The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-20
CHANGING THINGS AROUND.
EFFECT OF THE NEW APPOINT
MENTs IN THE PLANT SYSTEM.

MENTs IN THE PLANT SYSTEM.
Some of the New OmciaIs Assumed
Charge of Their Duties Yesterday.
No More Masters of TRANSPORTATION,
Hut Trainmasters-DispO to
BE Made of Some of the Miner
OmciaIs-TwO of the Three Assist
ant superintendent to BE Made
Agents.
The new officers of the Plant system,
whose appointments went into effect yes
terday. are getting ready to assume charge
of their offices.
Mr.. W. ]. Haylow, who was appointed
superintendent Of transportation. was in
the city in consultation with General Su~
perintendent Durham, as was also Mr.
c. S. Gadsden. who retains the office of
superintendent of the Charleston and sa-
vannah railroad. Mr.. Haylow has already
assumed charge of his new duties He
comes direct from the Alabama Midland,
where for several years he served under
Superintendent Durham as master Of
transportation.
Since the appointment of a superintend-
ent of transportation. who will have
charge in this capacity of the entire Plant
system. there will be no more masters of
transportation. and those who have here
tofore held that position win be dignifed
with the title of trainmaster, If they are
considered by the new management COM
petent to hold their offices. 1t is probable
mat many of the masters Of transporta-
ton Will be retained as trainmasters, and
EIar
tendent OF transportation will leave a va
cancy in the position of trainmaster on
the Alabama Midland. Mr.. II. E. Hutch
ems who has been acting master of trans
portation of the Savannah, Florida and
western since the death of Capt. Jack
son. VIII, IN all probability, be made train
master on one Of the lines of the system.
On this account some new appointments
are looked for within the next few days.
Mr.. j. w. Craig has gone to Florida to
take charge of the division assigned to
him, which extends from Dupont on the
Savannah, Florida and Western to Port
Tampa. This is one of the heaviest
freight sections of the system. Mr.. c. o.
Parker who is to be superintendent of
the Alabama Midland and part of the
Savannah, Florida and Western is ex-
pected to arrive in the city to-day and he
will proceed at once to take charge of his
territory. He has charge of the Savannah,
- " Owl a. AL cast AlOLl Ala
bama as Dupont
Mr.. B. r. Swoope, who had charge of the
South Florida lines, is already at his
station, though his territory has been
somewhat cut down. and part of it added
to that which is now in control of Mr..
Swoope
The former masters of transportation
who are so far stin with the system
as trainmasters are standing on tiptoe
20 know what is going to
be done with them While
most of them expect to be retained
they look for change in business all
around. judging by what has just trans
pired. and they don't know where they
are going to be sent.
The adjustment of the position of as
slstant superintendent leaves three men
out of Office instead of two Besides Mr..
A. A. Aveilhe there were in Florida AS
sistant Superintendents Larned and An
derson. The two latter will be provided
Tor by appointments as agents
or general agents by General
superintendent Durham. With regard to
Mr.. Aveilhe, Mr. Durham says he has
had no instructions as yet from President
Plant and 1t is not known to what duty
he Will be assigned.
Mr.. II. G.. Thompson, who was chief
clerk to Mr.. Durham when he was super
intendent of the Alabama Midland will
be here from Montgomery this morning
eAAid VIII eAoSuilG the same ONCE u0Oer Gen.
eral Superintendent Durham of the Plant
system. MIR. w. N Jones, who was chief
clerk to Capt. r. G. Fleming, will prob
ably go to Waycross as chief clerk to
superintendent George w. Haines of the
Brunswick and Western and the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western between Jack
sonville and Savannah and Waycross and
Dupont Mr.. Haines has not yet formally
taken charge of the new territory assigned
to him, but will probably do SO, to-day.
as he is expected down from Atlanta
this morning.
General Superintendent Durham said
yesterday that it may take some days
to get all the arrangements Strengthened
out. and before it could be determined
Just where all the minor officials will
be placed. There is no doubt whatever
that the Florida Southern will go into
the system on April l, ard that Mr.. w b.
Denham, the present superintendent of
the line, will be retained as its superin
tendent, in addition to which he will also
be given charge of the Sanford and ST
Petersburg. Mr.. Durham said yesterday
that Mr.. Denham was an excellent rail
road man and that he would be retained
in this position when the Plant system
took charge