The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-11
THE RAILROAD MEETING
OFFICERS OF WESTERN ROAD
 WERE REELECTED.
Several Prominent ohicia1s Were in Montgomery Yesterday - MT. Hill Was Selected as Secre-
 tary and Treasurer.

The annual meeting of the directors o the Western Railroad of Alabama yester day was probably the largest in point oi attendance that has ever been held 1T Montgomery. It was the first meeting oi that road since the appointment of MT c. M. Wickersham as President and Gen eral Manager who succeeded MT. Geo. C. Smith. Not only was the meeting yester. day attended by every director of the road but two outside railroad officials were present This unusually large at and gave rise to a number of rumors which, however. proved to be unfounded.
 There were four railroad presidents here. They were Milton H: Smith of the of the Atlantic Coast Line John M
 Eagan of the Central and Charles M. Wickersham of the Western. Besides these MT. Thomas Scott. General Manager of the Georgia Railroad came down on the morning Western train from Atlanta. which by the way was two hours late and did not get in until o'clock. President smith of a.. the Louisville Louis and and not being directors of the Western road gave rise to some gossip. Major J. F. Hanson, Chairman of the Financial Board of the Central came over in his private car from Macon, and Messrs. La nier of West Point and Green of Opeiika, came down on the Western train. The meeting was to have been held at + o'clock but on account of the delay of the Western train it was not held until about 1.
 It was called to order in the office of Traffic Manager Lutz. Mir. F. H. Hill of Atlanta, acting as Secretary
 The meeting last year was held on the 4th of September. MT. George c. Smith being President and General Manager Of the Western and Atlanta and West Point. At that meeting the names of President Milton H. Smith of the Louisville ana Nashville was taken out of the list of directors of the Western and the name lantic Coast Line substituted. President Conner of the Central. who had beep one of the Western directors had died shortly before the meeting and Major J. F. Han- son. Chairman of the Financial Board Of the Central was elected a director at last years meeting to succeed MT. Conner. The Board of Directors elected last year were George c. Smith. H. Walters. L. I.anier Falkner. R. M. Green of Opelika. and Major J. F. Hanson. The only change in the Board since then is the substtu- tion of the. name of President Wicker signed in November.
 At yesterdays meeting President Wick ersham with the same officers and Board of Directors were reelected, the only change being that Mir. Hill was elected Secretary and Treasurer of the Western and Atlanta and West Point.
 When MT. Abbott died last April MT. Hill. who was then agent of the Atlanta and West Point at LaGrange. Ga. was sent to Atlanta and made acting Secre- tary and Treasurer. Yesterday he was elected by the Board of Directors of the Western and at the meeting of the direc- tors of the Atlanta and West Point in Atlanta today the election will be put through by that road
 The directors elected vespsrday were: Chas l.. Wickersham. Harry Walters, Jno. M. Eagan. Major J. F. Hanson, l., Lanier of West Point. R. M. Green of Opelika. and Colonel J. NJ. Falkner of this city.
 At 3 o'clock special train pulled out of the train shed at the station. It was a veritable Presidents Special It was composed of the private car of President Smith of the Louisville and Nashville, the private car of President Egan of the Central, the private car of Major Han son of the Central. and the private car of President Wickersham of the Western. Mir Walters was in MT. Smiths car. Conductor Harrison had charge of the train and Engineer Jeff Robinson with engine B pulled 1t out, the run to At lanta was made in little over four hours.
 The directors meeting of the Atlanta and West Point will be held in Atlanta today, The Board of Directors elected last year were: President George c. Smith of the Atlanta and West Point and Western of Alabama; President John M. Pagan of the Central; President Milton H. Smith of the Louisville and Nashville; President Harry Walters of the Atlantic Coast Line and Messrs. H. c. Fisher and w. B. Berry.