The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-01


Cities to Hutchinson.
Three divisions are consolidated
with other divisions in the changes,
namely the Terminal, Montana and
Cascade divisions. The Dakota di-
vision, headquarters of which are
at Grand Forks, N. D., is to be ex-
tended from Fargo to st. Cloud;
the Minot division is to be extended
from Bedford to Breckenridge, in
Guiding the latter city; and also ex-
tended from Castleton to Vance.
The Missabi division is to be extend
ed to Crookston and will include
the Sank Centre branch; the branch
from Elk River to Milaca and from
North Town junction to East st.
Cloud. These changes all effect the
eastern district of the Great North
fern.
In the western district the Spo-
kane and Cascade divisions are to
be consolidated; the Kalispel divis-
ion will be extended to Havre and
the Butte division will be extended
to Sissiston, N. D.
Two general superintendent Of
fees are to be abolished under the
terms of the new deal. G. McDon-
ought, present general superintend-
ent in st. Paul, will go to Spokane
Wash, as division superintendent;
Mr.. McCandless, present general SUI
perintendent at Great Falls, Mon
tana, will go to Grand Forks, N. D.,
as superintendent of the Dakota di-
vision. Two general master me-
chanic's offices are also abolished.
In addition to abolishing the gen.
eral superintendent office in st.
Paul the Terminal division superin-
tendent's office, as far as the force
employed in the office is concerned,
is also to be done away with.
Division Supt. I. e. Matson, who
went to Wfllmar from Whitefish,
Montana, year and a half ago, is
expected to return to the Montana
city in the shifting about of Of
ficials. Mr.. J. L. Close, present Da-
kota division superintendent at
Grand Forks, N. D., will effect the
eastern district of the Great North
ern new Willmar division.
D. K. Amman, who has been mas
ter mechanic on the Willmar divis-
ion for a number of years, will go
to Minot, N. D., to assume the same
duties on the Minot division.
;, Succeeding Mr.. Amman on the
Willmar division will be A. B. Ford,
present general master mechanic.
Supt. WEIGH of the present Ter
minal division in the Twin Cities,
will remain in that position, in
spite of the fact that the clerical
force in his office is to be abolished
and moved to other offices on the
system, most of them going to Will
mar.
Trainmaster P. J. Collitan will re-
main in Willmar in his present po-
sition. Trainmaster M. H. Williams
may return to Superior. Trainmast-
err F. v. Percival, at present in Min
neapolis, will be transferred to the
Willmar division in the change.
One complete set of train dis
Tpatchers will be transferred from
the Minneapolis office to Willmar
to take over the duties of dispatch
/ ing trains from that point. A. c.
Deverell, present chief in the Min
naepolis office will go to Willmar
in that capacity, succeeding c. j.
Golf, present chief in the Willmar
office. Other dispatchers from Min
[neapolis office will go to Willmar
are H e. Kakeman, ]. D. McCul-
loch, H. H. Cassidy, Ira West and
s. Allsbrow. The transfer of the
train dispatchers from the Mime
apolis office will result in general
shifting about of a number of SIM
liar employees in the Willmar office.