The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-05-10
W. VI. BUTTON SUCCEEDS
THE LATE q. ]. DELAMOTTE
As MANAGER VI. Y. RAILROAD
Directors Ne, Nav J and Made Appointments ~ Manager
and Assistant. and Passed Resolutions on
Death Of Former Manager

, A . meeting 81 the Board a. d.
rectaFs 0 ne Mississippi Export
Railroad on Ma 3 W n Duttou.
who has been auditor for TINS rail-
road FOR the past two years uas sp-
pointed acting general manager for
ne railroad sacceedine The late O
J DeLamotte
Mr. Dutton Is no stranger h this
section. having been here since Au-
gust. 1898 He Is young In years but
no, 70 young in railroad work for ne
has q record Of twenty years OF this
kind Of employment 10 hts credit
He Is q versatile man. having serv-
ed not only as auditor for this rail-
road, but IN VARIOUS capacities and tn
different sections for the same rail-
road during his yearO Of active work
His father vas superintendent OF
the Seaboard Airline Railroad for
many years At the OF eighteen
the young Mfr. Dutton entered nor
his life's work IN the operating de-
partnent Of this railroad IN Jack
s0nville. Florida.
For two years Mr.. Dutton manag-
ed q railroad real estate develop
menf IN Florida. Two years we're
spent in Morehead North Carolina.
as manager Of the Port Terminals
and as officer OF the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad. and the
Beaufort and Morehead Railroad.
Altogether, he has had twenty
years Of diversified railroad train
ting and experience. al of which
was with the same Seaboard Air
Line Railroad. with the exception
Of the two years spent In Morehad
City as manager OF the Port TerTni-
mails Apart from these two years,
he has spent IN Moss Point as audi
tor Of the railroad he had neyer be-
fore engaged IN that line Of work.
He is no novice at railroad work.
rs may be seen. and no doubt viii
make an able executive.
The Mississippi Export Railroad
connects Pascagoula and Lueedale.
Mississippi. serving many industries
ana communities along the uay.
vice-President Luce. at the meeting.
expressed satisfaction at the pro-
greSs the railroad had made this
year.
MIR. Dutton is thirty-nine years of
age. married. has one n Robert.
His early days vert spent In Sa-
vannah. Georgia. and ne Is s real
Southerner. He is making his home
in Moss Point.
At the same meeting OF the direc-
tors OF the road the following reso-
luton was offered and adopted
unanimously.
RESOLUTION OF RESPECT
Whereas. In the death OF q. J.
De1amotte. the Mississippi Export
Railroad Company has lost a most
capable and competent general man
ager. the city Of Moss Point an out
standing citizen. his family q de-
voted husband and father. and all
who knew him a much respected and
loyal friend; and
Whereas: It Is the desire OF this
Board 70 make public expression Of
n esteem IN which MI. DeLamotte
was held by the members. as well
as by the entire personnel Of the
railroad he SO faithfully served;
therefore, be II
Resolved: BY the Board of Da-
rectors Of the Mississippi Export
Railroad Company. in general meet
ing. that rs 3 marx OF respect to the
dead and Of sympathy to his family,
these expressions be placed on the
Minutes Of said Board as q perma-
nent record. q copy be engrossed
and presented 70 the family Of the
deceased: and also that same be
published in our local newspapers.
Respectfully submitted,
W. B. HERRING,
3. D. SPANN.
K W. BURNHAM.
Committee.
Moss Point. Miss, May 3. 1910.