The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-21
LATEST N. & W. APPOINTMENTS.
General Eastern and Western
Divisions Established.
The Subdivisions of the Two General
Disasions--The Company Promotes
Number of Faithful Employes--Mr.
Wallis the Only New Man in the LIST.

In accordance with the revised or.
ganization. the following appointments
have been mado By tho Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company, to take effect
Janusry lst. 1891:
Thoo. Lowe, division engineer. main.
tonance of way, eastern general divi-
sion, with Office at Roanoke, Va.
q. nj. Tompson, division engineer,
maintenance OF way, western general
division. with office at Roanoke, Va.
Philip Wallis, division superintend-
cnt motive power, eastern general divi-
sion, with Office Mt Roanoke, Va.
Il. Z. c. Sanderson, division superin-
tendent motive power, western division,
with Office at Roanoke, Va.
Il. IL. Bransford, superintendent Roa-
noke livision, with office OF Roanoke,
Va.
j. ". Cook, superintendent Shcnan-
doah division, with Office at Shenandoah.
Va.
The road will, after the first of the
year, be operated in two general divi-
sions, each OF which will be in charge of
general superintendent.
The first is tho eastern general diyi-
sion, consisting OF that portion Of the
line extending east and north from Ro-
anoke, including the Roanoke yard, and
the western general division, consisting
OF that portion of tho line extending
from Roanoke
For purposes Of operation the eastern
general division will be divided into
four subdivisions, as follows:
Norfolk division, from Lanbert's
Point to Grove, with all intermediate
branches, and including Crewe yard.
The Office will he at Grove, Va.
Lynchburg division, from Crewe to
Roanoke, with all intermediate branches,
and including Roanoke yard, with Office
at Roanoke, Va.
Roanoke division, from Roanoke to
Shenandoah. with all intermediate
branches, with Office at Roanoke, Va.
Shenandoah division, from Shenan-
doah To lIagerstown. with all intcrmcdi-
ate branches, and Including Shenandoah
Valley. with Office at Shenandoah, Va.
The western general division will be
divided into sub divisions, as follows
Radford division, from Roanoke to
illuei!eld, with all intermediate
branches, and including Radford yard,
VIII tilCC IS;tu1Urtt, V q.
Pulaski division, from Radford to Bris-
tol, with ali intermediate branches, with
Office 1T Radford Va
Clinch Valley division, from Graham
to Norton. with all intermediate
branches. with Office at Bluefield, w. Va.
Poc2hontas division, from Hlue1ield to
Pondmouth, with all intermediate
branches, and including Bluofield yard,
with Office at Eluelicld, w. Va
kcnova division, from Pondmouth to
kenova, with all intermediate branches,
and including kcnova yard, with Office
at Kenoya, w. Va.
Scioto Valley division, from Kenoya
to Columbus, with all intermediate
branches, with Office at Columbus, Ohio.
For the present the Pocahontas divis-
ion will be under the supervision of the
superintendent OF the Clinch Valley
division, and the kenova division will
be under the supervision or the supern-
tcndent OF tho Scioto Valley division.
Circulars making known these ap-
polntincnts and subdivisions OF this
great railroad will be sent out in d fow
days, signed General Manager j. H.
Sands. and approved by President t. j.
Kimball.
Theo. Lowe, who takes charge Of tho
eastern general division, has been d.
vision engineer on the Shenandoah
Valley road.
&. NJ. Thorn pson, who Is tho division
engineer over the western general di-
vision. has been in tho past the engi
necr in charge of the double track work
Philip Wallis, as The TINES has be-
fore noted, was connected with the
motive power of the c. Il. and q. rail
road.
Il. Y. C. Sandcrson, OF the motive
power OF the western division, has been
superintendent IIaupt's assistant
L. II. Bransford, who has been made
superintendent of the Roanoke division,
has been trainmaStcv Of the Shenandoah
Valley division No /, extending to
Shenandoah, and j. w. Cook, who takes
the superintendency of the Shenandoah
division, has been trainmaster OF tho
Shenandoah Division No. 9. extending
from Shenandoah to Iiagcrstown.
Previous to this the divisions Of tho
Norfolk and Western road have been
the eastern. from Norfolk to Crewc; the
Lynchburg, from Crcwe 20 Roanoke; tho
Radford division, from Roanoke to
Blucficld. The western division, from
Radford to Bristol, including the Cripple
Creek division; the Flat Top division,
from Bluetie]d on west, including the
coal branches and the Clinch Valley
branch.
Sec OFT Christmas Chimes advertise
ment en- the third page. It's "a thing of
beauty.
Coal Miners Shot ut by Strikers.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 20. ISpecialI--At The
Coalburg mines, near birmingham, Ala,
yesterday a number OF striking miners