The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-01
PROMOTION ANNOUNCED IN THE
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT.
MIR. HI. vi. EEaerson Becomes Assi.-
tant Tramc Manager, and MT. w. J.
Craig Promoted to General Pas
senger Agent mt WfImington-Mr.
Ernest Williams Advanced to Cen
eral Freight and Passenger Agent
at Augusta-Other Promotions.

EMERSON, trafnc manager OF the At
lantic Coast Line. approved by Mr.. H.
Walters, yice-president. it is an
nounced that Mr.. Il. NJ. Emerson Is
appointed assistant traffic manager,
effective July 1st, with Office at VIII
mington. and Mr.. Ernest Williams is
appointed general freight and passen-
ger agent of the Charleston and West
ern Carolina Railway Company, with
office at Augusta, Ga, vice ". J. Craig
promoted.
Assistant Traffic Manager H. NJ.
Emerson issues circulars effective July
1st. making the following appoint
ments:
r. A. Brand, general freight agent,
First Division, Wilmington. n. c.
James Menzies, general freight agent,
Second Division. Savannah, Ga.
w. ]. Craig, general passenger agent,
Wilmington, N. C.
j. W. Perrin. assistant general
freight agent, Wilmington, n. c.
A c. Kenly. freight claim agent,
Wilmington. N. c.
w. H. Wardin, agent at Baltimore,
Md, vice A. G. Kenly, promoted.
Paul Clunet, soliciting agent at Bal
tmore. Baltimore office. No. LOT East
German street.
A circular issued by r. A. Brand,
general freight agent, and w. j. Craig,
general passenger agent, makes the
following announcement:
w. q. Pullman is appointed division
freight n passenger agent of this
line. with headquarters at Wilmington,
N. G, vice Ernest Williams. promoted.
His jurisdiction will extend over that
part Of the line south and west of
Rowland and Wilmington, n. C., and
north Of Charleston, S. c., and Au-
gusta, Ga.
NEW REGULATIONS.
Traffic Manager T. Nj. Emerson is
sues h following circular, effective
July LIST, approved by Mr.. H. Walters,
vice-president:
Commencing July 1st, 1902, the At
tantic Coast Line Railroad Company
will be operated in two Traffic Divis-
ions. viz: the First and Second. The
First Division will comprise all of the
roads north of Charleston, S. c., Au-
gusta, Ga, and Columbia, S. c. The
Second Division will comprise all of
n roads south of Charleston, S. c.,
which formerly constituted the Plant
System of railways.
All communications relating to
freight traffic of the First Division will
be addressed to the general freight
agent, at Wilmington, N. c.
All communications relating to
freight traffic of the Second Division
will be addressed to the general freight
agent, at Savannah, Ga.
= All communications relating to pas
senger traffic will be addressed to the
genera passenger agent. at Whining
ton, N. c..
All communications relating to
freight claims, loss and damage, over
charge, ETC., will be addressed to the
freight claim agent, at Wilmington, n.
C.; except that until July 18th, 1902
claims, etc, relating to Second Divis-
ION traff1c will be addressed to the gen
eral freight agent, Savannah, Ga.
All rates and divisions, 10Th freight
and passenger, will continue in force
until superseded or changed by proper
authority"
THE PROMOTIONS
The announcement OF the promotion.
among the Coast Line officials calleC
for congratulations yesterday in rail
road circles, and the friends of the sew
eral gentlemen who go higher up in tn,
railroad sphere feel much gratified owe,
the fact. Mr.. II. NJ. Emerson who be
comes assistant traffic manager, IS re
cognized as one Of the brightest anS
ablest railroad men in this country. H,
has a IOuS experience IN ralrOa(
service and is one of the cleverest anC
most courteous officials that any sys.
tenn could have. He nrSt entered thu
service of the Coast Line at Portsmouth
and was attached to The general for.
warding agents office. He was subse.
quently transferred to Baltimore where
he remained until he was transferred tC
Wilmington, and made assistant gener.
al freight and passenger agent. In 1885
he was promoted to general freight anC
passenger agent and has ably filled that
office UP to this time, when promotion
again falls to his lot.
Mr.. Ernest Williams who has beer
made general freight and passenger
agent OF the Charleston and Western
Carolina Railway Company at Auguta,
a been with the Atlantic Coast
Line since 1886. He has filled va
rious positions n has shown such ca
pacity and ability that lie has won pro-
motion. For the past few years he mas
been division passenger agent and while
his friends are gratified at his present
promotion, they are sorry that he will
not have his headquarters here where
he is so highly esteemed.
Mr.. w. j. Craig who has been pro-
NOTED to general passenger agent with
headquarters at Wilmington, will be
here to assume his duties on the list of
July. He is a clever end experienced
AhoA hdfA1IS bSSu Will Tic
Charleston and Western Carolina Rail
way for fifteen years as general freight
and passenger agent.
Mr.. r. A. Brand, who has been ap-
pointed general freight agent, comes OF
a o Line family, his father having
fol years been in the railroad service
Mr.. Brand was first agent at Sumter
was then made soliciting freight agent
at Sumter. and for the past seven years
has been general agent for the Atlantic
Coast Line at Augusta, Ca, with juris-
diction extending south and west Of
that point
Mr.. j. w. Perrin, who has won all his
honofs, is one Of the Coast Lines mos,
promising young men. He entered the
service in 1897 as chief rate clerk and
three years ago was promoted to chief
clerk in the traffic department. His
promotion now to assistant general
freight agent was just what might have
been expected. Mr. Champ Med. Davis
another rising young man in the At
1antic Coast Line service, succeeds Mr.
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