The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-05
SPENCER WON'T SAY.
BUT HE RECEIYES THE ATLANTA
COMMITTEE WARMLY.
Talked About the Headquarters OF the Dig
southern Railroad System Being

Now York July 31.-(Special. THE At
lanta committee representing the Atiahta
Chamber of Commerce and cltzehs gen
orally, having been appointed by mass
meeting held for the purpose or taxing
stems to secure the headquarters OF the
Southern Railway Company, appeared pc
fore Mr. Samuel Spencer. president Oh the
Southern. today.
The committee is composed of leading
Atlantians representing the various pio
feseions ard trades and c.uzShship
of tie Gate City of the south. Among
those who were present from Atlanta We're:
Mr.. Stewart f. Woodson, president OF the
Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta; Mayor
Porter King Captain Evan r. Howell OF
The Atlanta Constitution; MIR. II. n
Cabaniss, of The Atlanta Journal; H. ~.
Spalding, Ex-Governor r.. p. Bullock, L
b. Neal, r. NJ. Farrar. w. c. Sanders
and j. T.. Maddox.
The committee spent some time with Mr..
Spencer a his office at so Broadway, ana
t is believed that they had much en-
couragement from the president of TINS
excellent system of roads. though Mr.
Spcncer declines to express anything Ike
a definite opinion as TO the policy of the
Southern.
The Atlanta committee have evidently
made a good impression by the forcetui
manner in which they presented Atlanta
claims for the headquarters of the South
eru. They demonstrated easily that At
lanta is by nature the center OF
the great system of reorganized roads IN
der the name of the Southern Railway
Company. The position OF Atlanta towards
the road is unique and far more adVih-
tageous than any other city along the
lines.
Atlanta is in such close touch with the
various branches of the great system that
the general officers VINO manage the prop
erty would not lose half the tine they
now do going out of Washington to Inspect
the several Dads embraced.
BY leaving Atlanta at night, the officials
might easily reach nearly every portion
of the system by the next day in time for
business eng gements along the lines OF
/ the system. This counts for a great deal.
AS the situation now is a three days
journey ouJ of Washington :
necessary wherever an Inspection
| is needed on any of the Miss,s-
! s.ppi lines of the Southcrn's vast territory
| Ii was argued that ha.f the time there are
| two or three of the Southern's private cars
| on the Atlanta sidctracks, showing that
the ofic ais have to practically make that
| the headquarters for the operating depart
! ment anyhow by reason of avaiia blity.
! Further than N :, the Atlanta committee
urged that the continent Of Atlaa.a now
/ is to meet thu Southern on he halfway
! ground. and treat the company with all
| legitimate herality and encoura cement II
| IL should be teClurQ 10 take inc AeAu-
! quarters of the syst IN there. 1t was
! stated that Atlanta was willing always to
! do the square thing by the railroads.
President Spencer was profoundly i'm
| pressed. seemingly, with the presentation
| of Atlanta's case. He stated to the At
! lanta committee that the company woul'
! be glad to take the proposition under adj
! visement and would as soon possible
reach a conclusion in the matter. MI
| Spencer is himself Georgian and is in ful
! spirit with the movement of Atlanta, per
sonally, though, of course he will take tn
matter up on purely business lines.
/ It is intimated here. among railroad PEG
! pie who know a good deal about the South
| ern's affairs, that the operating depart
/ with the proposition to have the headquar
tcrs of the company removed from Wash
| ington 10 Atlanta, because they say the
can attend to their work out of Atlanta
( which is the lalri...l- ,slaa@-- ef ~ ~Nsieu
! ,s.sIs easily IMAM out Or washington
| which is q remote terminus In the east.
The traffic department of the road, toe
would be glad of the change, it is thought
| They say there is no business at all [
| originate in Washington. since at tina
point all the traffic. freight and passenger
simply pours through, having either orig
| mated down along the roads or else i
| New York and the east, over other road
! that connect at Washington. 1t is differ
| ent with Atlanta. That city is the creates
! distributing point of the systems traffic.
| All of these strong points We're forcefull
| brought out by the Atlanta committee.
Mr.. Spencer will not talk, but Their
| seems to be much in his manner to en-