The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-12
WIADURN GOING UP
REPORTED THAT HE WILL BE
CENTRAL's VICE PRESIDENT.
IN CHARGE OF THE TRAFFIC.
WILL BE ELECTED BY DIRECTORS
AT AUGUST MEETING MONDAY.

Is Now Tra1nc Manager or the Cen-
trail Advanced From Genera;
Freight Agent Upon Resignation
of II. II. Hinton-Assistant General
Freight Agent w. f. Estes to BE
General Freight Agent-Freigh
Claim Agent J. l.. Graham to De
Assistant General Freight Agent.
j. T.. Gray VIII BE Freight Claim
Agent-His Department Will Be
Transferred to Control of Auditor.
Changes Effective July 10.
Traffic Manager w. A. Winburn of
the Central Railway will. it is under
stood, be made vice president in charge
of traffic. This report was current
yesterday. 1t is said that Mr.. Win
quarterly meeting of the directors. AS
the place is an executive one, it is nee
essary that it be filled by election.
The Central has not had vice pres
!dent since the promotion of President
Egan. Mr. Egan came to the COM
pany as vice president while the late
Hugh NJ. Conner was president. Upon
Mr.. Corners, death Mr.. Egan was in
line of succession, and was elected to
fill the position. Since his election he
has looked personally after operation
and after traffic When Mr. Winburn
is made vice president, Mr.. Egan will
be relieved of the supervision over
traffic.
The advancement of Mr.. Winburn is
taken to mean that there will be no
traffic manager. AS vice president he
will be practically traffic manager, and
will have able freight and passenger
officials under him, to exercise a gen.
eral supervision over that work.
Mr.. Winburn is a young man, who
has demonstrated his ability as a traf-
fic official As general freight agent
of the Central he served it efficiently
for number of years, his work hav-
ing been such as to mark him for pro-
motion upon the resignation of Mr..
Hinton some months ago.
Assistant General Freight Agent w
E. Estes will be made general freight
agent of the company, and Freight
Clalih agent d. Il. ITdHdIIl Will pc
come assistant general freight agent.
Mr.. Estes has been assistant general
freight agent of the Central for some
months He was appointed to that
position when Mr.. Winburn was ad-
vanced from general freight agent to
traffic manager, left vacant by
the resignation of Mr.. Hin
ton. 1t was stated at the
time by Mr.. Egan that it would
be but matter of few months be-
fore Mr.. Estes would be made general
freight agent. The services of Mr..
Estes have proven satisfactory in
every way.
Mr.. Graham is now freight claim
agent He will succeed to the pres
ent duties of Mr.. Estes, the lat
ter relieving Mr.. Winburn of
portion of the freight traffic that has
fallen to his management. Mr.. Gra-
hams experience in freight matters
as clam agent, Mr.. Egan said, has
been such as to amply qualify him to
discharge the duties of his new post.
Mir. Graham has been connected
with the traffic department of the
Central for over fifteen years, first as
chief clerk under Maj. Shellman. Aft
erward he represented the Central in
Chicago and later was made claim
agent. His experience has therefore
been almost entirely with traffic and
the fact that he has served continuous
ly under several administrations is ev-
idence of his ability. His promotion
to assistant general freight agent is
no surprise to railroad men.
The freight claim department will
be removed from the supervision of
the freight department. 1t will be un-
der the auditor, and Auditor Beymer
will have the appointment of a new
freight claim agent to succeed Mr..
Graham.
Mr.. j. r. Gray, who has held o re-
sponsble position as clerk in the
freight claim office, will receive the
appointment as freight claim agent.
Mr.. Gray has many friends who will be
glad TO learn of his appointment. He
has been with the Central for two or
three years. Prior to his service with
the company he was superintendent of
the Millen and Southwestern Railroad.
The freight claim force will. for
the present. remain where it is, Mr..
Egan said. Eventually 1t will be
quartered with the rest of the auditing
department in the branch bank build
ing that the Citizens Bank will erect
on the northwest corner of Liberty
and Montgomery streets. There will
be no decrease in the number of en-
ployes of the freight claim depart
ment.
REBEKAHS INSTALL OFFICERS.