Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-31
RAILROADS.
STARTED As A CLERK
NOW V|CE-PRES|DENT
E. B. Taylor Began His Career
With the Pennsylvania
in Harrisburg

In the appointment of E. B. Taylor
as second vice-president of the lines
west of Pittsburgh a former Harris
burger has again been recognized after
long and faithful services. Mr. Tay-
lor started as clerk in the Office of
the late S. A. Black. superintendent of
the Middle division of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, in 1870, division head
quarters at that time being on the
second floor of the old Pennsy station.
Edward Ballinger Taylor was born
on February 6, 1850. near Riverton,
N. j. He graduated in 1869 from Hav-
| erford College and then entered the
Polytechnic College of the State of
Pennsylvania, from which he was
| graduated in 1870.
He entered the service of the Penn
sylvania Railroad on July %. 1870, be-
came supervisor of division No. s in
September, 1871, and on March 1,
1872, was appointed assistant engineer
of the Middle division, continuing in
| that position until January 1, 1875,
! when he was transferred to a similar
| position on the Pittsburgh division.
On July "a. 1875. he was made super
intendent of the Lewistown division,
with headquarters at Lewistown, and
remained there until January /. 1879,
when he was transferred as superin-
| tendent to the West Penn division.
Later Mr.. Taylor was transferred to
| the lines west Of Pittsburgh and made
| superintendent of the Pittsburgh, Gin
cinnati and st. Louis. On April 1,
| 1888, he was promoted to general
superintendent of the Northwest sys>
| tenn, becoming general superintendent
of transportation of all Pennsylvania
lines west of Pittsburgh on March l,
| 1890.
He was elected director and fourth
vice-preSident of the Pennsylvania
cinnati. Chicago and st. Louis on De-
cember 27, 1901, and third vice-presi-
dent on January 8, 1907, and now be-
comes second vice. president, as above
noted. Mr.. Taylor is also a director
and president or vice-president of q
number of corporations forming or
affiliated with the Pennsylvania lines
west of Pittsburgh and is an active
member of number of engineering
and scientific societies.
Take Up Wage Question.-An i'm.
| portant meeting of members of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
will be held in Packers Hall, Thir-
teenth and Derry streets, tomorrow
afternoon at 1.3O o'clock, to which all
members of the B. of L. E. will be
invited to attend. The principal
speaker is to be A. C. Blaney, organ.
iZer of the order. While local men,
bers will not state positively the pur-
pose of this meeting, it is understood
that 1t has been called to take UP the
disputes over the wages paid for GER
tain runs on the Reading system. The
| engineers want an amicable adjust.
ment and will arrange for confer.
ence after deciding upon scale OF
wages.
Hanna Transferred. - Hugh A
Hanna, passenger solicitor on the staff
| of Division Passenger Agent A. E.
Buchanan, of the pennsylvania Rail.
road, with headquarters in the Tele-
graph Building, has been transferred
to New Haven, Conn, and left this
afternoon for his new field. This pro-
motion is a recognition of Mr.. Han
mas hustling abilities and puts him in
a field where there is strong competi-
| ton.
New Express Rates.-Effective to-
morrow will be the new express rates
| between Harrisburg and all points In
the United States. Reductions allow
| ed by the Interstate Commerce Com.
cent. Harrisburg will be especially
benefited on shipments of fifty pounds
or more to points within Pennsylva-
mia. Long shipments will also be
made at a very much reduced rate.