The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-03
That of District Passenger Agent
For Alabama.
THIS CITY HEADQUARTERS
Capt. P. Sid Jones Receives the Appoint
ment With G.. Mortimer Williams
as Assistant-Ttems of Inter-
est in Railroad Circles

passenger agent for Alabama with head
quarters in Birminwham. and placed Cap
tain P. Sid Jones in charge.
The creation of this Office is new move
on the part of the Louisville and Nash
vile, which has heretofore handled its
business through local agents, and indicates
a healthy growth in the passenger traffic
of the state.
In addition to his duties as district pas
sAnger agent Captain Jones will retain his
old position of immigration agent for the
states of Alabama and Mississippi.
G. Mortimer Williams has received the
appointment as assistant to Captain Jones,
with title of passenger agent. His head
quarters will also be in Birmingham.
In appointing Captain Sid Jones as dis
trfct passenger agent the Louisville and
Nashville company gave a we'll merited
promotion to an able and faithful servant.
Mr.. Williams was for a number of years
passenger agent of the Louisville and Nash
vile at Montgomery, and made good
record for himself. He was general man
ager of the old Gate City dummy line for
two or three years prior to it's absorption
by the Birmingham Traction company, and
receiver of the Highland Avenue and Belt
Railroad company. Mr.. Williams is a resi-
dent of this city, and his friends rejoice at
his good luck.
In CAPTAIN Jones and Mr. Williams the
Louisville and Nashville has an able pair
of workers in its passenger department.
Stockholders Meet
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Alabama Midland, the Abbeville
Southern and the Southwestern Alabama
railways were held in Montgomery Friday.
Directors and officers were elected as FOL
lows:
Alabama NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: M. f. Plant,
E. B. Haskell Fl. M. Flagler, Lynde Har-
rson, r. G.. Erwin F. o. Brown, s. X.
Knott, w f. Vandver, w. *. Pelzer, o.
c. Wiley and Major Carroll. The directors
elected the following officers: M. F. Plant,
president; s. r. Knott, vice president; R
B. Smith, secretary; J. M. Lee, treasurer;
A. A. Wiley, counsel.
Abbeville Southern-Directors: 8. G. Nc
Lendon M. f. Plant, R. G. Erwin, r. B.
Smith, S. r. Knott, +. B. Fiske, Robert
Newman officers were elected as fol-
lows S. G. McLendon, president; 8. R.
Knott, vice president; r. B. Smith, secre-
tary; ]. M. Lee, treasurer.
Southern Alabama-Direcors: NJ. F. Plant
f. Q. Brown, S. R. Knott, r. G. Erwin,
James Murphree, R. B. Smith, s. G. Nc
Tendon. These selected the following Off
GERS: 8. G. McLendon, president; 8. r.
Knott, vice president; R. B. Smith, secre-
tary; ]. M. Lee, treasurer.
Directors of the Belt Line railway elected
are: A. A. Wiley, r. G. Irwin, M. F. Plant
s. r. Knott, w. F. Vandiver, W. A. Gayle,
A. M. Baldwin, Joel Barnett, s. G. Nc
Tendon. The following officers were chosen
by the board: A. A. Wiley, president: s..
r. Knott, vice president; J. M. Lee, Sec
retary-treasurer.
Pins and Personals
The Southern Pacific road has announced
the schedule of the Sunset Limited for the
winter. The first of these trains will leave
New Orleans at 1915 p. m. December Is,
and thereafter every Monday and Wednes-
day night at the same hour
General Passenger Agent W. A. Turk, of
the Southern, has issued a circular an
nouncing the raising of the guarantees
against Key West, Fla. The quarantine
was raised on November 20.
George w. Ely, Of Montgomery, passen-
ger agent of the Southern Pacific was in
the city yesterday
R. l.. Barrett has been appointed foreman
in the Southern yards in this city, to sue
coed H. Fitzwater, who resigned.
owen Phelan has accepted a position in
the local office of the Kansas City, Memphis
and Birmingham railroad. Mr. Phelan was
for long time in the Birmingham freight
Office of the Southern, and stands well in
railroad circles.
Local passenger agents of the Southern