Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-02
RAILROADS SHOW mo SIGN
OF CHANGE.|N OPERATION.
Nepastment Heads OF Local Lines
Announce Many Appointments
Hero.
WILL KEEP TICKET OFFICE
Southern Calls on Employees to CO.
Operate With Public-Chesapeal
and Ohio Names Officials for Vir-
ginia.

t without confusion or INTERRUPTION,
the railroad lines here went back into
private control yesterday. There were
y few, If any. changes. Several roads
here issued bulletins assuring patrons
%of the Intentions of the companies TO
continue the best of service and that
schedules will be maintained as they
are for the present. The American
z Railway Express Company will con-
tinue indefinitely under the present
system.
There was practically no confusion
in the operation OF the railroads. Ex-
ecutive officials. however. in many in
the financial standing of their lines
and keep the books OF the companies
straight in the tangle caused by the
81 Departmental heads who wer. ap-
pointed just prior to the return Of the
railroads began TO issue bulletins
selected for positions under them.
that property of enormous value had
changed hands overnight.
Harrison Issues Bulletin.
IN a bulletin to the employees of
the southern Railway yesterday. Fair
called for ali employees to co-operate
fully with the public
j. H. Drake. general freight agent
bulletin to the public. in which he
said:
The Southern Railway system will
notice the passenger train schedules
which have been in effect on lines on
winch are now part of the system, and
patton in the consolidated ticket of1ices
at points on its lines"
passenger tickets will continue to
the railroads. as formerly handled
through the United states Railroad
Ticket Office at $40 East .nain street.
The only change in the office will be
dated Ticket Office" on the WINDOWS.
with the. stamp of the various roads
Impressed on the tickets.
This system of n centralized ticket
Office Is not new to Richmond peo-
pie, the, old Richmond Transfer Com
street from the present office. having
sold tickets for all railroads for a
number of years. while the Seaboard.
Norfolk and western roads conducted
separate Offices st the same time
5,,Ail tickets will be sold indefinitely
the roads were under Federal control,
and will be directed by the present
committee. with ]. B. Mordecai as
Appointments Made Yesterday.
u. Numerous new appointments were
announced yesterday and many more
ore ma M ggHSG laf presaent Of
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. who is
also the president of the Hooking VAL
ley Railway. announced yesterday tho
appointment OF NJ. S. Connors as gem
seral manager OF the Hooking valley
and M T. Spencer executive assistant:
;R. n. Snead was appointed manager OF
the express traffic department and of
publicity.
X From the office OF the president the
FOLLOWING appointments were also an
nOunced:
B: Parrish. general manager.
-sR. II. Snead. manager express traf-
fc, and publicity.
X SC. B. Wall. vice president OF the rail-
road. announced the following officers,
all living in Richmond:
ohm c. Duke, special assistant: r. p.
Eubank, real estate agent; w. D. Hy-
man, Jr., assistant real estate agent;
Al. Rooney. tax commissioner.
The valuation organization, effective
this date, as follows:
X G.. B. Wall, chairman; ]. p. Nelson,
engineer; A. J. Rooney, mem
Der valuation committee: E. NJ. Thorn
as, member valuation committee; w
with the approval OF the president
George w. Stevens. the following APP
were made by ]. B. Par
.srLsh. general manager effective on
= SgssaxSSn asslsssnt 1 to general
purchases. stores and safety. Richmond:
~, u Booth, superintendent transportation.
perintsndent Transportation. Richmond; J.
f. uuSern
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