The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-12
DEVOLVE ON M'BEE
HE WILL PERFORM SOME OF THE
DUTIES OF ST. JOHN.
PRESIDENT ISSUES ORDER.
RESIGNATION OF ST. JOHN ACCEPT
ED TO DATE nth INST.

Copy of the OmciaI Order Issued by
the President-AII Save Legal,
Treasury and Accounting Depart
ments Will Report 10 General Su-
perintendent 49, Those Mentioned
Report to the President at Rich
mOnd-Mr. Williams and Directors
VIII Inspect Terminals Here To-
day.
General Superintendent V. E. McBee
of the Seaboard Air Line win perform the
duties of vice president and general man
ager of the system untfl further notice.
This information was received last night
from President John Shelton Williams of
the Seaboard, who arrived in the city
with party of directors.
The official order issued with reference
to the succession of Mr.. McBee to the
duties of vice president and general man
ager E. st. John, was given a represen-
tative of the Morning News who called
upon President Williams upon the arrival
of the train from Montgomery. The or
der is as follows, bearing the, date line of
Richmond, the date of Jan. II, and the
signature of the president:
1.-THE resignation of Mr. E. st. John,
vice president and general manager of
the Seaboard Air Line Railway, has been
accepted, to take effect as of the 18th in
slant. The duties of the vice president
and general manager will be performed
until further notice by General Superin-
tendent v. e. McBee, with headquarters
at Portsmouth, to whom heads of all de-
partments, with exception of the legal,
treasury and accounting departments,
will hereafter report, The general coun-
sci, treasurer and controller of the COM
pany will report direct to the president at
Richmond"
Mr.. Williams, further than to say that
he and the other directors of the Seaboard
we're well pleased with all that they had
thus far seen upon their trip of inspec-
ton, would not be interviewed. He was
Joined in this expression of satisfaction
with the system by the other directors,
all of whom formed a pleasant party in
one of the private cars of the special
train by which the party is travelling.
Mr.. McBee has a great many friends in
Savannah who will be glad to note this
recognition of his ability They will hope
that he may be elected to fill the position
left vacant by the resignation of Mr.. ST.
John. Mr.. McBee is remembered here as
general superintendent of the Central
Railroad. and he has filled many posi-
tons of importance in the railroad world.
His order relative to the performance,
until further notice, of Mr. St. Johns
duties by Mr.. McBee was all Mr.. Williams
had for the press. though that was news
of Importance and the first publicity that
has been given it is its appearance in
the Morning News. AS to whether there
is any prospect of Mr.. McBee succeeding
to the position left vacant by the resig-
nation of Mr.. St. John, Mr.. Williams
would give no expression. Nor would he
intimate for what reason Mr.. st. John had
resigned saying that he could not enter
upon discussion of what might concern
Mr.. st. John. Upon other matters Mr..
Williams was equally as reticent, and it
was plain that he had nothing more to
give out than the order relative to Mr..
McBee's succession to the duties of Mr..
st. John.
MIR. Williams is accompanied on his trip
by the following directors of the Sea-
board: Mr.. w. T. Cochran of Yonkers,
". Y, Mr.. c. Sidney Shepard of New
Haven, MIR. ]. w. NIiddendorf, Mr.. S.
Davies Warfeld, Mr.. William A. Mar
burg. all of Baltimore, and Maj. James
II. Dooley of Richmond. Mr.. MacFar-
lane Jones, secretary to the president, is
also in the party.
This morning the directors will cross
the Seaboard Air Line bridge to the
Hutchinson's Island terminals, where an
inspection will be made. Then trip on
the river will be taken aboard the reve-
nue. steamer Tybee. At u o'clock there
is to be meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Georgia and Alabama Rail-
load, and at 2 o'clock the party is sched-
uled to leave for Florida points for the
continuation of it's tour of inspection.