The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-27
A NEW DEPARTURE.
Headquarters of the Trainmaster
Moved to Macon


The changes in the Central continue 10
( take place General Manager Gabbstt has
made Macon the headquarters for the train
master Of the main stem, and the superin-
| tendent of the main stem will also go 20
Macon in a short time. With these officials
/ will 20 the trainmaster's and superintend-
/ ent's clerks, the dispatchers, and the tele-
/ graph operators, numbering about dozen
men. The dspatchers left for Macon last
night They will 90 into the building in
Macon which is now occupied by the super
intendent OF the southwestern division and
his trainmaster, dispatcher, and their
crews. Trainmaster Norman will follow
the dispatchers in a short time, and Supt.
Hege viii go up to Macon later on.
The office here which these officials and
their crews have occupied will be
abandoned The wires will be removed, and
the telegraph Office which has recently been
established in General Superintendent
Tylers Office will be the means of
communication for the general officers. The
boys say the man that holds down the Office
will have a ''holy roast" Through that
Office will come messages for MIR. Gabbett,
Capt. Tyler, Ge eral Freight Agent White
head, General Passenger Agent Charlton,
and Freight Agent Jones. The business Of
the three last named, they say, is more than
one man can dispatch comfortably.
night man will be put in the general
superintendentS Office when the through
wire TO Atlanta and the Eden extension
wire are put in the Office, which will be
within the next few days. A telegraph
office will be established in the Central rail
road cotton yard to relieve the uptown
Office of the business for the yardmaster
and other yard business.
General Superintendent of Transportation
Tyler, who was seen by MORNING News
reporter, says that the change was made to
facilitate business He says that
Macon is central point on the
main stem division, and that greater
dispatch in business can be made from
Macon.
Supt. Hege says that the change will be
for the best interests Of the road He says
that bitches occur by the present arrange
mentS which will not occur under the new
plan. He says that this has been clearly
demonstrated to him during the present sea-
so Is heavy traffic. Not as read dispatch has
been made at all times as could have been
made, had the operatives been located
where they could have handled the business
on either end, instead of being at the dis
advantage of handling it from one end of
the line.
The offices which are being moved away
have been located in Savannah ever since
the establishment of the Central and it mas
never been deemed advisable to move them,
but since the heavy increase of the traffic
the railroad people say that it has become
necessary in order to insure competent
service
The change indicated will greatly facili-
tate the business Of che road. as it places
the management of the main stem in
central position, so that any point on the
division between Macon and Sava nah,
and those between Mac On and Atlanta, and
Griffin aud Carrollton will be within reach
of the superintendent. Mr. Hege and Mr..
Norman are highly regarded by the people
of tins city, and have made many friends
among them during their res dence here,
and their removal to Macon will be widely
regretted.
Dispatcher Gossett and Operators Love
and Stokes have been in the employ of the
Central for long time, and they have also
made many friends here.
AS result of the change of the offices to
Macon, the following changes in the Savan-
nah yard were made:
Yardmaster s. M. Borders has been ap-
pointed general yardmaster over both the
yard proper and the Ocean Steamship
wharves. F. W. Shouse has been appointed
wharf yardmaster.