NOTABLE ERIEITE : George Berg, Division Freight Agent, Pennsylvania Railroad System, is a representative business man and substantial citizen of Erie. He was born at Pittsburgh, May 2, 1883, and is a son of Charles B. and Mary E. (Hessler) Berg. Both Mr. and Mrs. Charles Berg were natives of France. They came to this country in 1875 and settled in Pittsburgh, where Mr. Berg became a successful manufacturer of art goods. He died in 1917. Mr. and Mrs. Berg had two sons: George, the subject of this sketch; and Charles E., engaged in the real estate business at Niagara Falls, N. Y. George Berg was educated in the public and high schools of Buffalo and entered the service as junior clerk in the office of Superintendent of Motive Power at Buffalo, March 13, 1901, and occupied various clerical positions in the Operating Department until Dec. 1, 1911, when he was appointed Dock Master at Buffalo, having supervision of the ore docks at that point. On Jan. 1, 1912, Mr. Berg was appointed Material Agent, B. & A. V. Division, and held this position until May 1, 1913, when he was reappointed Dock Master. On May 1, 1916, he entered the TraflSc DepartHistory of Erie County 695 ment in the office of Division Freight Agent at Erie, for the purpose of soliciting iron ore for the docks at Erie and Buffalo, and also to keep in touch with the dock operations. On May 1, 1920, he was transferred to the office of Division Freight Agent at Cleveland, Ohio, with the title of Representative, and specialized in the solicitation of lake coal and Iion ore traffic for the Central Region. On Sept. 15, 1921, Mr. Berg was appointed Division Freight Agent at Erie. Mr. Berg was married to Miss Frances L. Miller of Buffalo, the daughter of B. Griffin and Edna May Miller. Mr. Berg is affiliated with the Masonic lodge, the Erie, Rotary, and Lawrence Park Golf Clubs. He also belongs to the Chamber of Commerce.
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