The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-06
FLEET CORPORATION
APPOINTMENT MADE
Louis =. Klein, of New York, Manager
Of the Inland Office Division Of
the Traffic Department.

w. j. Lowe vice prSSfueHI OI the
United States Shipping Board Elmer
gency Fleet Corporation. in charge Of
traffic has made the following an
ment of inland traffic representative
In the Middle West.
Louis T.. Klein, of New York, has
been appointed manager of the inland
offices division of the traffic depart
ment of the Emergency Corporation.
Mr. Klein has been identified with
traffic management for many years.
having been connected with the Illinois
Central, as General Eastern Agent in
New York, and with the western
Maryland Railroad Company. For the
past six years he has represented the
si~m OF Z. ]. Lavino & Co, Philadel-
ph.a, in Brazil, having charge of their
extensive manganese operations in that
country.
! In addition to his railway affi1is-
tons he has made a. thorough study OF
steamship operation and is thoroughly
conversant with the various services
not only operated by the United States
Shipping Board, but by it's competitors.
The following managers of the inland
bureaus, have been appointed:
]. IT. Smith, of New York, who for
many years has represented the Pen
sylyania Railroad at Portland, Ore,
and for the past two years has been
engaged in the steamship and war risk
insurance business in Chicago. He viii
be stationed at Detroit.
T.. Park Hay, Of Charleston, S. c.,
who has been connected with the Mo-
bile Harbor Commission, and who for
the past year has represented the
Shipping Board at st. Louis, where he
will continue TO make his headquarters.
G.. M. Bush, of Nocona, Tex, form
erly with the Frisco and Rock Island,
at Oklahoma City, and for the past two
years in charge of export traffic of
Morris & Company, packers. at Kan
sas City and Chicago. He will have
charge of the Kansas City office.
r. j. Whitmire, of Minneapolis, who
has been identified with the Minneapo-
lis and st. Louis Railroad ana was for
three years with the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul Railroad Company. Mr..
Whitmire will be the Northwestern
agent, stationed at Minneapolis.
y. S. Houston, of Aberdeen, Miss.
who has been identified with the Cot
ton Belt at Memphis, Tenn, with the
International and Great Northern Rail
way, and the Texas Pacific. at Chi
cago and New Orleans His headauar-
tiers will be at Memphis.
The objective points, which are to
be attained by these representatives of
the Shipping Board N their respective
territories, in the main, are as follows:
To establish a more comprehensive
understanding among those interested
in export and import traffic, partfcu-
larly among those located in the in
terror
To impress upon all whether or not
primarily interested in shipping, the
absolute necessity Of an American
Merchant Marine.
To act as Intermediates between
agents of American flag ships and ex-
porters and importers, bringing them
together with the ultimate aim of Sc
curing such traffic for these vessels
To investigate all complaints as to
service, both passenger and freight; to
convey to the American public the fact
that the Shipping Board is working
along sound business lines in it's en-
deavor to create an efficient Merchant
Marine.
To maintain close relations with all
railroad companies by keeping in
close touch with their agents through
out their respective territories.
To create close relationship with all
Cha2bers of Commerce. Boards of
Trade, Traffic Clubs, and cher COM
mercial bodies.
To convey to all shippers the fact
that the operators of Shipping Board
vessels are now in q position to fur
nish as good service as any foreign
lines, and ut equal rates.
To stimulate an interest on the part
of exporters located in the interior, in
handling of their export business, fur
nishing them with information as to
rates and sailing dates, thereby plac-
ing them on parity with exporters To-
Gated on the seaboard
To convey to them the Importance OF
favoring American vessels thus insur-
ing the maintenance of regular and de-
pendabIe service on the various trade
routes of the world.
THE full cooperation of all shippers
is not essential.
Mr.. Love stated that offices have
also been established in Chicago and
Cincinnati
The territory assigned to each repre-
sentative OF the inland offices division
OF the traffic department of the United
States Shipping Board Emergency
Fleet Corporation is as follows:
Detroit: J. t. Smith, manager. The
state Of Michigan except upper PENN
sula. That part of Ohio north of
line least to wesD through Columbus
(not including Columbus and zanes-
ville). That part of the State of New
York and Pennsylvania west of a line
drawn from Buffalo through Pitts
burgh and thence to tSe Pennsylvania
West Virginia State line Cncluding
Buffalo and Pittsburgh
Minneapolis: r. j. Whitmire, mana
ger. The states of Minnesota. Iowa
North and South Dakota. NTon+apa
Wyoming, Washington, Idaho. the I'D
per Peninsula of Michigan and that
part of the state of Wisconsin north
Of a line drawn from La Crosse To
Green Bay (not including Green Bay)
st. Louis: T. Park Hay, manager
That part Of the State OF Illinois. IN
diana and Kentucky, south of . line