Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-30
NEWS OF TIE RAIL. selmians Want Superintendent
 Bridges Retained.
THE S0UTHERN's CIRCULAR
Relative to the Apportionme ent of Divisions and Officers.
 Other News.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Samuel Spsn- cer, president of the Southern railway, has today promulgated several general orders perfecting the organization of the Southern railway. These orders are supplimented by orders of w.. H. Baldwin, Jr., third vice. president, appointing many subordi- mates. The most important order is that announcing the control, begun hing at mid night August 31 of the Georgia Paci fie rail- road and of the Louisville Southern railway, the general officers of the Southern taking th ese roads under their jurisdiction. These two roads become part of the western system.
 General order No. 9, appoints w. A. Vaughan, superintendent of car service, with office in Washington. His juris- diction extends over both the east and west systems. The superin tendent of car ser vice will have general supervision over the movement of both freight and passenger equipment.
 ton of Channing NJ. Bolton, chief engineer of eastern system, to include also western system.
 General order No. extends the jurisdic- tion of R. D. Wade, superintendent of motive power, over both the east and west systems, with office in Washington. He will bs assisted by an assistant superin- tendent of motive power, whose office shall also be in Washington.
 General order No. 5 extends the jurisdic lion of O. A. Darlton, superintendent of telegraph, 10 include all lines in the east ahd V est system.
 John A. DobsonN is appointed general road master of the easterH> system. His divison R. southgats, second division; w. B. Berry. third division. < D, W. Lum is appointed general road master of the western system, with head. quartars at Knoxville, Tenn. His ubor- dinates areJ. E. Patt, fourth diuision; J. s. Lemopd, fifth division, and J. A. Davenport, sixth division.
 The two systems, east and west, are dl- ivided into seven divisions, which is fully explained in the following:
 soUTHERN's CIRCULAR NO. 1.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-rhe Southern Railway company, general circular No. l, effective September 1, 1894, reads:
 The Southern Railroad company's prop erty will be divided into seven operating divisions, ard the following officers are hereby appointed and their respective jurisdictions designat I'd:
 Eastern tsystem.-First division, West Point to Neapolis, including branches, ex- cepting Milton and Sutherlin railway; Virginia Midland railway and branches; Washington, Ohio and Western railroad;
 
 son; Greensboro; to Goldsboro; Uni ts1s,ss tendeSt, 'o J. nspe 5. B. @ Thompson, sa,n Danvile, Va; inmaster, w. T. West, Richmond, Va. acting trainmaster, P. B. Peyton, Charlottesville, Va. Superin- tendent of first division will have charge of the Danvlle and Neapolis yards.
 Second divisior-Neopolis to Atlanta; Greensboro to Wilkesboro, N. o.; Mid land railroad; High Point, Randleman, Ashboro and Southern railroad; Yadkin 5 railroad; Charlotte to Taylorsviile; Fiber ton Air Line railroad, narrow gauge; Law. renceville branch railroad, narrow gauge; Roswell railroad, narrow gauge. Super intendent, w B. Ryder, Charlotte, N. C.; trainmaster, J. H. Walsh, Greensboro, N. O. acting trainmaster, A. Ramseur, Gen. tral, 8. c. Superintendent of the second division will have charge of the Greens boro, Salisbury, Charlotte, Spartan burg snd Greenville yards.
 Third Givision-6alisbury to Paint Rock; Asheville to Murphy; Asheville and Spar tanburg railroad: Spartanburg, Union and Columbia railroad; Charlotte. to Augusta; Columbia to Greenville, including Abbe- vile and Anderson branches. Superin tendent, D. Berkey, Columbia, s. o.; trainmaster, H. A. Williams, Colum bia, s. o.; acting train master, R. P. Foster, Asheville, N.- c. Superintendent of the third division will have charge of the Paint Rock yard.
 Western system-Fourth division, main line, Bristol to Chattanooga; Embrevile branch; Rogersville branch. Knoxville and Ohio railroad; Walden's Ridge railro ad; coal branches; North Carolina branch. Su- perlntendent, F. K. Huger, Knoxville, Tenn.
 $ Fifth divisiou-Atlanta to Brunswick and branches; Atlanta to Cleveland; Ooltewah cut of; North Rome to Attalla; Austel to Birmingham; Georgia Pacific belt. Super intendent, W. R. Beauprie, Atlanta, Ga.; trainmaster, D. Thorn, Atlanta, Ga. trainmaster, A. 8. Beggs, Macon, Ga. acting train master, c. H. Williams, Rome, Ga. The superintendent of the fifth division will have charge of all ter minals of the eastern and western system inside of yard limits at Atlanta, Ga.
 Sixth division-From Birmingham west, Mississippi and branches; Rome to Selma; Akron branch; Meridian branch; Brier- field, Blocton and Birmingham railroad. Acting superintendent, J. N. Ross, Bir- ming ham, Ala, train master, g. B. Ben nett Birmingham, Ala. train master, l.. P. Paro, Selma. Superintendent of the sixth division will have charge of the terminals at Birmingham, Ala.
 Seventh division = Southern Railroad company in Kentucky incorporated, Louisville to Lexington; Lawrenceburg to intendent, George R. Loyal, Louis
 The following positions are hereby abol- ishe Assistant superintendent of Vir- ginia Midland division, Charlottesville, Va; superintendent of North Carolina di- vision, Greensboro, N. o.; general super iutapdent of the western division, Knox vile, Tenn; superintendent of Alabama division, Selma, Ala; superintendent of