The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-28
nFNHAM SUCCEEDS DUNHAM.
.,,stoN sUPERINTENDENT WILL
me- GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT.

s-...rintendent Bradford Durham of
MINT system VIII Retire From His
po.jtion Feb. 1-Submitted His
yo.tnpation to the President-De-
i.s That the Coming of Vice Pres
.1..nt Knott Had Anything to Do
,,,,4,, His Action-Is Not Ready to
,,,ouuce His Plans for the Flu
n.--Nr. Knott Announced the Adj
o,ceu,ent of w. Ii. Denham OF
Gainesville to the General super
i,tendency of the System.
NJ, w b. Denham will succeed Mr.
bradford Durham on Feb. l. as general
-,,,erfntendent of the Plant System. This
.,,ncement was made to a representa-
~ the Morning News yesterday by
Vice President s. >R. Knott of che Plant
s...sn who had just returned from
Brunswick.
NJ. Denham is superintendent of the
r,,,r,b and Sixth Divisions of the Plant
syst.n. with headquarters at Gainesville,
III, He has been in the employ of the
l,,on7nv for years, having had experience
an 5anarrments of railroad work, and
heinz therefore, particularly qualified 10
succeed 10 the Office of general superin
tendent.
,rr Knott said Mr.. Denham was in di
ro.t line of promotion for the place to
,st,b he has been appointed. The execu-
1.-Two officers recognized his fitness, and
.aberad to rule that they have estab-
ns5o5 10 promote, where possible, those
already in the service of the company.
Mr. Dunham rendered his resignation to
President R. G. Erwin several days ago,
stimulating that it should become effective
reh i Mr.. Dunhams most intimate
friends were not advised of it. When seen
al his office, Mr.. Durham admitted the
rnth of the report that he had resigned,
and said that he would be out of the serv-
lee of the Plant System on Feb. l. He
said. however. that he might remain, if it
sbouId be desired, 10 impart any infOrma-
linn 10 his successor, whoever he might
he AT the time Mr.. Durham did not know
himself who would succeed him. AS to
arv plans for the future, the general SUI
parintendent answered that he had not
He denied that his resignation had the
least connection with the coming of Vice
President Knott to Savannah and his as
sumption of the duties of the position to
which he was elected by the directors last
fall His resignation, he said, was entirely
voluntary and unsolicited.
For several months rumors had been
aaoat that Mr.. Durham intended resign
ing and several times statements were
made that he had done so. Some weeks
ago he was seen by a representative of
the Morning News whom he assured that
he had not resigned and that he then had
no intention of doing So He said nothing
had been intimated to him about resigning,
and that the president himself had given
him assurance that his resignation was
not desired. He said at the time that il
he decided to resign there would be moth
ing more TO it than his sending in his res
ignation for his own reasons.
The employees of the Plant System will
regret the resignation of Superintendent
Durham. as he has always been a favorite
with them. His service with the Plant
System has covered several years, HE
tenure of office in his present position hav-
ing been five years. He succeeded the late
r. G. Fleming, who was general superin-
eudent of the Savannah, Florida and
Western, though the new superintendent
authority was considerably increased Mr.
Dunhams entire business life has been de-
voted TO railroads and he has held some
Of the most important positions in the
country.