Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-28
AMONG THE RAILROADS.
AUGUSTA GOING FOR THE TICK
EFT AGENTS.

Compelling Them Ia Pay License
Which has Not Been Exacted in Years
Return of the Florida Excursion
ists-Chauges in the Railroad Offices
The Progress of obstruction.
The first train from Jacksonville to the
beach at Fernandina VIII be run next
Sunday.
Both the railroad and express compa-
MES on the Florida Transit Railroad are
taxed to their utmost in carrying Yege-
tables.
1t is rumored that Eastman viii soon be
the dinner point for the day passenger
trains on the Brunswick division Of the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Railroad
The Tavares. Orlando and Atlantic Rail-
road will be completed to Orlando next
saturday night, and open for business
June l6 through trains to run from Jack
sonville via the Florida Railway and NaYi-
CATION Company's road.
NJ Taylor, Of Rome, is to succeed MIR.
Andrew Clarke as freight agent of the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Railroad in Atlanta. He has been depot
agent at Rome, and has been in the SER
vice Of the company for seventeen years.
He Will take charge on May %.
Some members Of party of excursion
lists from Knoxville passed through Sa-
vannaa yesterday on their wav home.
The East Tennessee, Virginia aud Georgia
made = special rate of So for a round trip
from Knoxville to Brunswick. and several
Of the party awaited themselves of the Op-
portunity to visit other points.
Agents from Chicago, Louisville, st.
Louis and Southwestern points will meet
at Pittsburg July >. The Pennsylvania
Will furnish them with a special train Of
parlor cars at that point and carry them
to New York, giving the party a daylight
ride over it's fine road Among other
Southwestern agents who will probably 90
are Mr.. Fred Bush, of the Louisville and
Nashville: Mr.. James Shaw, of the Cen
trial; Mr.. James Mallory, Of the Western
and Atlantic; Mr.. Alec Thweatt, q. p,
Nessrs. William Rogers and Ed. Sisson,
Of Chattanooga.
There is considerable speculation in
railroad circles as to who viii he
the successor Of Mr.. John Scott, who
resigned his position as General Manager
Of the Queen and Crescent route last
Saturday. The name OF Mai. Campbell
Wallace, of Atlanta, is mentioned in con-
nection with the position, but his friends
assert that he could not be induced to ac-
cept the general managership. A Chatta-
nOOga Times reporter has been informed,
by a gentleman in a position to speak
authOritatiVely, that General Passenger
Agent Wilson had rendered his resigna-
ton, and it would be made public in a
few days. 1t is expected that there will
be large number of changes among the
officers.
Mr.. n. Haight, of Louisville, and
Travelling Agent of the Union Pacific
Railroad, Fred. d. Bush, of Atlanta, and
Travelling Passenger Agent of the Louis
Vile and Nashville Road. and J. II. Lati-
mer, Southeastern Passenger Agent of
the Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis
Railway, stopped over in Savannah yester-
day. Mr.. Latimer is the successor of Mr..
Albert Wren at Atlanta. 1t is rumored
that Mr.. Wren Will accept a position on a
Western road. The annual meeting of
the General Travelling Passenger Agents
of all the lines In the United States
will be held at Boston July Z.
1t is expected that nearly 100 will at
tend. Last year the meeting was held at
Denver, and in 1881 at Atlanta.
The last of the Charleston and Savan-
nah, and Savannah. Florida and Western
Railway Employees Mutual Relief Asso-
citation eXcursionists will return from
Florida to-day. The party, numbering
between 800 and 600, left here last Friday
morning. reaching Jacksonville about
I ApVus h1 BAA ~ ulNANtu IhtlCs HOilS
going on further to st. Augustine and Pa
latka and others remaining. The trip to
st. Augustine was pleasantly made.
About 200 took the narrow gauge road
and were whirled to their destination.
The time in the City bv the Sea was
pleasantly passed. On Sunday most of
the party attended the old Spanish cathe-
dral and afterwards visited Fort Marion.
/ a S8vannahian who returned yesterday
said st. Augustine ought TO be called the
/ City of Hotels instead of City by the Sea,
for in whatever direction one looks, tower
ing above the old houses, a hotel looms up.
Seemingly every available site that will
suit is being bought up for that purpose.
One hotel is now building with 600 rooms.
The Keene Dramatic Association, Of
which MIR. +. +. Durbec is President, was
to have given performance on
Saturday night, but owing to some
misunderstanding in not announcing
the date, the performance was
postponed until Monday night. On Tues
day night performance was also giver
in Palatka. A gentleman wA0 had not
visited jacksonville in twenty years sait
that the changes there were almos
beyond note, and he hardly recognized the
place. The excursion, although not 81
largely attended as last year, was a sue
cess.