The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-05-27
CHANGES IN THE r. & d. SYSTEM
Col. A. Andrews Retires from the Pres
idency of the w. n, C. r. r.

ChANGES IN The II. & ID. SYSTEM.
Col. A. Andrews Retires from the Pres
idency of the w. n, C. II. Il.
From, the Greensboro North State
Gen. Thomas has issued orders
placing the South Carolina Division
and the Western North Carolina Di-
vision Of the r. & d. under the fol-
lowing general management. Peyton
Randolph, Assistant General Mana
ger; Sol Haas, Traffic Manager; J.
H. Drake, General Freight Agent );
G w Chears, Assistant General Pas
senger Agent j T Minitree, Genera al
Purchasing Agent w A Moody,
Car Record and Trace Agent; C NJ
Bolton, Chief Engineer; r D Wade,
Superintendent of Motive Power.
The S c Division of the r & D
under the above general management
will have the followsng officers; G
f Talcott, Superintendent j H Green,
Master Mechanic; D Cardwell, As
sistant General Freight and Passen-
ger Agent.
The Western North Carolina road
is to be operated as the "Western
North Carolina Division" with the
same general officers as above, and
with the following division officers
N E McBee, Superintendent, Ashe-
vile, N c.; G M Gates. Master Me-
chanic, Salisbury, N c; w A Turk,
Assistant General Freight and Pas
senger Agent, Asheville, N INV
Wilson, Consulting Engineer, Nor
canton, n c to perfor. such duties as
may from time to time be assigned to
him.
President Buford's circular letter
explains that all officers and employ
ees of the lines leased are retained in
their present service and respective
positions, and are requested to contin-
ue the regular discharge of the duties
thereof, from which it seems that no
changes are contemplated.
The r & d has now under its inn
mediate control and management the
r & d; r a. Y R r; Va Midland
n CIR R; w n CRR r, &C & a r.
r; "A & G RI; G & Col r r and
Georgia Pacific r r. This COM
paises about 1000 miles of railroad
under one system, and in the hands of
Gen E B Thomas as manager. The
Presidents of the various companies
which have transferred their prop
critics to the B & D no longer are
connected in any way with operating
the roads. Among others who pass
out is Col. Andrews. He now as Pres
ident of the w G r r holds the
same relative position to the r & d
as Holt of the n G. r r does to the
some Company.
At first futter there will be some
feeling about the retirement of Col.
Andrews, as he is regarded by the peo-
pie of the State as the man who saved
Western North Carolina by building
the. Western lroad. w P Glide, Col
Buford. Frank Coke and their associ-
ates furnished the financial backing to
make the building of the Western n
c r R possible; and Col Andrews
furnished the tenacity, nerve, tact and
influence which held Gov Jarvis and
the legislature up to the sticking point
and forced the State to comply with
the terms of its contract with the syn
dictate. Without detracting from any
body it may truthfully be said that
Col Andrews was the chief instrument
employed in bringing out of darkness
into full view of the outside world the
marvellous nature and hidden wealth
of the mountains of North Carolina.
Concentration of the business interests
of the r & d was of course an imper-
alive necessity. The many properties
now embraced in this system make it
rank with the great rail road trunk
lines of the United States. Col. An
drews will probably continue as the
trusted local representative of this
great Company The people of this
State should rejoice in the develop
ment and success Of the r & D as it
means nothing short of continued
prosperity for North Carolina.
The Richmond & Danville r r Co
have bought the magnificent building
on corner of 18th Pa Av, Washing
ton, known as the Republic build
ing, for the sum of $4,000. The
general offices will be moved from
Richmond to Washington.
We now see the business of this
great corporation under one manage
ment. Next in order after the change
of guage we may look for a double
track from Washington and Rich
mond to New Orleans. "The world
do move"