The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-04
HONOR FOR cURRAN
FORMER MONTGOMERIAN TO BE
 PRESIDENT OF ROAD.
will He Promoted From Vice Presi- dent and General Manager To
 Presidency of Louisiana Sys- tenn August I.

The promotion of Dan D. Curran to the presidency of the New Orleans and Northeastern. Alabama and vicks- burg. and vicssburg. snrcvepnrt ana Pacific Railroad. which 1t Is positively stated will take place August 1. will be received l with pleasure by his friends in Montgomery. where he be- gan his rise in the railroad world.
 MT. Harvey, the present head of the above systems, is to retire on the date mentioned.
 The New Orleans Times Democrat in referring to the expected change says:
 Equally capable. equally experience ed and personally popular to the same Manager D. D. Curran. upon whose. shoulders will fall the mantle and du- ties of the retiring executive. and no more satisfactory selection could be found in the railroad wocld of the country. Starting from the lowest point in the service. Mir. Curran has worked his way through the success sive grades by a combination of ener- gy and ability which. has won him a wide reputation, and his intimate knowledge of every detail of railroad business insures for the roads a con- tinuance of their progress and pros perity. 4
 Having been born in Pennsylvania. | it seemed but natural that on enter l ing life as a brakeman MT. Curran should begin on the Pennsylvania Rail- road, where he started his career in l 1872. After five years of this service he went to the Mobile and Montgom- cry as freight conductor, and later as passenger conductor. From this posi- tion he was taken b. the Louisville and Nashville to the post of Yardmas- ter at Montgomery, and later was pro- noted to the office of Trainmaster at Birmingham, which he retained until 1887. In that year he went to the Central of Georgia as Superintendent MT. Curran's connection with the New Orleans and Northeastern and its allied roads opened in 1S93 when he became Superintendent. being elevated soon after to the office of General Manager, to which the title and duties of Vice President were added later.
 From the time of his appointment as General Manager. MT. Curran has relieved President Harvey of an enor- nous amount of business which for merly fell upon the head of the roads, and has proved an invaluable assist ant to his chief.
 "As far as railroad qualifications go, Mir. Curran is regarded as one of the
 
 the South, and his knowledge of condi- tions and details is profound. He Is quick to think and goes to the root of each problem without hesitation, thus accomplishing maximum of work in a minimum of time.
 Personally. MT. Curran is one of the most popular men in railroad circles today and is most sincerely esteemed by every man on his roads, from the lowest position to the highest. Un- numbered stories of his kindness to men under him. in all branches, are told by those who know him, and his lightest wish Is law with his forces. In selecting his assistants in all branches, MT. Curran uses great dis elimination and fits each man into the notch for which he is especially adapt ed. thus relieving himself of the neces- sity of following up each individual or of being obliged to, point out to him his duties. .g. tr+, -!z.
 Finder Mir .,, cprran. the New or- leans and Northeastern has recently undergone practical rejuvenation, the roadbed having been perfected. new bridges having been installed through out all lines. block signals introduced and rolling stock and equipment in creased to a large extent.
 Mir. Curran will probably take the duties of the General Managers posi- tion with him into the presidency"