The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-08
HANSON IN CONTROL
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF CENTRAL
OF GEORGIA RAILWAY.
KLINE is GENERAL MANAGER.
EGAN'S RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
AS PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR.


Kline InanimOus-Steps Taken to
Abolish Craftsmanship of Board
of Directors and Merge Duties OF
That Office With Those of Presi-
dency-Headquarter of Central in
Future 10 BE in MacOn-Mr EgaR's
salary TO Continue Till April l..
Board Expressed Its Wishes for
His Future Happiness and Pros
perity.
Mai. ]. F. Hanson was elected presi-
dent of the Central of Georgia Railway
yesterday. The office of general man
ager was created, and Capt. T. d.
Kline was elected to fill the place.
These were the changes made in the
officers at the special meeting of the
directors. They created no surprise, as
they had been foretOld by the Morning
News at the time the resignation of
Mr.. John NJ. Egan as president was
made known.
After the meeting an official state
ment was issued, in which it was stat
ed that Maj Hanson had been unani-
mously elected president of the COM
pany, and the preliminary steps had
been taken to so amend the bylaws at
the January meeting of the board as
to abolish the office of chairman of
the board and vest in the president all
functions now exercised by him. The
election of Capt. Kline, formerly gen.
eral superintendent, as general mana
ger was also unanimous. No change
was made in the Office of vice presi-
dent and traffic manager now held by
Mr.. w. A. Winburn.
Resolutions for Egan.
The resignation of Mr.. Egan as the
president and also as a director of the
company was accepted, and the board
passed the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the resignation of Mr..
John NJ. Egan as president and also as
a director of the Central of Georgia
Railway Company. this day presented
TO the board, be and it is hereby ac-
cepted.
Resolved. further, That this board
tender to Mr.. Egan its best wishes for
his future happiness and prosperity"
The board continued Mr.. Egans sal
airy as president until April 1. The va
cancies in the board and in the Execu-
tive Committee resulting from his res
1gnation were not filed.
Maj. Hanson is accompanied to Sa-
vannah by Secretary Williams. and was
met here by Mr.. Charles Groves also
connected with his office in Macon.
The press of business incident to the
change in the management of the road
will require his presence in the city
to-day. but tonight he will leave for
Macon, where, in future, the office of
president of the road will be.
His Office in Bank Building.
Maj. Hanson said that he expects to be
in Savannah in connection with the af-
fairs of the road, and while here he
viii use the rooms set apart in the
Citizens Bank building for the chair
man of the board of directors.
Maj. Hanson, the directors who We're
in the city, and Capt. Kline were the
guests of Mr.. w. A Winburn at
dinner at Thunderbolt last night.
Those who attended the board meet
ing Were j. F. Hanson, U. b. Har-
Told, Americas; James A. Blair, New
York; j. w. English and f. P How
ell, Atlanta; Ross c. Smith, Birming-
nam; w. c. Bradley, Americus; S. r.
Jacques, Macon; G.. J Mills, Joseph
Hull and A. R. Lawton, Savannah.
Hanson Man of Many interests.
Maj. J. F. Hanson was born in Geor-
gia, near GAINESVILLE, some sixty years
ago. He took part in the Civil War
and shortly after it's close became a
resident of Macon, where he has since
lived He was among the pioneer cot
ton manufacturers of Georgia, having
been for many years connected with the
Bibb Manufacturing Company as
agent and, later, succeeding to the
presidency OF the company on the death
of Mr.. II. NJ. Conner.
He became interested in the Central
of Georgia about the time of the reor-
ganization when he became a director.
He became chairman of the board of
directors on April g. 1900, was made
president of the Ocean Steamship
Company in June. 1902. and by yester-
days election. becomes the head
of both the railroad and the steam
ship company, two of the finest proper
ties, it is conceded, in the South
In addition to the offices of president
of the Central. of the Ocean Steamship
Company, and the Bibb Manufacturing
Company, Maj Hanson is also a di-
rector in the Atlanta and West Point
road, in the Western of Alabama, the
Wrightsvlle and Tennille road, and
the Eagle and Phoenix Cotton mills. at
Columbus. His ability as financier.
the many properties in which he is in
terested, is a guarantee of the conser-
vative management and continued
prosperity of the Central
General Manager Kline.
Theodore David Kline was born at
Columbia. S. c., March &c, 1S43. He
entered railway service March Is. 1858
as apprentice in the machinery depart
ment of the Charlotte and South Caro-
lima road, since which he has been con-
secutively, May, 1865. to August. 1870,
master mechanic of the same road and
Its successor, the Charlotte. Columbia
and Augusta road; August, 1871 to Feb
fuary, 1874 in the machinery, transport
tatiOn and construction departments
of the Savannah and Memphis road !;
1874 to July, 1877, in charge of trans
portation and machinery of the Will
mington, Columbia and Augusta. At
lantic Coast Line; July, 1877 to Novem-
Der, 1879, superintendent Charlotte, Co
lumbia and Augusta road; November,
1879 to April. 1882, superintendent Rich
mond and Petersburg road; April, 1883
to October, 1888. superintendent Geor-
gia division, East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia road: October. 1883 to Au-
gust, 1883, superintendent southwest
ern division Central road of Georgia,
and Montgomery and Eufaula Rail-
way; August, 1888 to June, 1889, divis-
ion superintendent Mexican National
road: June, 1889 to January, 1890, gem
eral superintendent; January, 1890 Ia
December, 1892, general manager same
road.
After leaving the Mexican National
Capt. Kline did some special railroad