Perhaps Mr. Shoemaker realized that recognizing the good work of his employees yielded far more benefits both for the employees and for the railroad than constant nagging and complaining. Regardless of whether he came up through the ranks, he appeared to recognize that the future well-being of the railroad depended upon employees who were appreciated for what they did. Sounds like a good manager. Ken Bush Michael Connor wrote: > Writing before checking Tabor but PMS was a university graduate who > worked, among others, for the Erie, NYNH&H, and then the DL&W so he > was hardly an up-through-the-ranks DL man thiough he did work from > clerk IIRC on the Erie up, etc. His first Division Superintendency > was on the DL&W (the M&E, I think), then up -- I believe he was #1 or > #2 in the Transportation Department at the time of Wayland. William > White, his predecessor as President of the DL&W, started on the NYS&W > in a clerical position and made it to be General manager of the Erie's > Western District c. 1937 when Carl Bucholz, a former Erie officer, and > then President of the Virginian, brough White to the VGN as GM and > later VP-O. White left the VGN in 1941 to succeed J W Davis (IIRC), > another former Erie officer, as President of the DL&W. > The DL&W was managed by men who had worked for the Erie in their > younger days from c. 1925 (when W H Truesdale, himself not origionally > a DL&W man [try M&StL, etc] retired) to the merger with the Erie on 17 > October 1960. The Erie, conversely, was managed by men who had > earlier served other railroads almost from its formation to the 1941 > ascendency of R. E. Woodruff, whose entire railroad career was with > the Erie) to the Presidency. He was followed by Paul W. Johnston and > Harry Von Willer, both of whom worked their entire railroad career for > the Erie. M G McGinnis, the EL's first President, had also worked > exclusively for the Erie. His ultimate successor, Gregory Maxwell, > was a former NYC/TRRA man that William White brought over. > Thought this "geneology" might be of interest. M J Connor > >> From: Charles_Walsh_@_Berlex.com >> Reply-To: Charles_Walsh_@_Berlex.com >> To: Lederer73_@_aol.com >> CC: Erielack_@_lists.railfan.net, erielack-owner@lists.railfan.net >> Subject: Re: (erielack) Cool Perry S. >> Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 09:47:06 -0400 >> >> >> Dear Pat, >> >> I agree. Shoemaker, according to Taber's book, was the only >> president of >> the DL&W to have worked his way up through the ranks. All the other >> presidents, from the beginning in the 1850s, had started with other >> companies. >> >> Chuck >> >> >> >> >> Lederer73_@_aol.com >> Sent by: >> erielack-owner_@_lists. To: >> Erielack_@_lists.railfan.net >> railfan.net cc: >> Subject: >> (erielack) Cool >> Perry S. >> 10/06/2004 09:36 AM >> Please respond to >> Lederer73 >> >> >> >> >> >> DLW engineer PG Bohrer took me down into his cellar one day, smiled and >> showed me an old cigar, still wrapped.. >> I asked him ? >> He said he had an exectutive inspection train one day and while >> stopped in >> >> Summit, Perry got off the train, walked up to the engine, and handed >> PG the >> >> cigar, and said "you did a good job" >> Sounds like he was a good blue collar man's boss.. >> >> -Pat L >> >> >> >> >> >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from > McAfeeŽ Security. > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > ------------------------------ End of EL List Daily V3 #1429 *****************************
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