Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-29
RAIL EXECUTIVES
NAME THEIR AIDS
Appointments and Promotions
Announced by President Har-
rison of the Southern.
RICHMOND READY FOR CHANGE
New Posts and Advancement for
Residents of This and Other
Virginia Cities.
Thy Associated Press. I

tBy Associated Press.l
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-Presi1cnt
Fairfax Harrison. OF the Southern
Railway system, tonight announced as
follows the executive officers OF tho
company and its subsidiar ies. effective
March 1. when they revert to their
owners:
L. E. Jerries. vice -prcsiden, ana
general counsel Washington
II. w. Miller. vice president in
charge OF construction. purchases. real
estate. etc. Washington.
E. 81. Coapman. vice-president IN
charge OF operation. Washington.
Lincoln Green. vice-president In
charge OF traffic. Washington.
J. 3. Munson. wee president resi-
dent executive officer in tho West. Cic-
cinnati.
b. Pegram. vice-president, resi-
dent executive officer at Atlanta.
L. .F. Steele. vicc-president, New Or
leans and Northeastern Railroad Com
A. II. Plant. assistant to president,
F. S: Wynn. secretary and treasurer,
e. II. Kemper. comptroller. wash
ington.
Georgia Southern and Florida.
The Georgia Southern and Florida
skaiTay + shown as part Of tho
80 - iII"e9 SS SecHi' lhCiuusa IN
The following have been named as
executive general agents, j. H. Mc.
wood. Rectortown. Va; d. s. Aber-
nethy. Chattanooga; t. r. Steele. New
Orleans, and G. l. Gambler, Norfolk.
lowing promotions were announced by
Vice-President Coapman: w. N Fore
esre. general manager lines East.
ager lines West. Cincinnati; Ia. T. b.
Moyc. inspector. special agency depart
ment. lines East. Chnrlotte; 70. w. S.
nartment. lines West. Cincinnati; r.
Z. Pelter. general superintendent Of
tho southeastern district. comprising
the Southern Railway and tho GeorSia
Southern and Florida, Macon. Ga.
Promotions md Tranrfers.
The following promotions and trans
fers are announced:
dent, southern district. Birmin CHAM,
vice j.. Fl. Stanfiel. promoted; j. s.
Lemond. chief engineer maintena nee
Charlotte. y, C., Vice B. Herman s pro.
noted to be assistant to the vice pres
dent; w. G. Hudson. superintenden.,
Charlotte division. Greenville S G..
Muivaney. Superintendent. Ashevillo
division. Asheville. vice w. c. Hud-
; son. traIsferred: NJ q; Madden. super
ida Railway. Macon. Ga. transferred:
j G. Austin. superintendent Mobile d.
vision. Selma. Ala. vice NJ. 70. Mad
perintendent Atlanta division. Atlanta,
vice c. r. Erwin. promoted.
Traffic Service Changes.
In the traffic service the following
1a,ppointments were made by Vice
manage: Was sGn nasSsfnsf f. s ssa1e
manager. louisville; G.. p. Biles
f frei III t. traffic manager; lines West
rae M lines Was,
j. j: HOOPER, general claim agent
,T;o fever washington: J. G. wiz
]. n; Wocdruff. assistant 10 vice. na
president. Washington :.
Traffic Manager w. H. Taylor include:
Il hikd r. GSa iGys,nT Wf9;Shingten. and p. e
I. Meek. Chattanooga. and j. c. Beam.
atlanta atlanta Assistant general passenger
sMsasssr SHAW 81 r 'aease: TEas
sell, Memphis. assistant freight t. traffic raSi
managers: + p. Claggett, Atlanta: q.
Il. oliver, CincinnN;i; J. RI. Drake
genera f irsah agents agents in
clude G. II. Kerr. II NJ Cobb. r. J.
Brown and L; L. McCleskey. Atlanta:
Columbus. Miss; ]. L. Graves, KnoX-
Vile: j. w. Hunter. Mobile, and Wins
+. Wilson. Richmond.
In the Law Department.
In the law department appointments
eral Counsel l.. H. Jeffries include:
Alexander p. Humphrey. general solicit
tor, In charge Of the law department OF
ward Colston. general solicitor. in
charge of the law department of the
lines of the Cincinnati. New Orleans
S. r. Prince, general solicitor. in gen
eral charge OF all litigation, Washing
ton: Frank G. Thompkins. division
counsel with Jurisdiction over the ines
or the Georgia. southern and Florida
and she lines n OF the the s sob.r of
RI i:way system in the state OF Florida.
W. rdc, Hopper tppe .r was appointed assist
southern and Florida Railway with
headquarters at Macon.
no Fl d. The MeT ioow, eemp,5oler an
for the Mobile and Ohio Raiiroad ana
tho Southern Railway Company in Mis-
sissippi. with offices in Mobile: w. W.
middleton, auditor; L. y. De Ornellas,
assistant auditor; 70. T. Jervey. audi
tor Of disbursements, and A. 7. Cam
cron, auditor of receipts.
As.auditor Of the Blue Ridge Rail-
way and other short lines. with OFFICES
at Atlanta, j. NJ. Forney was named.
FEW CHANGES IN RICHMOND
RAILWAY OFFICES EXPECTED
Railroads throughout the United
States Will DO returned to their owners
automatically at 1901 o'clock tonight
by order OF President Wilson. Little
change is expected In the operation
or tho roads running through Rich
mond for several days. That drastic