Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1927-01-06

B. m A. CHANGES
TO A. B. Il c.
ALI. OLD OFFICIALS RE
!. TANNED AND NEW
ONES NAMED

.:s ONES NAMED
Following election of officers
OF the Atlanta, Birmingham &
Coast railroad in New York, the
old A. B. 4 A. railway. which
the A. B. & c. absorbs. became
a thing Of the past, although it
was history in its oper--
asions and attracted wide atten-
tion in the railroad circles of the
country.
Col. B. L. Bugg, former president
and later receiver of the A. B. & A.,
through whose efforts his road made
its successful Comeback" was elect
ed president of the newly organized
A. b. & c., which now becomes part
of the Atlantic Coast Line with I'M
limited backing for its future opera
tions. His administration under the
receivership into which the A. B. &
A. finally was forced to go through
combination of circumstances, in.
Guiding a prolonged strike of the Ia
Dor unions, is regarded in railroad
circles the most successful han
ding of railroad property under ad.
verse conditions in the South's his
tory.
Associated. with Col. Bugg was ]
L. Edwards, assistant receiver, and
W. e. Paschall, treasurer. Mr.. Ed
wards has been elected vice-president
and Mr.. Paschall treasurer Of the
new road. Both are prominent At.
lantians. A. v. B. Gilbert, also Of
Atlanta, was elected assistant secre.
tary. Brandon and Hynds, Atlanta
law firm, are continued as general
counsel.
Additions to the list of officers are
made from the Atlantic Coast Line,
They are: Lyman Delano, vice-presi.
dent, of Wilmington, N. c.; H. l.
Borden, secretary, New York; F. D.
Lennon, assistant secretary, New
York, and Geo. B. Elliott, advisory
counsel, Wilmington, N. c. Mr.. Bor-
den, Ne secretary, was also elected
assistant treasurer.
Other heads of the railway who
have been reelected to their respec.
tive positions are: A. D. Daniel, pas
.senger traffic manager; G. B. Keai-
hofer, freight traffic manager; Roy
Popo, assistant general freight agent
H. S. Young, assistant general freight
agent; c.. E. Brewer, general super
intendent of transportation; L. l.
Beall, chief engineer; w. A. Spell,
engineer of maintenance of way; A.
W. Kirkland, superintendent of mo.
tive power; C. F. Taliferro, general
claim agent; A. v. B. Gilbert, pur'
chasing agent; f. L. Greene, auditor
r, G. Parks, superintendent of car
service; w. S. Elkin, surgeon, and
w. S. Goldsmith, assistant surgeon
All these officers, except one excen'
tion live in Atlanta. A. w. Kirkland
superintendent of motive power, is 10.
Gated at Fitzgerald.
Passing of the control of the A. b
& A. into the hands of the Atlantic
Coast Line is expected to have bene'
fetal and far reaching effect for the
entire state of Georgia and the sec
ton of the southeast served by the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast rail
way. as the new organization is call
ed. which takes over the A. B. & A
"To begin with the Atlanta. Biz
mingham and Atlantic railway, under
the deal approved by the interstate
commerce commission, becomes tht
Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast rail
way with absolute ownership OF al
common stock in the hands of the
Atlantic Coast Line railway" Col
Bugg said. "This changes the ole
line at once from line that faced
many vicissitudes and hardships, par
ticularly of financial nature, into
cial backing.
line with virtually unlimited finan
In the second place the line, thru
traffic that can be ffered it through
its neE 5gnership connections, vii
become once a paying proposition
reHaoving all receiverships and Other
embarrassments."
Valuable 10 Many Classes
Such assurances viii have a great
effect on indussrial ders, business
men and DEVELOPER no now live or
the Atlanta, Birn sham and Coasi
system, as It win e them assurance
Of permanent operation, of man,
NEEDED improvements and of adequate
railroad facilities for investments ana
developments Of al kinds suchelead
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