The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-11
JACK RYAN GETS
NEW APPOINTMENT
Is Made General Freight Agent
n, O, & st. h.-oontinues
Office Here.

appointment Of John C. Ryan as gen.
era freight agent OF the Nashville
Chhttanooga and ST. Louis railway
was received in Memphis Thursday with
otner nominations at all points along
ms system. Mr.. RYAN, will continue IN
IiS OFFICE IN the Union & Planters
Bank building.
Probably no railroad man in Memphis
is better known than Jack" Ryan. He
came mere eight years ago from Nash
Nllle as commercial agent In 1918 Mr.
Ryan succeeded the late Joseph H.
turner as general freight agent For
~ years Mr.. Ryan has been associated
with the N. c. & St.L breaking in the
railroad business with that system in
NASHVILLE, where for a while he was in
the offices Of II. +. Smith, vice presi-
dent and traffic manager
Mr.. Ryan has been active in business
enterprises here. His connections with
the Chamber of Commerce have en-
abed him to be a prominent figure in
numerous elections and in the securing
II more than one boost for the city
commercially, Then he is more than
well known as the Knights of Colum-
bus official Santa Claus
For some years Mr. Ryan was secre-
tary OF the Southern Golf association.
However. pressing business matters
caused him to relinquish that position
several summers ago.
Simultaneous with the announcement
of Mr.. Ryan's appointment came those
OF Edgar Estile and J. r. Chlsman as
commercial agents. Both Of these men
have been associated with this line in
Memphis for a number of years.
stationed in Memphis for sometime
past. I. g, Mcclellan goes to St Louis
as general western agent. Il. r. Jacob
son, also of the Memphis office, was
appointed as freight traffic agent at
Kansas City, while ]. L. Knapp viii be
located in st. Louis in like capacity.
Other appointments from the office
of Charles Barham. general freight
agent, Thursday We're:
w. l.. NichoI, assistant general freight
agent, Nashville; J. C. Kirk assistant
general freight agent Nashville; J. A.
Sans, assistant general freight agent,
Atlanta; T. Nj. Wilson, division freight
agent, Atlanta; f. l.. Weilaud. division
freight agent, Paducah; W. "A. Wharf
ton, general northern agent, Chicago;
J, L. Darragh, general agent, freight;
agent. freight, Nashville; E, J Stegner,
general agent. freight, Kansas City;
j. V. McCarty, general agent freight,
st. Louis; T. p. Grady. Florida general
agent. Jacksonville; j. r. PEBBLES, gem
eral agent, freight. Augusta; p. II.
Forbes, general agent, freight Macon
p. q. Gross general agent, freight,
Savannah; J. M. Norton, freight traffic
agent. Atlanta: c. S. Love, freight
traffic agent. Atlanta; w, H. Hamblen,
freight traffic agent, Chattanooga z.
w. Scofield freight traffic agent, Chat
tanooga; ]. A. Clough, freight traffic
agent. Chicago; l.. N. Phillips. freight
traffic agent, Chicago s.. A. Moore,
freight traffic agent, Gadsden; Homer
Cain, freight traffic agent, Kansas
City; w. NJ. Whittemore, freight traffic
agent. Nashville; 0. M. Stump, freight
traffic agent, Nashville; +. Q. Denned,h
freight traffic agent, Nashville; G. T.
lIagin. freight traffic agent, Rome
j, L. Knapp, freight traffic agent, 81
Louis; r. G, Lut2, freight traffic agent
st Louis