The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
ROCK ISLAND PLAN
Belief That Sweeping Changes
Are to Follow.
j. Il. German Now Executive
Head of the System.
MAY MEAN A SHIFT HERE
General Shakeup Would Reach
Topeka Offices.
Will Nudge Take Men With
Him to ID. & R. g.?

When the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific Railway company reorganizes,
probably within the next fifteen
months, an outside railroad official
will be selected as president. That is
the consensus of opinion in railway
circles in Topeka today. If the data be
correct it will mean a number of i'm
portant changes that will likely affect
Topeka.
j. y. German, chief traffic officer,
was late Friday afternoon elected
chief executive officer for the receiv-
er, succeeding H. U. Nudge, who is to
become president of the Denver and
Rio Grande railroad.
1t is considered probable that no
one will be named to succeed Cor
man as chief traffic officer The for
mer Santa Fe official will continue his
duties as the head of the traffic de-
partment in addition to taking charge
of the management of the road under
Jacob NJ. Dickinson, receiver, it is
said.
1t is reported from an authentic
source that at present there will be
no more changes in Rock Island cir
cles, either here or elsewhere.
No one in Topeka knows or attempts
to guess the identity of the man who
will be the next Rock Island official.
1t is reported that he will be a man
who is familiar with the railroad in
dustry in all its branches, a man who
now holds a high executive position
with a large railway system.
With new man in the presidents
chair, it is not unlikely that he will
bring to the Rock Island several of his
fellow officers who have worked with
one thing, it is believed, changes and
transfers on all Districts
Followers of Nudge.
When Henry u. Nudge resigned in
1905 as general manager of the Santa
Fe to become second vice president of
the Rock Island he took with him
several officials of the former road.
Among the official family of the Rock
Island today are many names not I'M
familiar to Topeka and other Santa Fee
points. The question now arises, will
Mr.. Nudge take any of these Rock
Island men to the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad?
Numbered among those who went
to the Rock Island with Mr.. Nudge is
]. E. German. who has just been
named chief executive officer under
the receiver. German was assistant
freight traffic manager of the Santa
Fe at Chicago when he entered Rock
Island service as first vice president.
Upon the death of John Sebastian, vice
president in charge of passenger traf-
fic German added the passenger
duties to his work as the head of
freight traffic.
Sweet a Santa Fe Man.
Another officer of the Rock Island
who is old Santa Fe man is A. E
Sweet of Topeka general manager OF
the second district.
1t was rumored at the time of the
Rio Grande election Thursday that L.
L. Brown would be succeeded by a
western railway man as vice president.
Brown was backed by B. F. Bush for
the presidency and. resigned upon
election. However Kingdom
Gould, the son of George J. Gould, of
New York, was elected vice president
in charge of operation. Whether this
is permanent or temporary is not
known.
c: A Morse, chief engineer of the
Rock Island held that position with
the Santa Fe until 1913. He is
graduate of the University of Maine
and spent nearly all of his railroad
career, with the exception of brief
periods with the Mexican Central and
the Burlington systems, With the San
ia Fe. President Nudge called him
into Rock Island service two years
ago.
The Denver & Rio Grande is ex-
pected to have a change in policy I'M
der Mudge's rule There may be a