The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-12
TO GO 1T ALONE NOW.
THE RICHMOND AND DANVILLE
AND THE SAM ROAD FALL OUT.

AND THE SAM ROAD FALL OUT.
The Joint Traffic Arrangements at an
End, and the Sale of Tickets Stopped
by Both Roads-The Richmond and
Denville Charges the Savannah,
Americus and Montgomery With
Violating Its Agreement - What
Supt. McBee 5sys-President Haw-
kins of the Savannah, Americus and
Montgomery to be in Savannah To-
day. .-e
The Richmond and Danville railroad and
the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery
railroad are at outs.
Tickets over the Savannah, Americas
and Montgomery road have been taken off
of sale at the Central railroad ticket Office,
and the Savannah, Americas and Mont
gomery is no longer selling tickets over the
Savannah and Western branch of the Gem
trail to Savannah.
The freight arrangements between the
two rovds have also been discontinued to a
great extent. The differences betwesn the
roads became known yesterday and caused
considerable talk among business men.
1t seems that it was the Richmond and
Danville that broke up the arrangements
previously existing and the reason given
is that the Savannah, Americas and Mont
gomery has not been "toting fair" in its
traffic agreement.
SUPT. M'BEE CONFIRMS.
Supt McBee of the Central railroad was
seen last night and he said the
report was true. He notified the Sa-
vannah, Amerious and Montgomery
officials several days ago that the
traffic agreement heretofore existing be-
tween the two roads wa' at an end. Supt.
McBee did not specify particulars,
but he said the Richmond and Dan
vile did not consider that the
Savannah, Americas and Montgomery had
kept its agreement. The Central railroad,
and more recently the Richmond and Dan
vile, had dealt very generously with the
Savannah. Americas and Montgomery,
turning all the freight it reasonably could
over that road, but the Savannah, Americus
and Montgomery PEOPLE, he said
have not reciprocated. On the con-
trary, they went out of their
way TO put freight into Savannah by other
routes than the Central 1t has been
charged for some time that the Savannah,
Americus and Montgomery road was put
ting freight into Savannah by the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia and the
Savannah, Florida and Western railroads,
to avoid sending it 10 by the Central. and
Supt. McBee admitted, when questioned,
that he believed it to be true.
THE CAUSE OF THE BREAK.
Supt. McBee said the real cause of the
breaking off of the traffic arrangements
was that the Savannah Americas and
Montgomery was invading the Central's
territory and bringing freight from along
its lines into Savannah, VIII oh was contrary
to the agreement The Savannah, Americas
and Montgomery has btel doing a large
business from Albany and other points
along the Central. Supt. McBee also said
| that the Savannah, Americas and Mont
gomery road is cutting into the Central
with its Montgomery extern
sion, now nearly completed
! to Montgomery. He said the Central can
manage to make out very we'll without any
| through freight arrangements with the Sa-
vannah, Americus and Montgomery, and he
thought the other people would get the
worst end of the bargain, as they
would be at great disadvantage in bring
| ing their through freights to Savanna.
| The local freight traffic will not be inter-
| fered with. He spoke as If the matter
might be arranged, however.
NEW ARRANGEMENTS AT AMERICUs.
The Central and the 8. A. M. have been
having joint agent at Amerious. An in
| dependent agent has been sent there by the
| Central, however, and Supt. McBee said
that the Richmond and DanYille will build
a new depot at Americas.
The fight appears to be on in good
earnest. Parties wishing to go from Sa-
| vanuah to Montgomery by the most direct
route will have to purchase Central rail-
road tickets over the Savannah and
Western to Lyons, transfer there, and pur-
chase tickets again for Americas. 1t will
prove very Inconvenient in many ways.
President S. H. Hawkins of the Savannah,
Americas and Montgomery is expected in
Savannah to-day upon business connected
with the disagreement between his road and
the Richmond and Danville.