New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-29
HARTMAN ROADS CHANGE
Judqe Lovett Gives Up All His
PreSidenCieS.
REMAINS EXECUTIVE HEAD
Announces That Plan Is to Local
ize Management and Get
Closer 70 Public.

err Pacific systems were announced yes
terday afternoon following meetings Of
the boards Of directors OF both companies
az which the plan was approved. EX-Judsc
r. : Iovett retired from his various pres-
denotes. which bave been turned over to
practical operating men. but remains as
chairman Of the executive committee ana
will retain the chief executive authority OF
The system.
His successor as president of the Union
Pacific Railroad Company and the oregon
Short Line Railroad Company is to be
A I, Mohler. now vice president and gem
eral manager Of the Union Pacific whose
Headquarters win bee at omaha. William
Sproule. who was for a number OF years
freight traffic manager Of the Southern
Pacific Company and has been president oil
Wells. Fargo & CO.. succeeds Judge Lovett
as president of the Southern Pacific. with
headquarters in San Francisco
Judge Lovett's place as president oil the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company %
Mexico is taken by Epes Randolph. no"
vice-presdent and general manager VINO
viii have headquarters az Tucson, Arlz.
J. ID. Farrell. now vice-president in charge
OF the Puget Sound Extension. takes Judge
Iovett's place as president of the Oregon
Washington Railroad and Navigation 'om-
panv. with headquarters al Portland
Thornweu Fay. ,uow vice-president ana
general manager. has been selecte" as
president Of the companies operating the
southern Pacific lines i'm Texas and Lou
fsiana with headquarters at houston ana
New Orleans
Each of these presidents will have super
vision of aU local departments, ana VIII DC
responsible for traffic. as we'll as for trans
portatiOn.
Julius Kruttschnitt, director Of main'e-
nance and operation, and J." >. spence
who is the principal assistant OF =. -,
Stubbs. and has been selected to suceee'
him as director Of traffic (Mr. Stuoos nav
inc some time ago decided on account VI
failing health and advancing years 10 re-
fire ON January !, remaining however III
consulting capacity, will move TO New
York They win retain all the a9thorl'E
now uosscssed by them but viii exercise u
tr a more critical and advisory ana less
administrative manner relnqdShl"s ~
tho presidents much of the deiMl Win
which they have hitherto been ouioeneu
They will become members OF the po"i's
of directors and advisers Of the cIlaIl man
and the directors upon matters IN the"
suective jurisdiction. and IN come '"e0
with the chairman they Will STUDY inc
.ir, territory served by the mes anu '"e
development Of the system as "l''' an
will handle any other matters reieIIeo ~
Them.
Plan Localities Management.
T., announcing the plan, after its ap-
orovul l,y the directors Judge Lovett saio'
Tr. changes which have taken place IN
recent years i'm conditions dH iHirrJs
rrau8gDutut and operation Oh or -
rarticularly ion the West WN'I' Wv, IL
800 G'.t b.,n most rapid have mdHr ~
interestingly evident that the best lnlti go
nf our properties and of the lri 'tlo'
which they serve viii be prolholeu "S, a.,
.5iyiro the management with respect 10
local matters. v,stinE nm a PIt1l4,S,'' "a
the line supervision OF DOth Ut
TRANSFORMATION. and OF aii .l."l W., ,tl,,
r.ufl win authority to decide W"IhpiiiH
questions as they arise Bul IL lS ,i' ",,,5
,,rtnrtaut that the central aulh"IlN "llu
..,l. 5f,'t;.,, ,f aU Questions affecting lNt
system as whole should commune ~
side Am the board and executive c'Il''Ili,
zee. represented 10y 'ut S"Ji u'i i'lIlp1rdiate
-&cCutiye committee. with .l9 liill..li,,.,,..
c.f1.lpratOr- the director OF main tl1h''
and rparatlOn and the director OF u"Ii,.
THE particular merit of the pan, M my ny
l5d.rrent is that it retains unlmphled IN
The chairman Of the executive comm.,G4..
the director of maintenance ana L'y H., i,
and the director of tram. 'ht luil s,ll, w, i
now exercised on all questions alIctlil- 'll'.
-veIlm #- . VlHIe. such as lnlouEI! i"t. =
Fhr.UI.n service. STANDARDS Nl ''l'ali. ''N'
maintenance and efficiency, me aI-'l
questions Of general policy, ana lht c.uSe
scrutiny and criticism of 'perduHE I'9.'i.S'
while al tr. same time 10 Localities the man
cement and brings tne companies into
closer touch and relationship with the pup
lie and renders the manaIemehi mort ~
rcctly and Immediately responsive 10 !ht
interests and needs NI ihe H"lHN anu ''''
communities served
Judge Iovctt has been identified with
railways as an attorney for twenty-five
wears and SIX or seven years ago removed
his home from Texas 20 this city, where ne
became vicc-president and general counSeI
Of the roads of the Hartman system. VI
was commonly believed after the death o.
Mr. Hartman that Judge Lovctt would ne
mad, chairman of the board or chairman OF
+to executive committee. and that some
able operating man would take Mr. Harm
mans Mace as president of the several
oomrauics comprised i'm the Union Pacific
evst.m Among those mentioned were I. y.
rorae president of the Delaware Il Hudson,
ana p. u Underwood president Of the Erie.
The change now decided upon brings The
Union Pacific system into Inc in this re-
suect with practically all the other large
railway systems OF the country.
Started IS Warehouse Clerk.
I. Mohlcr. the new president Of the
Union pacifc. was born i'm Ephrata, Penn,
IN 1850. and entered railroad work in 1868
q. Cd warehouse and Office clerk In the en-
plov Of the Chicago q Northwestern, in
Gait. m Tie filled several subordinate
places Tor different railroads and IN 1882
became general freight agent of the St
pau. Minneapolis & Manitoba. holding that
place until 1856 For one year after that
me was land commissioner for the%road.
subsequently, filling the places OF general
freight agent and general superintendent.
From 1855 10 1880 he was assistant general
manager and from 1889 % 1898 general man
aver. Mr. Mohlcr in 1894 became general
manager of the Minneapolis & ST. Louis.
ard in 1904 was made general manager Of
the Union Pacific.
William Sprouc began his railway career
u 1852 as a freight clerk I'm tho Southern
Pacific Company From >S7 10 1897 Inc was
assistant general freight agent Of the sys-
tenn and was then promoted 20 Doc general
nc'eht agent In 1895 he was made freight
traffic manager, holding that place until
November 1870 when be resigned 10 be-
come president Of Wells. Fargo e GO.
TnomwaI Fay entered the railway SER
vice in 1873. when hc was seventeen years
o.d.,as q telegraph operator in Morgans
Louisiana q Texas Railroad & Steamship
Company. and rose 10 Joe private secretary
10 tine pre- Idcut Of the company lie en-
tered the Southern Pacific service as score
tary O. the general manager iu 1855. and
advanced 20 be president and general
manager. which was his fob when selected