The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-09

-. ~ AdihpDtll. Oh buIIalO, n. L.,
traffic representative for the Nickel
Plate line, spent Friday here on busi-
ness.
z. L. Robinson. of st. Louis, gem
eral live stock agent for the Mobile &
ONO railroad, is here in the interest
of live stock shipping in this territory.
a letter was received from. France
FRIDAY by, c. c. Taylor, assistant gem
eral freight agent for the Mobile &
Ohio railroad notifying him that ne
had been named godfather to Albert
Gosselin, 7-year-old French orphan,
living at st. Dennis, France. Mr.. Tay-
Tor was very much gatified at the honor
ana Immediately wrote a kind, father
~ letter to the little fellow, asking for
MS picture and a full account Of his
life and surroundings.
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u. 5: Vincent, representing the I'm
porters' Bonded warehouse at New Or
leans. arrived here Friday and spent
tne day calling on local exporters and
railway men.
kepler Johnson, trainmaster for the
ROCK Island line at Little Rock, was
in Memphis Friday.
C. X. Boutwell,, assistant general
passenger agent for the Missouri Pa
cific railroad, with Headquarters at
Little Rock, was here for conference
with ii; y; Wilson, division passenger
agent, Friday.
w. b: Ryan, assistant general freight
agent for the Illinois Central railroad
is in Louisville, Ky, on business.
]. J. Bradley, chief clerk in the COM
mercial office OF the Southern Pacific
rallroad. is spending a vacation in
Northern Michigan.
M. o. Britain, traffic manager for
the, Mum CONSTRUCTION company, of
Dallas, Texas, Is here looking after the
movement Of several cars Of building
stone for bank building at Eastland,
Texas.
Joseph Lallande, of New Orleans, gen.
eral freight agent for the Southern Pa
cific railroad, is expected here Satur-
day for a visit with l.. C. Bouchard,
general agent for the line. and with
Memphis shippers using the Southern
Pacific line.
j. c. Galloway, division passenger
agent for the ~, C. & st. L. railroad.
upon his return from Paducah, Ky. Fri
day, announced that in all probability
me N, c. & st. l.. will return to its
former custom of running an excursion
Train at popular fares to the Emanci-
X, L,
No excursion for this event has been
operated since 1917, when more than
1000 negroes made the trip from Mem
pms. In that year it was estimated that
$4,000 negroes attended the celebration
from cities and towns in Kentucky,
tennessee and Arkansas. If the ex-
cursion is decided upon, the round trip
fare on the special train from Memphis
Will be about $3.50, while the regular
fare Is about $12.
A., P. Green, industrial commissioner
for the Frisco railroad, with headquar-
tiers at st. Louis, was here in confer
ence, with r. Il. Buchanan, division
freight agent for the line. Mr.. Green
IS just completing a tour Of points in
Texas and through the Mississippi val
ley. In no section that he visited, Mr..
Green said, is the industrial conditions
$? firmly established as in the Mem
phis territory where industry is forg-
ing ahead in every line, apparently UNI
affected by the measures in force for
restricting credits, Mr.. Green will leave
Friday night for Birmingham.
A. p. Matthews, division passenger
agent for the Frisco railroad, Is in Lit
tie Rock, ARK.
T. L. Jennings, travelling representa-
tive for the Southern Pacific railroad
Is expected to return Saturday from a
business trip through points in Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee.
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Frank c. Johnson, general agent for
the Rock Island railroad, and ]. V.
Atkinson, general agent for the Missis-
sippi- Warrior barge line, made trip
by motor car Friday to Bauxippi Ark,
where the plant of the American Alum
mum company is located, to inspect the
equipment recently installed for heavy
loading and unloading of freight from
barge to freight cars.
l.. ]. Morris, chief clerk in the COM
mercial office of the Louisville & Nash
vile railroad. accompanied by Mrs
Morris, expects to leave Saturday for
a vacation with Mr.. Morris parents
at Erin, Tenn.
c. G. Boyer, general agent for the To-
ledo, st. Louis & Western railroad.
better known as the Glover Leaf route,
will open commercial offices at Memphis
in the Porter building about July Is.