The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-01
IMPORTANT CHANGES
BECOME EFFECTIVE
Southern Railway Now Has
Twenty-seven Divisions
OTHER RAILROAD NEWS
J. c. Nelson Accepts Position as Enc
gneer of Maintenance of Way of
the Seaboard-SeeIey's
Successor.
OTHER RAILROAD NEWS

Circulars were received in Birmingham
yesterday announcing the appointments
of the new superintendent of the South
ern railway. The old divisions, in many
instances, have been divided into two
or three divisions with a superintendent
for each
There are four circulars. one from the
office of each of the general superin-
tendents of district. The subdivisions
of the old divisions were created for the
purpose of increasing the efficiency of
the operating department and to bring
the superntendents into closer touch with
the shippers and enable them to obtain
more intimate knowledge of their di-
visions.
Following are the appointments and the
headquarters of the various superintcn-
dents.
Western District-W. NJ. Deuel. Bir-
mingham division, headquarters at Bir-
mingham; j. Ii. Stanfiel. Mobile division,
headquarters at Selma; j. Lasseter, Selma
division, headquarters at Wilton; A. III.
Westfan, Atlanta division. headquarters
at Atlanta; w. J. Bell, Columbus divis
ion, headquarters at Williamson, Ga; f.
J. Egan, Macon division, with headquar
tiers at Macon.
Middle District-A. Ramseur, Asheville
division, headquarters at Asheville; I. S.
Boswell, Murphy division headquarters at
Bryson, NJ c.; c. l.. Harris, Knoxville
division, headquarters at Knoxville. E. f.
Norris, Coster division, headquarters at
Knoxville; c. c. Hodges, Chattanooga
division, headquarters at Chattanooga; r.
p. Pelter. Nashville division, headquarters
II IttfaI tu
division, headquarters at Memphis.
Eastern District-P. L. McManus, Char
lotte division, headquarters at Charlotte;
j. A. Heether, Greenville division, head
quarters at Greenvllle s. c.; j. IL. Herne.
Rock Hill division, headquarters at Rock
Hill, S. c.; II. A. Williams, Columbia
division, headquarters at Columbia: A. G.
Jones, Charleston division, headquarters
at Charleston; r. e. Simpson, Spartan
burg division, headquarters at Columbia
w. l.. Pierce, Jacksonville division, head
quarters at Jacksonville.
Northern District--C. s. Lake, Washing
ton division, headquarters at Alexandria;
w. S. Andrews. Danville division. head
quarters at Greensboro; w. T. West.
Richmond division. headquarters at Rich
mond; e. T. Lamb. Norfolk division,
headquarters at Norfolk; G.. V. Peyton.
Durham division, headquarters at Dur
ham: j. NJ Bennett, Winston-Salem di-
d. w. Newell. Mooresrille division, head
quarters at Winston-S Salem.
Effective yesterday, ]. A. Schmidt was
appointed travelling freight agent of the
Southern Pacific and associated lines,
with headquarters in room 526 Woodward
building, Birmingham, vice s. A. Seelye,
resigned.
J. c. Nelson, assistant chief engineer
of the Queen and Crescent Route, has
accepted the position of engineer or NAM
tenance of way with the Seaboard.
Mr.. Nelson has rendered his resignation
with the Queen and Crescent Route and
II will be effective In a short time. He
was. until two weeks ago, division engi-
neer of the Alabama Great Southern.
and recently was appointed assistant chief
engineer Of the entire system.
Railroad men In position to know
state that there are few better engi-
neers of construction and maintenance
than Mr.. Nelson. He has accomplished
great deal with the Alabama Great
Southern.
Mr.. Nelson is the second of the Ala
bama Great Southern men to go with
the Seaboard since w A. Garrett be-
came first vice president. l.. Sewer has
been appointed second vice president and
traffic manager. and he leaves this morn
ing with Mr.. Garrett. who spent yes
terday afternoon and last night In Biz
mingham
Mr.. Sewer will go with Mr.. Garrett
this morning to Atlanta and probably
to Savannah and will proceed from there
to Norfolk to take charge Of the traffic
department. He was general freight agent
of the Alabama Great Southern.