The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-14
AN UNCALLRD FOR ATTACK.
The Charge a gainst Central and South
Bound Officials.

Bound Officials.
The covert charge from Atlanta that
traffic Is being diverted from the Central to
the South Bound railroad by reason OF the
dual positions of President Conner and Supt
Wadley, who fill the same Offices for
both roads. although only nominally for the
South Bound until some other arrangement
can be made. has excited q good deal OF
dominant in Savannah and elsewhere.
Such charge made against such men al
President Conner and MIR. Wsdley is
not only regar ded an unjust,
but places them under the
accusation of dishonorable conduct.
The Richmond and Dauvills Is further
put In the pontion OF protecting the Centrals
interests.
To judge by the expressions of the Central
people. they do not regard the friends hip Of
the Richmond aud Danvllle very highly. A
good deal of capital was made Of the fact
that an effort was made rece ntly to put on
a sleeper from Savannah to Asheville over
the South Bound railroad and the Rich
mond and Danvile in competition, of
course, with the Central. 1t was stated
that Supt. WAdley sought TO make this
arrangement with the Central, and when
the Richmond and Danvile refused, Presi-
| dent Conner went 10 Atlanta to see
General Manager Green of the Rioh-
mond and DanVille and to endeavor
to prevail upon him TO make the arrange
| ment. Capt Green refused, 1t was said,
because he did not want to enter into COM
petition with the Central.
The truth OF The matter, as learned yes
terday from an undoubted source, is that
| sleeper was to have been put on from Jack
sonville to Ashevills via the South Bound
| railroad, an arrangement to that effect hav-
| ing been made by tue Savannah, Florida and
| Western, the South Bound and the r CHI
mohd and DanYille railroads. The arrange.
ment was made at the request OF the Rich
mond and Danville and the Savannah,
Florida and Western, the latter being the
| originator of the idea, and was agreed to Ia
every way by the Richmond aud Danville.
| The Savannah, Florida aud Western was
/ to bring the sleeper to Savannah, turn 10
over to the South Bound, which was 60 take
! 1t TO Columbia and turn it over to the Rich
mond aud Danville at Asheville. This would
| have been in direct competition with the
| Central, which now runs the only sleeping
car line between Savannah and Asheville.
| However when IL came to making up a
| schedule it was founi that while schedule
| could be very easily arranged between
Jacksonville and Asheville going north, the
| Richmond aud Danville could not with its
| SCueUulo return bub car TO the SOutu bOun0
/ on the southwark trip so that IL cluld reach
Savannah in hue for tho Savannah, Florida
and Western train going south. IL would
have been necessary for the sleeper TO reach
Savannah at 1880 O'Clock at nigh. to con-
meet with the Savannah, Florida aud
| Western. whereas 1t could not under the
schedule reach here before 1890 o'clock
! The Savannah, Florida and Western could
not delay its trains so late and 80 the idea
was abandoned. II President Conner ana
| Supt. Wadley requested anything
at all from the Richmond and Danville
In this connection it was that
| they make a schedule so as
return the sleeper 20 Savannah In time for
| 1t to be taken to Jacksonville by the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western. The Richmond
and Danville was all along perfectly will
ing to enter into the arrangement IL was
the Savannah, Florida and Western aud not
the Richmond aud Dauville that protected
the Centrars interests"
President Conner and Mr.. Wadley have
both been out of the city for several days
and could not be seen on the subject.
THE way the Richmond and Dauville
| people protected the Central railroads in
| terests,n said Central railroad man yester-
day, lis shown by the way they treated the
Port Royal and Western Carolina railroad
under the old Central administration, The
Port ROYAL and Western Carolina then hard
| ~ pau G4p5DSSes EILSE LlO IllCnLuOuQ anu
Danville took charge they fairly starved it
to death, sending all the traffic possible
north by the Richmond aud Danville in
stead or south by the Port Royal aud West-
ern Carolina
General Freight and Passenger Agent
Babbitt of the South Bound was asked
yesterday to what extent the South Bound
competed with the Central Railroad.
Except for business between
Savannah and Augusta there is almost no
competition between the two roads" be said.
1--WE make connections at Fairfax with the
Port Royal and Augusta railroad for
| Augusta, and at Denmark with the South
Carolina railroad for the same point This
puts us in a position to compete for Augusta
business
where does the South Bound receive
tho greatest portion of its traitor Mr..
BAbbit5 was asked.
"From the Richmond and Danville and
from the Western Carolina"
Mr.. Baboitt was asked about the charge
that the South Bound has carried 100 car
loads of truck from Savannah north that
ought to have gone by the Ocean Steamship
Company.
There ia no competition between the
South Bound and the Ocean Steamship
Company be said. THE competition for
this freight is entirely between the South
Bound and the Atlantic Coast Line. Both
offer special inducements for the freight
and the shipper takes his choice. The Ocean
Steamship Company gives lower rates than
either of tue two railroads aud shippers use
1t when they can afford to allow day or
two longer in transit. The railroads claim
other advantages, Of course"
The South Bound put on a special truck
train between Savannah and New York al
the beginning of the season which has beer
largely patronized by the shippers. Its
competition has been almcst entirely with
the Coast Line. The train, which is still
running, goes north via the Richmond and
Danville, which also furnishes the venti
lated oars