Edward Waldemar Scheer (April 28, 1875 – June 16, 1949) was the President of the Reading Company from 1935 to 1944.
Edward Waldemar Scheer | |
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 Edward (pictured fifth from the left) at the Railway Labour Management Conference in 1942. | |
| Born | April 28, 1875 Zaleski, Ohio, US |
| Died | June 16, 1949 (aged 74) |
| Resting place | West Laurel Hill Cemetery |
| Occupation | President of the Reading Company |
Career
editIn 1890, Scheer began work as a messenger boy for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. He slowly worked his way up the company from clerk to vice president of the Reading Company and then became president of the Central Railroad of New Jersey.[1][2] He succeeded Ewing when he died in 1935. He was a member of the Railway Labour Management Conference and attended many meetings. Scheer pushed unification with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and made it one of his goals during his presidency of the company.[3]
He played a major role in removing some of the company's interest charges.[4]
Death
editScheer died on June 16, 1949, after being in the railroad field for more than 54 years.[5]
References
edit- ^ "E. W. Scheer". Faces of the Month. 1936. p. 176.
- ^ "Charles H. Ewing Elected President of Reading Company". Reading Railroad Magazine. 1935. p. 3.
- ^ "E.W. SCHEER HEADS TWO B. & O. ROADS; Succeeds the Late C.H. Ewing as President of the Reading and the Jersey Central". New York Times. 28 December 1935. p. 21.
- ^ "CENTRAL OF JERSEY PLANS INTEREST CUT; Railroad to Make Suggestion to Bondholders Soon--Two Proposals Discussed SHEER LISTS PROBLEMS He Favors Reduction in Rental Paid on Lease of Lehigh & Susquehanna Problems Are Listed Road Has $3,000,000 Cash". New York Times. 1 October 1938. p. 23.
- ^ "E, W. SCHEER DIES; RAILROAD EX-HFD; Former President of Reading and Central of New Jersey Was in Field 54 Years". New York Times. 17 June 1949. p. 23.