The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-19
BOARD OF CONTROL
DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT AND
MASTER IN CHARGE.
WILL CHOOSE EMPLOYEES.
A MEETING FOR THAT PURPOSE
WILL SOON BE HELD.

Board of Directors of the Savannah
Union station oany Held Yes
terday Mt the Office of President
w. w. Observation-Disclosures Men
Who Attended-Date of the Open
ing of the Station VIII Rest Upon
Report of the Board of Control,
which Will soon Be Made-Direc-
tors Visited the station and Were
Well Pleased With 1t.
The physical management and oper-
alton of the Savannah Union Station
will be under a board of control, con-
sisting of Station Master R. G. Mat
thews, Division Superintendent w. H.
Wright of the Plant System, Division
Superintendent W. Hale of the Sea-
board Air Line and Division Superin-
tendent P. I. Wells of the Southern
Railway. This board will meet in
few days and take up matters con-
rected with their work.
A meeting of the board of directors
Of the Savannah Union Station Com
pany was held yesterday at the Office
of the President, Mr.. w. w. Mackall.
1t was attended by the president,
Third-vice President F. S. Cannon of
the Southern Railway, Gen. Superin-
tendent w. B. Denham of the Plant
System, General Counsel w. L. Clay of
the Plant System. Vice-president and
General Manager ]. NJ. Barr of the
Seaboard Air Line, General Agent at
Atlanta j. S. B. Thompson of the
Southern Railway and Secretary w. V.
Davis.
Mr. Matthews was present for a
while, and discussed station matters
with the directors. He was informed
that he and the other members of the
board of control would have in their
hands the appointment of the various
employees for the station. The board
will also determine just when the sta
ton will be opened for use.
After the meeting, Station Master
Matthews was seen by representa-
tive of the Morning News, whom he
told that he did not know just when
the station will be used, as it is de-
sired that everything be in thorough
readiness when trains begin running
in. Next week Mr.. Matthews will be-
gin a careful inspection of the station
and its approaches, and he expects to
be able TO announce De1Ore long just
when it will be put in use by the Plant
System, the Southern and the Sea-
board the three lines that, up to this
time, have decided to make it their
passenger terminal.
When the board of control meets
it will take up the many applications
that have been made for positions at
the station. 1t will be no small task
to make a selection of the best men
among the applicants but that will be
the effort of the board.
One matter that received the con-
sideration of the board of directors
was the block signal system, which
will probably be established. The
safety of the trains will be insured
by the system.
The directors drove to the station
after the meeting and made an inspec-
ton OF the building and the approaches.
They were greatly pleased with what
they saw. Mr.. J. H. Mckenzie and
Mr.. Charles F. Mckenzie, the members
of the firm of ]. H. Mckenzie & Son,
the contractors vino built the station,
were with the directors when they Wis
tied the building, as was Mr.. Frank
P. Milburn of Charlotte, the architect
who designed it.
The building has been practically
turned over to the company as COM
plete, and it will be but a few days
before the last payment for construc-
ton is made.