The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-30
General Superintendent of Rock
Island Will Remain Here.
Official Announcements Are
Made Pubic Today.
STONE WILL LEAVE.
District Engineer Transferred
to Little Rock.
Streight Lauck Is Promoted
Many Changes Out.

A number of important announce
ments were made. from the general Of
fees of the Rock Island offices today,
the most important of which was the
reappointment OF j. B. Smalley as
general superintendent of the Second
district with headquarters in this city.
Mr.. Smalley is general superintendent
at this time and has been for the last
eighteen months. In the reorganiza-
ton OF the operating work of the road
it was feared by some that General
superintendent Smalley might De
transferred to some other district on
the lines. Tho announcement was
made by A. E. Sweet, of Topeka gen
eral manager, and was approved ny
F. o. Melcher of Chicago, second wee
president.
Another appointment was made to-
day that will be al special interest in
Topeka railroad circles. H. M. stone
who has been district engineer IN To-
peka for some time has been appo3ln. o
ed division engineer OF the LOUISIANA
division with headquarters IN Little
Rock, Arkansas.
Mi. Stone was slated for the posi-
ton OF division engineer OF the ran
sas division with headquarters in To-
peka. Instead j. M Brown. engineer
maintenance OF way, has appointed
L. d. Harper as division engineer OF
the Kansas district with headquarters
in Harrington. This appointment was
made directly by G. w. Rourke, sup
erintendent OF the Kansas division
with headquarters in Harrington. Thls
will give Harrington q new office en-
ploying about seven men, Il. u.
Harper is at present time assistant
district engineer under H. M stone
in Topeka This promotion comes to
Mr.. Harper through his efficiency in
the engineering work with the Rock
Island in this city. He will have two
assistants, two draughtsman and a
clerk or so at Harrington in his new
office. With the repair shops. the
freight division points, the location at
the head of the big south and south,
west business. and the offices OF the
operating and engineering depart
ments, this new organization makes
Harrington a point of Importance on
the Rock Island lines. go -
The first idea of A. Z. Sweet, gen.
eral manager of the Rock Island in
Topeka, was to make ]. M. Brown
OF Davenport, the district engineer of
the road with headquarters in Topeka.
The announcements today give the Of
flee new title-that of. Engineer
AEaintenasaceaso Wa w.. This means,
that ]. NJ. Brown will have that office
subject to the appointment by Cen
eral Superintendent Smalley and APP
proved by General Manager Sweet and
Chief Engineer Berry Mr.. Brown
comes to Topeka tomorrow.
As announced in the StatesJournal a
short time ago, S. w. MuIlinix will be
made superintendent of motive power
with headquarters Il in Topeka. Mr..
Mullinix is here with his chief clerk
and staff. His appointment was made |
officially by General superintendent
Smalley and approved by General
Manager Sweet and w. A. Nettleton,
general superintendent of motive
power. Mr.. Mullinix's former head
quarters were ct Horton Kan
Following the appointment of Su-
perintendent Mullinix, G. w Rourke, |
division superintendent, has appointed
IT. w. Mccarthy as master mechanic
of the Kansas division headquarters
in Horton. Mr.. Mccarthy was former
" master mechanic al Shawnee ok. |
This position at Horton is newly Gre
ated. 1t is approved by S. w Null
link, superintendent of motive power.
The other appointments of interest
from headquarters in Topeka follow:
H. p. Greenough, formerly superin-
tendent of the Illinois division at Rock
Island, Ill, has been appointed super
intendent of the Ell Paso division with
headquarters at Dalhart, Tex. The ap-
pointment was made by ]. B. Smalley,
general superintendent. and approved
by General Manager Sweet
H. J. Kenn ely, form erly superin-
tendent of the Louisiana division at
St Louis has been appointed super
1ntendent OF the st. Louis division at
Eldon. Mo. C. Davis. who was super
intendent of this division. has been
given the louisiana division
L. j. Hughes of Rock Island ILL.,,
has been appointed division engineer
of the Ell Paso division. headouarters
at Dalhart. Tex This appointment is
approved by J. NJ. Brown. engineer
maintenance of way of Topeka, and d.
reeted by II. P. Greenough, division
superintendent.
The rest of the appointments to the
positions open in the general offices in
Topeka have not been completed A
few of them were announced TODAY nv