The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-20

Ia the emergency. Ths previous instruc-
tions from Judge Speer were sufficient in
themselves to cover the case, especially in
regard 70 making provision for the pay
ment OF ell accounts and pay rolls maturing
during his receivership, and the receiving
Of al moneys collected, whether the account
was begun before tue road passed into tue
hands Of a receiver or afterward.
There was a report as soon as 10 was
known that the Richmond aud DanVille had
relinquished its claim 70 the Central, that
the rolling stock Of the Central was being
run of to other states and the names upon
the cars and engines effacei. Gen. Alex
amber Immediately telegraphed General
Ma ager Green aud Supt. MoBee upon this
pJint. The replies received stated That
none Of the rolling stock had
been run of and such talk was
all nonsense. The property is in the Gus
tody OF the court and the officers appointed
By the receiver are officers Of the court and
RESPONSIBLE to it for their actions.
Gen. Alexander said there will be no
change In the Operating officials. They are
the employees OF the Central railroad aud
no. OF the Richmond and Danvills anyway.
They will report to the receiver through
Supt McBee. Supt McBee will remain in
charge of the road for the present at least
He might prefer to return to the Richmond
and Danville, however, TO remaining with
the Central. beng an old Richmond and
Danville man. There was a complaint that
a number OF the employees at Savan-
nah had not received their pay for last
month. Gen. Alexander was asked about
this matter. He said that the treasurer
was authorized some time ago to pay the
February accounts, en- that he knew that
sono part Of them mad Leon paid as he had
! raised upon the accounts. 1t might DO
that all OF the accounts b al not been paid.
IL was learned last night that none OF
the employees Il the operating department,
nor OF the freight department nor the shop8
have been paid yet, only the few employer
OF the passenger agents and general freight
agents offices having received their pay.
| None of tle engineers or conductors have
recelved their pay, aud there is
great dissatisfaction. Some foolish
person stated last night that
all OF the employees would quit work until
they had received their pay. but investiga-
ton last n gat proved this to be without
foundation.
WILL HAVE TO WAIT AWHILE.
There is a disposition to bear with the
railroad at present in the hope of better
days ahead and the return to tue old reg
line. AS the men are absolutely sure Of
their money as long as the road is In the
hands Of the court IL would DO very fool
ish thing for them to do.
The Richmond and Danvlls is re5ponsi-
bic for the salaries up to the tims the road
was placed in the hands Of the temporary
| receiver.
II do not believe any employee will lose a
single days salary" said ben. Alexander
last night. II believe they will eventually
| be paid in full"
| II was r1mored last night that Mr.. Ed
| ward hcIntyre, ex-controller of the Cen
trail ra ilroad, now at Columbus, had been
wired 20 return and take charge OF she
| controlling or financial department OF the
| Central. Gen. Alexander could not 20 seen
to verify or contradict the report, but IL is
regarded as very probable. DIR. McIntyre's
return 10 Savannah would certainly be
welcomed by all the old emplJyes.
THE SENS ALTON OF THE TOWN.
The report that the Richmond and Dan
| vile had washed its haads OF the Central
was about all that was discussed ia business
and railroad circles last nignt. There were
various views taken Of it. The stockholders
OF course were blue. They do not want to
seq their z per cont. dividend 60. IL was
noticed that mauy people who have
| Of breaking the lease did not go into
ecstasles over the action OF the Richmond
and Danvills, and, in fact, seemed to con-
slider that the road ought to be compeaed to
keep its contract.
Many thought that the action of the
| Richmond and Danvills simplited the
recsivership problem, and that all Jud re
| Speer will have to DO now will be Co declare
the lease void, and appoint a receiver.
| Others thought that it complicated matters.
| A POSSIBLE CAUSE.
| That the Richmond and Danville took
the step that it did because it was satisfied
the lease would be broken by the courts
| anyway was the opinion of many. Others
believed that the Richmond and Danville
| preferred to give mp the Central railroad
rather than have its affairs aired in the
/ courts.
"This thing he's been deal from begin.
ming TO end, said one man. land it wouldn't
| do, yol know, TO have all the jobbery that
has besn going on exposed in the courts.n
Brokers we're Of the opinion that IL would
/ cause a still further decline in the stock
aud securities Railroad men were in a
| stew. The men who cana TO Savannah
| with the Richmond and Danville looked
| rather b ne, while those who were with the
old organization were dubious. One thing
/ Is c1rtain, the headquarters OF the road are
now at Savannah. That does not mean
very much at present, but it may mean a
| great deal in the near future.
AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SOUTH BOUND.
| One very interesting fact came out yes
| terday in connection with the turning loose
| of the Central The Richmond and Dan
| vile has entered into traffic agreement
with the South Bound railroad to handle it's
business into Savannah. The agreement
was entered into shortly after the appoint
men5 Of Gen. Alexander as a temporary re-
ceiver President Conner aud General
Freight Agent Babbitt OF the South Bound
railroad were called to Atlanta day or
two after the appointment OF Gen.
| Alexander on strictly South Bound business
they said. They seemed we'll pleased with
the result Of their visit, however, and
| friends of the South Bound
said it was solid whichever way the wind
blew. A director OF the South Bound said
the day after the hearing before Judge
Speer in Macon that it was a pity for the
people to BE- kent in ignorance when things
were SO decidedly opposite from what they
appeared to be, but be said it would all
come out In a few days.
The South Bound has notified its patrons
here that it had completed arrangements for
handling traffic from northern points and
soil tied their patronage in the way of
northern business. Ii is we'll known that
the effort Of the South Bound to make salts
factory traffic arrangements with the Rich
mond and Danville SO long as it controlled
the Central were futile.
II is evident to many that the Richmond
and DanvIlle has been quietly LAYING its
plans for some time 20 dispense with tue
Central. 1t is even charged that the Roun-
tree suit was brought in their interest to
enable them to break the lease with greater
ease