Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-24
Pine Bluff Company An nounces Changes, Follow
 ing Resignation Fowles.
COUCH TO HAVE
 GENERAL CHARGE
Efforts Being Made to Have Pine Bluff Selected as Central Headuualters of Score or More Public Service
 Companies of Arkansas.

Official announcement was made yesterday by President F. c. Bridges of the Pine Bluff company, that Minor Q. Woodward, who has been the com- mercial manager for the company, has been appointed superintendent, succeeding to the title and large part of the duties of Byron c. Fowles, gen. eral superintendent, who resigned recently to become general manager of big power plant at Kingsport, Tenn.
 Mr. Bridges announced also that Roy FoWles, general auditor for the company, also has been promoted, talk ing over some of the duties heretofore carried by B. C. Fowles.
 At the same time, the official an- nouncement was made that H. S. Couch, of Philadelphia. head of the Arkansas Light & Power company, and who purchased a large interest in the Pine Bluff company some months ago, would spend the greater part of his time here and will devote much of his attention to the management OT the local company.
 As a result Of the announcement Mr. Couch. who is vice president of the Pine Bluff company, with Mir. Woodward and Roy Fowles, will have charge of the management of all de- partments of the company's business, with Mr. Couch in a supervisory ca pacity and the two younger men look ing after the actual operations.
 The announcement of the promo tion of Mr. Woodward and MT. FoW- les. who are popular and capable em- ployes of the company, was greeted with many expressions of approval and satisfaction yesterday, by local business and other friends of the two young men and of the company. Both are widely known, both have been in the service of the company for many years, and both have rendered the ln- ,elligent, capable service which has won promotion for them.
 May Be General Headquarters.
 It became known also yesterday, That Mir. Bridges and other officers or the Pine Bluff company, and other Pine Bluff business men, are endeaV- bring to have established in this clty, inc central headquarters of something like % public service plants. in as many cities and towns of the state, and of which MT. Couch is directing head or controlling owner.
 Mir. Couch is head of the Arkansas Light & Power company, which con- trols public service plants in dozen or more Arkansas cities and towns while he also is head of dozen or more other companies, that own and operate public service plants ill thls state. Something like 25 plants m all are thus virtually under the manage ment of MT. Couch. ,.
 MT, Bridges and other Pine Blur men are of the opinion that Pine Bluff is the logical point for such general headcuarters, and are hopeful that the headquarters. with it's quota or clerks, civil engineers and technical experts. will be established here. In their opinion, the presence here Of the headnuarters will mean much for Pine Bluff. while at the same time glVlng inc public service companies better opportunity to provide satisfactory service, by being located in the largest and most centrally located city in the state. for such companies.
 Among the cities and towns where the public service plants are owned and operated by MT. Couch and his associates, are Marianna, Clarendon, Blytheville Stuttgart. England. Para gould, Philadelphia. Russellville, Cam den, and many others.
 Working on Power Line.
 Work of cutting out the right or way for the new power line of the Pine Bluff company to England. has been started by employees of the Pine Biui1 company, and already considerable progress has been effected.
 Announcement that the company would build that power line was made some time ago, and the company mas now perfected all it's arrangements and assembled all the necessary ma terial. so that the work of construc- ton may he pushed to compleuon without delay. Several lateral lines have already been arranged for' 10 nroyide power and light in communl- lies only a short distance from the main line, and the indications are strong that when the line is completed and in operation, the territory between Pine Bluff and England will be thor oughly equipped, electrically.