The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-20
CHIEF ENGINEER
OF 0. AND c. ROUTE
P. E. Warrington Chief and J.
C. Nelson Assistant
OTHER RAILROAD NEWS
E. schryver In the City In Regard to
Succeeding L. Sewer as General
Freight Agent of the Ala
bam4 Great Southern.

Effective today p. E. Warrington is
appointed chief engineer of the Queen and
Crescent route and J. c. Nelson assist
was made by H. Baker, general manager,
and it will move Mr.. Nelson from Bir-
mingham to Cincinnati.
Mr.. Warren has been division engineer
of the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas
Pacific, and Mr.. Nelson division engineer
of the Alabama Great Southern with
headquarters in Birmingham. He is con-
sidered a strong man by the railroad
men.
A. B. Freeman, formerly travelling pas
senger agent of the Queen and Crescent
route in Birmingham, was in the city
Tuesday and yesterday. He is now in
business for himself in New Orleans.
J. H. McAlllster, commercial agent of
the Norfolk and Western in Chattanooga,
spent yesterday in Birmingham.
The Atlanta Constitution has the fol-
lowing to say about the Atlanta Birming-
ham and Atlantic:
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic, ar
rived home yesterday, coming in his
private car over the Seaboard Air Line,
and bringing with him Mrs. Atkinson,
who has been spending some time in the
east. While in New York, President
Atkinson personally inspected the steam
ship brunswick" which is to ply as a
passenger boat between New York and
BrunSWiplZ a nd
passenger boat between New York and
Havana, Cuba. The brunswick" will
make her maiden trip, leaving New York
January 8, and Brunswick January S,
for Havana.
The offices of President Atkinson and
Vice-President and General Manager
Wadley of the Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic, were the center of busy ac-
tivity yesterday. Bids were accepted py
this road for the construction of 3Oo
coal cars representing an amount APP
proximating $240,000. An order was also
placed with the Baldwin Locomotive
Works of Philadelphia for twenty-five
new locomotives, at a sum approaching
$4,000. Both of the cars and the locomo-
tives will be of the very latest type and
will include all of the new accessories of
this modern present.
This will also be true of the passenger
coaches of this new road, a contract for
| which was let last spring. Some of
| these coaches have just been delivered,
| and they provide every comfort and
luxury for travellers. With the every
contract and the every move made, there
| Is further proof of the fact that this
new road from Atlanta and the mineral
districts of Alabama to the Atlantic
| ocean will be one of the best and most
improved systems in the south.
|
| p. Schryver, assistant general freight
agent of the Cincinnati, New Orleans and
| Texas Pacific railroad In Chattanooga,
spent part of this week in Birmingham,
| securing endorsements for himself to sue
coed L. Sewer as general freight agent
of the Alabama Great Southern.
Mr.. Schryver called on a number of
the shippers here in regard to the mat
| ter Several of them have as yet not
taken any action in the matter.
| There is a sentiment in Birmingham
| that one of the men in line of promotion
ON the Alabama Great Southern should
have the position, either r. A. Chadwick,
assistant general freight agent or e. r..
Steele, commercial agent.
Mr. Chadwick is considered one of the
best freight rate men in the south, He
has represented the Alabama Great South
erni at all the freight rate meetings for
a long time and has been very success
full in those duties. He is next in line
for promotion to Mr. Sewer.
Mr.. Steele is the commercial agent and
he knows practically every shipper in
the district. He is what is known as
good mixer in the railroad world and
numbers many of the largest shippers
among his friends. Both of them are con-
sidered competent men and have made
excellent men under Mr.. Sewer,
The appointment is made by w. L..
Murphy vice president of the Queen and
Crescent route. The entrance of Mr..
Schryyer into the matter has created a
great deal of interest in Birmingham in
the appointment.