N&W Divisional Structure in 1891

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Gordon

It seems our friend Abram is not just a lowly turnip farmer making gin, he is fully diversified in his side business. 








Jim Stapleton

> On Jul 26, 2018, at 16:57, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> Abram,
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> Pursuant to your designation of me to provide the refreshments, I complied by purchasing the elixir shown in the attachment.  None of the three people that you designated  to prepare the railroad officials chart showed up (after a few sample drinks I may have overlooked inviting them), so I had to consume the entire contents of the bottle myself.  Kudos to you and your family for the find quality of this product.
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> Gordon Hamilton
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> Moderator:
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> https://www.nwhs.org/mailinglist/2018/20180726.IMG_0996.JPG
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>> On 7/25/2018 1:00 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
>> I have never been able to get clear on the administrative re-structurings which occurred over the years.
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>> So'z, this morning I was reading through the 1891 Proceedings of the American Society of Railroad Superintendents (really racy stuff, ya know...) and found the following in the membership list:
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>> James C. Cassell, Supt. LYNCHBURG DIV at Roanoke.
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>> E. L. DuBarry, Supt. EASTERN DIV at Crewe
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>> John G. Osborne, Supt. WESTERN DIV at Radford
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>> The Chair therefore appoints Messrs. Bundy, Blackstein, Miller and Hamilton as a committee of four to research and work all this out in chart form, complete with dates.  Messrs. Bundy, Blackstein and Miller can do the work, and Mr. Hamilton will handle the "Refreshments" aspect of things...
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>>                 -- abram burnett
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>> who swimmeth in the divisional confusion
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>> ===========================================
>>                   Sent to You from my Telegraph Key
>> Successor to the MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH LINE of 1844
>> ===========================================
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