The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-05
MORE PLANT LINE CHANGES.
THE WORK OF REORGANIZING THE
FORCES STILL GOING on.

The Offices of Master Of Machinery
and Superxising Engineer AboI-
fshed. and Those of Master Me-
chnufc and General Foreman Gre
ated-The Mechanical Department
Thus brought Entirely Under one
uead-Some Changes Being Made
furhe General Omce Building-aIr.
Plant VIII Hardly Resign.
There has been a reorganization and
general changing around Of the mechani-
cal Departments Of The Plant system 81
RAILWAYS The Offices Of master Of ma
chinery and supervising engineers have
been abolished entirely. and The Offices
Of master mechanic and general foreman
have been created in their stead.
This department is under Mr. William
Rutherford. superintendent of motive
power. and the changes which have just
been made are in pursuance Of the gen
eraI plan adopted by President H. B.
Plant Of unifying the system, ana plac-
ing the departments all in charge Of gen
erai officers. Il was thought some time
ago that this work Of generalizing The
system had about been completed, with
the exception Of a few minor details. bat
the changes in the mechanical depart
ment are in the same line and General
Superintendent Durham says the work
Of generalization and systematizing has
only just begun.
Mr.. G. NJ. y. Riley. formerly master Of
machinery, has been appointed master
mechanic Of the Charleston and SaVan-
nah railroad and Of the Savannah, Flor
ida and Western railroad from Savannah
to Jacksonville. Mr.. T. H. McDonough.
likewise, has been appointed master me
chanic Of the Savannah. Florida and Yves
tern railroad from waycross TO Thomas
vile. and Of the Alabama Midland 10
Montgomery. including the branches in
this territory. Mr.. D. b. Overton has
been appointed master mechanic Of the
Brunswick and Western railroad, and Mr..
". II. Young master mechanic Of the
Florida railroads with headquarters at
Sanford. These appointments were made
by Supt OF Motive Power William Ruth
erford, with the approval Of Gen. Supt.
Durham.
The general foremen. who take the
place OF the supervising engineers, have
not yet been appointed. They viii be APP
pointed by the master mechanics under
whom they have TO serve with the APP
proval Of the superintendent Of motive
power.
This brings the mechanical department
Of the entire system altogether under one
head, that Of the superintendent Of mo-
tive power, instead Of having a head for
each Of the different divisions of the sys-
TEN.
Several changes are being made on the
buildings of the system on Liberty street,
roll of frTaHf ted
The officials of the system, whose offices
are located there, are in need Of more
room, and there is also a necessity for the
sake Of convenience Of having the offices
OF the auditor of the system and the SUI
perintendent of motive power in close COM
munication with the other general offices.
For these reasons the one story building
which formerly stood about $50 yards 10
the southeast of the general offices, and
in which were located the offices of the
auditor and the motive power supcrinten-
dent. has been moved up to the main
building 1t will be raised to a hight suf-
ficient to allow another story TO be built
under it. and will be brought into direct
communication with the main building.
This will give the officers considerable
more room, and will bring all the general
offices into close and convenient COM
munication.
There has been some talk about the
likelihood Of the removal of the Plant
system shops out to Svuthover junction.
While il is true that the officials Of the
system have been figuring on some such
plan as this, there is nothing definite
about it as yet. one Of the officers of
the system said he would certainly favor
the removal Of the shops outside the
city limits, in case the city is permitted
TO open up streets across the track at in
eervals OF 100 or 30 yards This, it is
stated, would greatly reduce the num-
Der of trains passing the crossings, and
besides this, the cars containing through
freight could all be switched off at the
junction and sent on 20 their destination,
instead of coming into the city as they
do at present Ii is by no means certain,
however, that this would be done, even in
the event Of the streets being opened.
The officials of the system here all re-
gard the talk about President Plants re-
signing that Office as the veriest non
sense.
Mr. Plant Will never give up that Of
hce until his eyes are closed" one Of
them said yesterday, and he is probably
right. Mr. Plant is vigorous and active
IN spite Of his years, and now that he
has the system under an efficient gene
raj management, and has reduced 70 a
minimum the necessity Of his attention
TO the details, he IS able TO look after the
affairs Of the property as its official head
and TO take life easier than he did before
the present changes were made.