The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-21
.PARROTT NAMED
AS 4 RECEIVER
He is APPOINTED WITH PREsI
DENT ATKINSON IN PLACE
OF ARKWRIcHT.

Before Judge Pardee, Of the United
States circuit court in New Orleans
Friday, the petition of the Old Col
ony Trust company for the appoint
ment Of new receivers, and Harry NJ
Atkinson, former president of the
road and previously appointed one Of
the receivers, and Sam F. Parrot
| president of the Atlantic Compress
company, were named, Mr.. Parrot
succeeding Preston S. Arkwright, vice
president OF the road, and who was a
| receiver with Mr. Atkinson. in dis
cussing the appointment of the new
receivers the Atlanta Constitution Of
| yesterday contains the following
Samuel F, Parrot, who has been
named by Judge Pardee as co-receiver
| with II. M. Atkinson, to take charge of
the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
railroad, succeeding Preston S. Ark
wright, who has served with MI Al
kinson, since January |, will move his
office from the Gambler building, where
he is president of the Atlanta Com
press company. to the Atlanta, 3rm-
ingham and Atlantic building, aud
take up the active work of the re-
ceivership, as soon as The court papers
are received here
Until he had received the pap 'fs.
Mr.. Parrot declined to discuss the
appointment.
This, however did not prevent his
host Of friends in the railroad world.
hhnasssss:iess and socih, from callns hlnl
up and stopping by his Office to con
graduate him upon his reentry into
the railroad business, in which he
was leading figure for the past thirty
years. There are few more practical
or successful railroad men in the en-
tire south than Mr.. Parrot,
"He has had an experience Of thirty
years in railroad construction, opera
ton and management Mr. Parrott
served for long while as vice presi
dent of the Georgia Southern and
Florida railroad. and has been in
charge of the construction work Of
other lines, both in this state and
Alabama.
1T was under his supervision that
the old Georgia Midland and Gulf
road extended its line from Griffin TO
Columbus, now part Of the southern
system, $3.50
TMr. Parrot was elected chairman
of the Southeastern Freight associa-
ton, which Office he filled with credit
from 1899 to 1905, ana which he re-
signed to reenter the railroad bust
ness, this time as vice president aud
/ general manager of the Georgia Sou
thern and Florida road under the late
President Samuel Spencer, where he
was virtually in entire charge. He
was continued in this Office under
President Finley.
He resigned this position TO be-
come president Of the Atlanta Com
press company in 1908, which Office he
now holds.
THE news of his appointment as
co receiver with Mr. Atkinson will
be read with keen interest through
out the country.
when asked for a statement In re-
gard to the appointment of new CO
receiver, to act with him in manag-
ing the affairs of the Atlanta, Birm-
ingham and Atlantic road, Receiver II.
NJ. Atkinson said;
- have received no official notiti-
cation of any change by the court. 1t
, is my duty TO carry out any orders
and instructions the court may issue,
and shall dc so to the best of my
ability in all particulars
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