with headquarters at
ortland.
. Epes Randolph. now vice president
nd general manager. has been selected
president of the Southern Pacific
lafIroad company of Mexico. with head
uarters at Tucson, Ariz.
.ocaI Division Work
Each of the presidents will have SUI
ervision of all local divisions and will
e responsible for traffic as well as for
transportation.
The appointment of Sproule as head
the Southern Pacific came as a dis
lnct surprise. Locally, reports had
cen circulated for three months that
be honor was to fall to julius Krutt-
rhnitt or William F. Herrin. Sproule
ras for many years freight traffic man.
ger Of the Southern Pacific. with
eadquarters in this city, but he left
ne service of the company in 1906 to
mliate with the Guggenheirn interests.
wo years ago he became president of
Tells Fargo & Co.
,hange Benefits SprouIe
It was thought that he would remain
S chief of the express corporation. but
i casting about for the man best
dapted to the position the directors
ecided upon SprouIe. 1t is stated that
is salary with Wells Fargo & Co. has
cen $4,000 a year. The transfer to
he control of the Southern Pacific en-
nls substantial increase. Tt is un-
erstood that he will receive in the
eighborhood OF $4,000 year.
It is known that bo htKruttschnitt
Hd Herrin were seriously considered
sr the position. but it was feared that
i'd differences had not been healed. and
aat the elevation of either one or the
tller and the creation of a system that
,ouid bring them in constant contact
iould not produce that degree Of harm
ny for which the company is striving.
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