The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-03
CONSOLIDATION
SEVERAL
APPOINTMENTS
DESERVING AND EFFICIENT MEN
ARE PLACED IN NEW POSI-
TloNs.
OPERATIONS GR8WING FAST
DEVELOPMENT OF HOLDINGS
DEMANDS EXPERIENCED EN-.
PLoYES.

George 7. Watson. vice.president 0!
the Consolidation Coal company has
announced that two new positions
have been created in the operating
department of the company These
positions are General Manager OF Op-
crations and Cher Engineer OF All
Divisions. The necessar! apnoint'
mcnts and promotions have been made
10 ill them.
The appointments and promotions
ere as follows;
Mr.. Frank Il. Lyons, at present Man
ager OF the Pennsylvania Division, 10
he General Manager OF Operations
with Offices at Fairmont.
Mr.. John G. smyth, the present
manager OF thc Ekhorn Kentucky Dt'
| vision, to he Chief Engineer Of All
Divisions. with Offices at Fairmont.
Mr.. Samuel stoinbach. at present
Assistant Manager OF AhG 'Pennsylv@
MIA Division. to succeed Mr.. Lyons as
Sf4nsgEr 6f the pennsylvania Division
with Offices at Somerset, Ia.
Mr.. Everett Drpnnen, at present Su'
perintcndent OF the Power & Merhanl'
cal Department to succeed Mr. Smyth
rs Manager OF the Elkho"u Division
with Offices at Jenkins, Kentucky.
Mr.. Il. l.. KingsIand, u; present AS
sistant Superintendent OF the Power
& Mechanical Department. to succeed
Mr.. bremen as Superintendent OF
that Department with Offices ut Fair
mont.
The appointment OF MCsSrs. Lyons
and Steinbach are effective tmmedE
atey while those OF Mcssrs. Smyth
atc,y while those OF Mes*rs. Smylh'
bremen and KiRssland are effective
March II, 1913.
The extent of the operation OF Tie
company and its almost "henom'"a'
dcyeIopm ,rt made IT, necessary to IS
tablish the positions 10 whlGl MrsS:S'
Lyons and Smyth have been an'o'Hr
eG. Both of these men arr kc:' EnHwl'
here ard will lie welcomed warmly by
The coal mining men Of West virginia.
Mr.. Lycns has becn with the Con-
solidation Coal company ever since
the company started operations IN
PENNSYLVANIA. lie began the coal
mining business 20 years ago ut Mo
nongah. lie is man OF Nldc eNpcrE
ence and thoroughly practical min.
ing man. He has been so successful
in the management Of the PemsFI'
vania division Of the company tha'
vice.prcsident Watson wants the Ell
tire operating department. TO have the
bcneft of Mr.. Lyons knowledge ana
service in the work.
John Gordon Smyth comes back 10
Fairmont from the Kentucky he'd.
When this vast operation was S'ar'en
Mr. Smyth was considered the rish'
man 10 direct this development tie
was reared in Eastern pennsylvania
in the heart OF tAe anthracite field.
Upon coming 10 Fairmont severaI
years ago he entered the engineering
department OF the Fairmont coal com
rany and rose TO chief OF department
His constructive ability is manlleStco
in the quick and substantial tFanS'oF'
nation that h. has brought about l"
Tho famous tcud district o Kentucky
converting the wilds into prosperous
and modern mining settlement.
Mr.. Drenncn deserves his promo
ton as manager OF the Elkhorn Dlvi'
sion. He has a host Of friends here
who will be pleased to learn OF MS
moving upward. but who will he sorry
to have him leave the city. lie is a
mos. efficient man aud the work in
Kentucky, under Mr.. Drenaen, will Sc
on with uninterrupted progress,
Mr.. tsteipbach, who succeeds MI
Lyons at somerset, has been With the
consolidation coal cchrpAil ever since
& tooS owes ie soislhs ot the som
ksFss Coal company rs ss eps