The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-29
GEO. NJ. SHR|VER
BIZ D. DIRECTOR
/, Long and Able Service of Vet
: eran Railroad Official Has
Been Rewarded.

George Mclean Shrivcr. senior vice
president OF the Baltimore 4 Ohio
Railroad Company. was elected i
member OF the board OF directors Of
that company at a meeting held In
New York. TO take the place made va
cant by the death OF II. l.. Bond. Jr.
The new director Of the Baltimore 4
Ohio has been identified with the COM
pany ior. thirty-Six years. nearly all
of which time ne has spent in the
executive department of the road dur.
ins the regimes of Presidents Mayer.
Cowen. Loree. Murray and the pres
ent chief executives. Mr.. Willard. Mr,
Shriyegs election 70 the board con-
tinues three Baltimorean members
thereof. the others being Robert Gar
rett and +. Brent keyScr,
Mr.. Shriver is the son Of the late
Samuel s. Shrlver. 4 Presbyterian
minister. and Caroline McCluSkry
Shriyer. being born in ElightSto~r. y.
j., in 1868. He started with the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad in 1885 as a
clerk in the accounting department
shortly thereafter going with the
CQlleN SldltS FNl'fSN 'N''bth. Wv
in 1883 became private secretary TO
/ Charles r. MAYER. who was Their pres
ident OF the Consolidation Coal Com
pany. In the fail of that year. when
Mr.. MAYER was elected president OF
the Baltimore < Ohio railroad. Mr.
Shriver continued with him as prl-
yate SECRETARY. In. 1896. John II
Cowen became president OF the com
parn;. and Mr.. Shriver remained as
his secretary. likewise serving TN"
next president. l.. +. Loree. In 1901.
Mr.. Loree elevated Mr.. Shriyer to the
position Of assistant to n president.
aud in hat capacity he continued
during the remainder o. Mr.. l.orfeS
tenure and throughout the presidency
OF the late Oscar e.. Murray. who wa"
Chief executives Of tho Baltimore 4
Ohio from 1904 70 1910.
I'm 1911. just n year after Daniel
willard took up tho ro,n$ Of manage.
ment. Mr.. Shriver was elected second
i. vice preSnianr OF thu company. and
placed in charge OF tho financial and
accounting departments. In 1915 the
beard Of directors abandoned IN" nu
merica! designation, G. thu &c" pr"Sl
dents. there being tOuc at tha' tine.
and Mr.. Shriver WIS Hl"ctrd senior
vice president which office he still
holds.
During tho administration Of John
II. Cowen. from the early 90. NJ.
.Shriyer was in constant touch With
the reorganization Of n" properly.
and since. particularly during Mr.
willard'S administration. has lOOied
after the great tinacial problems that
have made pONSihl" tho vast Improve.
ments necessary for the Development
and maintenance Of IN" Baltimore 4
Ohio. now one OF the Important trunk
3fne systems OF the country. During
Federal control. when III" railroads
were taken over BY III" government
as a war measure. Mr. ShrIver was
the corporations only vice PRESIDENT.
the others having b"cOmr Federal
Officers
At important rat" hearings in The
mast decade before the interstate
commerce commission. NJ. ShrIE"r
has represented no only the Balt;.
more & Ohio company. but n" rail.
roads generally. in their efforts :"
demonstrates tho necessity for IN.
creased rates. Last winter. when tn"
railroad rate inquiry under IN" trans
p~ortatiOn act was in progress. VT.
Shriyer was general chairman OF m"
accounting committees "apprarin" BE-
f,re the commission for the Class |
railroads OF the country az 4 "hnt"
and for the carriers IN IN" eastern
district particularly. M Shrlv"r has
also appeared befur" IN" ma" ami
house committees on several oCca-
sions during INVESTIGATIONS OF tn"
railroad situation. most particularly
when the question OF III" return o.
the carriers to their was Nm.
dor consideration. resulting in the
transportation act Of l"2"-
Mr.. Shriyer i also 4 dit"Cr"r ot
the Central Railroad of New jersey,