The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
Atlanta Station OflciaIs.

The ofHcials on whom will devoive the handling of the great number of daily trains through the new depoe were selected at a meeting of the board of control of the Atlanta Termi- nal Company, of which President c. West Point road, is chairman, says an Atlanta paper.
 John D. Patterson will be station master, Walter B. Blount will be as- sistant master and W. c. Wilson, chief operator.
 The ticket agent and the baggage master and agents will be selected at a meeting of the board to be held in another month. It Is thought that the new depot will be opened to travel some time in March
 John Patterson. the newly elected sta- ton master, Is one of the oldest rail- road men in Atlanta in point of ser vice, and has had wide experience in every branch of the railroad work. He was connected with the old Georgia Pacific, and when that road was op- ened to the public he acted as conduc- tor on the first passenger train to Birmingham from Atlanta. When that road was absorbed by the Southern he retained his position. He left the Southern to become superintendent of the horse car line in Atlanta many years ago, returning to the Southern and took up his rung to Birmingham. MT. Patterson has also been yard mas ter of the road here.
 It is thought that Mfr. Patterson will leave the Southern shortly ane visit several of the larger cites throughout the country studying the best means for handling trains and passengers in and out of q depot. so that he may become even more famil- far with the workings of the big de- pot.
 W. B. Blognt, who has been selected as his assistant, Is another man who has had wide experience. He is at present assistant station master in the union depot and knows that work we'll
 w. c. Wilson is at present chief operator in the union depot and a thoroughly experienced railroad man. He has worked on various roads all over the South and has thousands of friends.
 The appointment. of these two ofn- ciaIs who are occupying positions at the union depot will leave vacancies to be filled there, and already there is considerable speculation as to who will get the places.
 The Terminal Company will conduct it's own cafe and lunch counters, and it is thought that all the subordinate positions will be left to Station Mas ter. Patterson to fill so that the only positions left open which must be filled by the board of control will be those of baggage and ticket agent.
 Railroad Y. M. 0. A.
 Some years ago an effort was made by the Louisville and Nashville ofii- cials in Montgomery to organize a branch of the railroad Young Mems Christion Association.
 Two rooms on the third floor of the union station building were selected and all arrangements were made for getting the organization in shape. For some reason. however, the project fell through, and since that time. no attempt has been made to organize a railroad Young Mems Christian Asso- citation in Montgomery.
 Several years ago the old Plant Sys- tenn constructed in their shops in West Montgomery a large building which was converted Into a reading room for the employees at the shops. All of the leading daily papers were on file there together with a number of magazines, table, stationery and writing mater ials. The place was made as comfort able and attractive as possible. and numbers of men spent a great part of their leisure time there.
 The management of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company is taking up the matter of Young Mens Christian Associations for the em- ployes along the system. and has al- ready done some good work in that line.
 The experience of several large rail road companies through the West has proven that these organizations are a great benefit to the employees, and through them profitable to the company. and railroads in the South are taking interest in the work. The Louisville and Nashville has just com pleted a fine building and thoroughle . equipped 1t for Y. M. c. A at De- eatur, and It is said that the work will be carried on until every impor- tant division point on the system has well equipped building for its em~ ployes.
 General Manager Starks and a num- Der of other ofleials of the Louisville