Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03
RAILROAD RUMBLES
MANY CHANGES
IN R. r. OFFICES
Cumberland Valley Affairs
to Be Directed From
HagerStown

II. B. Vorhees. for several years an
employe of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad in Harrisburg, has
just been named general superin-
tendent of transportation of the Al
legheny division. Notice to this ef-
feet is included in. the announcement
of complete details of the railroad
changes in the management OF the
Cumberland Valley, Western Mary :
land. Baltimore and Ohio and other
railroads. issued from the office of
the federal manager in Baltimore.
The detailed statement follows:
Pursuant to action of Director
General McAdoo in creating the Al
gional Director. the following ap-
pointments are announced by Fed
eral Manager A. w. Thompson, for
ssthe she of e qndeT os ohe R9
road, Eastern Lines; Western Mary
land Railway; Cumberland Valley
Railroad. Cumberland and Pennsyl-
Xania Railroad and Coal and Coke
The appointments are effective
July l, 1918, and I'll of the general
officers named will have headquar-
ters at Baltimore. unless otherwise
stated.
"R. N. Begien, assistant to Fed
eral manager, will have jurisdiction
over al the territory in charge % of
ties. ]. NJ. Davis, manager of Balti-
more and Ohio New York Terminals.
with headquarters at New YORK; ).
Ennes. general manager, Baltimore
and Ohio Eastern Lines and Coal and
Coke Railway; NJ. c. Byers, general
manager. Western Maryland Railway.
GnmberIsnd nd " Valley I;1ipo9s Ralpoqd aiI and
road. with headquarters at Hagers-
town. Md; Archibald Fries, traffic
manager; +. H.. Clark, general super
intendent. Maintenance of Equip
nrD1 Gtt
intendent of Reading Company
t@spHsF%''qa' treas1fsr; II! L: f. Preston. een:
sTSl solSitOF + aoav Il Lane GniSf Hn
agent; ]. j. Ekin, general auditor
and L. f. Hamilton. assistant to Fed
eral manager.
The Allegheny Region. under the
ton, creates new railroad map in
the territory east of the Ohio river.
The Western Maryland Railway
Md. and Connellsville. will be oper-
ated as part of the Connellsville Divi-
sion of the Baltimore & Ohio.
The Potomac District is created
consisting of the following divisions
The Cumberland Valley Division
will included the Cumberland Valley
Railroad, the Western Maryland Rail-
way, between North Junction alag
erstown) and Shippensburg, Edge
mont, Md. and Quinsonia, the Phila-
delphia & Reading Railway, between
Shippensburg. and p. H. & p. juno
ton CHarrisburg) Carlisle, and
Gettysburg.
The Hagerstown Division will in
clude the Western Maryland Railway
from Virginia Avenue, Cumberland
Md, to Baltimore, Md, except that
portion included in the Cumberland
Valley Division; the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad. from Weverton, Nd, to Ha-
gerstown, Md.
THE Elkins Division will include
the Western Maryland Railway from
Virginia Avenue, Cumberland, Md, to
Elkins, w. Va, and Belington, w
Va. and the Cumberland and Penn
sylvania Railroad.
This district will be under NJ. c.
Byers, General Manager. who was
connected with the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, and more recently Assist
ant to President of the Western Mary
laid Railway, who has appointed the
following officers:
u. II. Tonge, General Superinten-
dent. with headquarters at Hagers-
town, Nd, who has been Superinten-
dent of the Cumberland Valley Rail-
road and spent a number of years in
the Baltimore & Ohio service.
e. f. Wieseckel, superintendent
maintenance of equipment, formerly
with Western Maryland Railway
ehadquarters at Hagerstown
H. r. Pratt, engineer maintenance
of way, formerly chief engineer of the
Western Maryland Railway, who will
also have his headquarters at Ha-
gerstown. Md.