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Marine News in a Personal Way Intimate Gossip About What Leaders in the Maritime World Are Doing ger traffic manager, THOMAS Re. THorRNE and D. D. WEIPERT as assistant passenger trafic managers in charge of first and second class de- partments, and Davin Linpsay, assistant passenger traffic manager in charge of the third class department have been appointed by the International Mercantile Marine Co., New York. These promo- tions were occasioned by the retirement of W. W. JEFFERIES, passenger traffic manager since 1906 and a member of the organization since 1882. Mr. Jefferies joined the staff of the old Inman line as an office boy nearly 40 years ago, and by successive pro- motions rose to the pasition of passenger traffic manager of the associated lines of the International Mercantile Marine Co., which include the American Red Star and White Star lines. For nearly two years, Mr. Jefferies’ health has neces- sitated his absence from duty .for pro- longed periods, and at his own request he was retired from active service. Mr. Farley is well known in marine circles. He was passenger manager of the Dominion line, Boston, at the time of the formation of the International Mercantile Marine Co. and when the merger took place and the offices of the several lines were combined in Boston, he was appointed manager of the third class department, which position he held until April 1906. He was then trans- ferred to New York as associate man- ager of the third class department with the late S. S. Cortiss. On the retirement of Mr. Cortiss, he was placed in entire charge of the third class department of the associated lines with the title of as- sistant passenger traffic manager. Dur- ing Mr. Jefferies’ illness he has been acting head of the passenger department, to which he has now been promoted as passenger traffic manager. R eer H. FARLEY as passen- The three newly appointed assistant passenger traffic managers have also been with the company for many years. Mr. Thorne entered the employ of the Red Star and American lines 28 years ago under Mr. Jefferies, during which time he served his apprenticeship in the victu- alling department, and the accounting de- partment, and until his appointment as assistant to the passenger traffic manager a few years ago was in charge of the first class department of the Red Star and American line services. During the war Mr. Thorne served as purser of a transport. Mr. Weipert also rose from the ranks in the company and for the past several years has been in charge of the first class department of the White Star line’s New. York-Southampton _ service. He joined the White Star line 45 years ago. Mr. Lindsay has been with the com- pany for 30 years and for several years was in charge of the Washington office of the International Mercantile Marine Co. Since his return from Washington he has been one of the man- agers in the first class department, and for several years was in charge of the. publicity and advertising of the com- pany. During the past year he has been in charge of the third class departments of all associated lines. ee ee P. M. S. CHEDBURN has been appointed general manager of the Ocean & Inland Transportation Co., steamship manager, agent and contractor for inward and outward freight, with offices at 11-19 Moore street, New York. ee ee Sir JAMES McKECHNIE, managing di- rectors of Vickers, Ltd., of Barrow, Eng- land, came to the United States recently for a study of shipbuilding conditions in the United States, and particularly with reference to the extent to which shipbuilding will be affected by the con- ference on the limitation of armaments. * ee H. B, Arxinson, formerly of Callag- han, Atkinson & Co., now is on the staff of the chartering department of the Pot- ter Steamship Co. ede oe J. H. Graves of the International Freighting Corp., has been elected to the board of governors of the United States Steamship Operators’ association, succeeding CHARLES T. MEGEE. Oe RatpH O’SULLIVAN, at one time on the staff of the International Mercantile Marine Co. at Philadelphia, has been made manager for Sullivan & Co., Chi- cago, freight agents of the French line. * eM R. A. Gttmore, formerly secretary of 52 ‘Shipping Co.,, the bulk cargo conference, which has been abolished, has succeeded P. K., CROCKER as supervisor of European trades of the shipping board, Mr. Crocker becoming assistant to the traf-. fic manager. ech Ge H. F. Davis has resigned as president of Davis & Gilchrist, Inc., New York, export freight contractors, to engage in another business. R. A. Gitcurist has been elected president, C. A. ‘SULLIVAN vice president, and A. E. RyAn secretary and treasurer. ae oer THomAs Warp has withdrawn from Bane & Ward, New York, custom house brokers and general forwarding agents, the company now being in dissolution. Wuu1aM L. BANE will continue the busi- ness. MAME ols J. J. Suttivan, formerly of the States Marine & Commercial Co., has joined the staff of P. V. Gioe & Co., 12 Broad- way, New York, steamship agents and brokers. oe ee MaxweEtLt J. AutH has been elected president and treasurer of the Gardner 24 Stone street, New York, WiLLt1AM F. THompPson vice presi- dent and S,. I. Cantor secretary. * * * V. M. Carotin and Grorce F. Par- TRICK have organized Carolin & Partrick, 78 Broad street, New York, to act as steamship agents and ship brokers. Mr. Carolin who formerly was with M. H. Tracy & Co. has been in business for himself at 78 Broad street and Mr. Partrick has been with Harriss, Magill & Co., the Atlantic Chartering Co. and Bee. Eliott & Cot ane, ee | Harotp C. Burcuarp, son of D. W. BurcHArp, for several years district man- ager of the shipping board in the Seattle district, has been appointed freight traf- fic manager for Frank Waterhouse & Co., Seattle. Mr. Burchard returned recently from Hongkong, China where he represented his present employer for more than a year. He succeeds Percy S. Laine who resigned to enter business for himself. eo Se Carr. N. E. Cousins, for many years