The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
OFFICERS Of Bis
COMPANY NAMED
MERGER OF RICHMOND AND NOR
FOLK ELECTRIC COMPANIES
EFFECTIVE TODAY.
BUCHANAN NAMES MEN
II. c. HALFWAY, OFF NORFOLK, AMI
G. C. JOHNSON, OF RICHMOND,
TO BE ASSISTANTS TO NEW
GENERAL MANAGER.

The merger of the Virginia Railway
and Power Company with the Nor
folk Portsmouth Traction Company
and the Norfolk and Atlantic Terminal
Company becomes effective today The
necessary papers. merging the Norfolk :
Portsmouth Traction Company and the
Norfolk aud Atlantic Terminal Com :
pany were filed with the State Cor
poration commission yesterday ana
to- day the merger papers of the Nor
folk Portsmouth Traction Company
and the Virginia Railway and Power
Company under the latter name VIII
be filed.
The following complete list Of Off
GERS of the new organization Is an
nouncsd by the company as effective
day:
Off1cers: Frank Jay Gould. chair
man of the board; William Northrop,
president; Fritz Sitterding, vice presi-
dent. Henry w. Anderson. vice presi-
dent and general counsel; r. Lancas-
ter Williams. vice. president; Guy
Phillips, secretary and treasurer. U.
e. Williams. assistant secretary ana
assistant treasurer: w. J. kehl. as
sistant secretary and assistant treas
urer: G. 3. Buchanan. general mana =
ger: r. G. Hathaway. assistant gen
eral manager; w j. kchl. general
auditor; a. +. Dickson assistant gen
eral auditor; ff. H. Whitfield. con-
sulting engineer
General Operating Offcers: Mr.. c.
G. Johnson. purchasing agent and as :
sistant general manager Mr.. IL H.
Palmer, general superintendent electric
light and power: MIR. r. ]. Marks. gen
eral superintendent Of gas.
Richmond Petersburg Division--Mr.
T Norman Jones. ,Ir., chief engineer.
Mr.. John f. Harvell. superintendent
Petersburg Division; Mr.. A. Thurman.
master mechanic: Mr.. II. Pollard, SUI
perintendent railway terminals and
parks. Richmond Division. AIR. IL. L..
Smith. superintendent railway lines
and schedules, Richmond Division,
Mr. W. F.. Bryce, superintendent rail-
way lines, interurban division and
South Richmond.
Norfolk Portsmouth Divislon-Mr.
y. L. Adams, general superintendent
railway and ferries; Mr.. L. S. Ely,
chief engineer: Mr.. L. A. Longmire.
master mechanic, Mr.. r. T. Chiles.
superintendent Norfolk railways; Mr..
c Coiburn, superintendent Berkeley
railways. Mr.. f. A, Bishop. superin-
tendent Portsmouth railways
Norfolk Electric Light--Mr. G w.
Bradley, superintendent electric light
and power. Norfolk; Mr.. j. p. keeny,
chief engineer power plants and sub
station: Mr.. W. NJ. Eaton. superin-
3tendent electric light and power,
Portsmouth. MIR. E. r. Eweil super
intendent electric light and power,
Berkeley; Mr.. r. j. Brinkley. supsrin-
tendent electric light and power. Nor
folk
Richmond- Petersburg Electric Light
Mr.. John +. HaFrelL superintendent
Petersburg Division, Mr.. J.. II. strib-
Ting, suparintendent of distrin button
Mr.. W. p. Gambler superintendent OF
installation, Mr.. w. r. Thomas, chief
electrician: Mr.. w. Q. Rendlett. chief
engineer power station.
Mr.. keim Resigns
Mr.. r. II. keim. who has been gen.
ezs7 auGflur al tue irginia I..A44,sz $
and Power Company and its prede-
teesser companies for nearly ten years.
has rendered his resignation. effective
July LIST.
Mr.. keim g course was prompted By
tths recent merger Of the Norfolk and
Portsmouth Traction Company and
the greatly increased laobrs and re-
sponsibilities incident to the merger,
which. owing to his seriously impair
ed health, he felt unable to assume.
These reasons were recognized by the
management OF the company, and his
resignation has been accepted in a
letter expressing the rompany's APP
probation Of his faithful and valua BILE
services, Cor SO many, years. <
1t Is understood that Mr. Keim's
connection with the company will not
entirely cease. rs he will be called on
from time TO time in an advisory ca
pactty.