The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-21
RAILROAD WORLD.

Announcement was made yestefudy morning of the successor to B. M. Starks as superintendent of the South and North and the Birmingham Mineral divisions of the Louisville and Nashville, and the other promotions arising from MT. Starks' promotion to the position of general man. ager. They are as follows:
 Superintendent-T. E. Brooks, now su- perintendent of the Nashville division. Superintendent of the Nashville divi- sion, to succeed Mr. Brooks-John R. Wheeler, now assistant superintendent of the South and North and the Birming ham mineral.
 Assistant superintendent of the South and North and Birmingham Mineral, to succeed MT. Wheeler-E. J. Haylow, now trainmaster of the Birmingham Mineral.
 Colonel A. B. Bayliss tralnmaster of the Birmingham Mineral, to succeed MT. Hay low.
 John Matthews, master of trains of the Birmingham terminals. to succeed MT. Bayliss.
 MT. Brooks arrived in Birmingham yes terday morning on No. from Nashville, and following his arrival the announce ment of the promotions was made. He and MT. Starks left yesterday morning on the latter's private car to go over a portion of the Birmingham Mineral
 The changes will all go into effect on the First of January, and MT. Brooks is becoming thoroughly familiar with the new division over which he will have charge. MT. Haylow, who was injured several weeks ago in a wreck near Knox vile, will be home Friday, ready to as- sume charge of his new duties, and MT. Wheeler will go to Nashville.
 MT. Brooks has been with the Louis- vile and Nashville for more than twenty years. and his promotion has been rapid. He commenced as a train dispatcher with the road, and later was appointed agent at Florence Ala, having charge of trans- rortation and traffic of the Nashville. 1 Florence and Sheffield division. From that place he went to the superintendeney of the Nashville division, which extends to Decatur. His new position is that of superintendent of the most important division of the entire road. Mr. Wheeler has been with the Louis- 
 started as train dispatcher in Birming- ham. In 1890 he became chief dispatcher. and from that he became trainmaster of the Birmingham and Decatur division. In 1894 he was made trainmaster of the Birmingham and Montgomery division, including the Wetumpka branch and the Montgomery and Prattville branch. In 1901 he was made superintendent of the Greensboro and Nashville division, and eight months later was brought back to Birmingham as assistant superintendent of the South and North and Birmingham Mineral.
 Doc" Haylow as he Is fa;miliarly known in railroad circles is still young man, but he is considered exceptionally competent. He started in the telegraph department of the Louisville and Nash vile and has received rapid promotion. He was chief dispatcher and then train- master of the Birmingham Mineral.
 The Frisco sold a number of tickets yesterday to home-seekers, who went to Oklahoma territory seeking for homes in that territory. These are round trip tick cts and are good for twenty-one days, which enables the prospector to look around and see where would be a good place for him to locate. Later they re- turn to Alabama. get their families and move to the west.
 NJ. J. McDonough has been promoted from soliciting agent of the seaboard in the freight department to travelling freight agent, with headquarters in Bir- mingham. W. A. Fulwilder has been appointed to succeed him as soliciting freight agent.
 The Southern railway has announced it's Florida service through a neat card which is being distributed from the pas senger office in the Morris hotel.
 The rates go into effect on January g.. at which time the through Chicago and Florida special and the Florida limited will be inaugurated. These trains use the Queen and Crescent, the Southern railway and the Florida East Coast from Chicago and Cincinnati to St. Au- gustine.
 l V. Q. mcAdnus, general supefAnlenucni of the Southern railway is in Birming ham. He arrived from Memphis yester- day morning over the Frisco, and will leave this morning for Meridian. MT. l McManus has been absent from Washing ton headquarters for about three weeks. most of which time has been spent in the eastern district. He will leave for Washington Friday in order to be at home on Christmas day.
 A. Grlggs, superintendent of the Ala bama Great Southern railroad. returned yesterday from Chattanooga, where he had been for day or two. He dscredits the rumor that he is to be appointed su- perintendent of the Chattanooga division