. Electric railway journal . f the Galves-ton-Houston Electric Railway, has been appointed generalsuperintendent of the Northern Texas Traction Companyand the Fort Worth Southern Traction Company, FortWorth, Tex. On his departure from Houston Mr. Berrywas presented with a handsome diamond stud by the shopemployees of the Galveston-Houston Electric Railway, theGalveston Electric Company and the Houston ElectricCompany. His co-workers in the general offices at Houstongave him a mahogany chifforobe. Mr. Berry has hadeighteen years experience in handling city and interurbanrailways. Before he was
. Electric railway journal . f the Galves-ton-Houston Electric Railway, has been appointed generalsuperintendent of the Northern Texas Traction Companyand the Fort Worth Southern Traction Company, FortWorth, Tex. On his departure from Houston Mr. Berrywas presented with a handsome diamond stud by the shopemployees of the Galveston-Houston Electric Railway, theGalveston Electric Company and the Houston ElectricCompany. His co-workers in the general offices at Houstongave him a mahogany chifforobe. Mr. Berry has hadeighteen years experience in handling city and interurbanrailways. Before he was appointed superintendent of theGalveston-Houston Electric Railway in 1911 Mr. Berry wasmaster mechanic of the Houston (Tex.) Electric was also district master mechanic for all the Stone &Webster properties in Texas. Mr. C. M. Paxton has resigned from the American Rail-ways, Philadelphia, Pa., effective on Jan. 1, with the inten-tion of retiring from electric railway work. Mr. Paxton began his career in 1895 as. various capacities on steamrailways until January,1904, when he became audi-tor of the Dayton & TroyElectric Railway, Dayton,Ohio. After a year as au-ditor he was made secretaryof the company and trafficmanager. Two years laterhe was made general man-ager, retaining that positionfor five years. He resignedfrom the Dayton & TroyElectric Railway to becomeconnected with the Ameri- can Railways as assistant toC. M. Paxton Mr. H. J. Crowley, general manager. Mr. Paxton wasan early exponent of limited service on electric railways,of the adoption of standard steam road rules and practicesand of electric railways doing freight business at steamfreight rates. He was a charter member of the OhioElectric Railway Association, which was succeeded by theCentral Electric Railway Association. Mr. Robert M. Searle, whose election as vice-president orthe New York State Railways in charge of public relationswas noted in the Electric Railway Journal of Dec. 13,1913, was born on M
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