The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-24
Ma. TAYLOR AND THEDRUMMER
The Macon Men on Mr.. Taylor and
HIS Reply.

The Macon Men on Mr.. Taylor and
HIS Reply.
General Passenger Agent James L. Tay.
lor Of the Richmond and DanvIlle has
brought down the wrath Of the drummers
upon bis head.
When Mr.. Taylor returned through
Savannah from the st. Augustine meet
ing OF the Southern Passenger Assooia-
tion be was interviewed by the MORNTNa
NEWS with regard 20 the action of the assoc
cistion in recommending the discontinue
auce OF the mileage pass books at reduced
rates in use upon the southern RAILWAYS.
The inter view met the eve of the Macon
branch OF the Southern Travels
srs Association. and at a meeting
held at the Brown house in
that city Saturday night set Of resolutions
was adopted taking issue very strongly with
MIR. Taylor on the subject, and in fact at
lacking him for his position in the matter.
Mr.. Taylor was interviewed in Atlanta by
the Constitution on the action of the Macon
drummers. He said be had read the article
which seemed to put his company and hun
self in the position of a vicarious sacrifice
for the recent action of the Southern Pas
senger Association recommending the with
drawal of mileage tickets. In regard to the
interview alluded to, Mr. TAYLOR said that
the statements therein were made in reDlv
TO inquiries of reporter of the MORNING
NEWS as to the action taken at the St
Augustine meeting, which had already ep-
peared in the newspapers, and which was
the unanimous expression of opinion of all
the representatives of the association. In
which his individual part was no mora nor
less than that OF every other gentleman
present. These remarks were made in a
desutory conversation of a few minutes
with the reporter of the MORNING News
Just before the departure OF the train.
and not prepared for publication. as seemed
to he implied in the resolutions referred to
The Macon branch of the Southern Trav-
elers' Association appears to have accepted
this action of the Southern Passenger Assoc
citation as rejecting solely upon the mern-
bers of that body, Mr.. Taylor added. whereas
there was nothing further from the inten-
ton Of the recommendation Of che general
passenger agents. The travelling public
which uses these tickets is not co tirely corn-
posed of commercial travellers, and the
defense of all travelling mem against the
charge Of misuse of mileage tickets was
an undertaking on the part Of the Macon
branch that he did not see tho necessity for.
Mr.. Taylor stated that there was nothing
further from his desire or Intention than To
engage in controversy with an association
composed of men for whom he had collect
lively 80 high an esteem, and among whom
were individuals that he considered among
his best friends. The statement of ''abuse
and fraud" can very we'll DO left to facts
for its substantiation he concluded. and his
personal character, he thought, had been
too long in full view of the good people of
Georgia to make it necessary for him to
have to defend it now. The important issue
Of the matter had been relocated to the
proper tribunal, to whose Judgment he
thought it might be profitably left without
endeavoring to affect it by aspersions upon
either individuals. corporations or associa-
tions.