The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
DIED OF HIS INJURIES
ENGINEER E. L. SCOTT sUC-
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He Was Struck by Car in South and North Yards and Passed Away-News of Rail-
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 E. l.. Scott, the Louisville and Nasn- vile engineer. who was seriously inJur- ed Tuesday morning while going rom his engine to the yard office for orders in the South and North yards, died yes terday afternoon in hospital.
 MT. Scott was a native of New Hamp- shire. and was 70 years old. He was married in Yoakum, Tex, and went to Mexico, where he lived four years and then went to Cuba, where he stayed one year, returning to the United States. He worked a couple of months for the MO- bile and Ohio Railroad Company. ana then came to Montgomery to the Louis vile and Nashville. where he had been for, the past four months.
 Mrs. Scott has only been in Montgom- cry three weeks. and her father. w. F. Davis, of Yoakum, Tex, will reach Montgoniery this morning at o'clock.
 The funeral of Mr. Scott will take place at 3 o'clock this afternoon from his res- idence, 4o4 North Hull street. Ths serv- ices will be conducted by Rev. ". M. Crawford of the Cumberland Presbyter- ian Church, Division No. ls5 Brotherhood of Locomotice Engineers. and the Ma sonic fraternity will turn out and con- duct their services at the grave.
 Central Board of Directors.
 A dispatch from Savannah says: "A call has been issued for a meeting of the board of directors of the Central Rail- road at Savannah next Monday.
 Tt Is thought that the changes grow ing out of the resignation of President John M Egan. which resignation will then be accepted by the board. will be made.
 Tt is also thought Major J. F. Han- son of Macon will be made president, and chairman of the board. and that General Superintendent Kline will be vice president and general manager. and dent and trafiic manager"
 Presidency of Central
 On the subject of the Central's presi- dency an Atlanta dispatch of the lst, says:
 "The meeting in Atlanta to-day of Pres ident Thomas. of the Nashville. .Chatta- nooga and St. Louis; President Smith of the Louisville and Nashville. and Har- ry Walters. chairman of the board of directors of the Atlantic Coast Line, has caused several rumors to be circulated. It Is believed that the meeting either had a bearing on the selection of pres ident of the Central. the purchase of the Seaboard or the improvement of termi- pEOpeTty ueC6s 4uS CSntEdA anu 1<out6~ vile and Nashville, which controls large interests in Atlanta and West Point, named Wickersham for the presidency. and now 1t is believed he is wanted to take charge of the Central. The officials declined to talk for publication more than to state that they would go to Louis- vile this afternoon"
 Inspecting the Seaboard. c ThA on1 tS aaA on tour of the property. It has been recently published that the company had negotiated for the Atlantic and Birming- ham and the Triton, Thomasville and Gulf Railroad, with a view of building to Macon and Birmingham. In connec- tion with the report that the Eeaboard Air Line is about to secure the Atlantic and Birmingham consolidation that has been executed through H. N. Atkinson of Atlanta, it Is said that it Is a part of the Seaboard Air A4lne plan to get its Birmingham line by acquiring the Ma con and Birmingham. which extends from Macon to La Grange. This would mean connecting link to be built between Montezuna, the northern terminus of the Atlantic and Birmingham, and some point (Culloden is mentioned) on the Macon and Birmingham. In view of the recent developments in Seaboard Air Line af- fairs. and the reports of the roads pros- pective acquisition of the South Georgia lines, there is unusual interest in the tour of the directors. They will take Montgomery In their route. The Air Line has many plans for the future. the car rying out of which involves the expen- allure of a great deal of money.
 Rumor About L. 6 N.
 News from New York is to the effect that old rumor that the Louisville and Nashville would increase It's stock divi- dend from to per cent. at the Jan. uary dividend meeti,Hy of the directors was in circulation to-day. No one either representing that company or the AtIan- tic Coast Line Company would discuss the matter. but 1t was said that it had not come before the directors. The re- vival of the rumor was due to the fact that the recently published annual report again called attention to the discrepancy between the income which the Atlantic Coast Line receives on its Louisville stock obligations incurred in the purchase of it."
 There Is said to be little doubt that ex- periments the Chicago Great Western has been conducting with acetylene gas head lights will result in their use on all en- zines of the road. Those on which the ABhNS hdNO DceH IIAeu nave pTOVeu SuC- cessful, 1t is reported. in every particu- lar.
 Engineers Elect Officers. At a meeting yesterday of Montgomery Division Brotherhood of Locomotive En. gineers, were elected as follows:
 Chief Engineer-C. c. Diviney.
 First Engineer-M. F. Hulet. Second Engineer--H. J. McGrade First Assistant EnuinAer.-EC F.vvd khar man. Eecond Assistant Engineer-E c. J. Wicker. E. Ed. Bourne-Third Assistant Engi- neer.
 Guide-George Weaver.