The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-22
TO MANAGE THE FREIGHT
SAVANNAH MADE FREIGHT TR AZ
- FIG HEADQUARrERs.

The Central and Georgia Pac'flc's
Traffic Business to be Conducted
From Here-Mej. Whitehead's Ap-
poIntment Officially Announced
The Richmond and Danville's New
Freight Divisions.
The official orders announcing the APP
pointment OF Maj. G. A. Whitehead general
freight agent of the Central railroad, the
Georgia Pacific and the Pert Royal and
Augusta railroad, and fixing the freight
divisions of the Richmond and Dan
vile system, were Issued yester'
day. Maj. Whitehead's appoint
ment and the new arrangement Of
freight divisions will go into effect Sept. l.
The entire freight business of the Central
and the Georgia Pacific, covering 2,400
miles of rail lines will DO handled in Sa-
vannah after that date. This is the
natural point from which to khandle the
freight business Of the Central and its
western connecting lines, and the Rich
mond aud Danville management at once
decided 60 make Savannah the freight head
quarters of the system.
The following is the arrangement OF the
freight traT1c DIVISIONS:
First Division-Virginia Midland railway
and branches. including the Washington,
Ohio and Western railroad.
Second Acknowledgement and DAN
vile railroad and branches, North Caro-
lima railroad and branches, Northwestern
North Carolina railroad.
Third Observation-Disclosures and Charleston
Airline railway and branches, Western
North Carolina railroad and branches,
Asheville and SpartGnburg railroad, States
vile and Western railroad, Northeastern
Railroad of Georgia, Macon and Northern
railroad.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures, Columbia
and Augusta railroad and branches, At
lantic, Tennessee and Ohio railroad, Column
bia and Greenville railroad and branches,
Port Royal and Western Carolina railway.
Fifth DiSision-Central railroad, Savan-
nah to Atlanta; Savannah and Atlantic
railway, Savannah to Tybee; Milledgeville
aud Eatonton railroad, Gordon. to Eaton-
tom Upon County branch, Central rail-
road GAINESVILLE to Thomsston; Savannah
and Western railroad, Meldrim to Lyons
Augusta and Savannah railroad, Millen to
Augusta; Port Royal and Augusta railway,
Augusta to Port Royal; Chattanooga,
Rome and Columbus railroad, Carrollton to
Chattanooga; Savannah, Griffin and North
Alabama railroad. Griffin to CarrolltoD.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ThllIOUu,
| Macon to Eufaula; Southwestern railroad,
| Smithville to Columbia; Southwestern
railroad, Cuthbert to Fort Gaines; Savan-
nah and Western railroad, Eufaua to
| Ozark; Southwestern railroad, Fort Valley
to Columbus; Southwestern railrood, Perry
branch, Fort Valley to Perry; Savannah
and Western railroad, Columbus to Green
vile; Montgomery and Eufaula railway,
| Eufaula to Montgomery; Savannah and
| Western railroad, Columbus to Americas
| Mobile and Girard railroad
| Seventh Division-Georgia Pacific rail-
way and branches: Savannah and Western
railroad, Columbus to Birmingham; Savan-
nah and Western railroad, Opelika to Roam
| oke.
J. II. Drake. general freight agent, Rich
mond, Va, will have immediate supervis-
ion of the first, second, third and fourth
| divisions.
Maj. Whitehead, general freight agent,
will have immediate supervision of the
| fifth. sixth and seventh divisions.
The circular orders announcing the ap-
| pointment of w. j. Craig division freight
| agent at Columbus, in charge Of the sixth
! division, aud G.. S. Barnum at Birmingham,
in charge OF tho seventh division, will be
issued Sept l, when the appointments will
| go into effect.