The Monett times., 1920-02-20
j. N. kURN ANNOUNCES
FRISCO APPOINTMENTS
G. II. Schleyer Vice President and
General Manager of North
Texas Lines.

General Manager of North
Texas Lines.
! On announcing the appointment Of
Mr.. Kurn stated that under the re
organization plans there would be b.It
one general superintendent. H. H
Brown of Joplin, superintendent of the
Northern division, has been appointed
to the office, with headquarters In
Springfield.
Nm announcing the appointment OF
Mr.. Schleyer, Mr.. Kurn stated two di.
visions will be added to the north Tex
as lines. thereby giving the Springfield
man an important task to supervise,
According to the present plan the
North Texas lines, of which Mr..
Schleyer will be vice-president and
general manager, will be extended
until it serves a territory as large, if
not larger, than that now covered by
the present system. It has been off
cially announced that the Central and
Red River divisions will be annexed
to the North Texas lines and place
under Mr.. Schleyer's supervision.
The Central division covers terri
tory of 302 miles, from Monett to
Springfield, February 15.-The
Frisco system will soon be recognized
as one Of the most important rail-
road lines in the west.
This statement was made last night
by ]. NJ. Kuln, who was recently NAM
ed president of the road, at a meeting
Of the board of directors held in New
York City. Mr.. Kurn arrived in
Springfield for short conference with
local Frisco officials.
Mr.. Kurn announced the election of
G. Fl. Schleyer as vice president and
general manager in charge of north
Texas lines, with headquarters at
Fort Worth. The appointment was
made at the meeting of the Texas
board of directors held at Fort Worth
Friday.
Mr.. Kurn also confirmed the an
nouncement in Wednesdays mornings
Republican that j. E. Hutchinson had
been named general manager of the
Frisco, with headquarters in Spring
field.
Paris, 143 miles from Fayetteville to
Okmulgee, and the Bartlesville, Mans
field and st. Paul division aggregat-
ing approximately 107 miles.
The Red River division, which here
tofore has been under the direct
of the general manager,
but which, under the provision of the
recent order, will be placed under Mr..
Schleyer's jurisdiction, covers ter
ritory from Sapulpa, Okla, to Sher-
man, Tex, a distance of 210 miles, and
the area between Hope, Ark, and
Ardmore, Okla, a distance of 255
miles.
The annexations to the North Texas
lines will greatly add to the respon
sibility and duties of the vice-presi-
dent and general manager. These
lines pass through the heart of the
mineral, oil and wheat belts. During
the past two years much of the
Frisco's business has been drawn
from this section of the country and
the fact that the greater part of the
company's interests lay west of St.
Louis was given as the principal rea
son for moving the general managers
office to this city.
II. Fl. Brown, who will hold the Of
flee of general superintendent, with
HEADQUARTERS in this city, is one of
the oldest superintendents on the
entire Frisco system, having been in
the employ of the company for more
than 80 years. At various intervals
he served as superintendent of the
Ozark, Central, Western and Northern
divisions. He began his railroad
career at a telegraph operator in Jop-
lin.