The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-05
TIE Centrs1s P.ard Of Directors.


Rsilroad and Banking Company in order
| that they might put men 10 the board
who would serve their purpose, and that
/ their purpose was to wreck the Central
property. In she beard that was elected
/ yesterday there are eleven Georgisns.
seven Of whom are citizens of Savannah.
! OF the five new members three are citizens
Of Savannah Two of the new Savannah
members are large owners Of the stock and
| securities of the Central Outside Of their
desire, therefore. that the Central. e.
Georgia institution, shall be prosperous,
they are dseply interested in protecting its
credit
A very careful study Of the new board of
directors does not justify the suggestion
thrown out by Mr. Pat Calhoun that he aud
his brother, John Q. Calhoun. were forced
out Of the board in order that those In con-
troll Of the Terminal could pat msn in the
board who would do their bidding. The
new New York member may be ready to
do whatever those controlling the Terminal
may desire, but there Is absolutely no reason
for thinking that the new Savannah MEM
berS, or, indeed any Of the Georgia MEM
bers, would consent to anything looking to
the wreoking Of the Central or 70 the injur-
ing of the Central's property in any way.
II eleven Georgians in the board, ell of
whom are good business men, are not able
to protest the CentraIs interests then it
would seem to be useless to attempt TO pro-
tect them.
And there is no doubt that the Centrars
interests need protection. The attempt OF
the Richmond and Danville to force the
Central to give up 81, 10000 worth of Sc
curities by refusing 30 pay the interest due
on the Central's stock and securities, shows
that there il the utmost necessity for vigi-
lance on the part of the Csntral's directors
That attempt is well calculated to create
the impression that the Richmond and Dam
vile will deal fairly with Ehe Central only
to the extent that IL Is forced 70 do 50.
But. in view of the fact that Mr.. Pat
Calhoun had much TO do with getting
the Central out of the possession OF Geor-
CLANS and into the control of the Rich
mond Terminal, il seems rather remarkable
that he should have insisted, just as soon as
the Terminal had decided TO remove him
from his position OF influence in the Ter
minal management, that the purpose
Of the Terminal Is TO wreck the
Central The inquiry which naturally
arises is this How is 1t that
he did not warn the people Of Georgia
against the Terminal before ne and the
Terminal management had disagreemsnti
1t can hardly be that he did not know that
the Terminal had designs upon the Centrars
securities before the Richmond and Dan
vile attempted TO get possession, by means
which cannot be defended, OF 81, 10000
Of those securities. II he did not have his
eyes opened 10 what no alleges is the pur-
pose Of the Terminal until the demand for
the Centrsps securities was made. he Is not
the shrowd. sharp man Of business no has
the reputation of being.
A brief but comprehensive statement Of
the history Of the CsntraI's affairs since It
passed OUT Of the hands Of the Raoul man
agement and Into the possession OF Rollins
Iand others. wouldEmake vary interesting
reading for che public. It has been stated
bhat the Central system paid "a much
as u per cent. on its stock during the first
two years after chat event, bnt the impress
sion is that it was paid at the expense of the
physical condition OF the road. Big diW-
dsnds were necessary to enable the HoliAs
party TO dispose of their stock TO ADVANTAGE.
When the Innan party came into con troll,
therefore. the road, which was allowed to
run down, had to be built up. and heavy
expenditures became imperative In this
way, and. it Is understood. by the purchase
of Improbable properties. the floating debt
was increased TO proportions that got the
road into the difficulties with which it has
been struggling.
But what of the futu-ee The Thomas
Brics party is now IN control of the Ter
minsl, and the Ter oinal owns a majority
Of the Centrai's stock. Both Gen. Thomas
and Mr.. BriOe were opposed to the leasing
Of the Central TO the Richmond Aad Dan
vile, butit 10 understood thaa they are now
disposed to regard it With favor. Il is said
that they aim TO bring Insult better foal-
ing in this city sad state toward the Rfoh-
mond and Danvilis mapagernsns of the Cen
| trel, and with that object Ia view they have
increased the Savannah membership In the
board Of directors. II they show a DISPOSE
ton 10 give to Savannah ths benefits which
| werepromised whea the lsass was made they
viii receive all the encouragement Sa-
vannah can give them. 1t must be admit
ted, however, that she has had her con-
fdence In the intention Of the Richmond
and Danville 10 promote her interests In any
way greatly shskea by her experience with
that railroad during the last six
months. She has lost much and gained
nothing. She will regard a change fer the
better with satisfaction, and the compost
ton OF the new board Of directors seems TO
be an indicatiap Of suoa q chang.
| Experiments In skin grating have been
carried on for SEINE tins in leading medical
institutions of the country, and It has been
demonstrated that human cuticle can be
successfully transplant0d. But as there Ia
not always to be found sslf-sacrlhcing
friend when some unfortunate needs to be
supplied with square inoh or two of skin ,
the medical experts have turned TO the
lower animals, who cannot object 10 flnd
substitute. In a recent case In New York
patches of frog and Japanese hairless dog
skin were grated on the arm OF boy. The
frog skin died, while that of the dog lived