Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-02
TRAFFIC CHIEF c. W. DOW
 TO RECEIVE PENSION
Southern New England Telephone Go.
 Makes Changes.

sweeping change in the arrange ment of it's field force, that effects 8 number of men in the organization and includes the pensioning of two men who have been in the employ of the company for years-one of them the oldest on it's payrolls-was put in to effect by the Southern New England Telephone company Sunday.
 Under the new system the state will not longer be cut up into five dis tficts, as has been the arrangement for several years, but will consist of two main divisions under which the districts and their heads will be grouped This plan, which places the local company on the same ba ses as other Bell companies about the country, goes into effect at the same time that several changes in the head quarters force of the traffic depart ment will become effective.
 The territory of the telephone com pany, which includes all of the state what will be known as the western and eastern divisions. Each of these divisions will be under the direct su- pervisiOn Of a division head who will of his department. By this method the rCmber of men reporting into head quarters in New Haven will be re- duced by three fo reach function.
 The districts which come under the Waterbury division will be what were formerly the New Haven, Bridgeport and Waterbury districts. The Hart ford and New Lcndon districts will be under ;he Eastern division
 With tEese chuncts Son1.S the re- tirement of C. w. Dow, who has been district traffic chief of the Norwich district. Mir. Dow, who was the first switchboard operator in the world has been with the Southern New England Telephone company since it's inception and in the business since it was start ed in New Haven in 1878. He will be pensioned.
 The changes announced for the op- F. B. Hagen, formerly with the Amer ican Telephone and Telegraph com pany in New York. to become super visor of traffir. John Putnam, form vision superintendent of traffic in the western division. Charles T. Ma loney, formerly district traffic chief in the New Haven district, to the same
 In the plant department w. M Cox, former district plant chief in the New Haven district, becomes division plant chief III the western district. II. T. Cooper is appointed district plant chief in Waterbury, James Poole. dis trict plant chief in Bridgeport and R. C. Meeller district plant chief in New Haven. In the eastern division F. l.. HUrd is made district plant chief of the Hartford district and NJ. D. Mil lard district plant chief of the New London district.
 Tn the commercial department. w. w. KI.ght, former district manager of the Bridgeport district, becomes di- vision commercial superintendent of the western district and E. A. Smith, former district commercial mana ger of the Hartford district, division com mercial superintendent of the east srn district R. E. Gerth, former man. ager of Waterbury is transferred to New Britain and H. G. Davis succeeds Gerth in Waterbury. R. H. Gray Is appointed district commercial nanag- er for the New London district.
 There are still a few minor appoint m ents tu be announced and a number of transfers to be made as a result of the very general appointments an nounced above.