The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-29
ALL RAILROAD MEN LIKE HIM.
pt,Nr SYSTEMS NEW sUPERIN-
Ty1NDENT A POPULAR MAN.

His Entire Railroad Career Has Been
confined to FIorida-One of His
,-,.fends Tells of His Characteris-
ttcs-He and His Family VIII BE
1I4u received in Savannah-Mr.
". IL. Wright Spoken of as Mr..
Isanhnm's SuccessOr-That viii he
80 Waiter for the New General SUI
mort That Mai. Durham VIII Go
with the Mobile and Ohio.
Mr. ". B. Denham, who will succeed
Mai Bradford Durham Feb l as general
srn5rintendent of the Plant System. is
known to many Savannah railroad men
and to nearly ALI in Florida. His entire
railroad career has been in that state and
There is no official in it who is b. tier
known than he. All speak highly of him.
and it S believed wise selection of a sue
ces,or to Maj. Durham has been made
The descriptions given of Mr.. Denham
are very pleasing and he and his Interest,"
ing family will be warmly welcomed in
eaysnnah A gentleman who knows him
well said Yesterday that Mr.. Denham is
tborougnly democratic in his nature easy
of approach and ever ready 10 give ear to
those under him. Thoroughly practical an /
keen for the details of matters of interest
m his road, he will sit on the end Of a
,rosstie and talk 10 a section man as read
ilv as TO one of the heads of depal tments
nv profession Mr.. Denham was first a
civil engineer, a graduate of the Virginia
Military Institute, where he not only stood
MIN in his class, but was captain i'll the
cadet corps His first railroad connec-
ton was with the St John and Lake Eus-
It's. of which he was division superin-
teudent That line has since been merged
with the Plant System 1t was first con-
soldated with Inc Florida Southern, and
Mr. Denham then became general super
intendent of the two lines. The Jackson
vile Tampa and Key West was added
leter and the jurisdiction of the superil-
tendeut was extended. When the Florida
Southern was absorbed three years ago
bv the Plant System Mr.. Denham became
superintendent of the Fourth and Sixth
Divisions from which position he comes
90 Savannah.
Ii is not yet known who will succeed
Mr. Denham in Florida, That will be "a
matter. Vice President S. r. Knott said
for Mr.. Denham himself to pass upon. Mr.
W. Fl Wright has been mentioned in con-
uection with the position. He is not with
any road just now, having recently re-
signed the place of trainmaster of the
Plant System at Waycross.
Report has connected Maj. Dunham's
name with the Mobile and Ohio. 1t is
said he win go to that line. No reason
is known why there should be credence
given TINS report, however, as Maj. Dun
ham said day before yesterday, when seen
about his resignation, that he had made
no plans for the future. In fact ii is
possible ne will retire from railroad bust
ness altogether gentleman said yes
terday that the general superintendent
tod him some time ago that his service
with the Plant System would be his last
railroadiug.
Nothing has been heard to indicate that
there will be any changes among the Of
fcals Of the system as a result of the
succession of Mr.. Denham. Inquiry fails
to develop that any is intended, and it
is quite possible that Mr.. Denham will
continue the operation of me property
with the same corps that has served I'M
der Mai. Durham.