The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-28
SOUTHERN PLANS
 BROAD MOVEMENT
Publicity Department of Rail
 way Is to Be Extended
TO HELP THE INDUSTRIES
Lauren Foreman of Atlanta Takes Charge of the Work of the De- pertinent Which Will Aid in
 Ipbuilding the south

Atlanta, February 27-(Special.)- )-The resignation Is announced today of Lauren Foreman as city editor of The Constitu- ton, MT. Foreman having accepted a po- stion in the publicity department of the Southern railway under Assistant to the President J. S. B. Thompson, with head quarters in Atlanta
 Fred Lewis, at present member of The Constitutions editorial staff, will take the city editorship.
 Concurrent with the announcement of MT. Foreman's appointment to the public ity department of the Southern railway, the following statement was given out today
 Following the announcement by Presi- dent Finley that the Southern railway is arranging to immediately enlarge it's ad- vertising and canvassing work in the north and west for the location of indus tries, the bringing in of settlers. and gem eral development in the southeastern ter ritory served by the Southern,l it is au- thoritatively stated that this company has perfected arrangements by which the general public as well as it's patrons will be afforded information from time to time as to the various activities of this great railroad system.
 It is proposed not only to inform the public as to what that company is doing in the special line of promoting industrial activity, bringing in land seekers, and the general development of the country along it's lines. but. in addition. reliable and accurate information will be given out relating to the operations of the Southern railway, and what is doing in an effort to develop this territory and furnish its patrons with adequate facili- ties and service.
 The purpose of the company is that the general public shall be kept informed as to what the Southern railway is doing along all these lines, and in its relation to the public in an earnest effort to bet ter general conditions
 This publicity work will be done under the charge and direction of the, assistant to the president of the Southern railway, J. s. B. Thompson, with offices in At lanta, who has secured for that purpose the services of Lauren Foreman at pres ent city editor of The Atlanta Constitu- tion. who has had much experience in work of this character.
 This action on the part of the Southern Railway company comes largely as a part of it's policy to increase it's efforts for the betterment and improvement of general conditions in this territory. and also after an interchange of views with the larger commercial organizations of the south, more particularly the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, which, in line with its policy. as lately announced by President F. J. Paxon. strongly recommended work of this character by the railway companies.
 Announcement is further made that any patron of the Southern railway or any of the general public. desiring specific where the relation of the Southern Rail- information in any particular matter way company to the public is involved, will cheerfully be rendered such informa- ton upon communicating with the office of the assistant to the president.