The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-19
Pevear Will Be President and DeWindt Operating
 Head of Company
MANAGER HAS MADE
 MANY FRIENDS HERE
Ford Has No Further Statement. Will Take His Private Secretary, Norman Alexander, to
 Maine With Him

George Bullock head of the United Gas and Electric company will be here Thurs day
 Following his arrival there will be a meeting of the directors of the Brming ham Railway Light and Power company, from the presidency of which A. H. Ford has resigned. It is belived more firmly than ever that J. P. H. DeWindt will be named vice president in charge of local operations. J. S. Pevear of New Orleans will be named president The latter is now vice president of the company and Mr. DeWindt is manager.
 In the opinion of local men who are more or less well informed, the slate which is said to be arranged will be re- garded with favor. MT. DeWindt is a young man in years but old in street railway operations. He was well located among his own people when he was asked to come here by MT. Bullock and could not have been influenced by the then diff ference in monetary consideration. He came here with the promise that if he made good he would be given an oppor- tunity to rise to position of unusual i'm portance in the street railway world That opportunity is now open by reason of the resignation of MT. Ford and 1t is stated that MT. Bullock will see that MT. DeWindt gets that chance.
 It has been well understood that the policy of the new owners of the Birming- ham Railway. Light and Power company was to have a chief executive over vari- ous properties with an operating vice president in charge of the local work If MT. DeWindt takes over the company it will be as president so far as the prac- tica relations go. His title. it Is true, will be less than president, but MT Pe- year will be away and the owners will rely upon DeWindt to deliver the goods.
 His friends in Birmingham are of the opinion that since he came here MT. De- Windt has made good. While there may be differences of opinion as to that vet the fact remains that he has done some constructive work. There are a great many problems involving efficiency that the public knows nothing about which have been handled by DeWindt. He has kept as still as a mouse. but he has hit the line right in the center
 MT. DeWindt came dangerously near a Hateful blunder when he stood sponsor for the pay-as-you-enter cars with small partitions, which were subsequently changed He was persuaded into that, 1t is stated. and only escaped making the ml9taKe Dy WitnQTdWiIS HIS BpO06OrBnID in the nick of time.
 Mir, Bullock, who arrives tomorrow or the day after that. will meet the local directors immediately He will be joined here by Mir Pevear and other officials Of the American Cities. He will confer with w. P. G. Harding, at ,.>esent a director of the United Gas. He will also call upon Robert Jemison, Sr., who is i'll at home.
 The directors will meet at il clock and with the entrance of MT. Bullock the local men will be told what Is manifestly best for the company in the opinion of MT, Bullock, and his ideas will be carried out MT. Bullock will make tAe announcement. will issue a statement aLout~a new build ing, which is to be constructed by Will liam Walker and will leave for New Or leans that night.
 So it comes to pass that President Ford will have no local successor He declined yesterday to make any statement which would even remotely be accepted as a criticism of MT. Bullock, MT. Pevear or MT. DeWindt He reiterated his regret about leaving Birmingham and made one announcement. That was that Norman Alexander. his private secretary, would accompany him to Maine. He did that be- cause it had been stated that even Mir Alexander would not be interfered with MT. Ford had in mind leaving all his friends here and not interfering with the local organization. However, Mir. Alex ander has been with MT. Ford for many years and Mir Ford said he would take Mir Alexander with him to Maine