The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-21

ney of the visitors pleasant one. We will
extend them the courtesy OF our lines and
do all we IN to facilitate the good work. :"
"What date would you suggest as the
time for them to come" Maj. Belknap was
asked.
"Well. believe Savannah shows o bet
ter advantage about April" Maj Belknap
replied but that is long time off. Feb
ruary would be a good month, should
think. Business is quite lively then, and
we want to impress upon our visitors not
so much the beauty Of Savannah as her
commercial importance. This excursion
cannot fail to be of great mutual benefit by
establishing not only closer business rela-
toni, but strong personal friendships among
the business men of Savannah and the west. "
NOTHING TO HINDER.
Mr. Moses j. Solomons expressed himself
very heartily in favor of inviting the bust
ness men Of Kansas City and intermediate
cities here. He thought there would not be
the slightest difficulty in the way of getting
up celebration, and it would be the means
of at once establishing close business rela-
lions between the merchants of the cities on
the line. He said that he is not only ready
to contribute toward the expenses
incident to the occasion, but to take au
active part in getting up the celebration.
Maj. G. A. Whitehead, general freight
agent of the Central railroad, said that he
thought celebration in honor of the open
ing up Of the through line to Kansas City
after the busy season is over would be q
step in the right direction.
BIG BUSINESS IN THE WEST.
Mai Whitehead said that the business of
the Central railroad for this season is very
heavy The business in the west has in
creased t. such an extent that it necessi-
tated the appointment of an agent at Kan
IN lnnl aft bn in
terests. Heretofore the roads representative
there has been jointly connected with other
western lines, but recently the enormous in
crease in business thers requires all the at
tention that one man can give to it. Henry
J. Hargrove, formerly of the Armour
Packing Company, has received the ap-
pointment, and assumed the duties of his
office yesterday.
NEW BUSINESS FOR SAVANNAH.
The opening up of the line, Maj. White
head said, has resulted advantageously, not
only to the Central railroad but to Savan-
nah. The opening up Of the line to Birm-
ingham places Savannah in direct commu-
nication with the west. At Birmingham
the Central railroad gets the transportation
of most of the coal and iron products of
that section. The Central also makes con-
nection there with the Kansas City,
Memphis and Birmingham road, viii ch
lhuIS tll Iue COtbOH IIOLl anu dloO
that of the Mississippi bottoms This line
transports large bulk OF the provisions of
the packing houses of the west, and the
enormous yields of grain. Most of the
grain, however, that is being brought over
the line now is for local consumption.
UNABLE TO GET RATES YET.
There has been no export grain shipped
by the route to Savannah yet, for the rea-
son that the road has been unable to secure
proper rates of tonnage for expectation.
In order to bring the export. grain via Sa-
vannah instead of New York, as low rates
of tonnage as New York has must be had
Maj Whitehead thought that the company
will have no trouble In getting the proper
rates of tonnage since it is manifest that
grain can be exported from the
west via Savannah quicker, and, once it is
started, cheaper than by any other route.
He said that there will be no expectation of
wheat by this route, as the exporting sea-
son is about over, but by the time corn is
ready to export, which is the latter part of
December or January. he thought that they
would be able to handle it largely.