Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-17
SHEEDY LEAVES
INTER-ISLAND
FIRSTOF MONTH
General Superintendent Will Go
to Seattle; Mckay of tiiIo
May Succeed Him
RESrGNlNG EXECUTIVE
ON C. OF C. COMMITTEE
Will Leave Next Month to Go
Into Big Marine Concern at
Washington Port

Leaving his position here TO accept
= Better one on the mainland. Joseph
Z. Sheedy, since 1912 general superin-
tendent of the .nter-ls'and Steam Nav
igation Company. Ltd. has presented
his resignation to the corporation, to
take effect beginning next month, it
was learned today.
Although no confirmation as to who
his successor will be was obtain BILE
today from Officials Of the Inter-Island
it was reported today in Honolulu
that William Mckay. Hi,o agent Of
the company. is slated FIR the position
and may arrive en- the ilauna kea to-
morrow morning
Ge6ee Confirms Report
/ have received Mr.. Sheedy's res
ignation,' said Norman E Gedge act
ing general manager of the Inter-lsl-
and, shortly before noon today, Y hen
asked by the Star-Pulletin for confirm
s ticn Of the report OF the general sup
erintendents actiCn. "It will become
effective the first of next month.
NV resignation was presented be-
fore President James A. Kennedy left
for San Francisco on the Matsonia
Wednesday" said Sheedy this after
noon. Il am going to the mainland
next month
a meeting of the board of directors
of the lnter-lsland will probably be
held next week to take action on Shee-
,dy,s. resignation, and decide on. his sue,
cessor
Sheedy Prominent Citizen
News Of Sheedy's resignation Will
be received with regret by his many
friends in Honolulu. He has been
active in municipal and civic affairs,
serving as chairman of the maritime
afafirs committee of the Honolulu
Chamber of Commerce and also until
recently as a member of the naval
militia board, ~ NJ. H. His efficien-
cy and ability as a steamship execu-
tive are recognized an dit is under
stood that he will go to Seattle from
this city to accept a much more re-
sponsible position with a large ma
rine concern in that port.
Mckay Well Qualified
William Mckay, who is reported
here to be the man who will succeed
Sheedv. has been Hilo agent of the
Inter-Island for many years and is
well known and popular throughout
the territory. He has been success
full in his management of the Hilo
agency and is one of the best known
men in the Inter-Island's employ.
Joseph E. Sheedy has been general
superintendent Of the Tnter-Tsland
since May 13, 1912. He was before
that time superintendent engineer of
the Hawaiian Electric Company, com
ing to the islands first in December,
1909. as a lieutenant of engineers in
the L. S. revenue cutter service He
was chief engineer of the coast guard
cutter Thetis. then designated as a
revenue cutter.
After leaving the revenue cutter
service. Sheedy became superintend-
ent of the Hawaiian Electric and was
with that corporation for two years,
until in May, 1912. he was offered and
accepted the general superintendency
of the Inter-Island
Sheedy was active in the raising of
the Mauna Kea when she sunk to the
bottom of Honolulu harbor in 1912.
The good wishes OF his business asso-
ciates and other friends in Honolulu
go with him in his new work on the
mainland