Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-31
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Reorganization Of The Freight Depart.
ment In Effect To-HoffoV.
TRAFFIC
DIVISIONS.
The New Omcers-Jnmes II. Drake.
Assistant General Freight Agent,
hama Grcnt Southern Road.

WASHINGTON, October 30-The South
ern railway has issued circular an
nounclng a reorganization OF the freight
department. TO go into effect November
lst. next. on the same date the line Of
the road will be divided into nine traffic
divisions. extending from Washington.
ID C.. through various Southern States
TO Kentucky. The new officers are as
follows:
Horace f. Smith. general freight agent.
Washington, ID. c.
w. II. Halsey. claim agent. Washington,
d. {.
James II. Drake. assistant general
freight agent, with Offices at Richmond,
Va.
agent, Atlanta. Ga.
Edwin Fitzgerald. assistant general
agent. Louisville, Ky.
j. Il. Munson. division freight agent
Raleigh. y. G.
A. c. Craig. division freight agent
Charlotte, y. {.
-. Cardwell. division frelght agent
Columbia, :. &.
j. CrOthard. division freight agent
Knoxville. Tenn.
l.. Green. division freight agent. BIZ
mingham. Ala.
Ray Knigf. division freight agent.
Selma, Ala.
The Office Of division freight agent at
Atlanta. Ca, and Louisville, Ky. are
abolished.
J. J. Griffin. general agent. Jacksonville,
Fla; Henry S. Jackson general agent
Chattanooga Tenn: J. Edmunds Mason.
soliciting agent. Danville. Va, are trans
ferred to Washington. d. G.
The Alabama Great Southern railroad.
which Is controlled by the Southern Rail-
way Company, will be conducted as a
separate road, with the following officers
from November LIST, next: w. III. Green.
general superintendent. Washington, ID.
c.: W. A. Vaughan. assistant general
superintendent. Chattanooga, Tenn; {.
H. Hudson. chief engineer. Washington.
ID c.: r. ID. Wade. superintendent OF
motive power. Washington, u. c.; ii. {.
Ansley. treasurer vice H. III. Tatum'
resigned, Washington, d. c.; George .
Hobbs. auditor (vice Charles II. Davis
comptroller, resigned. Washington D. Z
FIRST YEARS OPERATIONS.
NEW YORK, October 3O.-The first an
nual report Of the Southern railway
printed in pamphlet form. has just beeh
issued and from il the following state
ments and figures are drawn
For the year ended June &c. 1870. there
il carried to the credit OF pront ann
loss accounts balance OF Ssy0.Iii Inc
equipment trust notes paid during the
year were silG.lS2, and the outstanding
equipment trust notes amount TO S5s'-
$50
Sinking fund payments on account OF
the equipment bonds have been slS3'l 49,.
The total expenditure for construction
and improvements, all charged to capt.
tai account was $73S26. The expendi-
lures for new equipments. charged 10
capital account. amounted to SH4gl3. The
company has no floating debt.
During the year 1900 tons OF new
steal rail was bought The amount eX-
pended for rails and fastenings was SSj2.
522. and il is charged TO operating-eX-
penses. Real estate. costing $l3D651. was
purchased in Atlanta, where IL Is pro
posed TO build union passenger depot
The number OF tons moved one mile
was LOS. 932. 1854. an increase OF 1891 III
tons. or i66 per cent. The average rate
per ton per mile was 1857. The bitumi-
nous coal tonnage figures for 2.Sl per
cent; lumber and logs, 9.Oi. and mer-
chandise. 659. Cotton was fourth. with
$50 per cent.
The number OF passengers carried one
mile was us 0l5, 925. an increase OF 9.5Ia.-
763. or Sos per cent. The average rate
per passenger per mile was 2.i5.