The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-30
\ MODEL FREIGHT TRAIN.
PLANT SYSTEMS PLANS FOR THE
ATLANTA EXPOSITION.


To he the biggest Railroad Exhibit
on the Gr0unds-Three buildings
of Its own Besides "A VestibuIe
Train in the transportation Build
fng-A Miniature Freight Train
Showing All Modern improvements
I'm transportation Now Being Con-
structed at the Savannah shops.
The Plant system OF railways proposes
TO have the finest exhibit at the Cotton
States and International Exposition of
any or all the railway exhibits which
will be made there. In all probability it
will cover more space than any other
railway exhibit. The Plant system viii
be the only railway exhibiting which will
have its own building or buildings, as
there will be three of them.
The buildings are now practically COM
plete, and the exhibits are nearly all
ready 10 be put in them. The buildings
occupy a prominent position on the high
est spot on the exposition grounds. One
OF these buildings will be very unique,
being in the shape OF a pyramid. 100 feet
square at the base and tapering to an
apex at the hight of sixty feet. The ex-
terror Of the building will be entirely
covered with phosphate rock. showing
the different grades OF that rock as pro-
duced in Florida and South Carolina. A
flag pole fifty feet in hight will surmount
the building, bearing the flag Of the
Plant system. At the four corners will
be flag poles forty feet in hight. bearing
Florida and Alabama.
The interior of the building will be
filled with exhibits of everything grown
or produced along the line Of the Plant
system. Vegetables and fruits of all de-
scriptions will constitute large portion
of this exhibit, and as most of these will
be from Florida. this might be called
the Florida building of the Plant system.
Closely adjoining the pyramid building
viii be another building, 40 feet long by
40 feet wide. The principal exhibit in this
building will be Plant sys-
TEN freight train of reduced
size, Illustrating the facilities of
the Plant system for handling freight OF
every character. A model of the steam
ship Florida, plying between Tampa AMI
Mobile, win occupy one end of this build
ing, while at the other end will be a tur-
pentine still in full operation. The third
building will be a small building devoted
to an exhibit of the palmetto fiber indus
try. Everything made from the palmetto
fiber Will be shown in this building, and
the manner Of working 1t will be illus
trated by operatives.
In addition to these exhibits the Plant
system will have a full length vestioule
train in the transportation building. Two
of the handsomest vestibule cars on the
system will be in position here. The bag
gage coach for this train is now being
constructed at the Savannah shops. and
the worlds fair engine, the largest in the
SOUTH which was purchased by Mr.. Plant
at the close Of the big fair is now being
overhauled at the shops here to be placed
at the head of the vestibule train. MIR.
Plant has evidently decided to let the
people who attend the exposition know
that the Plant system is one Of the biggest
things in the south.
Morning News reporter visited the
Savannah Florida and Western railway
shops yesterday and was shown the model
freight train which is being constructed
there for the exposition. The model train
Is nearly complete now. Foreman Gearon
of the paint shop was putting the finish
ing touches to the work at the time. Fore
man Geucken gave the points ABOUT the
model. The train is built on one-half di-
mansions, that is, the engine and cars
are just one-half the length, breadth and
depth of the ordinary engines and cars
which makes their weight just one-eighth
The engine is numbered 1885, and so is the
caboose. The headlight of the engine is
a large bust photograph of President H
B. Plant, which is probably meant to in
dictate that Mr. Plant is still the head
light of the Plant system in the year 1895
| Besides the engine and tender the train
! is composed of four cars and a caboose
| The first car is a lumber car, the second
/ a gondola or coal car, the third closed
| freight car, and the fourth ventilated
/ fruit car. Each car is an exact reproduc
! tion of the most improved specimens in
the same line in active service. Each cal
! is equipped with Westinghouse air-brakes
and standard car couplers. The caboose has
some improvements in the way of sleep
/ ing quarters for the conductors and crew
The cars are painted yellow and letterec
/ in black. The whole train makes a very
handsome showing. and the men at the
shops are very proud of it.