Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-02
S. P. TRAFFIC
DEP AR T MEN 7
.REORGANIZED

William Sproule, president of the
Southern Pacific company today made
announcement of tile 20 o w n g
changes i'm the traffic organization, in
cident to the resignation of T. M.
Schumacher, vice president in charge
of traffic with headquarters at Chi
cago, who has accepted the position
of the executive committee of the
Western Pacific railroad and of the
Denver and Rio Grande Western rail-
road, effective July 1.
1t has been decided by the company
to abolish the position of vice presi7
dent in charge of traffic and action
to that end was taken today in New
York by the executive committee.
"The position of traffic manager in
Chicago has been created and E. w.
Clapp, at this time assistant freight
traffic manager at San Francisco, has
been appointed thereto. He will hep
resent all of the Southern Pacific lines
in the solicitation and development Of
through tarffic and relations with
other lines incident thereto. He will
be in charge of the e5mpany's Off
line traffic agencies.
His principal assistant, with title
of freigh3 traffic manager, will be
F. H. Pallisted, who is one of the
company's experienced officers.
'Under the new organization the
traffic manager at Chicago will re-
port to the administrative heads of the
Southern Pacific units.
paul Shoup, executive vice presi-
dent, Southern Pacific company, San
Francisco, Calf.
81. J. Spence, executive officer of
Southern Pacific steamship lines, New
York.
wv. R. Scott, president of Texas and
Louisiana lines, Houston, Texas.
H. B. Titcomb, president Southern
Pacific Railroad company of Mexico,
Tucson, Arizona. ~>e
''The freight and traffic managers
resident Ion these various sections of
the system will be coordinate to
authority with the traffic manager at
Chicago, whose duties will be in con-
nection with off-line activities
"The other changes incident to the
reorganization are:
"In San Francisco, C. w. Luce, who
will retire under the pension rules of
the company as to age, September l,
next, and who is now i'll, has been
granted leave of absence. J. T. Saun"
ders, at present assistant freight traf-
fic manager at Los Angeles, succeeds
him as freight traffic manager.
H. A. Hinshawk assistant freight
traffic manager, San Francisco, sues
ceeds Clapp, and he in turn in his
present duties will be succeeded by
H. C. Hallmark, at present general
freight agent, San Francisco.
an Los Angeles, j. T. Saunders will
be succeeded by the present general
freight agent in that city, F. E. Scott.
G. J. Blech, now assistant general
freight agent at San Francisco, will
succeed Scott as general freight agent.
IN. A. Cummings, at present assist
ant general freight agent, Sam Fran
cisco, becomes general freight agent,
succeeding H. c. Hallmark.
'The promotion in the San Fran
cisco office following the elevation of
Blech and Cummings to position Of
general freight agents, result in the
present ssis ant, general freight
agents, H. w. Klein, w. S. Dawson
and A. A. Johnson, being advanced in
present a s S st ant general freight
agent at Ell Paso to San Francisco
with like title, and the advancement
of D. J. McGanney OF the San Fran
cisco office to the position of assist
ane general freight agent, San Fran
CISCO"