The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-11-15
DEATH OF J, N. Scale
Manager Of Northern and Eastern
Districts Of Southern.


the Northern and Eastern district
of tbe Southern Railway, died at
o'clock this afternoon at the Geerg
Washington Hospital. this cit,
His death was not unexpected. a
though the disease which seize
him last Saturday at Salisbury, n
c., came as great surprise, OWN
to the apparent splendid health Q
Mr.. Scale when he left Washington
for Norfolk, Va, one week age
His wife was with him from III
time he arrived in the city Sunda,
morning until the last sad hou
this afternoon.
A special train bearing the re
mains will leave here at IL O'Clock
tomorrow morning for Jackson
Tenn, where the funeral will tax.
place from st. Luke's Episcopa
Church Thursday morning. The
funeral party will consist of officials
from the operating and traffic de-
partments of the Southern Railway,
also several ladies, the friends Of
Mrs. Scale.
Early this morning General Man
ager Ackert sent kilograms to mem
bers of the family in Mississippi,
summoning them to Washington,
but later in the day they were
wired that the worst had happened.
Besides his wife, the deceased
leaves father and two sisters at
Okolona, brother, r. NJ. Scale.
train dispatcher for the Illinois
Central at Corinth, and another
brother, Frank Scale, at Laurel,
Miss.
Few men in the service of great
railway cooperation had more
successful career than Jesse Newton
Scale. He was born September 1,
1862, in Chickisaw County, Missis-
sippi, and educated at the East
Mississippi University, at Colum-
bus, Miss. He entered the railway
service in 1875, as messenger boy
or the Mobile & Ohio Railroad.
he was then successfully telegraph
operator, agent, roadmaster's clerk
ind superintendent's clerk, and
rain dispatcher on the Mobile &
ohio Railroad until November,
88l.
In November, 1881, he was appoint
d chief clerk to the superintendent
md stenographer to the general
manager of the Cincinnati Southern
galway. In November. 1882, he
ook the position of chief clerk to
he superintendent of the Texas g.
Pacific Railway, and in February,
1888, he was in the employ of the
Western Union Telegraph Com
amy and the Associated Press at
lew Orleans. In August, 1883, he
ecane train dispatcher Of the
southern Pacific Railway, and in
november, 1883, he took the posi-
ion Of chief dispatcher Of the Ala
anna Great Southern road, with
7hich road he remained until Octo-
er, 1886. He was then appointed
Of the M. g. o., was
April, 1888. to assistant
superintendent, and in May, 1890,
e was made division snperintend-
Mt. at Jackson, Tenn, which pc.
ition he held until May, 1899. In
hat year he was appointed super.
ntendent of transportation at Mo-
Tile, Ala. and in 1902 was appoint
d superintendent of transportation
t the Southern Railway.
Upon the division Of the Southern
railway system in July, 1906, Mr..
,ealeIw was made assistant general
superintendent Of the Eastern dis
riot with Offices at Charlotte. N. G.
n November, 1906, he was put in
barge Of the transportation de-
'artment of the Southern Railway,
nth the title Of manager Of trans
with headquarters at
Washington.
Ia March. 1907, the Southern
railway was again divided and he
pas put in charge Of the Northern
nd Eastern districts, with the
tile of manager, and with jurisdic-
ion over all departments.
Sorrow at the death of Newt.
'eale, as dc was affectionately
nown, is not restricted to his CO.
workers. ia the routine of the South