The age-herald., 1901-06-29
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
 REORGANIZATION Divisions South of the Ohio
 Have Been Reformed FACILITATES OPERATIONS The System Is Made More Compact and Trains Can Be Handled More ReadIly-Division Head
 quarters Changed.

Chicago, June 27.-The management of plete reorganization of all the company's lines south of the Ohio and also all of the lines comprising the Yazoo and Mississippi Railroad Company. A circu- lar signed by Assistant General Manager J. F. Wallace and approved by Second Vice President J. T. Harahan was issued today for the purpose of announcing the reorganization The purpose of the change Is to make the system more con- pact and to facilitate the handling of freight and the operation of trains. Sev- eral months ago an order was issued re- organizing all the lines north of the river so that the Illinois Central system as 1t now stands is completely new as regards organization into divisions. The changes will necessitate 9 change in operating headquarters and big changes in the homes of train crews. The order pro- vides for the following makeup in the divisions of the lines south of the ohio river and belonging to the Illinois Cen tral Railroad Company
 The Louisville division, extending from Louisville to Paducah, Ky, and inter- mediate branches to remain as 1t is and in charge of H. U. Wallace as superin- tendent with headquarters at Louisville.
 A new division Is created to be known as the Tennessee division and to extend from Paducah to Memphis and from East Cairo to Water Valley, headquarters at Fulton, Ky, in charge of Superintend- ent W. s. King, formerly superintendent of the Mississippi division with head quarters at Jackson, Tenn.
 The Mississippi division as reorganized will extend from Water Valley to Canton, Miss, and will include the line between Memphis and Grenada and the line be- tween Durant and Aberdeen, and will be under charge of Superintendent A. P. Philbriok, win headquarters at Water Valley. Formerly this division extended from Cairo to Canton.
 The Memphis division from Paducah to Grenada by way of Memphis Is abolished That portion of the division between Pa ducah and Memphis Is added to the new Tennessee division and that portion be- tween Grenada and Memphis Is added to the Mississippi division.
 The Louisiana division extending from Canton to New Orleans remains as 1t is with the exception that the Yazoo district between Jackson and Greenwood, Miss, Is shortened to make the northern ter- minus Gwynn, Miss. At Gwynn there have been built a new roundhouse. new freight yards and other accessories to freight terminals. The division remains in charge of o. M. Dunn, with headquar- ters at New Orleans. The organization of the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Com panys lines Is put in three divisions in- stead of two, as follows:
 A new division, the Memphis, will con- sist of the old main line between Mem- ~phis and Cleveland, Miss, and the re- gently completed connection between Clarksdale and Gwynn. with all the branch lines between these places. The division will be in charge of A. A. Sharp, with headquarters in Memphis.
 The Vicksturg division will consist of the old line between Cleveland and Vicks- burg, the Riverside division between Goa homa and Rolling Fork, Miss, and inter- mediate branches. Superintendent J. B. Kemp, formerly in charge of the Aber- deen division, now abolished, will be in charge, with headquarters at Greenville. The New Orleans division, extending be- tween Vicksburg and New Orleans, re- mains unchanged and in charge of Su- perintendent Grief at Vicksburg.