The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-17
SLATE FEUSTEL
FOR Chief OF
insult FIRMS
Fl. Wayne Man Talked to
Succeed Todd as
Tram Boss.

Robert M. Feustel, TT. Wayne,
president of the Indiana Service
Corporation, may become chief of
Insull-owned public utilities in In
diana and possibly succeed the late
Robert I. Todd as president of the
indianapolis Street Railway Com
pany. according to rumor current
in utility and political circles.
Officers of the Terre Haute Indi-
annapolis & Eastern Traction Com
pany, and the street railway COM
pany, would not comment on the
rumor.
1t is regarded improbable a sue
cessor to Todd in the directorate
and official staff Of a dozen or more
utilities will be selected until after
the public service commission has
acted on the merger petition now
before it,
The proposed merger would con-
solidate into a $70,000,000 company.
TO be known as the Indiana Electric
Corporation, the vast Insull-owned
Central Indiana Power Company.
serving 179 Indiana communities,
he T. H.. 7. e. f. traction company
and the Terre Haute Traction and
Light Company
He's a National Figure
The Indianapolis Street Railway
Company is not a party to the pro-
posed merger, but because Of the
interlocking directorate of tbs
street railway company and tina
companies to be merged with In
sull's interests, it is regarded not
improbable that FeustePs selection
to head the ginat corporation would
result in his election to succeed
Todd as head of the city street rail-
way company.
Feustel is a national utility fig
ure. AS consulting engineer, he
served the states Of Rhode Island
and New Jersey in solving their
street railway puzzle, and Maine in
untangling Portland's street rail-
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lar service for Toronto, Canada.
He was construction engineer for
interurban and city railway prop
critics in northern Indiana from
1905 to 1907; assistant chief engi-
neer of the Wisconsin railroad COM
mission, 1907 to 1913; chief engineer
of the public utilities company Of
Illinois, 1914-1915, and since 1916,
president Of the Indiana Service
Corporation.
His familiarity with street rail-
way conditions resulted in his be-
Ing placed in sole charge of vaIua-
| ton and contract rate proceedings
of street railway system of Phila
delphia and Pittsburgh.
Say He Backed Leslie
In the course of the recent politi-
cal campaign, rumor had it that
Feustel was backing the candidacy
of Harry G. Leslie of Lafayette, Re-
publican GOVERNOR elect. Feustel
and Leslie were classmates at Pur-
due university, where Feustel re-
ceived his bachelor of science de-
gre in civil engineering.
Feustel welcomed Leslie to Fl.
Wayne on the occasion of Leslie's
radio address there, Oct. 9, and ac-
companied him to a luncheon club
speaking engagement.
The Ft. Wayne traction executive
ha seXentensive interests in indus
tries of that city and has been
prominent in civic activities there.
He is Al years old, president
of the Ft. Wayne Chamber of Com
merce, president of the TT. Wayne
Art school, thirty-second degree
Mason and active member OF Rotary,
University, Quest and other civic
clubs.
Todd was a director of the Cen
trail Indiana Power Company, of
which Samuel insult is chairman
and Martin j. insult president.
Rumor has it that they would re-
tain these posts under the merged
company, but make Feustel the
managerial head in Indiana.