The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-02
Germans Successor Named BY
General Manager Kouns.
Chief Special Agent Once an
Oficial in This City.
MANY VACANCIES TO Fill
Transplanting to Rock Islani
Left Hole in Organization.
Gregg Promoted From Trans.
p0rtati0n Inspector.

1t is announced this afternoon from
the office of C. W. Kouns, general
manager OF the eastern hines of the
in Topeka, that Emmett Gregg, trans-
portaticn inspector OF the southern
Kansas district at Chanute, has been
appointed chief special agent Of the
special service department of the
Santa Fee proper, headquarters in this
city. Gregg succeeds II. H. German,
who resigned, effective Sunday. to be-
come superintendent of special service
Of the Rock Island Lines with head
quarters in Chicag go.
Gregg will not arrive in Topeka un-
TIL tomorrow, when he will be con-
fronted with the task of rebuilding the
entire special service headquarters de-
partment Of the Atchison. Topeka &
Santa Fee proper at Topeka and filling
important vacancies at Chicago and
the Kansas City terminals. German,
upon his acceptance of the Rock
Island position, took with him all OF
his '1ieutenants" in this work OF the
rail police.
1t will be necessary for Gregg to
appoint special agents at large in To-
peka, a chief clerk here and agents
at Chicago and Kansas City. 1t Is
probable that the appointments will
be made from the list of special
agents from other parts of the Santa
Fe railway system. General Manager
Kouns, in his announcement this
morning included only the appoint
ment Of Gregg. The new chief spe-
cial agent will appoint his agents at
large and his terminal detective heads.
Gregg Is Topekan.
Emmett Gregg is a Topekan. For
eleven years, from 1902 until 1913, he
was a special agent at large of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway
in this city. He worked under H. H.
German. Prior to that time he was
at Guthrie and other Oklahoma
points. Late last summer Gregg was
made transportation inspector of the
southern Kansas division at Chanute.
1t is not anticipated that any change
will be made in the organisation of the
special service department following
the resignation of II. H. German. 1t
was rumored in railway circles that the
Santa Fee would change the policy OF
the department under the new manage
ment- This was denied at the general
offices today. Officials stated that the
methods employed in the future natur-
ally would be left to the newly APP
pointed chief but that no sweeping
shift was on the program.
The transplanting Of Germans entire
Office force, with q few exceptions, to
| the Rock Island, came as q surprise ia
| the Santa Fe. Not since Superintend-
ent of Telegraph Gaunt took many OF
his right hand men with him to the
Western Union has the Santa Fe been
forced to fill SO many vacancies follow
| ing a resignation.
Rock Island Organization.
The new special service department
| Of the Rock Island Lines, under the
management Of II. H. German, is in
operation in the four headquarters cities
Chicago. Topeka, Des Moines, and E
Reno. today. H. H. German, superin-
tendent Of special service, his CHIEF
clerk, A. II. Anderson, and his chief in
spector, Glenn M. Bryan, all Of Topeka
are located In Chicago. M A. Long
district special agent of the second dis
| trfct, and his chief clerk. c. e. Price
both Of Topeka, are arranging details
in their Topeka office today. F. e. Nc
Grath, also a Topekan. IL district spe-
| cial agent at Des Moines III. F. CEftor
is at the head Of the third district or
ganfZatiOn in Ell Reno.