The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-12
OFFICERS and
HEADS NAMED
MEN SELECTED TO MANAGE AT.
FAIRS OF KIRBY LUMBER
COMPANY.
Official Statement Made That There
Will Be No Improvements at Pres
ent.-Chaplain Not Needed.

HOUSTON, Tex, July 12.-The new
board of directors of the Kirby Lum-
Der Company held a meeting in the
private office of President John H.
Kirby, elected an executive board and
designated heads of the various de-
partments of the concern. Several
changes were made and plans were
discussed for continuing the success
Of the enterprise. AT the close of the
meeting the statement was made by
Mr.. Kirby that no improvements in
the various plants of the company are
contemplated for the present, beyond
such repairs as are required to be
made from time to time to keen the
equipment up to proper standard.
The following officers of the COM
pany were unanimously agreed upon:
President, John H. Kirby, vice-presi
dents, B. F. Bonner and ]. S. Rice;
treasurer, F. A. Reichardt auditor,
George R. Christie, assistant auditor
and secretary, George B. Gallon; exc
cutive committee, ]. H. Kirby, ]. S.
Rice and B. F. Bonner; Finance CON-
mittee, j. S. Rice, j. H. Kirby and
Frank Andrews.
Upon the advice of the board of d.
rectors, President Kirby named the fol-
lowing heads of departments, which
involve number of changes: Clayton
T. Meyers, manager of mills;l Ray
Wiess, sales agent; R. L. Weathersby,
superintendent of logging; Sam A. Nc.
Nealy, manager of tie and piling;
James L. Kirby, manager of stores,
Eugene G. bowman, purchasing
agent; Judge John w. Hornsby, land
and tax commissioner; William T.
Hancock, traffic manager; DR.. D. c.
Wier, chief surgeon and Andrews,
Ball and Streetman, general counsel.
Important Changes.
One of the most important changes
in the executive department of the
company was in the position of au.
ditor. The present auditor is d. M.
Killough, who was brought here from
Woodville by the receivers of the COM
pany some months ago. Mr.. Christie
who succeeds him has been chief clerk
In the auditing department for the past
six years. 1t is understood that Mr.
Killough has under consideration a
to go with another concern
and the statement is made that he has
also been Offered a responsible posi-
ton with the Kirby company, but has
not yet determined which offer he
will accept.
Mr.. Gallon, who is named as assist
ant auditor and secretary of the COM
pany comes from the auditing depart
ment of the Gulf Beaumont and Santa
Fe railroad and is an expert account
ant.
as manager of stores succeeds Mr.. w.
F. Mantooth. who is to go with the
Central Lumber company of Beaumont
to fill responsible position with that
concern. Mr.. bowman is promoted
from the position of chief clerk in the
purchasing agents department, and
Mr.. Tom P. Wier, who was formerly
at the head of the department goes
with the r. W. Wier Lumber Company
Of this city.
Judge t1ornsby, who comes to Hous-
ton to accept the position of tax and
land commissioner for the company
has spent the last sixteen years as All
official in Travis county, having been |
clerk and afterwards county |
Judge, and is thoroughly familiar with
matters that will require his attention.
Mr. J. S. Rice, who was selected as
Ctota of ObiA fritv of Toledo