Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1903 — Changes on the Northwestern. [ARTICLE]

Changes on the Northwestern.

President Marvin Hughitt of the Chicago and Northwestern recently announced that bis company has purchased and entered into possession of the Fremont. Elkborn and Missouri valley railroad in Nebraska. Wyoming and South Dakota, and that it will be operated hereafter as the Nebraska and Wyoming division of the Northwestern system. Following this notice announcement was made by General Manager Gardner of the appointment of C. A. Cairns as general passenger agent of the Chicago and Northwestern, with headquarters at Chicago Mr. Cairns has been assistant general passenger agent of the Northwestern since 1892. and for several years prior to that was assistant general passenger agent of the Chicago Great Weston. He has been in railway service since 1878, commencing as a messenger in the president and treasurer’s office of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis railroad. G. F. Bidwell, who has been the general manager of the Fremont. Elkhorn and Missouri Valley, is appointed !manager of the Nebraska and Wyoming including the lino from California Junction to Fremont, with offices at Omaha. J. A. Kuhn, formerly general freight egent of the Elkhorn, is made assistant general freight and passenger agent of the Northwestern at Omaha. W. H. Jones is made division freight agent, and J. W. Munn division passenger agent at Omaha.