The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25


COLEMAN S. EvANs-A MoRGANTowN
Boy WHO ROSE FROM A MESSENGER
Boy TO MASTER OF TRANSPORTATION
OF A GREAT acknowledgement
has been the early home Of a number
Of men who have subsequently won
their way to positions Of honor and
emolument. Among these there have
been several men who are well known
throughout the railway circles of the
country. We can name the subject
of the subjoined sketch Mr.. Coleman
S. Evans, who is Master of Transpor-
tation of the Louisville Il Nashville
Railroad, and Ray and Billie Dering,
the former Assistant General Pas
senger Agent of the Pennsylvania
System west of Pittsburgh, the latter
Assistant Superintendent of the bag
gage department of the same system
with headquarters at Louisville.
But to return to our Sketch. Below
we give it in full as it appeared in a
late issue of the Mechanics Journal,
published at Louisville:
"Mr Coleman S. Evans was born at
Morgantown, w. Va, on the second
day of December, 1S43. After at
tending school at the above-named
place unit, about thirteen years of
age, at which time Mr.. Evans left
his home and went to Frostburg,
Maryland, to reside with a cousin in
business. He remained there until
1861, when he came South to Louis
vile, KY, and obtained a situation
as messenger for the Adams Ex-
press Company, running between
Louisville and Nashville about eight
months, and advancing South, as the
army advanced, running part of the
time between Nashville and Decatur
and Decatur and Chattanooga and
other points for the following four
years, when Mr.. Evans was promoted
to Route Agent in charge of the
Nashville and Chattanooga. Nash
vile and Decatur, Memphis and
Charleston, Decatur and Stevenson,
Nashville and Northwestern. Nash
vile and Hickman, and the Edgefield
and Kentucky Line, remaining in
that position (for the Southern Ex-
press Company about eleven years,
when the Adams and Southern Ex-
press Companies consolidated South
of Nashville, when Mr.. Evans accept
ed position as shipping clerk for
the Nashville and Decatur railway,
with Office at South Nashville, where
Mr.. Evans remained about eight
months, when the N. 4 d. railway
was leased by the L. q N. railway.
Mr.. Evans was then transferred to
the yard having charge of the trans
fer business of the L. 4 N. at Nash
vile, remaining in this position about
eight months. He was then placed
in charge of the yard at Nashville,
retaining charge ofthe yard at Nash
vile about eight years. Mr.. Evans
was General Yard Master from 1880
until January 14th, 1885 when he
was promoted to his present position
of Master of Transportation.
The remarkable and highly honor
able career of Mr.. Evans from boy
hood to manhood and from a messen
ger boy to a master of transporta-
ton has been both fortunate and
successful. Fortunate because Of
the many dangers he escaped during
the war, having never been injured,
nor on train that was wrecked, al
though many of his fellows who were
running in the same position were
getting hurt and wrecked every day
by the track being torn up or by
stray bullets, and successful because
by meritorious conduct he has al
ways had steady employment and
has risen to high position Of honor
and trust.
Mr.. Evans was married to Miss
Conger at Nashville, Tenn, in July,
1857. He has fine residence at
the corner of Cherry and Mulberry
streets, South Nashville, where the
gentleman and his accomplished
wife enjoy the blessings of this life
which they SO richly deserve in con.
sequence of the honorable and ex-
emplary lives they have always led
Mr.. Evans in his business life also
enjoys the confidence and respect Of
his many subordinates, being a great
favorite with them, and at the same
time having a thorough system Of
excellent discipline among them.
In conclusion let us say his many
friends, both employers and EN-.
ployes join us in wishing him health
happiness, and long life, and may hi
be as successful in the future as hi
has been in the past"
h IT is seldom we need to surrender
our space to advertisements, but this
week is one of those times. Howev
er the matter published in this weeks
NEW DOMINION is livery interestin
readin'" for all Monongalia tax-pay