The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-03-17

position and Mr. Bullock who is re-
puted thorough r. r. man and a
high toned gentleman is succeeding
Mr.. Moody with local Offices in Col
umbus. 1t is the old, old story that
when official heads are changed many
and sundry changes are made. Mr..
Moody came originally from the M.
& 0. R. r. as many others know with
the S. l. NJ. R. r. and he gracefully
comedies to the fact that .he was not
fortunate enough to be "Southemiz-
ed. He is giving his successor much
benefit in lining up affairs for success
full cooperation. Mr. Bullock has re-
ported in Columbus. He is from At
lanta, Ga.
Mr.. Henry Farrior, the local cashier
for the NJ. & 0. r. r., was saddened
the past week on account Of most
estimable sister whose death occur
red in Mobile, Ala Mr.. Farrior's
mother who was critically i'll has inn
proved somewhat he was happy to
state.
Mr.. ]. B. Weaver, a witness in the
federal courts the past week in Dam
vile, III.
Mr.. l.. ID. lewis Cummings,
popular flagman ON the Mobile Dis
trict of the NJ e. o. X. r. will be re-
joieed to know that he has sufficiently
recovered from an attack of the flu
to resume his duties.
Foreman Joe Reed of the NJ. e. 0.
r. r. car department was in Column
bus during the past week on R. L.
business.
Mr.. j. L. Cummings, civil engineer
for the Mobile & Montgomery Dis
trict of the NJ. & o. K. r., was over
the local territory during the week.
Mr.. Sparks, an electrician out of
the Atlanta office, has been in the city
the past week making observations Of
a repeating service maintained by the
Western Union and Mobile & Ohio
K. r.
Mr.. Lacey Mullens. of the s. |. NJ.
4. r. shop forces has been Of few
days of the past week and visited
Meridian, Miss.
The line up on the Montgomery
District the past Sabbath morning
showed one carnival company moving
from Columbus to Corinth, Miss, and
another one moving from Montgom-
cry, Ala, to Tuscaloosa, thence to this
city.
Conductor Roland A, Crump Of the
M. & o. passenger service friends
will be glad to learn that his daughter,
Mrs. Hewlett, is rapidly recovering
from an automobile accident that be-
fell her a week ago in Birmingham,
Ala. Mr.. and Mrs. Crump were called
there.
Mr.. Tom j. Forest, a South Eastern
passenger representative Of the NJ. &
0. r. R., at Montgomery, Ala, are
glad to see him reappointed to his old
position.
Mr.. j. r. Watson, the efficient pas
senger representative of the M. g. o.
r. R., is back at work after few
days off with the flu.
The opening of three tricks in the
Office at Montgomery, Ala, has caused
spirited bidding by the NJ. & 0. OPP
orators. Under Government control
the offices were all worked under con-
solidatien. Verify competition is the
life Of trade.
Mr.. A. w. Rodgers, well known
IN. & 0. construction man, has been
despatched to Columbus by Division
Superintendent c. A. Pigford of the
Mobile & Montgomery Districts with
instructions to organize and put TO
work an "extra gang getting the
track in first class shape and to give
all yards the zone time over" APP
preparations will be allotted each man
| for the improvement Of traekage. Mr.
Rodgers is an old construction mar
with many years experience out Of
Mobile, Ala.
Foreman T. 0. Smith Of The Artesia
section, was here during the week.
Joe White, the porter on the "owl'
Of the NJ. & o. X. r. made the night
during the past week and after in bee
ten minutes a corpse. Those wht
worked along with him during tn,
night saw nothing unusual about hin
or his actions. Joe was faithful am
railroad friends were many who wer'
saddened over his untimely death.
Conductor d. j. (Dave) Parsons ant
w. H. IBID Easley and Flagmai