The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-15
WINBURN GOES IN
CENTRAL DIRECTORS MADE HIM A
VICE PRESIDENT.
REPORTS TO THE PRESIDENT.
HE WILL RETAIN HIS POSITION AS
TRAFFIC MANAGER.

of Mr.. Winburn Were Issued I'M
mediateIy After the Meeting-Dele-
cation From Rome Appeared Be
fore the Board to Ask That the Dr.
vision Shops Be Removed to That
City From Chntta nooga-COmmit-
tee Appointed to Take the Matter
in Chnrge-Figures Showing June
Expenses of Union Station Submit
ted to Capitalization Beymer's
Appointment Approved.
Chief in interest of the business
transacted by the board of directors of
the Central Railway at the July quar-
terly meeting yesterday, was the cleo
ton of Mr.. w. A. Winburn as vice
president. AS vice president and traf-
fic manager, he will have entire charge
of the traffic department, reporting to
the president. A circular, showing
these facts, was issued by the board
Immediately after the meeting. Mr..
Winburn's advancement to his new po-
sition was effective at once, and he is
now discharging its duties.
At the meeting were Chairman of
the Board J. F. Hanson, President
John M. Egan, Mr.. w. c. Bradley.
Columbus; Capt. ]. w. English, At
lanta; Capt. E. P. Howell, Atlanta;
Mr. E. T. Conner, Macon; Mr. George
]. Mills. Savannah: Col. A. R. Law
ton, Savannah; Mr.. S. R. jacques,
Macon: Mr.. u B. Harold, Americas,
and Mr.. Joseph Hull, Savannah.
The meeting was held in the old Cen
trail Railway building on Bay street,
east. Rooms are still in use by the
company on the second floor, though it
has sold the building to the Savannah
Trust Company, which has renovated
it and which will occupy the ground
floor within a few days. In this con-
nection, one matter of interest passed
upon by the board was the ratification
of the Centrars contract with the Citi-
zens' Bank, by which the company will
become the occupant of the banks
prospective branch building on Liberty
street, west.
Messrs. B. I. Hughes and j. L. Bass
of Rome appeared before the board
on their city's behalf, ask
ing the directors to move the
Chattanooga to Rome. AS an in
ducement to the company, the delega-
ton offered to donate a site for the
shops.
After hearing the committee. the
board decided to leave the question
Of the location: OF the division shops
to committee Of three; ard OF this
committee the chair appointed Presi-
dent Egan, Vice president WGnburn
and Col. Lawton. Cedartown wants
the shops, too, and has offered q por-
ton of the ground that would be re-
quired for their establishment If the
company should decide to locate them
there.
Maj. Hanson said after the meeting
that, the shops will be removed from
Chattanooga. Those maintained there
are not suited to- the needs of the di-
vision. Whenever new shops may be
established, Maj. Hanson said; consid-
cradle improvement will be made over
the condition of those at Chattanooga.
They will not, however, approach in
Importance the shops that are main
tanned at Macon and Savannah:
of Mr.. w. D. Beymer as auditor to
succeed Mr.. H. A. Dunn. The appoint
ment was made by Maj Hanson, with
the approval of the Executive Board,
as an auditor was needed at the time.
Nothing was done relative to the
dividends on the Centraps income
bonds. These will be considered at the
August meeting, when, it is thought,
the full five per cent. will be declared
on the first income bonds. 1t is not
thought the seconds will be reached.
The board did not receive a report
from Maj. Hanson and Mr.. Egan, the
committee in whose hands the mat
ter was left, upon the joint use with
the other companies of the terminals
of the Savannah Union Station Com
pany. They still have the matter I'M
der consideration. Auditor Beginner of
the Central has been furnished with
figures showing, approximately, the
expenses incurred in the operation of
the Union Station during the month of
June. The exact figures could not be
given him at the time, as the system
of auditing, that has been introduced
was not in vogue until July 1, and
time is needed to reduce the accounts
to the new methods.
The figures were submitted to the
Centrals auditor because, as reported
by the Morning News, the Central some
time ago asked upon what basis it
would be received into the new station.
To this the directors of the Union Sta
ton Company answered that the Cen
trail would be admitted upon exactly
the basis upon which the other roads
are using the station. This is a pro rat
ing of the expenses. The Central nat
urally desired to know how much the
expenses were, so the accounts for
June were promised, as June was the
first full month to pass since the roads
began the use of the station,
Maj. Hanson and most of the other
out-of-town directors left last night for
their homes