Show TBELL I BELL TELEPHONE i COMPANY I Three Column System Is Adopted and Officials Are Chosen to Handle Hande Business in Three New Departments Directors of ot the Rocky Hocky Mountain Bell BellI Bel I Telephone company compau at n a meeting MonI Monday Mon Mon- IonI Ion Ion- I da day approved a a new plan for tor a t reorganization I of or the company's forces into i what Is known as ns the three column or functional organization Under I the now system tho the company's business business business busi busi- ness will wi be bo divided into three departments depart depart- ments commercial commercial traffic and plant plant with wih a 0 general superintendent at tho the nead of or ach Alch department The appointments appointments appoint appoint- ments of oC P. P H. H Hopkins as general 1 commercial superintendent II U. B. B SUm Slim i t eon Ion on an as IR general traffic superintendent i and and A. A J. J Vance Vanco aa as general plant suj su- su j were approved at t Mondays Mondays Monday's Mon Ion days day's meeting I The rho new plan follows lines into I II which the telephone business divides I naturally and hn has been put Into successful suc sue operation b by several 10 Bell Del telephone telephone tele- tele I phone companies of or the country countr al alI although although al- al though it Is an innovation In this fieldI field I It I is 11 explained b by the tho company that I the tho change means anI only a redistribution tion of or the work vork and not nol a change chango chanso In I personnel as tho the company compan hopes to beable be bo able ablo to put tho plan Into effect erect h bj by using tho same fame it I now has The Thc commercial department will wil conduct conduct conduct con con- duct all al the tho commercial business of or the com company par Tho The plant department will wil have hn charge of or all al the tho maintenance i md construction work and the care caro of or I all al the compan company's s physical property Including real estate state Tho traffic department department de do will wi have ha e chArge of r the local anti and long distance nce service 1 I unc Mr 11 Hopkins who will wil ili become gen gen- Jen oral commercial wasI waRI was waR I 1 credit mana manager er for an eastern Jobbing hOl house e and a 0 traveling salesman In fri this field for several years before ho he became bo- bo came connect connected ll the tho I company compan Mr Ir Vance Vanco has been heen with the company 12 years tars the thc lost last lat seven een as superintendent o of tho the Wyoming divi l dl slon sion Mr Ir hn has been with the Bell Del companies ever er since his graduation as an nn electrical engineer engineer engi engi- neer acer from tho the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Announcements of or subordinate appointments appointments ap ap- I In the three thre departments are expected to bo be bC made In detail onor onor on or before Jul July 1 The general officers of the company out outside tho the three departments departments de do- I will wil continue as at present with wih IF II Vance Vanco Lano as oS president and andI general mana manager and H. H l. l Sommers as Ier general enral superintendent fa for fe the compan com corn I pan pany 1 |