Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 134, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1918 — APPIONT H. C. MAY MONON MANAGER [ARTICLE]

APPIONT H. C. MAY MONON MANAGER

GOVERNMENT CHOOSES LAFAYETTE MAN AS REPRESENTATIVE. H. C. May, of Lafayette, superintendent of motive power of the Monon, railroad was yesterday appointed Federal manager of the C. I. & L. (Monon) Railway. President Harry R. Kurrie declined the appointment because the owners of the property felt it necessary for him to retain the presidency to protect the interests of the stockholders during the period of federal control. President Kurrie asks that all officers and employees of the company extend to Mr. May the same loyal support that has been given -him, as well as the best there is in the Monon during this crisis. Mr. May started his railroad career with the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad in 1892. He continued his employment with the company until September, 1899, when he entered Purdue University, graduating from the school of mechanical engineering in 1902. Shortly thereafter he entered the service of the Big Four Railroad, serving as master mechanic at Louisville. In 1907 he accepted the appointment as master mechanic of the L. & N. road at the shops in South Louisville. He remained there three years and on being proffered the appointment of superintendent of motive power of the Mlonon he accepted the appointment and came to Lafayette in 1910. He served in that, capacity until 1916 when he was tendered the same aippointment with the Lehigh Valley road where he remained for one year when he resigned and returned to the Monon in the same official capacity in October, 1917. On being asked last -evening if the appointment of his successor had been made Mr. May said nothing as yet has been done in the matter and would not be until after a consultation with Mr. Kurrie on his return from the east.