The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-05
TYLER AND PHINIzY OUT.

Mr.. George O. Smith Made President
of the Western Railway of Alabama.
/ At a meeting Of the directors and stock
holders of the Western railway of Ala
bama held in Montgomery yesterday, the
/ long expected change in its management
was made. President G. II. Phinizy of
Augusta and General Manager f. L.
| Tyler we're retired and the two offices
1 were consolidated. Mr.. George c. Smith,
/ formerly of st. Louis, was elected presi-
/ dent and general manager of the road.
Talk about this change began about
eight months ago Half dozen or more
meetings were called for the purpose Of
making the change, and the purpose Of
Receiver Conner of the Central was to
have Maj. w. f. Shellman, the traffic
manager Of the Central, elected to this
position. The meeting, however, was
postponed from time to time for various
reasons, sometimes on account Of the alb
sence or inability TO attend of some of
those interested, and lately because il
has been difficult to find a man for the
position.
MAJ. sHELLMAE LONG TALKED OF.
Mai. Shellman had long been talked of
in this connection, and il was the general
belief that when the change was made he
would be the president and general man
ager Of both the Western Railway of
Alabama and the Atlanta and West Point
Mai. Shellman's long service with the
Central, however, has given him an at
taChment for the work with which he has
so thoroughly and ably familiarized him
self, and he preferred to remain traffic
manager Of that road, His wishes in that
respect were respected, and the effort
then was to find a man who would be
suitable to the position of president and
general manager Of the Western Of Ala
bama.
Mr.. George G. Smith was selected to
fill these offices, he having been associ-
ated for a long time with Receiver r.
SOmers Hayes of the Central He came
to Savannah Sunday, arriving from New
York on the NacoOchee and left the city
Monday morning with Receiver Conner
for Montgomery, where the meeting was
held yesterday.
The stock of the road is all held by the
Central and the Georgia railroad, the
latter being jointly leased by the Central
and the Louisville and Nashville. Presi-
dent Milton Il. Smith of the Louisville
and Nashville presided at the meeting.
After deciding to consolidate the offices
of the president and general manager
there was nothing to do but to elect the
successor for President Phinizy and Cen
eral Manager Tyler.
The following were elected directors
for the ensuing year: H. M. Conner, w.
f. Shellman, NJ. II. Smith, J. M. Falkner,
Il. M. Green and A. n. Eady.
COMES FROM THE MISSOURI PACIFIC.
Mr.. Smith comes from the Missouri
Pacific Railway system with which he
has been identified for the last thirteen
years with headquarters at St. Louis,
Mo. He entered railway service with
the International and Great Nortern
Railway Company in Texas in 1880 and
was for five years assistant to Capt. Il.
Somers Hayes, while the latter was first
vice president of the Missouri Pacific
system. Mr.. Smith afteTward served in
the same capacity with Vice Presidents
HOXie and Clark of the same system, and
for three years was assistant general
manager Of the Missouri Pacific and Iron
Mountain railways at St. Louis, Mo. For
the last six months MIR. Smith has been
on leave of absence in California, aud
returned to New York for the purpose of
coming to Savannah and taking this POSI-
ton. His headquarters will be located in
Atlanta. While no action has been taken
yet it is understood that the same course
will be pursued with regard to the At
lanta and West Point Railroad, and the
offices of president and general manager
of this road will likely be similarly con-
solidated within short time. 1t is said
also that Mr.. Smith will be put in charge
of this line.