Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-22
ExoURs1oNIsrs ON TIE WING.
Railroad Officials En- Route from the
New Orleans Convention.

new Or1oan6 COnNeuL1Ons
The railroad passenger and ticket
agents, recently in convention at New
Orleans, arrived in Savannah on a special
train over the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway yesterday morning at
$50 O'Clock. They left New Orleans
Wednesday night, stopping at Pensacola,
where they spent Thursday, and arriving
at Jacksonville Friday morning. They
left there at $3.50 Friday night.
Upon their ARRIVAL in Savannah they
were taken in charge by the officials of
the Savannah, Florida and Western and
the Central Railroads and breakfasted at
the depot restaurant. They were then
escorted to carriages and driven to the
extensive wharves above and below the
city, and to various other points Of inter-
est. After lunch they were driven to Thun-
derbolt and Bonaventure. At O'Clock an
elegant dinner was served at the restau-
rant and was highly enjoyed. Later in
the evening the train on which they were
travelling was transferred to the Central
Railroad, and left at $3.50 for At
lanta, where the party will arrive this
morning for breakfast. The eXcursionists
| expressed themselves highly pleased
with Savannah and were surprised
at its extensive commercial facil-
tiles. They were astOnlshed to see
the immense business done along the
wharves and in the great freight yards
A number of them remarked that they
could now realize the commercial impOr-
| lance of the New South. The following
is list of those constituting the party
d. j. Peasen and wife, G. st. p. M. &
| o. K. R.; j. NJ. CheesbrOugh and wife,
Vandalia Line; 0. H. Briggs, New York,
Providence & Boston Railroad; VIM.
Durffe, p. F. w. r. r.; Miss Paine; H.
X. Kelly; A. V. 81. Carpenter, General
Passenger Agent g. NJ. & st. p. Ry; j.
G. Carpenter; II. NJ. Bronson and wife. j.
B. CIV. Ry.; VIM. Hill and wife, C. & E. j.
r. R.; Mrs. Barker; Mrs. c. H. ROsen-
thalt; j. c. Evans; 7. p. Carpenter, L. S..
& T Co.; E. B. Chandler and wife; A. j..
O'Reilly, l.. n. A. d G. Ry; Frank Chand-
Ter, Wabash, st. L. q Pacific; John Egan,
@. l., st. L. & C.. Ry.; Miss Stella Egan !;
L. w. Barnes, Chamberlain News CO.. B..
F. Horner and wife, n. Y. q. & St. L. Ry. !;
A. d. Smith and wife, p. e l.. E. Ry.; c..
A. Taylor and wife, r. & p. r. r.; W. H.
Joyce and wife; Fl. 2. Clark, Eastern
Agent Associated Lines; Mrs. DeLaug lie;
NJ. Slaughter and wife, r. & D. r. R.; T.
NJ. Emerson and wife, Atlantic Coast
Line; W. H. Hurd and wife; II. A. Tay-
lof; c. P. AtmOre, General Passenger
Agent L. & n. Ry.; &. w. Curtis; j. L..
Taylor and wife, s., F. & W. Ry.; g. A..
Witchand and wife; Leo Cannon,
R. r. Editor Chicago Tribune; E.
j. McDale, St. L., NJ. & st. p;
w. Ii. McDoel, General Freight Agent l..
n. A. 81 c. Ry.; l. S. Erwin, General
Passenger Agent Rochester and Pitts
burg r. r.; Miss Whetterson, Miss
Merchant; j. FL. Best, Jr., General Pas
senger Agent st. L. K. & n. W. Ry.; 5.
f. Boyd, General Passenger Agent NJ. &
st. l.. Ry.; d. Wishart and wife, General
Passenger Agent st. L. & S. F.; R. S
Hair and wife, General Passenger Agent
&. & \. w. RY.; W. II. Bennett and wife,
General Passenger Agent I. A. A. & N.
M; G. L. Lockwood and wife, General
Passenger Agent G. r. 81 |. r. r.; Mrs.
A. Bactor; j. NJ. Boyle and wife, General
Passenger Agent t. & 1. r. r.; j. M. Hall
and wife. General Passen ger Agent W. g.
l.. f. & n. c. M; L. c. Bro0kly, General
Passenger Agent Maine Central r. r; A.
r. Brookly: B. I. Lewis, Z. st. L. & w.
r. r.; j. Z. Haunaghan, General Pas
senger Agent b. G. r. Il n. r. r.; A. B.
Leak, Miss Cunningham, G. A. White
head and wife, c. r. r. of Georgia.