Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-17
FLORIDA'S METROPOLIS.
Steamboat Lines Consolidated-A
Newspaper Expiodes Prematurely.

steamboat Lines lidated-A
Newspaper Expiodes Prematurely.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Dec. 16-An
important consolidation in steamboat
lines was perfected in this city yesterday
and out Of the whole a strong, powerful
and wealthy combination has been
formed. For the last year or two there
has been plying the ST. Johns and tribu-
tary streams number of small steam
boats, several of which were the indi-
vidual property of Messrs. Tyson e.
Smith, large wholesale grocery
and produce firm, ana the others by a
capitalist named Aiken. Yesterday these
lines made combination and hereafter
are to be known as the Aiken and indie
pendent Line of steamboats,, with the fol-
lowing list Of stockholders and directors,
most of whom will be recognized by
tIoridlans as active and enterprising
business men of this CITY: J r Tysen,
President; c. B. Smith, General Manager,
George n. Beach, General Superintend-
ent; c. Z. Garner, General Passenger
AGENT; 6. W. Frazier, Treasurer, and j.
w. Miller, General Ticket Agent.
THIS combination now have a greater
number oil boats plying the st. Johns
tnan any other line. and is the only
Through by daylight" line plying these
waters year In and year out Their boats
at present consist of the following: The
Manatee, Crescent City, Georgia, Mary
Draper, Comet and Escort. They will
run regular line of boats from Jackson
vile to Lake George, With a special boat
for Crescent City ana other adjacent
points, Toe ,Aanatee will continue to
ply between here and Orangedsle, Green
Cove SPRINGS, while the Comet and Escort
Will ply the lower river from here to
CnaseVllIe, Mayport and other points.
AN UNJUST ATTACK.
The Times-Union of this morning con-
tains an unjust editorial attack upon the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway
and the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key
West railways over The shoulders of the
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS. Among
other untOUnded statements contained in
the editorial in question is the statement
that Mr.. Moran, Of the Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West railway, recently
informed the Board of Trade committee
that Capt. George Haines. of the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western, came over to
Jacksonville and insisted upon a sched-
ule by which the Jacksonville, Tampa
and Key West morning train 10 held back
until IL misses connection with the Flori-
da Southern"
In Al interview to-day Mr.. Moran
stated emphatically that he never made
any such statement to the Board of Trade
committee, and that Mr.. George Haines
never insisted on anything of the kind
nor had he anything to do with the matt or
whatever. Mr.. Moran went further and
briefly stated the facts OF the matter.
The schedule upon which we run -
"a d he twas arranged in New York Al the
Time Table Convention. Col. II. 5.
Haines and Capt. r. G. Fleming repre-
sented the Savannah. Florida and West
ern railroad. and all the general mana
gers and general passenger agents of
most OF the Southeastern roads were
present. The object was to arrange a
to Southern points, and the earliest
could at first be agreed on was
s:45 O'clock in the morning. To this
earnestly objected ana insisted on hav-
ing the schedule so arranged as to arrive
here at $50 o'clock. IL was found i'm
possible, however, to make schedule
earlier than 500, il we made any connec-
ton with the passenger traffic by way OF
the West and Northwest. AS the repre-
sentative OF the Jacksonville,
Tampa and Kew West railway,
have no authority or power to arrange
this scht dule. All that we can possibly
do is to pick up the schedule where il is
left us here at Jacksonville. and run 1t on
in as rapid time as we deem it safe and
necessary, aud when the mail arrives at
Sanford il is left with the South Florida
road. 1t is sheer nonsense TO attack my
road on this subject, or 10 think that we
can control the whole system OF American
railWays.1