The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-14
NEW PLANT SYSTEM OFFICIAL
pREsIDENT JACK MADE MAN
Ger OF FREIGHT TRAFFIC


oa.,aIs of the Freight Depart-
mt IN Report 10 Him Instead OF
10 1,irst Vice President--Mr.
racks headquarters TO BE mere
nv Tickct Agent W. q. Brewer 81
.o central Railroad Promoted TO
~, Passenger and Ticket Agent
Pritchard Made His As
sistant.
r,,snt system officials have received
S,IIov,ipr circular, bearing date Feo'
Wv the signature of Mr.. IA. b. rant
n = lack, third vice president Is
Z -"' .,Ieced in charge of freight traI-
nm headquarters at Savannah ia.
rjI report to the first vice president
Mr. lacks appointment to the postum
med is thought by some 10 ne tne cle"-
t.,, Of a new office. Whether inns 10 tiiS
rouoains to be seen. There IS uh-
800 Of opjnion about the matter, IL be-
hold that Mr.. Jacks appointment IS
"a IN relieve First Vice President X
,-ruio of a part of the duties that have
deyolyed upon NM
The general freight agent has been ac-
.ostomed 70 make his reports 20 the lrst
,i.s president direct, but now, according
Tho circular. they will first be submit
d n the manager of freight traffic, Mr.
Jack. -,
IA is not known what provision will be
made for the establishment of MIR. JACK
IN his savannah office His plans in that
particular have not yet been made known.
lie Is now at Tampa, where he has been
for several days, but he is expected to ar
rive in Savannah in a short while.
Mr.. Jacks connection with the Plant
system reaches back TO 1880, when he was
appointed assistant to President Plant.
prior TO that appointment he was general
manager of the Jacksonville tampa ana
Kev West railroad. He held that position
for one year. having gone to the jack
sonville Tampa and Key West from the
Southern Express Company of which he
was superintendent Mr.. Jack was as
sstant to the president up 10 about a
year ago when he was made third wee
president
Mr.. w G. Brewer heretofore city ticket
agent for the Central, has been assigned
the additional duties of city passenger
agent His title for the future will be
cny passenger and ticket agent. His Of
fee will be at No. 80 Bull street. Mr..
Brewers promotion comes as a result of
the resignation of Mr.. j. G. Shaw, who
gave up the position of travelling passen-
ger agent to engage in private business.
Mr. Brewer has been given an assistant
m his new Office in Mr.. =. A. Pritchard.
T.
position TO do soliciting work for his road.
The city will be his territory and in
formation relative TO the CentraIs pas
souger traffic will be furnished by him.
Mr.. Brewers promotion is procuring
him many congratulations. His host of
friends are glad to see the recognition of
his ability to which the promotion testi-
hes.
The Morning News has received a hand
somely printed and bound souvenir. the
Ieff
Special via Pennsylvania railroad, Allan
tic Coast Line, and Plant System" 1t is
a very elaborate advertising book of the
railroads named. The copy received by the
Morning News comes with the compli-
ments of Col r. W. Wrenn passenger
traffic manager of the Plant system.
The Charleston and Western Carolina
has placed an order with the Richmond
locomotive works for ten engines with an
option on larger number This is the larg
est order that has been received by loco
motive works i'll some time.
A Wagner palace car is chained to the
tracks in Atlanta, awaiting the result of
suit for damages against the Wagner
Company now pending there. Two men,
who bought Wagner car tickets from At
lanta TO Charleston, were not able to use
them as the car was dropped at Branch
vile. This caused each of them to enter
suit for 1885,
Mr.. E. C Rankin, travelling representa-
tive of the Southern railway was in the
city yesterday.
party of thirty tourists arrived from
New York yesterday afternoon on the
Grande Duchesse The party is from New
York, and will make a tour of the Flor
ida points of greatest interest before re-
turing north. Those who came by the
HI9nae Duchesse will be Joined by twenty
ddqluOndl tourists, who will come bV rail
ana me entire party will leave tomorrow
morning by the Plant system for Jack
aohthle; me party is in charge of Mr..
~, a, Samms, one of the agents of MIR.
Hendrickson.
Mr. j. II. Stephens, contracting freight
agent for the Plant system, is in the city.
Mr.. A W. Waynseller of Philad4lnbia
mas been appointed stenographer to the
Plant SYSTEMS assistant general passen-
ser agent, Mr.. II. c. McFadden. to succeed
NJ. j.. w. Owens, who was recently ap-
pointed assistant chief clerk of the pas
senger department.
The Central railroad is sending out cir
cuiars edged in black announcing the
death of Maj w. F. Shellman. The mourn
ing circulars will be sent to all of the
roads employees and TO the traffic officers
VI Other roads. One of them has been an
OplidteIy ana neatly framed in black and
oecuples a prominent position in the office
"t General Passenger Agent Halle The
circular is as follows;
,9entral of Georgia Railway Company.
Gti4ee OF the Vice President Savannah Ga,
rep y lS9L-'rhe officers Of the Central az
Heo'gla Railway Company announce with
ep regret the death of Maj w. f. Shell
'ndH' frame manager, which occurred last
evening, at his home, In Savannah
.-ddJ. ohelman was connected with the
1entral of Georgia exceeding a period OF
,nly-uVe years, occupying positions of
idHY reposed IN him were always served
N,,n energy. fidelity and honesty.
us death removes from us an associate
VINO Was respected by all.
John NJ. Icgan,
Vice President.
ne annual meeting of the Seaboard Air
lines passenger agents will be held this
week at Nashville