Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-25 | Page 3 | Levey Quits as W. P. President

LEVEY QUITS AS I I VI WI P PI PRESIDENT g I I ii IL r M r Adams Formerly i Union Pacific iVill Take Position I I SA SAN FRANCISCO Jl Jan 25 1 25 25 I By Dy The ThA Associated Fress- Fress Press charles Charles harles M r i Lee Levey president 11 of the Western estern Pacific Railroad Co announced late hate Monday that he I Ib b had d tendered 1 Ills his resignation The Tho I resignation was accepted by Jy the board of ot directors In a a meeting In I New York on January 11 and will become effective on April 1 H 31 M hI I Adams vice Tico president of the Union Pacific Railroad corn com company com company pany with headquarters In Omaha has ha been named ns as his succesSor successor Mr rr Levey announced that 11 be would maintain a connection with the Western estern Pacific as ns assistant to iho he he chairman of o the board of ot dI- dI dIrectors directors di directors rectors and ond also as 1111 a member of the directorate I 7 had contemplated my retire retire- retirement retirement ment for more than a year Mr said MId While In Europe last summer ummer however I 1 learned that Arthur Curtis James had control of the company and I was obliged to te wIthhold my resIgnation until such a time as the tho present owners were In a position to accept It The Tho retiring executive has bas been connected with the Western estern Pa- Pa Pa Pacific a a an executive e for 18 IS years ears president having served 11 years as as president dent He lie began becan his career carCer car el R us as a telegrapher with the th Chicago But Dur- Bur ton ling tl Quincy Quiney resIgnIng after 30 years with that road toad td become vice Iee president of o tho Northern la Fa- Pa chic He came to the Western Pacific from the north northwest