The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-02
RAIL AND CROSSTIE.

The Savannah and Atlantic Railway
Company will withdraw the sale of the
family excursion tickets for Friday, July 4.
The regular rates, SO cents for adults and
half fare for children will be in effect that
day.
Robert T. Mcdonald who has been as
sisting Eng neer Wadley in the survey of
the South Bound, has been appointed chief
engineer of the Georgia, Tennessee and
Tallapoosa. Col w. J. Vim, city en-
gineer, says that Mr. Mcdonald started
railroading as a rodman IN 1863, when
Col. VIM was assistant engineer of the Mont
gomery and Eufaula road, and when Col.
VIM became chief engineer of the road he
promoted Mcdonald, who has, Col. Vim
says, 1.-The brightest engineering mind l
have ever met with" Mr. Mcdonald is 80
years old, and was with Engineer Wadley
on the Mexican Central railroad.
The Macon NelCS thinks the papers don't
know that Hon. George w. Gustin is presi-
dent of the Macon and Atlantic railroad,
which is now being built from Macon to
Savannah by the Macon and Savannah
Construction Company. Judge Gustin, the
NelCS says, was recently elected the head of
what will soon be one of the most important
railroads in Georgia. L. p. Hillyer, cashier
of the Merchants National Bank, is the
secretary and treasurer of the Macon and
Atlantic road. State papers speak of w,
B. Sparks as president of the Macon and
Atlantic railroad. AS the above will show,
this is a mistake. Mr.. Sparks is president
of the Macon and Savannah Construction
Company
General Manager Jack Of the Jackson
vile, Tampa and Key West system has
resigned. There have been rumors for some
time of changes to occur. The following
circular was issued yesterday:
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, July 1, 1890
Mr. d. F. Jack having resigned the Office of
general manager of these companies. the resg
nation taking effect this day, all reports and
communications intended for the genera! man
ayers office will be addressed to Mr.. Mason
Young, vice president, Jacksonville, Fla.
ROBERT H. COLEMAN,
President Jacksonville Tampa and Rev West
Railway Company, Florida Southern Railway
Company, Indian River Steamboat Company.
Mason Young, vice president of the sys-
tenn, was asked by Times Union reporter
as to the reasons for this change, and he re-
piled that it was due to some differences of
opinion as to matters of administration in
the affairs of the company, the details of
which do not properly concern the public.
For the present Vice President Young will
act as general manager, and later on, pre-
Sumably, the office of general manager will
be filled by appointment As to the resig-
natlon OF j. s. Russell, purchasing agent OF
the system, Mr. Young stated that he had
no official information in the matter, and
that no communication of this character
from Mr.. Russell had reached the company,
and that if Mr.. Russell contemplated any
such action, he did not know it. Mr.. Rus
sell, 1t will be recalled, came into office
as an appolntee of Mr. Jack, and those
who profess to be informed upon the subject
say he will go out with Mr.. Jack. Mr..
Jack was in New York last week, and is
still absent from the city. He will return
at once into the service of the Southern Ex-
press Company.