The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-22
The RAILROAD SITUATION.
ct Calhoun Explains 1t So Far as
the Central is Concerned.

pst Calhoun Explains It So Far as
the Central is Concerned.
Pat Calhoun, Esq, was seen by q MORN
yG NEWS reporter after the city exchange
Meeting yesterday aud gave an interesting
ak on railroad matters.
In reply to a question as to what the
Richmond and Danville proposed 70 do
,bout the Central railroad debentures, he
aid: The lease provides specifically for the
7ayment of the interest on tie deoentures
and all the other Indebtedness of the
Central Of every character. Their
.aking up has not been considered, but
looner or later this will be done, only, how
aver, when they can be refunded with So
,urities bearing a lower rate of interest"
rs there any probability Of the legisla>
ure breaking the Central lease~
81 think not. The lease is too valuable,
700 good and too great to be broken. Sa-
gannah and Atlanta aud every part
If the state is deeply interested in its main
tenance. The more the question Is studied
he more apparent becomes the advantages
# the lease of the Central by the Georgia
Pacific. The bringing together of these
roads and the Richmond and Danville
1nder the same management, makes Geor-
zia the center of one Of the most important
-ailroad systems of the entire country, and
ties it to her permanently"
care any further changes in the officers
of the Central contemplated
"None that l am aware of +" said Mr.. Cal
honn. GAS far as l know the present Off
niaIs will be retained. 1t is matter en-
tirely with the operating department of the
road however, but l am satisfied no i'm
Dortant changes are contemplated.
"What has become of the taked-of daily
line Of steamships between Savannah and
New York"
"The daily line of steamers" answered
Mr.. Calhoun, depends on the easines3 in
the money market 1t would have been
gency. 1t is now merely question OF time
and money when Savannah will have q
steamer every day to New York"
what about the Central, Mr.. Calhoun,
passing into the hands Of men not identi-
led with the southP
That is a great error" he said. "All the
general operating officers of the Rich
mond and Danville, and the Georgia
Pacific are southern men. Mr.. Inman,
president of the Richmond Terminal, is a
native of Tennessee; the vice president
myself-is a South Caroliniau by birth and
Georgian by adoption; General Manager
Green and General Superintendent McBee
are Caroliniaus by birth. and both
are now to be Georgians by adoption; GEN.
eral Traffic Manager Haas Is a Georgian
General Passenger Agent Taylor is a
Floridian by birth, for many years a resi-
dent OF Savannah, and now again to be-
come a resident of Georgia; the general
counsel are southerners by birth and Geor-
CLAUS by adoption; First Vice President
Logan of the Terminal Company is Vir-
gilman, and Second Vice President Andrews
is a North Carohnian.
"Icould 60 on in similar manner through
long list. There is no great railroad sys-
tenn in this country whose general officers
are more thoroughly identified with the
people of the country traversed by the roads
they operate and control The position that
southern men hold in the operation of this
great property should be a matter of con-
graduation to the whole state and section. y
Mr.. Calhoun, in speaking of the change
OF headquarters to Atlanta, pointed out
that it was an absolute necessity to get the
management to the most central point from
which radiate the various lines of the sys-
tenn. Atlanta is that point, and therefore
the headquarters were transferred there
He says the whole state will be materially
benefited by having the head of such q
great railway system within It's borders
Savannah and Atlanta more particularly
than any other points.