The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-10-30
OFFICIALS
STOP IN RICHMOND
President Rea, of Pennsyl-
vania, and Staff on Annu-
al Inspection Tour.
TALKS WITH MILLER
Wrecking Crews on Side
Tracks While Executives
Make Trips.

The annual visit of President Sam
uel Rea, of the Pennsylvania System,
to Richmond was made today when
shortly before noon the private train
bowled into the terminal from Indiana
polls. The train was made up of FIVE
Pullman's in addition to the presi-
dents private car. President Rea was
accompanied by twenty-five assist
ants chosen from the various depart
ments of the system.
During the brief stay of the special
train in this city, President Rea chat
ted freely with John F. Miller, who
for many years was identified promi-
nently with the Pennsylvania railroad.
Superintendent J. c. Mccullough,
of the Richmond division, accompan-
led the President from Indianapolis.
Chief Clerk Green, r. E. Coleman, di-
vision freight agent, w. V. Porter.
trainmaster and other employees of the
Pennsy system met the high official.
The party was in Richmond about five
minutes.
Richmond Men in Party.
J. J. Turner, second vice-president
of the Pennsylvania company, and R.
c. Harris, supervising engineer, with
headquarters at Columbus, O., both
former Richmond men, were members
of the party.
This years inspection tour will ex-
tend over 1000 miles of property of
the Pennsy company with run in six
different states. They started over the
lines early Tuesday morning and will
reach Philadelphia some time Friday.
Paul Barnard, formerly chief engi-
neer of the Richmond division, left the
special here.
Lincoln Godfrey, of Philadelphia, Pa.
one of the directors who was unable
to make the entire tour met the spec
ial here and continued the journey.
Mr. Godfrey made a visit to Adam H
Bartel an old friend, during his stay
in the city.
Executives on Train.
Those in the party besides Presi-
dent Rea were: c. Stuart Patterson,
George Wood and John P. Green, Phil
adelphia, Pa, directors; Nathan Sper-
ing, private secretary to President
Rea: Joseph Wood. Pittsburg, Pa.
first vice-president; J. j. Turner, Pitts
burg, Pa, second vice-president; Ed
ward B. Taylor. Pittsburg, Pa, third
ice-president; G. L. Peck, Pittsburg,
Pa, fifth vice-president: S. B. Liggett,
secretary; J. J. Brooms. Pittsburg,
general counsel: B. McKeen. Pitts
burg, Pa, general manager: Thomas
Rood, Pittsburg, Pa, chief engineer:
d. F. Crawford, Pittsburg, Pa, general
superintendent of motive power; VIII
liam Flemming, secretary: r. E. Nc
Carty, Columbus, O.. general superin-
tendent; r. C.. Harris. Columbus. O.,
supervising engineer; W. A. C. Som
merville, Pittsburg, Pa, assistant en-
gineer of S. w. system: ]. W. Coneys,
Indianapolis, superintendent; H. E.
Newcomet, Louisville, KY, superin-
tendent, Paul Barnard, former division
engineer.
Ready For Emergency.
Under a full head of steam the
| wrecking crews of the Richmond divis-
ion stood on the side track ready for
any emergency that may come while
the chief executive is making the tour.
The train will be manned until word
is received that the special is in the
Columbus yards and at that point the
Columbus crew will have the matter
of his protection in hands.