Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-03
SAM s. BUTLER WILL GO WITH BIG
FRISCO AS CHIEF OFFICER
or TRAFFIC.
OTHER CHANGES IN PERSONNEL IN
dictate WHO WILL BE IN CON-
MAND IN THE NEW ORDER.

Frisco. Mr.. Butler was not ia Houston
New Orleans in company with Mr.. Bid
die, who has been spending several days
here.
The announcement Of Mr.. Butler
resignation was made Thursday by j.
:. Pyeatt, president of the Gulf Coast
Lines. in connection with "A series OF ap-
pointmcnts and changes which include
the placing Of j. \. Brown in charge ot
the freight department with the title Of
general freight agent AMI &. W. Strain
~ charge of the passenger department
with title of general passenger agent.
The office Of traffic manager j. -ubol-
ishci and both Mr.. Brown and Mr..
Strain will report dircctl, 10 President
Pyeatt.
The changes apply only 70 the New Or
leans. Texas and McXi~o Hallway, hut
il j. understood they will apply 10 the
Texas lines a. well ~ soon ~ they are
rrmovcd by the courts from the receiver
ship. a proceeding which IL expected 4"
take at least 4 month.
~ III IAfffTfN 'hHE NIlNf'f'
ments of note are those of Frank I'm
,lrcwS "a hc general counsel aud Of 10
scph T.. Anderson. At present chief clerk
"a Mr.. rycatt. a. ~ purchasing agent
and assistant To- the president J. W Me
tullough remains a. auditor Of the lines
east of Houston.
On March / the Gulf Coast Lines
.- ..,.t ..,.l If-ta..t 80
tenn from the Frisco Lines and ~ soon
a. arrangements can bc made Ill Joint
agencies will be abolished. This change
viii involve the agencies al Houston.
Dallas. san Antonio and other points.
Announcement of the new appointments
j. expected IA a few days.
The Official slate of the New Orleans.
Texas and Mexico railway company A.
a. follows:
y. Van den Berg, chairman Of the cX-
ecutive committee; headquarters. New
Orleans.
J. :. Pycatt. president: headquarters.
Houston.
Frank Andrews. general counsel;
headquarters. Houston.
Carl A.. de GrrSiurif. attorney head
quarters. New York
Generes Dutour. W Rotary headquar
tiers. New ORLEANS.
y. IL. Laudrria.c. treasurer ana as
sistamt secretary; headquarters Houston
!. W. McCulluugh auditor; h'adpdar
iers. Houston.
III. X. %.IuStcn. assistant secretary and
assistant treasurer. headquarters. New
York.
\. T. cole. cashier; headquarters.
Houston.
J.. 4. Brown. general freight agent;
hcadquartrrA Houston
Joseph r.. Anderson. assistant To The
president and purchasing agent; head
quarters. Houston.
&. W. Strain. general passenger AZ
ent; headquarters, Houston.
Roy Terrell. assistant general freight
agent; headquarters. New Orleans.
The slate ~ given ont T. announced
only Tor the Louisiana lines. hut y =
practically certain that the same slate
will apply ~ Texas offices. New Orleans
becomes the executive headquarters st
IN. companies. hut Houston viii to the
operating ,rntcr of the whole Louisiana
and Texas system.
Mr.. Terrell. promoted from general
agent at New Orleans ~ assistant gen
eral freight agcnt. will he actively ~
charge If representing the operating cnd
of the lines al New Orleans and VIII
report directly 10 the Houston offices.
The title of Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Strain
remains the same A. ~ present. hut
each j. placed directly IN charge "i ms
department aud responsible only e. the
president. instead at remaining under
a traffic manager
Mr. Brown has been ra%ilroading III
Texas for ~ wears. starting with the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas. Later ne
Mas with the International and Great
Northern Railway for 10 wears and went
10 Beaumont i'm 1907 with the Beaumont,
Sour Lake and Western Railroad. then
a South Texas Frisco line. In lalO he
was made assistant general freight az
ent of the Trinity and Brazos Wiley
Railway with headquarters at Houston
and in January. 1872, general freight
agent al Houston of the Gulf Coast
Lines.
Mr.. Strain started his railroad car
eer with the Frisco lines ~ years ago.