The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-29
THE SYSTEM REARRANGED
Complete Reorganization Of the iii
nois Central Roads Announced
CHANGE IN OPERATING HEADQUARTERS
The Order Issued Provides for an En-
tirek Different Makeup OF the Va
rious Divisions OF the System.

Chicago. June 2s-The management OF
The Illinois Central has effected a com
plete Reorganization Of all the company's
lines south Of the Ohio river aud also
Of all the lines comprising the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley Railroad company
circular signed by Assistant General Man
ager J. +. Wallace and approved by See
ond vice President }. y. Harahan was
issued today for the purpose Of announcing
the reorganization. The purpose of the
change Is to make the system move com
pact and to facilitate the handling of
freight and the operation Of trans. Sew
eral months ago an order wis issued re-
organizing all OF the lines north Of the
river 50 that the Illinois Central system
as It now stands Is completely new as re-
CARDS organization into divisions. me
changes will necessltaie q change In oper-
sting headquarters aud big changes ~
the homes ot train crews. The order pro
yides for the following makeup OF the
division ia the lines south of the river anu
belonging 20 The company;
The Louisville division, extending from
Louisville 10 Padueah, aud intermediate
branches, TO remain as II Is and in charge
OF II. e. Wallace ms superintendent with
headquarters at Louisville new division
IS created 10 be known aS the Tennessee
division aud TO extend from Paducan TO
Memphis and from East Cairo to water
Valley, Miss, headquarters at Fulton, ny,
In charge Of Superintendent w s. King,
formerly superintendent of the Mississippi
division, with headquarters at Jackson,
Tenn
The Mississippi division, as rcorganizcd,
will extend from Water valley to Canton,
Miss. and will include lines between Mem
pills and Grenada and the line between
purant and Aberdeen aud VIII be under
charge # Superintendent y. r. Philhrick.
with headquarters nj Watcr valley Form.
erly this division extended from Cairo to
Canton.
The Memphis division from Paducah to
Grenada by way of @emphis Is abolished.
That portion ~ the division Between va
ducah end Memphis Is added 10 the new
Tennessee division and that portion FROM
Grenada and Memphis is added to tue MIS-
sissippl division
The Louisiana division, extending from
Canton 10 New Orleans remains II "a,
with the exception that ne Ynaoo dis
trlct, between jackson and Greenwood,
Miss. Us shortened 10 make the Northern
terminus Gwynne, Miss 40 Gwynne there
have been built a new round house new
freight yards and other accessories to
freight terminals. The division remains
IA charge ot o. VI. Dunn, with headauar'
The reore5nl55tion of the Yazoo and
Mississippi valley line remAlns In three
divisions instead of two, as follows;
A new division, the Memphis, VIII con-
sist Of the old main line between Mem.
phis and Cleveland, Miss. and he recent
y completea connection between CmrkS.
dale aud Gwy4ne, with all the branch
lines between these places The division
viii be IN Charrc ~ 4. A. sharp, with
Headquarters IN Memphis
The Nichshurg division will consist Of
the old line between Cleveland and Nicks
burg the Riverside division between Goa
homa and Rolling Fork Miss. and inter
mediate branches superintendent j. y
Kemp, formerly In charge of the Aberdeen
division, now abolished, Will be in charge
with headquarters a Greenville. The New
Decentralization, extending between Vicks
burg and New Orleans remains unchaugeC
and in charge Of Superintendent Grief a
Nickshurg