The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-23
HONOR A. c. AbELL
/. Former CA|ROlIE
|. M. Officials and Employees Give
Diamonds aud Farewell Ban
quet to Their Supt.

Alex G Abel. who was born and
rear 4 in Cairo. was given a fare
well banquet and presented with a
pqir of beautiful diamond cuff but
tons last Saturday at Monroe, La,
Wee he has had his headquarters
- superintendent of the Iron Noun
a railroad OF the Louisiana divis-
len,
~. AbeH left Cairo some years
"a His relatives in Cairo are
motf err, Mrs C. E. Abel, Si2 Wal
nat street, and brothers, Chas. Tate,
Samuel, Joseph /. and Z. |,
TIE Daily Independent, of Monroe.
In. mas the following account Of the
affair:
IA farewell banquet was given
las evening at the Monroe Hotel in
he not OF former Supt. Alex G Abel,
| III the Louisiana Division Of the St
| III. I. NJ. & s. railway by a represen-
alive number of employees and Of
iciais. A five-course dinner was
I'D, and after a few short talks,
g. Abell was presented with a
andsome pair of diamond cuff but
7as as a token of remembrance OF
the long association and friendship
If his fellow-employes OF the Iron
'r.uGtain, who had served under his
| ID n nistration- some of them the
entiie five years that Mr. Abell was
| in charge of the Valley and Louis
iana divisions. Distric Claim
| teent, Mr.. A. V. Miller. made the
presentation talk in few words,
which voiced the feelings of all pres
| int. Mr.. Miller Landed the admin
| etra ton of Mr.. Abel in high terms,
ayiewing the conditions Of the road
hon Mr.. Abel came here in 1907,
"a as they are today; how he
brought order out of chaos by diplo-
asv, tact and creation of friendly
| al.ag of cooperation among the en-
| ,loyas and Of confidence among the
| atrDns OF the road how his un-
| ,le hing steadfastness of purpose
tr0 ght results, and emergencies al
q. found him at the front with
is shoulder to the wheel
"The shipments strikes of 1906
| ii 1910 found him night and day
4 -0'o ting the company's interests
te Ugh water of 1912 found him il
thick of the fight, saving com
,G1y property and moving refugee
IA stock out of the flooded dis
rio When the flood waters re
edad, with renewed energies he di
/ ed the company's forces toward
trraticn Of track, and in record
VI ryinT time brought back norma
"A tons
II. Miller raid Mr.. Abel mer
I tribute when he said that dur
ne lie five years of association with
" Abel, he bad never known hin
TO give way TO anger in handling
n !. but ever accomplished the de.
81 "a results in that quiet, diplomat
ic md effective way, peculiarly his
own, Inspiring them with confidence
II renewed energy Mr. Abel
seemed very much touched by the
remarks made and accepted the gift
iestly, expressing his apprecia.
tion.
There were about forty present
irel3diEg out-of-town visitors from
,~iuts on the line, in part, as fol
lows:
"W. Z. Lamp, chief dispatcher
MoGahee, Ark; G. H. Reeder, train
rast ", McGehee, Ark; W. A. Chr.
Ilc, master me- hanic, MeGeheo
A H. r. VI, Wallis, trainmastal
Mon o. i M Thompson, chief dis
pqtchcr Monroe A. Campbell!
re adhcaSa foreman, Monroe office
ion and train employees.
dr Abel leaves r-r ST. Louis to-
lit at 10 O'Clock.
in leaving the service, Mr.
- rs host of friends, consisting Of
Gal7ycs, shippers and patrons o.
~ road, offer him their sincere re
gfets
fter a vacation of two months
Abel will accept one of the
NY offers made MN, several oil
,tLiCh are in this territory "