. Electric railway journal . tzenbach upheld the railway and saidthat the jitneys would eventually drivethe traction companies out of jitney men must now suspend oper-ating between the two towns until theirapplications are approved by the Boardof Utility Commissioners. 538 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 58, No. 13 Personal Mention Heads Mexican Railroad H. B. Titcomb, Vice-President of PacificElectric, Is Chosen President toSucceed Col. Randolph Herbert B. Titcomb, vice-presidentof the Pacific Electric Railway, LosAngeles, Cal., was chosen president anddirector of the Southern Paci
. Electric railway journal . tzenbach upheld the railway and saidthat the jitneys would eventually drivethe traction companies out of jitney men must now suspend oper-ating between the two towns until theirapplications are approved by the Boardof Utility Commissioners. 538 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 58, No. 13 Personal Mention Heads Mexican Railroad H. B. Titcomb, Vice-President of PacificElectric, Is Chosen President toSucceed Col. Randolph Herbert B. Titcomb, vice-presidentof the Pacific Electric Railway, LosAngeles, Cal., was chosen president anddirector of the Southern Pacific Rail-road of Mexico, to fill the vacancycaused by the death of Col. Epes Ran-dolph on Aug. 22, 1921. Mr. Titcombwill have headquarters at Tucson, Ariz.,and at Empalme, Mexico. The PacificElectric Railway is a Southern Pacificsubsidiary. Mr. Titcomb, who was elected vice-president of the Pacific Electric Rail-way, with headquarters at Los Angeles,but three years ago, has been the execu-tive in charge of that property, for. H. B. Titcomb since his assuming this position Presi-dent Paul Shoup has had his office inSan Francisco as operating executiveof the Pacific system of the SouthernPacific. Mr. Titcomb, in rising tooccupy this important place in thetransportation world, has earned hisadvancement step by step through hisown individual effort and because ofhis thorough knowledge of every phaseof railroading. There is a very large field for in his new position with theSouthei-n Pacific, as he is, with his vastexperience, most capable to handle thenew work before him. In his newcapacity Mr. Titcomb is expected tobuild up the system which spreads itstentacles fan-wise through old Mexico—the system which was wrecked andnearly ruined by the Mexican revolu-tion which preceded the Obregon ad-ministration. Countless miles of road-bed were destroyed and the work of re-building started by Colonel Randolphwill be carried on. Service which be-came intermittent must be restor
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