The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-08
Tom K. Williams Is
Supt.
Division
Succeeds Supt. A. D.
CuuldfieId Who
Died Recently

liams became the new general su-
p~erintendent Of the Mississippi divi-
sion of the Illinois Central railroad
with headquarters In Water Valley.
Mr.. Williams, who had been serv-
ing as acting superintendent prior to
the death Of Supt. A. D. Caulfieid,
was named as Mr.. Caulfie1d's sue
cessor by President J.. L. Beven OF
the I. c.. T.,
The promotion came TO Mr.. VIII
Hams in his th~irty-eeventh year OF
service with the Illinois Central Rail
road Company, only employer he has
ever had. He first entered service
on the Tennessee Division on March
IT, 1902.
On February 8. 1905, he was pro-
NOTED to train dispatcher. serving "a
that capacity and as relief chief dis
patcher at Fulton, Ky, until Decem
Der 10, 1912, when he was made as
sistant chief dispatcher at Fulton,
In October 1915 he was assigned to
special work in connection with the
Edgewater cutoff by the company's
general manager.
On November 16, 1921, he wa,
granted a leave Of absence to engage
In special work assigned him by the
general superintendent, returning to
his position of assistant chief dis
patcher at Fulton, Ky, on May 10,
1928.
From August IT, 1923 until Janu-
am :. 1884, he served as acting train
er for the Louisiana Division
al McComb, Miss, and then resum-
ed his duties as assistant chief dis
patcher at Fulton, Ky. on January
/, 1924.
In July, 1924, he was assigned to
special work of checking records IN.
the train dispatchers' office for the
Southern lines for a short period OF
time. On November 1, 1924, he was
appointed as trainmaster at McComb,
and was transferred to Jackson, Miss.
on April 1, 1925, as trainmaster foe
the Canton and Yazoo districts.
Between January Is and April !
1928, he was chairman OF the Trans
portation Rules Committee, report
ing to J. F.. Porterfield, and while
on this committee, the transportation
rules were revised. Following this
tenure, he became chairman of the
board of examiners, touring he west
ern and part of the Northern lines,
re-examining employees. He return
ed to jackson as trainmaster August
1, 1928, having supervision over h
Canton and Yazoo districts and over
the G.. e. S: /. from Jackson to Gulf
port, with branches to Columbia and
Laurel.
On June 1. 1889, he was transfer
red to the Mississippi Division as
trainmaster of the Grenada, Water
Valley, jackson, Aberdeen and Win
field districts, with headquarters i'll
Grenada. He was serving on TINS
appointment when his appointment
as assistant superintendent of the
division came with headquarters at
Water Valley.
Mr.. Williams ZONES from a rail
road family. His father, Wnl Lee,
now deceased, was an agent-operatoE
on the old Tennessee division. He
has three brothers now in the service
of the Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany, H. w. Williams, formerly su-
perintendent of the Tennessee Div
sion; w. p. williams, agent-operator
at Water Valley. Ky; and r. NJ.
Williams, operator-clerk in the CHER
dispatcher's office at Paducah, Ky,
As superintendent of the Missis-
sippi Division, Mr.. Williams
will supervise the company's lines
from Cairo, Illinois 70 Jackson, Tenn.
to Birmingham; from Jackson, Tenn.
to Water Valley. Miss; from Water
Valley TO Canton, Miss; from Mem
phis to Grenada, Miss; from Durant
to Aberdeen, Miss; and from Win
field. Ala, to Brilliant, Ala.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams have two
sons. Thomas, 20. student at the
University of Mississippi, and Frank
lin, Is, high school student. They
NON, ras;aa in Nratar Valley.