The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-02
General Transfer of Employ
es of Pennsylvania Lines
West Of Pittsburg, Was
Effective Monday.
NEFF AND HOPKINS
GIVEN PROMOTIONS
New System Is Organized
for Ohio Divisions, and
New Richmond Division
Supt. Assumes Duties.

the traffic and transportation affairs
of the Pennsylvania Lines West of
Pittsburg. the management has estab-
lished an additional grand division to
be known as the Central System.
This change in organization became
effective yesterday.
The Central System is composed of
the Cleveland, Akron and Cincinnati
railway, with it's two divisions. the
Akron and GAINESVILLE, heretofore ope-
rated by its own separate organiza-
ton; and the Toledo. Columbus and
Ohio River railroad with its two di-
visions, the Toledo and the Marietta,
formerly in the Northwest system.
The following appointments became
effective January 1st, as result of the
above change in organizations:
T. B. Hamilton, formerly superin-
tendent of the Cleveland and Pitts
burg division, is general superintend-
Wood. formerly superintendent of the
Akron Division, succeeded Mr.. Hamil-
ton. and Nettleton Neff, formerly su-
perintendent of the Richmond division
succeeded Mr. Wood. J. C. McCul-
Tough, formerly superintendent of the
Marietta Division became superin-
tendent of the Richmond division,
with headquarters in this city, and H.
K. Brady, formerly trainmaster of the
Eastern division promoted to superin-
tendent of. the Marietta division
Motive Power Changes.
In the Motive Power department the
following changes were made:
P. F. Smith, Jr., became superin-
tendent of Motive Power of the Cen
| trail System. His position as master
mechanic at Columbus, Ohio, was fill
ed by the transfer of G. B. Fravel, for
merly master mechanic at Dennison,
Ohio. J. J. Walsh, formerly master
mechanic of the Logansport shops was
transferred to Dennison; F. V. McDon-
nell, formerly master mechanic at Ma
honingtoWn, Pa, was transferred to
Logansport; H. H. Hilberry, former
| ly master mechanic at Toledo, was
transferred to Mahoningtown, Pa;
and J. w. Hopkins, formerly general
foreman at Richmond, was made mas
ter mechanic at Toledo, Ohio.
| H. F. Needham, formerly assistant
superintendent of motive power at
Columbus, Ohio, succeeds Mr. Hopkins
at Richmond, but he will have the
! title of master mechanic instead of
general foreman.
In the passenger department the fol-
lowing changes were made:
The jurisdiction of J. NJ. McCul-
| Tough, General Passenger Agent will
! be confined to the Pennsylvania lines,
! including the Central System.
! w. w. Richardson, formerly assist.
ant general passenger agent, was pro.
NOTED to general passenger agent OF
the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago and
St. Louis railway with headquarters
at Pittsburg.
! c. S. Shoemaker, formerly chief
clerk in the passenger department.
was promoted to assistant general pas.
senger agent; G. L. A. Thomson, for.
ledo. Ohio, transferred to district pas
senger agent of the Pittsburg, Cincin-
natl, Chicago and ST. Louis railway
with heaa quarters at Chicago Mr.
! Thomson&as succeeded by J. NJ. Har
ris, formerly travelling assenger agent
| at Atlanta, Ga. r. c. Seidener, for
merly chief fare clerk, was promoted
to chief clerk of the passenger de
partment' and w r. MacFarland, for
merly travelling fare clerk, promoted
to chief fare clerk.
| In the freight traffic department the
following appointments became eff
fective January 1st, 1912:
The position of assistant general
freight agent of the Pennsylvania com
pany was created, and F. E. Sawyer
formerly general freight agent of the
Cleveland. Akron and Columbus rail
way vas promoted to the new posi-
ton with headquarters a. Pittsburg.
J. c. Eenning. formerly chief cleri
to tie assistant fFelgGt traffic man
aser. was appointed to the position o1
ere and coal agent with headquarter.
at Pitsburg.
e. F. Austin, formerly travelling
freight solicitor Of the Toledo division
became division freight agent of th<
Akron division of the Pennsylvania
company and commercial agent of th<
Pittshurg, Cincinnati, Chicago and st
Louis railway, with headquarters a
Columbus, Ohio.
=. H H. Gray, formerly agent of thu
Star Onion line at indianapolis, Ind.
was appointed division freight agen1
of the Marietta division with head
d Quarters at Cambridge. Ohio. to sue
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