The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-02-06
CHEF ENGINEER APPOINTED
TO SUCCEED PRESIDENT
ATKINSON.
LOCAL FRIENDS PLEASED
re Has Been With the Road For a
Number Of Years and His Pro
motion Is Deserved

The score OF Brunswick friends Of
Alex Bonnyman at one time super
.ntsndent Of the A. b s A this
ty. hut for the past few years
lief engineer viii be delighted to
arn that he has lust been appoint
50 general manager OF the system
succeeding President AK nson. The
Glowing announcement Of the ap
olnuneht was made in Yesterday S
Aylanta Constitution.
Alex Bonnyman. chief engineer in
sAarge OF the construct on OF the
atlanta. birmingham and Atlantic
abroad. in an order issued ycster
say by President and General Man
ager Harry A. Atkinson, made
general manager of that system, Ell
ctive February Is
On that date Mr. Atkinson viii re.
uquish the duties OF general man.
ger. which he has filled since the
designation Of George Dole Wadley
several months ago.
Following up the usual policy OF
I've Atkinson interest a 'mau from
sae ranks has been promoted, and
81 this instance the newest appoin
tee IS dan1ed ior q ride ia a special
car over the route VIII ch he first
covered on horseback laying out th9
5ght OF way to be bought for thia
me
Several years ago Mr. Bonnynlan
rs engineer OF this proposed route
ade a horseback trip from Bruins
eick to Birmingham through two
tatcs, He knows not only every
gile Of track over which he is TO be
laced. but every mile or roadside
andscape, every tree and every
5restle between the terminal
Lat on he went with the sur
eyors TO lay out the track through
he country he had desired for the
eight OF way. This done. he follow
4 with the construction gang which
laid the tracks over which the trains
are now running
With the ofiiai announcement
comes the news that Mr. Bonnyman
will come to Atlanta and maintain
Offices in this city He Will be 10
Gated IN the Atlanta Birmingham
I'd Atlantic building, on the corner
81 Fairlie and Walton streets
"Mr Bonnyman was born in Scot
land. December g, 1858. and is there
fore 80 years Of age. His parent
removed To the United States when
he was gu te a boy. and settled in
Kentucky He attended the Agricul
furaI and Mechanical college of Ken
tnckg ron September 1865 to Mas
o5. 1883 FIe entered the railroad ser
vice in 1888 as assistant engineer oi
Che ELzabethtown Lexington and
Bg SANDY division Of the Cheas
peake and Ohio railway. since which
he has been consecutiveiy. June
10 August 1. 1888 assistant engineer
Kentucky Union railroad August 2
$50. to December i 1899. ass stani
nginaor T and r railroad: Decem
ia s. 1890. to laasarg 1852. ress
dent engineer South Bound railroad;
aanaary /. to june A. 1892 with
transportation department Of the
game road: juno II. 1892. 10 Feb
Dary /. 1884, he was superintendent
track 81 the Central Of Georgia
ia load; February ]. 1894, 20 Marcf
1909. he was engineer and road
naster Of The Chattanooga Rom
sna Southern railroad March !
i889. to March 1905. ha wa sn
nerintendent Of the Waycross All
Line railroad and It's successor th'
Atlantic ana Birm nghanl railway
aiarch i. 1905. to Tpebruary IS. 1908
ne was chief sngineer Of The sam'
ailroad and its successor. The AZ
ianla. Birmingham and Atlantic "a
road OF which he now becomes gen
efal managaf"