The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-13
FLoRIDA,s METROPOLIS.
The Ball Game-Meeting of the Board
OF Trade.

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of Trade.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, March 12-The
game to-day between the New York league
club and the Jacksonville teams resulted in
a score of al to 6. 1t was simply picnic
for the New Workers.
A large party of prominent railroad
officials aud their wives passed through here
tonight to St Augustine as guests OF
Flagler. There were twenty-six IN the
patty.
The new standing committee Of the
Board of Trade on Roads. Bridges
and kindred subjects held its first
meeting for the year this afternoon
aud organized by the election of Col.
j. j. Daniels as chairman. r. n Ellis
was requested to make a careful estimate of
how much it would cost to fni h the new
shell road connect NJ the Moncref and
Kings roads. The matter of new and i'm
proved roads and bridges in the suburbs
will now be taken up IN earnest and eEer-
geticallv pushed until good drives have
been obtained all through Duval county. a
special committee was appointed to arrange
for the entertainment OF the National Pas
senger and Ticket Agents Association
on the occasion of their visit to
this city March 2i, and John Marvin was
appointed chairman. A Subcommittee
wa appointed consisting of Messrs. Hoker,
kinnie, Stockton and Marion to arrange
for a luncheon to be given atter the agents
visit the Sub Tropical, and f. W. Ell,
j. P. Kahn, j. b. Yearkes were appointed
TO confer with the local committee of the
Passenger agents and cooperate with them
in their part OF the programme. The COM
mittee viii meet Friday to complete the
arrangements. President Hart of the Board
OF Trade has appointed D. g. Amber, j. Q.
Burbridge, and J.tE Hartridge delega-
tion TO proceed to Washington
in connection with the public
building and harbor improvement bills.
Mr. Hart telegraphed Mr.. Dougherty last
evening. and it is expected that the de ega-
ton will proceed Immediately on receiving
a reply from him. The Committee on
Manufactures will meet tomorrow when
a scheme TOR the establishment of an ex-
tensive soap factory will be submitted for
consideration.
RAILROAD MAGNATES.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
held in this city to-day to elect officers for
the ensuing year. The following gentlemen
were present: H. b. Plant, II. S. Haines,
J. NJ Lee, George r. Foster, Judge w. 5.
Chisholm, Maj. Richard Mclaughlin, NJ. J.
O'Brien and Henry Sanford. After routine
business was disposed of the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
President, H. s. Haines; Vice President
and Secretary, George r. Foster; Treas
urer j. NJ. Lee; Directors, H. b. Plant, H.
S. Haines, Maj R. Mclaughlin, George r.
Foster, W. S. Chisholm, NJ. j. O'Brien and
Henry Sanford.
H. b. Plant, President Of the Plant In
vestment Company, and party will leave in
a day or two for Sanford, whore a meeting
will be held for the purpose Ct electing
officers ana a board of directors for the
South Florida railroad. Col. J. H. Estill
accompanies the party.
George W Haines, of the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway, together
with other magnates of the corporation,
are in the city.
Mr. Haines arrived Saturday, and has
been bnslly engaged in closing up the bust
ness of the Jacksonv vile Street railway for
the year.