. Electric railway journal . rmer company on June 1and will give his entire attention to the system betweenJoliet and Chicago Heights, with his headquarters, as here-tofore, in Joliet, 111. Before taking charge of these tworoads in 1914 Mr. Eckmann was general manager of theJoliet & Southern Traction Company, by which name the en-tire system was known before the division. 930 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLVII, No. 20 Mr. W. V. Hill, who, as noted in the Electric RailwayJournal for May 6, has been appointed manager of theCalifornia Electric Railway Association, was born in Raleigh,N. O, on O
. Electric railway journal . rmer company on June 1and will give his entire attention to the system betweenJoliet and Chicago Heights, with his headquarters, as here-tofore, in Joliet, 111. Before taking charge of these tworoads in 1914 Mr. Eckmann was general manager of theJoliet & Southern Traction Company, by which name the en-tire system was known before the division. 930 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLVII, No. 20 Mr. W. V. Hill, who, as noted in the Electric RailwayJournal for May 6, has been appointed manager of theCalifornia Electric Railway Association, was born in Raleigh,N. O, on Oct. 2, 1877. was educated in private Iand public schools, and left the high school in Asheville,N. C, at the age of fifteento go to work as a telegraphmessenger under his he became managerof a branch office of thePostal Telegraph Companyat Richmond, Va. He waspromoted and sent toGeorgetown, Ky., to open anew Postal office, and laterwas again promoted andsent to Paris, Ky. Whenhe was nineteen years of. age Mr. Hill was recalled to ~Richmond, Va., to relieve w. V. hill his father. He worked in the Richmond office for five years, resigning to go to NewYork. There he worked with the Western Union and theAssociated Press jointly for about a year, when he resignedto accept a position as night manager of the Postal Companyat Norfolk, Va. Six months later he returned to New Yorkto work with the Western Union and the Associated 1901 Mr. Hill was recommended by the officials of theWestern Union to the late E. H. Harriman to install andoperate a private wire which Mr. Harriman leased, connect-ing directly with his vast railway interests. In addition tohandling the telegraphic work he accompanied Mr. Harri-man as traveling secretary on numerous trips over the coun-try. Mr. Hill resigned his position under Mr. Harrimanafter eight years of service and accepted a position asassistant to the general manager of the Los Angeles PacificRailway. Fourteen months later
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