The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-20
Savannah News. Nov. 80

Savannah News. o 49,
The annual meeting Of h stock
holders and directors of the Southern
Express Company was held in the Of
fees of the company at the Union ia
ton yesterday morning. The board Of
directors and officials of the company
were present.
The election of officers resulted -
follows:
Chairman Of the Board of Directors
VI. F. Plant.
Directors-H. Dempsey. o. NJ. sadler.
C. H Tilley. 7. w Leary, NJ. j.
O'Brien. f w. Sheldon and NJ. F.
Plant.
President-M. J. O'Brien.
FiIst Vice Pres1den;-T. W. Leary.
Second Vice PRESIDENT C. l. Loop.
General CounseI-F c. duBisnOn-
A noticeable fact in the election OF
officers is the recognition of the ability
of men who began at the bottom AMI
have worked up
Mr.. Morton F. Plant. o OF the ate
Henry 3 Plant. who founded the COM
pany ~relinQuighes the office of vice
president to aSsumC the
of the board of directors. continuing
actively in the direction OF all matters
of general policy pertaining to the
of the company. at the
same time Getting the demands upon
his time and attention in the care OF
hIs large n varied financial interests
IN other enterprises. a number of which
he is at the head.
Mr.. VI. ]. O'Brier. who was re-elect-
ed the executive head of the company,
Will have the assistance of a first vice
president for the general arrangement
IS arI - Cn1Nr1 Tn- Drn-.
dent, who will be in charge OF traffic
accounts.
7. w. Leary, of Atlanta, he newly
elected first vice president. has been
identified with the transportation bus
mess since early youth. his first en-
plOyment in his native city. Baltimore,
being with the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, from which he resigned to
accept a cIerkship in the office of the
Adams Express Company. building
himself up to the position to which he
has just been elected. Mr.. Leary came
south in 1872 and for eighteen years
served as secretary to Mr.. O'Brien,
who was then chief managing Officer
OF the Southern. with headquarters in
Augusta. Since 1899 Mr.. Leary has
been general manager IN Atlanta.
Mr.. Charles l.. Loop, the newly
elected second vice president, entered
the service of the Adams Express Com
pany. while in his Gems. In 1857 ne
was messenger and clerk in the St.
Louis office from which place he was
transferred to Memphis. where he was
cashier in charge of the accounts OF
the business done for the armies dur
ing the civil war. When the Southern
Express Company resumed operations
in Memphis, and vicinity early IN 1866.
at the close of the war. and organized
the Western Accounting Department.
Mr.. Loops qualifications. which have
since made him conspicuous were re-
cOgnized and he was appointed cashier
n auditor. In 1887 he was advanced
to a position created at that time of
general auditor in charge of both the
eastern and western departments ana
was located at Augusta. and later at
Memphis. These two Offices were In
1898, consolidated at Chattanooga, which
then became Mr.. Loops headquarters.
In 1895 he was appointed traffic man.
ager. The position to which he has
just e elected will give him juris-
dictiOn Owe both the traffic and &C
counting departments. which Is q
further recognition of his ability.
The general affairs of the company,
. which were reviewed at the meeting,
ar reported to be in excellent shape.
From the present outlook" said one
of the officers, there is no
eaSon why prosperous conditions
should not continue for the remainder
of the veal At present the company
IS not contemplating any foreign ex-
tensions. as has been the current t.
port"
Matters passed upon at the meeting
were OF ordinary routine character, the
only important proceeding being the
changes in the official roster of the
company.
President O'Brien. Vice President
Leary and Mr.. TilIey left last night "
Augusta to pay a visit TO Mr.. Dempsy,
who is i'll. Mr.. duBignon returned 70
Atlanta