The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-07
H. c. KNIGHT is
VICE PRESIDENT
OF 5. N. {. T. CO.
Changes in Executive Posi-
lions Announced Follow
ing Annual Meeting.

e.. Inc FOLLOWING III IIlC
operating departments of the South
ern New England Telephone Co. were
made yesterday by H. G. knight, who
was yesterday elected vice president
and general manager:
tombstone D. Veitch will succeed
Mr.. knight as commercial superin-
tendent. Mr.. Veitch was born in New
Haven, Oct. II, 1875. He entered the
service Of the company in 1904 as
special agent at headquarters and
about a year later was appointed
manager of the Waterbury exchange.
He remained in that position until
May 2, 1910, when he was appointed
district manager of the Western dis
trict with headquarters at Water
bury. On Jan. 13, 1913, he became
district manager of the New Haven
and Bridgeport districts with charge
over the general business and public
relations of the company throughout
the western section Of the state.
Ernest L. Simonds becomes super
intendent of plant, succeeding John
w. Laid, who is appointed general
claim agent, reporting to the general
manager. Mr.. Simonds was born at
Brattleboro, VT, July 9, 1873. He
was graduated from Trinity college in
the class of 1900, and entered the tele-
phone business Sept. Is, 1900, as
cashier ofNthe Hartford exchange, re-
naming there until February, 1913, at
which time he was transferred to the
contract department with headquar-
tiers in New Haven. On. July /, 1905,
he was appointed special agent, filling
that position for two months, after
which he was made local manager OF
the Stamford and New Canaan ex-
changes. With the adoption of the
functional organization May 2, 1910,
he was appointed district plant chief
Of the Southern district with head
quarters in New Haven and on Oct,
IT, 1910, became assistant superin-
tendent of plant which position he has
occupied until the present time
Frank l.. Moore becomes superin-
tendent of traffic, succeeding Charles
B. Doolittle. who was yesterday elect
ed assistant secretary and assistant
treasurer. Mr.. Moore was born in
Brooklyn, N. Y, June %, 1876. He
attended the Brooklyn Polytechnic in
stitute, leaving before graduation to
take up farming at Huntington, L. l.,
in which occupation he continued un-
til 1899. Shortly afterward he enter
ed the service Of the Western Electric
Co. and after short course in the
switchboard installation department
was made foreman. In this capacity
he handled switchboard installations
at st. Paul, Washington, Boston and
Louisville. In 1903 he was trans
ferred to the engineering department
of the Western Electric Co. at New
York and was later appointed branch
house engineer at Pittsburgh. In
1906 he was again transferred to the
installation department as general
foreman, with headquarters at Phila-
de1phia. In 1907 he was made gen.
eral foreman Of the Western Electric
Co. in Connecticut, where he has re-
manned ever since with the exception
Of short period during which he di-
rected switchboard installation at
Port of Spain, Trinidad.> On Nov. l.,
1910, he entered the service of the
k6outhern New England Telephone Co.
in the chief engineers department. On
April A, 1914, he was appointed equip
ment engineer, from which position
he was taken to be appointed super
intendent of traffic.
John w. Laid, who is appointed
general claim agent, was born March
3d. 1850, in Plainfield, Conn.,, and at
the as of Is began work as a tele-
phone man with the New Haven Dis
trict Telephone Co. In 1889 he be-
gan his continuous period Of service
with the Southern New England Tele-
phone Co. as gang foreman. In 1894
he was appointed superintendent of
construction and maintenance and in
1910 was made superintendent Of
plant, which position he has held UP
to the present time.