The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-13


 About o'clock yesterday afternoon a special train of four private cars came into the trainshed at the Union Railway Station, bearing a party of distinguish ed officials of the Mobile and Ohio Rail- road Company. including Col. D. L. Russell, the new Vice-President.
 The train was in charge of Conduc- tor Ed Hopper. the oldest and most de- servedly popular and trusted employe of the Mobile and Ohio. with Engineer w. H. Cornell on engine No. 27. In the four cars were the following officials Col. E. l.. Russell, Vice-President. Mo bile; R. V. Taylor. General Manager, St Louis, Mo; J. T. Poe, Traffic Manager Mobile: John M. Beall. General Pas senger Agent, St. Louis; Haiden Miller General Freight Agent St. Louis: H. w Clarke. Superintendent of Transports tion, Mobile; c. S. Mckee, Superintend- ent of Motive Power, St. Louis; A. J. Alexander, Division Superintendent Meridian, Miss; J. B. Murphy. Train Master. Tuscaloosa; D. J. Perry, Road master, Tuscaloosa: J. F. Enright, Mas ter Mechanic. Whistler.
 This was the first inspection trip since the changes whereby Colonel Rus sell became once more the executive head of the Mobile & Ohio, and Dick Taylor, as his. friends. are wont to call him. the new General Manager of the system. The party left the big Union Station in St. Louis last Monday morn ing and has been travelling by easy stages, thoroughly inspecting every thing and 'tieing up" at night so as to have daylight run every day
 At Jackson Tenn, the officials had a royal reception, everybody in that To- cality expressing qualification at the new order.
 Russell Cordially Greeted.
 Colonel Russelrs reception in Mont gomery yesterday proved that his re- instatement to the highest position In the gift of the Mobile and Ohio was singularly pleasing to his numerous friends in this city. For a number of years Colonel Russell held the office of President of the Mobile and Ohio He ruled wisely and well and it was de- monstrated conclusively that as an ex- ecutive officer his capabilities were of the highest. Then came the absorption of the Mobile and Ohio by the South ern and the President of the Southern was adjudged sufficient executive of fcer for the entire system, branches and leased lines included.
 Some days ago the Southern decided to again put Colonel Russell in abso- lute control of the Mobile and Ohio. and he was appointed Vice-President and Chief Executive officer of the company. That the appointment met with popular approval was voiced all along the line from St Louis to Mobile. In the re- Ception at Jackson he said in speech that railroad was a very helpless thing if it were not for its friends that it could hardly live. much less pros per. if public opinion was not on It's side.
 With the magnetism and personality of Colonel Russell it Is hardly to be doubted that public opinion" will be on the side of the Mobile and Ohio as was surely the case when he was presi- dent of that system.
 The appointment of MT. Taylor also voiced popular approval. and from the cordiality and harmonious relations ex- isting between the executive head and the general manager there seems to be an era of renewed prosperity ahead of the Mobile and Ohio. The two highest officials are loved and respected by every employe of the road from Division Supertntendents to car greas- CTS, and the esprit de corps, which Is stronger now than ever. will be of in- estimable value to the personnel of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.
 The officials said everything along the road was most satisfactory. and after spending the afternoon looking over their interests in Montgomery they left on special as the second section of Mobile and Ohio train No. ? at 9:25 p. m.
 In Meridian a g o'clock this morning there will be a conference between the Mobile and Ohio officials and the city and county officials of Meridian. The people of that locality have been hay ing trouble ever since the Southern absorbed the Mobile and Ohio. In- functions restrainingsthe Southern from getting control of certain Mobile and Ohio properties in that section have been thick
 An effort will be made at the Meri- dian conference this morning to straighten out all the differences. and it Is likely that the effort will be sue Cessful.
 OvRtiOns Along the Line.
 General Passenger Agent Beall. him self an old newspaper man. said he had never seen anything like the ova- tons given Colonel Russel and General Manager Taylor all along the line.
 "At several places we stopped said Mir Beall, "the people insisted that Colonel Russell should speak to them which he did. They received him with cheers and voiced thair admiration for q.