The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-28
RAIL AND CROssTIR.

it is said that the Georgia Southern will,
at an early date, equip its passenger cars
with the Scarrett revolving seat.
\. j. McEvoy, general manager of the
Middle Georgia and Atlantic, aud his
niece, Miss Nellie McEvoy, are at Fernan-
dina
The phosphate companies are still dissat.
lsfed with the rates of freight on the Flor
ida Central and Peuinsular railroad, and
threaten to ship on the Plant system of
roads
The appointment of B. W Wrenn, gen
eral passenger agent of the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia system, as general
passenger agent of the Louisville Southern
has teen officially announced. The e lst
Tennessee recently acquired control of the
Louisville Southern.
Traffic Manager Knapp of the Georgia
Southern and Macon and Birmingham
railroads announces that the following ap-
p0ntmeuts have been made for his lines. to
take effect Sept. l: H. G. Knox to be So
Letting agent of freight and passenger
traffic, with headquarters at Nashville.
Tenn. and Frank Harding to be soliciting
agent OF freight and passenger traffic, with
headquarters at Cincinnati, o.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
VIII hold their biennial convention at San
rfanclsco, Cal, Sept. g. Grand Chief Fire
man Sargent viii doubtless be reelected as
.le mead OF the national organization All
Iue present railroad troubles will be fulIv
and carefully discussed aud COMMITTEES,
WIN De appointed to consider the variou:
queauonS and report on them during the
e'AFeHUlon. IL IS also very probabla that
some very material changes in the ritual
will be made.
4, III q recent number of the RdiJtUdu A1t
mere is an article by J. l.. Graham. Of this
wy suggesting that the plan of released
-a'9S "hIch Is recognized in freight traffic
u9sut De applied to passenger traffic. by
ttu l{ TO the passenger the choice of two
a.yAo'S, one covering Insurance TO a given
oalouht Tor loss of life and indemnity in
CO.. VI accident, the other releasing the
carrier from all liability in consideretion al
Li0lucsu rate. In commenting edltorially
sI9 age says the plan seems to have reaI
rrod1Ianoages, and is worthy of discussion by
yr lle Augusta Ne,Cs saws: "Presidant
It ''ii I Bailey and Vice President James
Eior; JACKSON OF the Augusta and West
on+ a 1ua railroad have gone north to clost
60, nv -: acts Tor the building and rapid
p' 4 Of their new road. President
nr ~ Is d hustler, and whatever work he
yai, .1AeS ne pushes right ahead. He has
the. ~ '0 eAIu IN MT. jackson. and with
r r''ss0 these two gentlemen in the same busi
TyL WIZ, pullng together. there is no telline
Of tS. o4n De accomplished. The building
lorr lo augusta and West Florida il M
sr5 amer !. an uncertainty, but an assured fact
ut 1ro 1t will soon run over the fina m.
COAST O0'"een nere and the Gulf
ro- .ug annual convention of the railway
ta So'I. clerks will be held in Denver, Col
yrt.'onth. There will probably be- fully soc
viii bI resent, and some important measures
fins - Nc laken TO benefit the condition. NJ
ra rail- poorly paid and overworked class ~
tryin l,'t ~ $. They are now hard at work
Iijrasi. 70 induce Representative Cannon Of
wbi who's 10 take down bill for their beneft
roo room o oa3 been hung up in the COMMITTEE,
Of rn,l a'l0 which they think would he sur,
Ttee,S"ge were it allowed to 90 to vote
frror ',is. are hard workers, and their trin.
Lou 1-','l ny run into sixteen and eiphteer
upru a a Jay, and their work is never finieboI
moi ie 'Sg 'ist sack has been tied. sometime
la.t set-.e The engine has "blowedn for Tn,
tue b.go.9lllg place During all this finn,
Fest 2 are on their feet without a momen =,
to n a a5 their salaries amount 10 from Is s7Sf