. Railway mechanical engineer . erator Company has been or-ganized with Mr. Carson as active vice-president andgeneral manager. Mr. Carson has been connected withthe Evansville Railways since July, 1908. He was assist-ant to the general superintendent of the Indianapolis &Cincinnati Traction Company from 1903 to 1906, andassistant general manager of the Indianapolis, Columbus& Southern Traction Company from 1906 to 1908. Sincehis connection with the Evansville Railways the companyhas constructed a number of interurban connections andthrough a syndicate of the officers of that company, ofwhich
. Railway mechanical engineer . erator Company has been or-ganized with Mr. Carson as active vice-president andgeneral manager. Mr. Carson has been connected withthe Evansville Railways since July, 1908. He was assist-ant to the general superintendent of the Indianapolis &Cincinnati Traction Company from 1903 to 1906, andassistant general manager of the Indianapolis, Columbus& Southern Traction Company from 1906 to 1908. Sincehis connection with the Evansville Railways the companyhas constructed a number of interurban connections andthrough a syndicate of the officers of that company, ofwhich !Mr. Carson was a member, has purchased the citylines of Henderson and Owensboro, Ky. In 1912 a leasewas secured on the line of the Illinois Central Railroadbetween Evansville and Henderson and this property waselectrified by the Evansville Railways. A gasoline carferry was installed to transfer the interurban cars across theriver. In 1913 the Crescent Navigation Company was in- Mav, 1918 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER 297. Bope corporated with Mr. Carson as president to operate on theOhio river in connection with the railway properties. retains his connection as vice-president and gen-eral manager of the Evansville Railways in an advisorycapacitv and will continue as president of the CrescentNavigation Company. Carnegie Steel Company Changes As previouslv announced in these columns, Colonel HenryP. Bope has resigned his position as vice-president and gen-eral manager of sales with the Carnegie Steel Company to devote his time to pri-vate interests. Colonel Bope wasborn and educated atLancaster, Ohio, anddevoted himself atfi r s t to stenographicreporting in the Ohiolegislature. In Novem-ber, 1879, he becameconnected with Car-negie Brothers & Co.,and has remained con-tinuously in the saleswork of that companyand its successors upto the present period of servicehas thus covered thewide of theuse of steel and thegrowth of great commercial and business o
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