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eT SE ' » = 2 Intimate Gossip About What Leaders in the s 2 Maritime World Are Doing S '= = Fmt nwt Wt?WZWFHWIZUUUU.HJHwV'U--]U It TiTixnTKitti(ttititittitti(tttitiqiitws OMER L. FERGUSON, presi- H dent and general manager of the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va., has been elected president of the United States chamber of commerce. Mr. Ferguson was born in Waysville, N. C., in 1873 and was educated at the United States naval academy from which he graduated in 1892. Later, he attended Glasgow university, Glasgow, Scotland, graduating in 1895. For 11 years he was 'a. United States naval constructor. He resigned from the navy in 1905 to be- 4 HOMER L. FERGUSON come general manager of the Newport News company. He is a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, the Society of Naval En- gineers, the Engineers' club, New York, and the Army and Navy club, Washing- ton. Mr. Ferguson has been a member of the board of directors of the United States chamber of commerce since 1914. He has been actively identified with the work of the chamber since he became a member. His was the only name placed in nomination and the vote, which was taken by mail, was unanimous. wee oom Carr. I. A. Prpersen has been ap- pointed traffic manager of the port com- mission of Seattle to succeed te Froman who has retired to enter busi- ness for himself. Captain Pedersen be- gan his transportation and traffic career in St. Paul when a boy. He was first employed in the St. Paul offices of the Northern Pacific railroad. Later he was transferred to the company's general offices. In 1905 the railroad transferred him to Spokane, Wash., as freight rate and chief clerk. Later, he became an auditor of the Spokane & Inland Empire railroad, resigning to join the state bureau of inspection where he remained for six years. During the war he served with the depot quartermaster at Seattle and later at New York. After his discharge, he had charge of Seattle's terminal offices until he received his present promotion. pe ak Watpo S. Reep has been elected vice president of the Emergency Fleet cor- poration. Previous to this appointment he was the corporation's treasurer... In his new capacity he still will have charge of finances.. Prior to his elec- tion as treasurer, Mr. Reed was engaged in banking in New York and for 20 years he was associated with the banking firms of .Edward Sweet & Co., and Hodenpyl Hardy & Co. ek F. X. NEENAN has been appointed advertising manager of the Walter A. Zelmicker Supply Co, St. -Louis. Mr. ._ Neenan has' had _ considerable executive experience having been connected with Fairbanks, Morse & Co. for six years, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, coast lines, for' two years and the St. Louis Smelting & Refining works of the National Lead Co. for two years. * * 2% H. Meacuem has been appointed dis- trict sales manager at New York for the Dean Bros. Steam Pump Co., In- dianapolis. The Dean company, among other kinds of pumping machinery, makes marine equipment. oe Capt. Paut Forey, U. S. N., has been appointed chartering and tank steamer executive for the Emergency Fleet cor- poration to succeed W. H. A. Watxer who recently resigned to take charge of the transportation business of the Island Oil & Transportation Corp. ess H. McL. Harpinc, New York, con- sulting and supervising engineer, has 3846 been engaged by the Milwaukee harbor commission to take charge of the design and construction of the. proposed mu- nicipal. docks and freight terminals on Jones island. Mr. Harding. is-a graduate of Yale university, and has hada wide experience in the line of work in which he is engaged. oe Carr. P. C. Fitty who has been em- ployed by M. H. Tracy & Co., Inc., New York, as marine superintendent, has de- cided to go to sea again and at his own request has been appointed master of the % CAPT. I, A. PEDERSEN i & steamship Corrates. Captain Filly is a graduate of the New York nautical schoolship St. Marys, class of 1880. ++. Dante, H. Cox, having resigned his position as manager, ship construction division, Emergency Fleet corporation, has resumed his original business with the firm of Cox & Stevens, naval archi- tects, marine engineers and vessel brok- ers, with offices at 15 William street, New York. ee ae W. R. CursHotm now has charge of the import and export department New York branch of the Universal Trading & Shipping Co., Seattle. Formerly Mr. Chisholm had charge of the same de- partment in the company's home office on the West coast.