Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29
)ne ef the Changes Caused by
 7 he Reorganization
7 OF HE SOUTHERN ROAD,
WI n Proves Surprise, B. ' laI Wrenn Out-Other Items
 General and Personal.

The great reorganization axe is still at work, and the expected has happened.
 General Passenger Agent B. W. Wrenn of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia will not remain with the Southern. For long time 1t has been quietly whispered around that Mir. Wrenn would not be con- nected with the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia after the consolidation, and that he would either pull up stakes or be displaced. He did tine former. |
 MT. Wrenn will go with the Memphis and Charleston on August as temporary general passenger agent.
 His successor is yet unnamed and the western division of the Southern, which is the old East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia, and Knoxville and Ohio, is with out general passenger agent, and there is much guessing as to who the lucky man will be. From the most definite sources it is believed that c. A. Bencaster, who for a number of years was stationed at Knox vile and is veteran passenger agent, will be MT. Wrenn's successor and will have charge of the western division of the Southern. MT. Bencaster has been sum- moned to Washington and this, too, makes it more probable that he will be the lucky person.
 The reorganization will probably make a change in the passenger affairs locally, for there is considerable talk of the East Ten nessee, Virginia and Georgia running trains into the union passenger station and using it as do the other roads. While it may be few months before this change is made, it is generally conceded by well posted rairoaders that this will take place. The passenger department of the Southern will then probably be attended to by one local travelling passenger agent. Who will be this man can only be guessed.
 TO AGREE ON NEW CONTRACT.
 On August 22 the Southern Railway and Steamship association will hold another meeting at Manhattan Beach and try to agree upon new contract to govern the association for the coming year. meet ing was held at that placs recently and an agreement was not reached. The present association agreement, which expires July 31, was, however, extended until Au- gust 31.
 In the meantime rates in Southern Rail- way and Steamship association territory will be advanced on August to the tariff in effect before the 65 per cent redustlnn/ about six weeks ago. NEW OFFICE.
 MT. W. c. Russell has been appointed improvement agent or the West Virginia CeiATal and Pittsburg. His duties will be to ahswer all inquiries concerning the natural resources oI the country touching his line, and furthermore to obtain the CO., operation of capital and labor for the de- velopment of these resources.
 This is a new move in railroad circles and is likely to be patterned after by southern roads as it has proven very profit able and even so much So that that road is looking toward the appointment of an- other agent, as the duties of MT. Russell have become almost too great for one man to attend to.
 PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
 Passenger traffic at present is keeping up fairly well considering the slringency of the times.
 MT. A. M. Byron, travelling freight agent of the Big Four with headquarters in Chat tanooga, is in the city.
 MT. J. R. McGregor, travelling passenger agent of the Queen and Crescent, went up to Chattanooga this morning.
 MT. L. Sevier of the Queen and Crescent freight office left this morning for Chatta- nooga, where he will spend the day.
 MT. Fred H. Jones, travelling passenger ageut of the Cotton Belt with headquarters in Memphis, was in the city yesterday.
 Trains on the roads entering the city are coming and going with fair loads, and a good part of this is the summer tourist and pleasure seekers travel. There is also considerable Texas travel.