Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-12
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to Be ReOrgdnized

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ing. retain their positions in Philadcl-
phia but have the scope of Their author
ity extended to include the lines west
of Pittsburgh.
w. II. Myers. director Of the com
pany, and vice president in charge OF
real estate, purchases and insurance,
rctircs under pension regulations after
service of forty four years. NJ. G. Ken
nedv resident vice president of the Cum
herland Valley district, succeeds Mr..
Myers. with the extended jurisdiction.
Mr.. Kcnncdy's old Office is abolished.
Mr.. County succeeds Mr.. Myers as
director.
II. Il. Taylor. vice president in charge
Of finance and accounts for lines west
of Pittsburgh. retires under pension
rules and his Office is abolished. ID. T..
McCabc. who has been vice president
in charge of traffic in the west. has re.
tired under pension rules, and Mr.. Dix
on takes the western territory.
Legal Departments Continue
j. !. Turner. senior vice president Of
the PENNSYLVANIA lines west, continues
as executive ofiiccr at Pittsburgh as
vice president in charge Of corporatc af-
fairs west of Pittsburgh. an Office ncces-
snry because of the large number of
separate companies. For the same rea E
son the legal departments in both Pitts
burgh and Philadelphia are continued as
before.
Robert G. Wright will be named to
assist the vice president in charge of
traffic. with title of general traffic man
ager. with offices here. The reorgani- :
zntion includes all Pennsylvania roads
except the Long Island and the Mary
land and Delaware.
Mr.. Rea, IN announcing the purposes
and objects sought. said:
''in preparing to resume. after the
lapse Of over two years. the oDeration
of tho lines constituting the Pennsyr-
vania Railroad system. we appreciate
fully the responsibility resting upon us.
These lines. which serve thirteen staret
and population of 50.000. 900 people,
come back to their owners suffering, as
is The case with nearly everything else,
from the stress and strain of four years
Of war and the period of excessive costs
and abnormal conditions through which
we nave been passing
Responsibilities Threcfold
1--WE recognize that our responsibility
as managers is threcfold: First. toward
the public. the industries, the mines and
the farms which must be served and the
interstate and foreign commerce to be
accommodated on the system and
through its terminals. Second, toward
an army of more than quarter of a
million employees of all grades, whose
welfare is inseparablc from the success
OF this railroad enterprise. Third, to
ward those citizens who directly OF
through their financial institutions. nav,
| invested their savings aud resources III
the creation and development of this
railroad system Upon them we mus,
rely for continued sources Of new cap
! ital to expand the system so that the
growth Of the country. its industries
and its exports and imports may not be
restricted.
The Pennsylvania system consists
| Of about 1000 miles of line in n ter
ritory measuring in greatest extent from
! cast to west about 900 miles and from
north to south 100 miles. In it are
| found practically all the diversitics OF
! industry, ag, iculturc. mining, commerce
: and population known to our country
! We believe it to BE- in the highest de-
gree desirable that the public and EN-
/ poycs in all portions of this great ter
ritory should be in convenient touch
| with Ii" responsible executive authorit,
/ rndcr which this railroad system is to bt
/ operated. and the directors aud mau-
ngemeut have planned the new organl-
zatiou accoldingly.'