The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-22
ALEXANDER TO STAY In.
PRESIDENT INAdAN SAYS HE WILL
BE REELECTED.

The Only Change in the Central g
Directory to be the Filling Of Judge
Chisholm's Place by a Georgia Man.
Traffic Alliance With the Gould
Lines to bs Effected - The stock
holders Excursion.
The annual meeting Of stockholders of
the Central railroad will be held tomorrow.
These meetings amount to very little except
affording the country stockholders the oppor-
tunity to visit Savannah by a free ride on
their Scrip and to collect their dividends.
The election for directors in January is
the important meeting.
There has been considerable talk recently
OF Gen. Alexan iers resignation from the
presidency of the Central and Of Jay
Goulds probable election TO the directory.
President Inman of the Richmond Terminal
telegraphed the MORNING News yesterday
setting tie rumor of Gen. Alexander's
resignation at rest Mr. Inman's telegram
reads:
New YORK, Dec 81, 1890
There is no foundation whatever for the re-
ports that Gen. Alexander will be retired from
the presidency of the Central railroad. He will
be re detected, as will the old board Of directors,
except some citizen of Georgia. not yets4lectei.
who will be put in the place OF the lamented
Judge Chisholm
We are arranging for a traffic alliance with
DIR. Gould's large railroad system west of the
Mississippi, and expect to draw large western
business direct TO points throughout the south
ern states as well as through southern ports to
New York and Europe.
JOHN H. INMAN.
The first train load of stockholders and
their families came in last night There
were four passenger coaches on the train and
all we're crowded to their full capacity. A
number also came in on the Saturday night
train and the morning train ysster-
day. They were mostly country people
and people from the smaller towns along
the railroad, especially those near Savan-
nah. There were also number from the
larger towns some dstauce up the road,
Griffin, Sandersville, Barlow, Davisboro,
Louisville, Tenille and Millen. Every town
and station on the Central for 100
miles above Savannah is represented by
parties of two to twenty and more. The
majority of the excursionlsts have friends
and relatives in the city with whom they
will stop for the day or two that they will
spend in Savannah. Those who are not 50
fortunate as to have friends or relatives
are stopping at the boarding houses and
private houses where they can secure
accommodation. These people are econom-
ideally disposed and do not believe in paying
hotel prices when they can be satisfied just
as we'll elsewhere at half the price. They
find a great deal more satisfaction in put
ting their money in Christmas goods and
having something to show for it when they
get home.
The Central trains to-day will be loaded
down with excursionists, who will seizs
this opportunity of purchasing their Christ
mas goods in the city markets. 1t is safe
to say that the greater portion of the
money drawn in stock dividends and
a great deal more besides will be spent in
the city, and the dealers in Christmas nov
elites, dry goods men and clothiers, and
retail stores generally, will do large trade
with the stockholders.