The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15
Under Management of Charles M.
Levey the Property Is Being De-
veloped and Becoming an
important Line.
IS WELL KNOWN HERE
San Francisco Paper Compliments
Former Iowa Railroad Official
Who Is Now President of
the Western Pacific.

The San francisco Chronicle VI
January 10th contains an account OF
the condition of the Western Paclhc
railroad under the management OF
Charles NJ Levey, formerly OF this
city and well known in the railroad
world. The splendid development or
the property is largely credited to the
efficient management OF President
Levey. In this section of the coun-
try where the official is so we'll
known his success can readily be
accepted as Mr.. Levey was regarded
as shrewd railroad operator. The
Western Pacific was originally a
Gould line, intended to furnish the
Rio Grande an outlet to the PACING
coast from Salt Lake City. The road
was built but circumstances forced
the Goulds to lose control and the
road was sold to a reorganization
committee. Leyey was the only OIL
Ger that was held over in the reor.
ganization company. He was general
manager. His position now is presl-
dent of the company.
Shortly after the reorganization
committee purchased the Western
Pacific, President Leyey justified the
forecasts of railroad men that new
era was coming by announcing that
the board of directors had set aside
s1O,OOO,00O for extensions and i'm
proyements that would make the
company big factor in the railroad
world.
THE expenditure will go on as ex-
peditiously as possible" he asld, "but
wisdom of investment will not be sac
rificed to expedition. The develop
sent of the road naturally must be
slow. While we have the money
available, nevertheless we find that
the old company had no means OF
SURVEYS and location of feeder lines,
so we must make our own investiga-
lions of those questions, and such
investigations must be thorough.
Mr. Levey was vice-president and
general manager of the Western Pa
cific from 1909 to June Z, 1916, when
he was elected to serve as president
of the rejuvenated line. He had
charge of the completion of the con-
struction Of the road and afterward
organized it's operating department.
He was general manager for the re-
ceivecs.
Levey was born in Huron county.
ONO, July Ity 1oOo. IAO S4AISA w -
service of the Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy railroad as a telegraph
operator in 1873, and continued with
the company for thirty-one years, ad-
vancing steadily through the posi-
tons of assistant superintendent.
superintendent and general superin-
tendent. In February, 1904, he be-
came assistant to the president of
the Northern Pacific under Howard
Elliott.
After year with the Northern Pa
cific Levey was made it's third vice
president, and until October, 1909,
when he came to San Francisco as
vice-president and general manager
of the Western Pacific, he maintain
ed headquarters in Tacoma and st.
Paul.
Alvin Krech, president of the
Equitable Trust company of New
York, was chairman Of the reorgani-
cation committee and was made
chairman of the new board of direc-
tors. Other New York directors are:
J. B. Dennis of Blair & Co., William
Solomon of Solomon & Co, and A.
M. Hunt. formerly of this city. Inc
thirteenth director is Charles w.
Nibley Of Salt Lake City.