The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-26
THE MAIN STEMS new MAN.
Superintendent HOge to Succeed Su-
poTilteldont Moore Next Week.

The Railroads Complaining of Dull
Times and Lack of Business-Re-
duction in Forces Made Necessary,
ploymsnt for Awhile-The South
western Case.
Things have been unusually quiet in
railroad circles for the last two or three
months. The state of business with all
the lines is at such low ebb, that almost
every department of every road in this
section is feeling the loss.
The report of the resignation of Supt.
w A. Moore, of the Centrars main stem,
which was sent out from Macon has been
| confirmed by Supt. Kline, who returned
to the city yesterday. mir. Moore"
said Mr.. Kline, simply rendered his
resignation to take effect June l, and Mr..
S. G. Hoge has been appointed to take his
place. Mr.. Hoge is a good railroad man,
and has held responsible positions with
the Central before"
The Office of the superintendent of the
Centrals main stem was recently moved
to Macon. MIR. HOge is at present in the
employ of the Macon and Northern rail
read, and his former work with the Cen
trail, it is believed, will well qualify him
for the new ofice to which he has been
appointed.
All of the railroads are complaining of
an unusually dull season. Traffic at this
| time of the year is not, as a rule, very
heavy but it is thought that there is less
of it now for this season than there has
been before in years. The passenger de-
partments complain of a large falling off
IN earnings, and the traffic departments
| say that there is scarcely enough business
TO pay expenses. The destruction of the
fruit crop, and the large falling OF in the
| vegetable crop, is looked upon as largely
responsible for this state of facts, and the
railroads will give the watermelon season
| a hearty welcome, as well as the cotton
| season, which will open up soon after
Reductions in shop forces have been
necessitated by this condition of affairs,
and the consequence of the decrease in
| business is that large number of work.
men are out of employment for two
or three months at least.
! Mr.. Joseph F. Gray, superintendent of
| the Millen Southern railroad, was in the
city yesterday circulating among his
railroad friends.
Those interested in the Central rail-
road and the adoption of a re-organiza-
ton plan that will prove successful are
anxiously awaiting the result of the ap-
peal case of the Southwestern railroad.
There has been no indication as yet as to
what the decision may be, except that 1t
has been stated on authority of some Of
the attorneys, who were present at the
hearing, that the indications were
Judge Jackson's decision would not be re-
versed. Some time was given for the
| filing Of briefs on the case, and all of
these have not yet been sent in by the at
! torneys. The indications are, therefore,
that it will be some little time before a
decision is rendered.
The roads are all preparing for the
watermelon season, which will begin now
within a few weeks. Southwest Georgia
is the heart of the watermelon territory
and for a month or two the fruit is sen t
out of that section by the train load
MIR. A. A. Aveilhe will go down to Thorn
asville as usual to take charge of the
business for the Savannah, Florida and
| Western railway, and it is probable that
the Centrals business this year in that
territory will be in the hands of Mr. GUY
c. Hamilton, the present agent of the
| Central at Augusta. In case this is de-
cided upon he will make his headquarters
at Albany as soon as the season opens.