The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-30
IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
What Capt. Hayes Says Of the Central
Railroad Properties.

Railroad Properties.
Can Be Well Kept Up With the Cur
rent Amount of Rails Needed-No
Complaint From any Source About
the Shipping facilities But Savan-
nah Don't Have Enough Tramp
Steamers to Handle all the Foreign
Cotton Shipments - Reorganization
Movements VIII Be in Better Shape
After the Southwestern and SaVan-
nah and Western Questions are De-
oided.
Capt R. Somers Hayes, co-receiver' Of
the Central railroad, returned to the city
yesterday from a short trip with Mrs.
Hayes TO Townsville and ST. Augustine.
He leaves tonight for New York, where
he goes for three or four weeks stay,
when he will return again 10 Savannah.
Capt Hayes has been in Savannah
nearly month and while here has looked
over the entire Central railroad property,
going over the road in company with Supt.
Kline. His accounts as receiver in con-
nection with those of Mr.. Conner will date
from Jan. l. This arrangement was made
because Capt Hayes administration did
not begin until some time after Dec. /, and
as the greater part Of the last quarter
ending Dec. 81, was under that Of Mr..
Conner he will make out the report which
is to be presented to the court within a
few days.
Capt. Hayes thinks the report will
make an excellent showing for the prop
erty, and that it viii be a strong factor,
when viewed by the New York interests.
THE PRoPERTY's CONDITION.
Capt. Hayes was asked how he had
found the property as to physical condi-
ton, and facilities for operation.
1.-THE properties everywhere are in a
most excellent physical condition." he
replied. THE road beds are all in good
order, the ties aud rails are all sound, and
can be kept so with the purchase of the
current amount Of rails needed, aud the
only places where they are needed at
present is at one or two points on the
Southwestern. The court has already
granted an order for the purchase of the
rail needed at these places, and they are
soon to be put down.
FACILITIES FOR OPERATION.
While not directly concerned with the
operations Of the property, Capt. Hayes
has given them some attention while here,
as he naturally would do in looking over
the condition of the property, as he has 10
make report TO the New York interests
that he represents.
THE operation OF the property is en-
tirely satisfactory in every respect, as far
as ! can learn, be said. Il hear no COM
plants from shippers. and / find that
facilities for transportation are being fur
nlshed as rapidly as called for.
"Ihere is a much larger amount of pro-
duce to ship this year than was at first
anticipated. The cotton crop is much
larger, and the railroads are bringing
into Savannah all the shippers can handle
here. l do not mean in coastwise ship
ments, of course, but foreign. If the
shippers increased their facilities for
handling foreign shipments, and a larger
number of tramp steamers came here
there is no doubt but that the cotton
could be procured for them. There
would be no trouble about the Central
handling much more cotton, and the other
roads, too, for that matter. But there is
an advantage in handling rates at some
OF the other ports, and they are getting
some large shipments"
ABOUT REORGANIZATION.
''What do you think about the rcorgani-
zation of the property, from what you
have seen2m he was asked.
Il can't tell down here" said Capt.
Hayes. II don't know much about what
has been done in New York since left,
but suppose that the consolidation of the
floating debt interests has been progress
ing all right.
The Southwestern and Savannah and
Western questions are to come up before
the court in Washington about March .
and very little will be done, I suppose, un-
Til they are decided. After they have
been settled it will be easier to see what
can be done.
There are some changes to be made in
the manner of operating the Savannah
ana western by which the whole prop
erty will be amalgamated into one prop
erty. This will be done shortly, but be-
side this, there are only a few unimpor-
tant changes to be made Everything is
looking bright for the property and all,
/ think, will turn out satisfactorily.