Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-30
Mr.. HORTON TOLEAVE
SOUTHERN RAILWAYS PAssENGEn
AGENT GOES TO BALTIMORE.
CAPT. c. ". VESTBURY SUCCEEDS HIn
The Popular Conductor to Assume
Charge of the Richmond Once
Mr.. Tayloe Goes to Louisville apa
Mr. WfnRheld tn Norfolk.

BY virtue of deserved promotion. Mr..
J. c. Horton, travelling passenger-agen
OF the Southern railway, with headouar-
tiers In this city. Is transferred TO Bal
timore as passenger agent there: Cap.
tain C. w. Westbury, one OF the con.
ductors OF the line running between
Washington and Charlotte. Is made Mr..
Horizons successor here; Mr.. William
III. Tayloe. now district passenger-agenS
at Norfolk. is made assistant general
passcnger-agent, with headquarters at
Louisville. KY. and Mr.. ]. II. Wingfeld.
a clerk IN the office OF the auditor Of
disbursements at Washington, goes to
Norfolk as district psssenger-agent.
These appointments were announced In
circular promulgated yesterday By
General al-Passenger-Agent w. A. Turk.
All Of the gentlemen concerned are
well known In Richmond. and naturally
much interest attaches TO the changes.
Mr. Wingfield is the only native Rich-
monder affected by the order.
MIR. HORIZONS CAREER HERE
Mr.. Horton came here from fynchburg
about fourteen months. ago to accept
the travelling passenger agency. and
though a resident OF Richmond but 1T
tie over year. he has made many
friends. and has worked up a good busi-
ness for his company. He Is thorough
railroad man, and his promotion Is un-
doubtedly the result OF true merit. he
came here about two years ago te sue
ceed MIR. Whitehead, who resigned 10
accept the secretaryship OF the Univer-
sity College OF Medicine and surgery;
but this was only temporary, and when
Mr. c. w. Cecil was appointed TO the
office Mr. Horton returned to Lynch
burg. After about ten months ar.
Cecil resigned and went TO New Ut
leans. and then Mr.. Horton came back
here TO tako tho efiice as a permanent
thing.
CAPT. WEsTBURY POPULAR HERE.
Now. that he goes to Baltimore, Cap
tain Westbury, Is taken from the road
and put In charge OF the Richmond office.
Tho CAPTAIN is one OF the most popular
conductors on the road and has host
of friends both In this city and through
ont North Carolina and Virginia, VINO
will rejoice over his promotion. he has
been In the service OF the company since
a mere boy, and il was while serving
as q passenger brakeman that he lost
his hand. The member WAS cut or be-
tween two coaches just at the wrist, ana
the genial conductor now wears an arti-
fetal hand the fingers of which open
and close automatically, at the wish OF
the wearer, and he IL thereby enabled 10
punch tickets with as great facility as II
he had both digts intact.
After his accident he was made con-
ductor and given the run between this
city and West Point. subsequently he
assumed control OF the Terminal Hotel.
at West Point. which he ran for two
seasons. but his love for the road was
such that he returned TO 1t. He was In
the city last night. but will return TO
Washington to-day anL will report for
duty here on Monday morning, NJ which
time Mr. Horton Will assume his new
duties In Baltimore.
MEssRs. TAYLOE AND WINGFlELD.
Mr.. Tayloe who is made assistant gem
eral passenger agent, is Virginia
boy. and Is well known In Richmond.
His successor I'm Norfolk. Mr.. Wingfield,
Is a nephew OF City-Sergeanr Charles IA.
Epps. and though he has lived for a
number OF years in Washington, his boy
hood days were spent n Richmond and
he is well known here.