The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-03
VREyy TAXES THE REINS.
The Plant Systems Passenger Traffic
Manager in Office.

E4s First Move in the Hustle for
rrsvel-A New Route to suwannee.
The Patent Tourist Coupon Ticket
coed on All the Plant Lines and for
sleeping Car Fares and at the Plan
hotels Put Into Uss-CoI. Wrenn for
Tourist Rates.
Col B. ". Wrenn. the new passenger
4rafic manager of the Plant system. ar
rived in the city yesterday from Tampa.
where he spent several days conferring
with President Plant. Col Wrenn comes
10 savannah brimful of ideas and energy.
and if he doesn't make things hum in
the passenger line in this section is Will
he a great surprise to everyone who
knows him. He at once took up his head
quarters at the general Office of the
Plant system on Liberty street and set
tied down to work. He viii make his
headquarters here and will direct his ef-
forts to increasing the passenger traffic
of the Plant system from this point. Sa-
vannah has never had a passenger traffic
manager before, and those who know
Col Wrenn and the Importance of the
office he holds regard his accession as a
big thing for the city. His frat official
act was move that will be appreciated
by Savannahians. After Sunday the
sleeper for Suwannee Springs will leave
Savannah at 1:39 a. m. by train %. in
stead of at 7:15 p. m, shortening the
time to suwannee Springs by six hours.
This schedule will give close connec-
tons from Charleston and all points east
10 Suwannee Springs and via the West
Coast line to Tampa and all points in
South Florida. Passengers leaving Sa-
vannah at 1888 a. m. will arrive at the
Tampa Bay hotel at 3:20 p. m. the same
day, a shortening Of the time by six
hours.
Col. Wrenn will in a few days put in
use on the PlalAt system a patent tourist
coupon ticket which is bound to cause a
sensation in the railrod world. The tickle;
does everything which commercial trav-
elers have been asking for in coupon
tickets for years. 1t is the ultima thule
in the railroad ticket business. The
coupons are good for fare on
any par of the Plant system,
the Florida Southern, the Jacksonville,
Tampa end Key West and the Georgia
Southern and Florida railroads; they will
be accepted for Pullman sleeping car
fare, for excess baggage checks and in
pay nent Of bills at any of the three Plant
sys TEN hotels. Furthermore what is left
of the ticket at the end of the season Will
b.. redeemed by the company. Incident
fLly the coupons Will probably be made
exchangeable for shaves, shoe shines and
other incidentals along the route.
The ticket Is the result of the invention
of a new machine which makes possible
to print a 5000 mile coupon ticket in a de-
srable form. 1t will probably be used by
other companies, but the Plant system is
the first to adopt it and the idea of MAX
ing the coupons good for Pullman car
fare, excess baggage charges and hotel
bills Is original with Col Wrenn. Each
coupon represents 2Is cents and all I'M
used coupons will be redeemed by the
company. The ticket is put up in neat
and convenient form and can be carried
IN vest pocket.
Col. Wrenn was told that Savannah is
relying upon him to secure her tourist
rates. that other passenger agents had
been. appealed to in vain and that it is
a task which he must undertake and per-
form.
Il have already been made aware Of
fhat fact" he replied. 81 have received
several kilograms from Capt Purse on
rhe subject and received communica-
ton and a set of resolutions adopted by
the board of trade to-day. l will give
the matter my attention at once. 1 am
not sufficiently well posted on the local
situation to express an opinion on the
subject at present 1 have never seen
any reason why Savannah should not
have tourist rates, but am not sufficient
ly acquainted with the conditions to speak
authoritauvely. Savannah is now my
home and you can rest assured that l
VIII do everything in my power to aid her
advancement"
Col Wrenn is one of the best known
railroad passenger men in the country
and hardly needs an Introduction any
where. His first position of prominence
was as general passenger agent of the
Western and Atlantic railroad, which line
he made famous as the Battlefields Route.
In 1884 he was appointed general passen-
ger and ticket agent of the East Tennes-
see, Virginia and Georgia railroad, which
position he held for ten years. AS head
OF the passenger department of the East
tennessee he made the route famous all
over the country, 1t was the best adver-
tised road in the south. The passenger
service had been very rocky, to speak
mildly, before Col. Wrenn took charge,
but he reformed it and soon had it in first
class condition. The East Tennessee was
consolidated with the Southern railway
last July. Col. Wrenn continued as gem
eral passenger agent of the Memphis and
Charleston railroad until his appointment
TO be traffic manager of the Plant system.
Col Wrenn was born at Culpepper, Va,
July 4, 1S47, and is considered one of the
pest railroad passenger men in the
country