The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-29
THE PAC|F|CuNES MAKE CHANGES Lovett Submits Plan He Has Been Working Over PLAN IS APPROVED All Heads of the Pacific Lines Are Dep0sed and New Men Elevated in Their Place-Judge
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New York, September Exchanges lD the operating organization of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific systems recommended by Chairman Lovett of the executive board, details of which he has been working out with the committee and higher officials of the company for several months, were an- nounced this afternoon.
 A. L. Mohler, now vice president and general manager of the Union Pacihc, has been selected as president of that company and of tile Oregon Short Line with headquarters at Omaha
 William Sproule, who was for num- Der of years it's freight traffic man. ager, has been selected as president of the Southern Pacific company with headquarters at San Francisco. He is now president ofthe Wells Fargo Ex- press company. t-eI
 Thornwell Fay, now vice president and general manager, has been select ed as president of the companies oper- ating the Southern Pacific lines in Texas and Louisiana, with headquar- ters at Houston and New Orleans.
 J. D. Farrell. now, vice president in charge of the. Puget Sound extension, has been selected as president of the Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation company. with headquarters at Portland
 Epes Randolph, now vice president and general manager, has been select ed as president of the Southern Pa ciic company of Mexico. with head quarters at Tucson.
 Each of these presidents, will have supervision of all local departments ana will be responsible for traffic as we'll as for transportation ft it
 J. Kruttsch nit. director of mainten- ance and operation and L.. J. Spencer. the principal assistant of J. C. Stubbs and who has been selected to succeed him as director of traffic. MT. Stubbs having some time ago decided on ac- count of failing health and advancing years to retire January 1, 1912, remain ing, however, in a consulting capacity, will move to New York. They will re tain all the authority now possessed by them. but will exercise it in more critical and advisory and less admin istrative manner, relinquishfng to the presidents much of the detail with which they have hitherto been bur dened They will become members of the board of directors and advisers of the chairman and the directors upon matters in their respective jurisdiction and in conference with the chairman they will study the entire territory served by, the lines and the, develop ment of tlie system as a whole and will handle any other matters referred to them. .s4. c. Sl .J4iT '4' .s-a J.. c. Lovett as chairman of the exec utive committee will retain, the chief executive authority. of the system. In announcing the plan after it's ap- provaf by the directors today Judge Low ett said V... VI g., .F-4,-~s VI s. 5.
 'eThe changes which have taken place in recent years in conditions affecting the management and operation of rail- roads particularly in the west, where de- yelopment has been most rapid, has. made it increasingly evident that the best in terests of our properties and of the ter ritories.} which they serve will'vbe pro- noted by localizing the management with respect to local matters. vesting in a president, on, the line supervision, of sboth traffic and transportation and of all To- cal departments witt. authority to de- eide promptly questions as they arise.