The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-01
SOUTHERN OFFICERS
NAMED BY HARRISON
Announcement of Officials Who Will
Govern System is Made-Railways
Revert to Owners Today Many
Changes are Made in
Personnel.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-President
Fairfax Harrison, of the Southern
railway system, tonight announced as
follows the executive officers of the
company and it's subsidiaries effectlVe
March l when they revert to their
owners:
L. F.. Jeffries, vice president and
general counsel, Washington; II. W..
Miller, vice president in charge OF
construction, purchases, real estate,
etc., Washington; E. H. Coapman,
vice president in charge Of operation,
Washington; Lincoln Green, vice
president in charge of traffic, Wash
ington; ]. B. Munson, vice president,
resident executive officer in the west,
Cincinnati; R. B. egram, vice
president, resident executive officer
at Atlanta; T. F. Steele, vice presi-
dent, New Orleans and Northwestern
Railroad Company, New Orleans; A.
H. Plant, assistant to president,
Washington; F. S. Wynn, secretary
and treasurer, New York; E. H. Kem-
per, comptroller, Washington.
The G. S. and F.
The Georgia Southern and Florida
railway is shown as part of the
Southern railway system, included in
the lines west; ]. H. McCue, Bristol,
Va. and C. L. Gambler, Norfolk,
executive general agents; In the
operating department the following
promotions were announced by Vice
President Coapman: w. n. Foreacre,
general manager. lines east, Char
lotte, H. T. B. Toye, inspector,
pecial agency department, lines east.
Charlotte; F. P. Peller, general SD
perintendent of the southeastern dis
trict, comprising the Atlanta and Co.
lumbus divisions Of the Southern rail.
way, and the Georgia Southern and
Florida, Macon, CAL. S. Lemond,
chief engineer, maintenance of way
and structures, lines east, Charlotte.
N. c., vice B. B. Herman, promoted
to be assistant to the vice president;
w. C Hudson, superintendent, Char
1otte division, Greenville, S. c., vice
J. w. Wassum, promoted; S. J. Null
vaney. superintendent. Asheville di-
vision, Asheville, n. c., vice w. c.
Hudson. transferred; NJ E. Madden,
superintendent, Georgia Southern
and Florida railway, Macon Ca; G.
Gambler, superintendent Atlanta divi-
sion, Atlanta, vice c. E. Erwin, pro-
NOTED.
In the traffic service the following
appointments were made by Vice
President Lincoln Green: w. H. Tay-
1oe, passenger traffic manager, Wash
ington; E. H. Shaw, freight traffic
manager, Washington; J. j.. Hopper,
. general claim agent lover charge)
Washington; J. c. Williams, mana
ger, Development service, Washing
ton; J. M. Woodruff, assistant 20
vice president, Washir gton.
Appointment made by Passenger
Traffic Manager w. H. Tayloe, in
clude: H. c. Carry, Washington; ].
G. Beam, Atlanta, assistant general
passenger agent.
Assistant general freight agents,
include: G. H. Kerr, H. M. Cobb, E.
J. Brown and L. L. McClesky, of At
lanta; D. Cardwell, Columbia, S. C.
In the law department appoint
ments announced by vice president
and general counsel l.. E. Jeffries, in
clude: S. r. Prince, general solicitor,
in general charge Of all litigation,
Washington; Frank G. Tompkins,
division counsel for the state of South
Carolina, Columbia, S. GU. C. Hall,
division counsel with jurisdiction
over the lines of the Georgia South
ern and Florida railway company in
the state Of Georgia and the lines of
the Southern railway system in the
state of Florida; w. P. Hopper was
appointed assistant local treasurer
for the Georgia Southern and Florida
railway with headquarters at Macon,
Ca; Auditor Of the Blue Ridge rail-
way. and other short lines with office
at Atlanta, J. M. Forney.