The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10
SHIPPERS OF CITY
 INDIGNANT ABOUT
 FRAGRANT SLIGHT
Express Company Packs At- lanta and Dots South With Officials, But Names No
 Man for Birmingham

fhe Birmingham Traffic Bureau and the Chamber of Commerce wish co know why Birmingham has been left off the map in the appointment of officers of the Southeastern Ex- press company.
 Letters protesting against being ignored and requesting recognition of Birming- ham as a division point were mailed yesterday to General Manager J. B. Hockaday at Atlanta
 The letters of protest were by Charles Jones, secretary of the Traffic Bureau. and o. L. Bum, general manager of the Chamber of Commerce.
 Recent circulars issued by Mir. Hocka- day, president and general manager, an nounce the following appointments:
 APPOINTMENTS
 J. E. Skaggs, assistant general man ager, Atlanta. G. H. Kerr, traffic man ager, Atlanta; A T. Perry, auditor At lanta; l.. S. Jacoby, purchasing agent, Atlanta. Division superintendents as fol- lows; c. w. York. Atlanta: F. H. Good rich, Meridian w. M. Bragg, Chatta- uooga. w. F. Terrell, Charlotte: W. s. Hall, Washington, who will also have charge of the offices at Richmond, Nor folk, Portsmouth, Baltimore and West Point, Va.
 The Southeastern Express company was recently incorporated in Birmingham m to do an express business on the lines of the Southern and Mobile and Ohio rail- roads Birmingham being a central point. it was presumed that it would be at least division point with superintendent in charge. However, the list of division ap- pointments ignores Birmingham, and this is what the Traffic Bureau and the Chamber of Commerce are protesting.
 The letter to MT. Hockaday from Sec retary Jones of the Traffic Bureau fol- lows:
 THE LETTER
 MT. J. B. Hockaday, President and
 General Manager Southeastern Ex-
 press Company, Atlanta, Ga:
 q acknowledge with thanks receipt of your circular dated March Is, announc- ing the appointment of various officials of the Southeastern Express company, and we are somewhat disappointed to note that you have failed to recognize the city of Birmingham with the office of district superintendent.
 The Birmingham district is large tonnage producer and, frankly. 1t would appear that if the Southeastern Express NN'O and receivers in Birmingham utilizing the express service as a transportation medium anything like their proportion ate share of traffic that some material recognition should be given the district and city.
 My remarks, however. may be fittie pr emature as it may be your intention to place at Birmingham district super intendent so that the city will reap the benefit of such representation. But this. ,o my way of thinking, is secondary, as the greatest good would result to the South- eastern Express company and the ousi- ness firms in the district by having representative here with authority to whom we could go with our problems and secure their adjustment without being forced to correspond with officials located in other cities. Personally have felt all along that Birmingham should have been made the general heAd- quarters instead of Atlanta
 I've feel very friendly toward the Southeastern Express company and nope upon further reflection you will see the wisdom of recognizing our city py pfac- ing at least a district office here. ine ~ "c. E. JONES"