The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-04
GENERAL AGENT IN
 CHARGE OF RIVER
 ID BE APPOINTED
Manager Brent to Establish Real Warrior Barge Line Office in Birmingham.
 On Way Here

In order that the Warrior rivers s transportation facilities may be placed on broad and efficient basis, Theodore Brent, general manager of the Mississippi Warrior barge lines, has determined to appoint and install at Birmingham a general agent for the Warrior system such as the Louisville and Nashville and other railroads have here for the handling of their freight business.
 This general agent is to have a full staff of traffic and other subordinate officials to attend to details. It is to be complete executive agents s office.
 Mir. Brent and his official family of the Mississippi- Warrior system are preparing to make a trip of inspec- tion of the Warrior river, leaving Mobile in the morning in the oil- burning barge Advance, which has just been assigned to service on the Warrior. Henry T. DeBardeleben, re- tiring manager of Warrior barge line, will join the party, leaving here for Mobile tonight, and will make the up-river trip with them.
 The party will arrive in Birmiug- ham Monday evening or Tuesday morning. While here conference will be held with executives of the Chamber of Commerce, Alabama Manufacturers association and bus mess men at large with regard to the new general agency to be established. At this conference Birmingham s view of the qualifications of the new official will be presented. It is un- derstood that Birmingham will ask for the appointment of an exper- fenced Birmingham traffic man, one of the first water and of broad ex- perience.
 Want Local Man
 It is believed that a traffic man familiar with Birmingham industries and conditions would give better ser- vice than a man of similar attain ments brought from the outside, but not acquainted with the district and it's trade characteristics and require ments.
 Brents New Staff
 Duties heretofore performed by Mir. DeBardeleben have been dis tributed among several. Official an- nouncement of the new Mississippi Warrior river staff, as named by Manager Brent to hold the positions named on and after August 1, in- cludes the following appointments:
 c. P. Patton, general superinten- dent Mississippi Warrior barge ner- vice. headquarters at Memphis, will have charge of the operation of boats. Superintendent of Warrior section at Mobile will report to him.
 Maintenance of floating craft in charge of Capt. E. B. Pickley, su- perintendent of maintenance, New Orleans.
 Maintenance of terminals and shore equipment in charge of F. F. Barry, engineering assistant, New Orleans.
 Superintendent of stations. L.. X Polk. operating assistant. New Or leans.
 Accounting matters in charge of J. s. Powell, auditor, New Orleans.
 Matters pertaining to tariffs and rate adjustments in charge of W. NJ. Huff, general freight agent, New Dr. leans.
 Commercial agent In Birmingham. N. W. Guice, who. until further or ders, will report to J. T. Higgins, executive assistant at St. Louis.
 Birmingham chief interest lies in the naming of the general agent here Already several names of experienced Birmingham traffic men are being mentioned and 1t seems assured that the district will insist on No. 1 man acquainted with the district as well as transpor tation man of higher caliber.