The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-14
ON THE LOOKOUT Foa CHANGES.
One That the Railroads Contemplate
VIII Not Be welcome.


VIII Not Be Welcome.
General Manager w. H. Green, Traffic
Manager sol Hass and other officials OF the
Richmond and Danvile, who spent the
latter part OF last week 10 Savannah on a
general tour of inspection, left the city yes
terday morning for Atlanta. No further
changes than those already announced
have developed as a result Of their visit.
The visits of the general officers to Saven-
nah have always been folio we'd by list Of
changes, and If such should be the case this
time no one would be surprised.
There is some talk over q report of an in
tention upon the part OF the Central rail
way management TO abolish the Bull street
ticket Office and sell all tickets from the
railroad office at the passenger depot 1t is
said that this change is conte npla led, but this
| report may not be true Some time ago the
| Savannah, Florida and Western railroad
! made proposition TO the Central railroad
to do away with both the Bull street ticket
Offices, thu argument being, it is said, that
the down town offices were an unnecessary
expense and that the whole business could
be transacted at the depot offices just as
we'll
Doing away with the Bull street offices
would enable the railroads to do away with
the hire of one agent each, the Office rent
and other expenses. It is pretty certain
that II the Central abolishes its Office the
Savannah, Florida and Western will do the
| same. They do not consider the accommo-
| dation commensurate with the expense.
The adjustment of the down town ticket
offices would Gauss great COMPLAINT from
the travelling public, and the business men
hpd cit zens generally. The Savannah
Florida aud Western has had a ticket Office
on Bull street for many years. and the Gen.
trail opened it's Office there six or seven years
| ago. These offices are great convenience to
the travelling public, being in The principal
thorouRhfare OF the city where almost
everybody engaged in business. every body
stopping at the hotels and everybody thai
comes down town at all during the day Il
sure to pass. They are easily accessible
without the trouble of an extra step. Rates
can be ascertained, tickets purchased, sleep
ing car berths engaged and all arrange
ments for trip made before leaving home
for the depot. Strangers have no trouble il
securing information as to routes and rates
During the summer season there is con
slant inquiry as to rates, routes and con
nections by people leaving for the north anC
the summer resorts. They would hardly
like to walk half a mile for this inforrna
tion. During the winter season the north
ern tourists are making constant inquirie
as to routes and schedules. TLey would
make a big kick il they had to get all theil
information from the depot office.
Anybody who has ever bought ticket a
the Central railroad depot office, know
that there Is always crowd around tn
window and the agent has no time 10 tall
, with anybody. In fact. trains sometimes
have TO be held few minutes to enable tn,
agent to sell all the parties desiring tickets
q Travellers would have n regular picnic
J | getting information about that time. Tht
: down town ticket offices are necessity tx
1 | the travellers.
: The Central railroad, travelling people
( think, has no need for such stringent econ
omy in its passenger expenditures. 1t wa
8 learned some time ago from an undoubteC
q source that the Central railroads increast
r in passenger earnings during the last fisca
year over the previous year were over
r 5000, 900, and that the increase il
Q ticket sales at the Savannah Of
o fee was larger than at any
Q other Office on the system. The increase a
V the Savannah office for April or May wa
= 81 900 over the same months last year
70 more than the railroad could save by abol
IS ishing the office.
d To abolish the down town offices woulC
W leave Savannah with only the same con
veniences as those enjoyed by every it'll
o railroad station. with only depot post
10 office and store combined and four or fly
frame houses.