. Electric railway journal . t-Colonel of the ThirdRegiment, , has been elected Colonel of the regi-ment, succeeding Col. Fred A. Lamb, resigned. The choicewas popular in Kansas City, where the citizens appreciatedeeply the service of Colonel Kealy in organizing the regi-ment in good order, and recruiting it to full strength formustering into the federal service. Colonel Kealy has alsosecured for the regiment a measure of support locally thatit had not enjoyed, obtaining equipment badly needed, hisappeals for motor trucks and other things meeting instantresponse. During Colonel Kealys te
. Electric railway journal . t-Colonel of the ThirdRegiment, , has been elected Colonel of the regi-ment, succeeding Col. Fred A. Lamb, resigned. The choicewas popular in Kansas City, where the citizens appreciatedeeply the service of Colonel Kealy in organizing the regi-ment in good order, and recruiting it to full strength formustering into the federal service. Colonel Kealy has alsosecured for the regiment a measure of support locally thatit had not enjoyed, obtaining equipment badly needed, hisappeals for motor trucks and other things meeting instantresponse. During Colonel Kealys temporary absences, orduring his long absence in case the troops should go beyondthe border, James E. Gibson, general manager, and ChesterC. Smith, assistant to the president, will put Mr. Kealyspolicies into effect. E. J. Burdick has been appointed general manager of theDetroit (Mich.) United Lines. Mr. Burdick was born andeducated in Wisconsin. He began work with the Brush Electrical Manufacturing. -i Company, Cleveland, and. four years later he was em-ployed by the WestinghouseElectric & ManufacturingCompany, where he re-mained until he became as-sociated with the DetroitElectric Railway in May,1895, in charge of the elec-tric apparatus. At the timeof the consolidation of thevarious properties into theDetroit United Railway, was placed incharge as superintendentof the power and overhead _ „_ departments, where he has E. J. burdick served up to his recent ad- vancement. Mr. Burdick isa member of the city commission of the Board of BoilerRules, is past president of the Detroit Engineering Societyand has served the American Electric Railway Associationand the Central Electric Railway Association in many ca-pacities. Mr. Burdick is thoroughly acquainted with all theproperties of the Detroit United lines. His work hasbrought him in close touch with the details of railway prac-tice. His training and experience are extensive. The ap-pointment is an extremely popular one
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