The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-02
MADE MANYCHANGES
v BROUGHT REVOLUTIONS
AMONG RAILROADS.
SOME OUT AND OTHERS IN.
so,rREHN THE ONLY LINE THAT
WAS WITHOUT CHANGES.

NOW Agents for the Ocean Steamship
rorunny and the Central Rail-
oaa-Force of Plant System at
,he ocean Steamship Company's
uybarves Went Out-Acting Pur-
o,aaiuG Agent Appointed for Gem
.roI RaiIroad-Changes in General
rreight Departments of Plant Sys-
.om and CentraI-New Vice Presi-
dopt ard General Manager for
sosboard Air Line-Changes on
seobosrd Mt Savannah.
Yesterday was day of changes in rail-
..,d circles in Savannah. or the three
lines entering this city, the Southern
galway was the only one that did not
hive changes in officials or in methods of
ooeration. The Central Railroad, the
caoboard Air Line and the Plant System
,.ore all affected. The Ocean Steamship
,-omnany was also included, a change in
agents being effected.
Mr. r. G. Trezevant went out as agent
.. savannah for the Ocean Steamship
Company and was succeeded by Mr.. L.
N Erskine, who has been agent at Sa-
.snpah for the Central Railroad. Mr..
william e. Estes, who had been chief
lsrk in the general freight Office of the
Central succeeded MIR. Erskine as Sa-
,,nnah asent for the company, and Mr..
]. G. Carlisle came down from Macon,
c,bere he has been commercial agent for
The Central. TO succeed Mr.. Estes as
chief clerk in the general freight depart.
ment.
tba Ocean Steamship Company was the
refinement from the service of the two
companies of Mr.. j. w. Conner, who has
been purchasing agent. Mr.. r. L. Baugh,
who has been chief clerk in the Office of
/ ,be general superintendent of the Central,
hss been appointed acting purchasing
agent for the railroad, while the work Of
,he purchasing agent for the steamship
can,panv will fall to the officers of that
comnanv. Mr.. Baugh's successor has not
been determined upon. A change 1T the
Ocean Steamship Company's wharves that
became effective was the discharge of
nearly all of the force that was main
t7ined there by the Plant system for the
reception of freight routed via that rail
line Quite a number of the employees of
the Plant System went out, and only four,
IF is understood, were retained in the ser
vice. Assistant Agent F. T. Nochols was
among those retained. The work that has
been done by the Plant System force will
DC done hereafter by that OF the Ocean
Steamship Company.
4 The Plant system changes we're in the
general freight department Mr. w. c..
Dennis assistant general freight agent
mas gone to the Kansas City Southern
as assistant general freight agent. He has
been succeeded in the Plant System by
MIR. James F. Crosland, who has been
chief clerk in the general freight depart
ment Mr. Grassland is succeeded as chief
clerk by Mr.. Hal w. Thornberry, who has
filed the position of chief rate clerk,
position to which Mr.. w. D. O'Dwyer has
been advanced.
The chief change on the Seaboard Air
Line was the succession of Mr.. j. M.
Barr to the position of first vice president
and general manager, circulars announc-
\ ing the election Ct Mr.. Barr having been
a issued by President John Shelton VIII
4 lams Since the resignation of Mr.. E. st.
John the position of vice president and
4 general manager had been filled by Cen
ela Superintendent V. E. McBee.
1t is with no little trepidation that the
employees of the Seaboard Air Line are
4 awaiting Mr.. Bars action relative to the
4 Tay roll of the company. He comes to the
Seaboard with reputation for retrench-
n ing and it is feared by the employees that
4 be will start in upon a crusade against
& expenses. That usually means that salary
Isis must hear the brunt.
The Seaboard changes at Savannah are
4 me promotion of Mr.. William Butler
from the post of travelling passenger
agent to that of division passenger agent
and the transfer of Mr.. F. V. Peterson,
travelling passenger agent at Jacksonville.
10 Savannah. Mr.. Buffers territory will
extend from Jacksonville to Columbia and
from Savannah to Montgomery.