The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-26
RAILROAD MEN IN TOWN.
r. AND D. OFFICIALS TAKE A
TRIP on THE RIVER.

1.od Extension of the Gen.
+ra, railroad Wharves - General
Manager Green Pred cts That This
vasr,s Business WI Not Be
1r.r,sr to Next Years, AID the Gen.
10 Iessees Are Preparing in
T,r,a 70 Handle 1t - The Ocean
steamship Fleet to Be Increased
Next Year.
Tiara was quite a bevy Of railroad men
at the De Soto last night, and the lobby had
aIn,ost the appearance of railroad conven"
ton. rr
In the partv were General Manager w.
II Green Traffic Manager Sol Haas and
Gsnerel Passenger Agent j. L. Taylor OF
the Richmond and Dlnville; Supt. V. b.
McBee. General Freight Agent u. A. "hlts-
head and Assistant General Passenger
Agent T. II. Hard wick Of the Central ran.
road. Traffic Manager c. ID. owens aud
C4snsrsl Freight Agent F. B. Papy OF the
Savannab. Florida and Western railway,
and President H. NJ Conner and Gensral
Freight and Passenger Agent j. r. baoDlt1
of tbs South Bound.
Tia railroad men discussed topics of in
tereit generally, but gave out nothing new
in the way of recent developments. Zoe
Richmond and Dalville officials were sub
iecsed to a good deal OF sharpshooting
Tnou the part Of their friends on account OK
the reported scoop of the East Tennessee,
OF the Richmond aud Danville system, but
they declared they we're not on the inside OF
auv such d54l if there was one
and their questioners would have to go to
the newspapers for their information. The
Richmond and Danviile OIL ials returaed to
Atlanta in their private Car last night.
TRIP ON THE RIVER.
Yesterday morning, in company with
SupU. McBee of tine Central railroad, they
took a trip along the river froAt IL tie
Savannah Ligbtnge and Transfer Compan-
les tugboat Regis Supt. A. F. Dewey of
the ligntage and transfer company was IN
charge of the Regis and entertained tue
party on board.
A very careful inspection OF the Ocean
Steamship Company's wharves was made
aud the trip was continued along the entire
river front to the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway wharves General Man.
ager Green expressed himself last night
pleased With the appearance of things on
the river. He commented on the large
number of steamships aud other vessels in
port as an especially pleasing feature.
The real object OF the trip along the
river was 90 get proper idea of the wharf
improvement which will be necessary 10
accommodate the increasing business of the
Richmond ard Danvilis at this port. The
probabilities are that the greater portion of
the river front and the land of the Central
between the present wharves and the V ale
Royal mills will be built up with wharves,
warehouses and sheds.
General Manager Green, In speaking OF
the increasing trade OF the Central, predicts
that the present years. business will not
be a marker to that OF next year. The
people Of Savannah, wno got excited when
the offices were removed TO Atlanta and
thought the city would be greatly Injured
in consequences, will be agreeably sur
prised at she amount OF business which will
be thrown through the port, SAID Dir. Green.
WAITED TO SEE WHAT WAS NEEDED.
"We didn't fesl like making any improve
ments in our terminal facilities here" he
said, until we had enough experience to
know what we wanted. Now we have that
experience with the tremendously increasing
business, and next season the facilities will
be arranged accordingly. People could tell
us what we wanted, but the Richmond and
Danville goes on the business principle OF
finding out such things for itself.
The improvements. he said, viii begin In
the latter part of the spring just as soon as
there is let-up of business, and by the
opening of the next cotton season the Gen.
trial wharves and warehouses will be the
largest thing Of its kind in the south. Cen
eral Manager Green feels satisfied that the
steamship fleet will have TO be added to
next year. The future of Savannah is as
sured, and the Richmond and Danville, he
said, will be found furthering it st every
opportunity. He believes that congress can
not do otherwise than grant the appropria
tion asked for deep water in view OF tat
stroag influence which is being brought tx
bear