The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-01
FREE TO BUILD UP SAVANNAH.
president sPENCER's CLEAR-CUT
STATEMENT OF THE SOUTH
ERN'S POLICY.

ward and Eloquent Assurances
Upon Which the city Can Buiid
Muck Hope-Introduced to the
Guests by Receiver COmer-I1e-
ceiver Corners work for the jun
for Securities Highly Commended.
The dinner given at the De Soto last
night by Receiver II. n. Conner Of the
Central railroad 90 President Samuel
Spencer Of the Southern railway was one
OF the most enjoyable. and besides was the
most important feature of its kind that
Savannah has seen in long time.
Ii was significant from the fact that al
l. o'clock al night while the dinner was
Vet in progress. the Central railroad sys-
TEN passed into the hands OF its new own
ers: il ceased TO Doe the Central Railroad
and Banking Company of Georgia and be-
came the Central of Georgia Railway Com
pany. Il was significant more so perhaps
from the square, clear cut, straightfor-
ward ana honest expressions of President
Spencer with regard 20 the policy of the
owners of all the stock toward the new
company and those most directly inter
ested in it.
The gathering itself was a noteworthy
one II was composed Of men most promi-
nent in business and professional affairs
in Savannah; men who are at heart in
terested in the welfare of the Central,
and who win closely watch its future, and
aid in the uphuilding of the property
Receiver Conner sat at the head of the
table, President Spencer was on his right
and Receiver r. Somers Hayes on his
left. Among others present were Mayor
Herman Myers, Gen. \. r. Lawton. Hon.
Pope Barrow. Capt John Flannery.
Messrs. d. r. Thomas. a. Vetsburg, +. q.
duBignon. Joseph Hun, b. a. Denmark,
+. n. Hancock, A. r. Lawton. Jr.. Capt
John Il. Wheaton. Messrs. George W.
Owens John Nis6et' f. 4. Cults. b. Il.
FAX, J. L, Williams John Mallock. John
X. Young, II. +. Smart, n. u. Stevens,
J.. O.. Young G. A. Wilcox. W. S Ty-
son, George y. Walker c. A. Shearson,
A. Sybrandt, S T. Hamilton. 5. Quicken
heimer William Garrard, Il. ID. Dagiin, T.
+. Johnson, j. A. Crisp, A. b. Hull, c.
Ferst, G.. ID. Baldwin. George j. Mills, H.
A. Crane, Joseph Rosenheim, LeeRoy My
ers, Malcolm Maclean, S. Herman. l. c.
Haas, Edward karow, Judge William d.
Harden, Capt. Bierne Gordon Capt
Henry BLUM, Messrs. j. NJ. Barnard, W.
@. Cam, y. A. Wen. II. @. Cunningham
). +. Adams, J. j. Wilder. Jacob Rauers
Robert Ellington. Harry Daniel r. A.
Stoyai g. r. Woods, W. J. DeRenne and
j. r. Minis.
1t was distinctively game dinner. and
every feature was prepared with that idea
IN view: The service, under the supervis-
ion of Messrs. Watson and Powers was
as fine as has ever been seen in the south.
The guests sat down shortly after
O'Clock 70 the following menu, and during
me dinner enjoyed some excellent orches-
oysters on Half Shell.
Green Turtle.
Broiied spanish Mackerel, Maitre d Hotel
al land of
English Duck, with Jelly
New Green Peas
Lettuce and Tomato Salad.
Neapolitan Ice Cream
Assorted Cakes
Coffee.
fhe dinner was concluded about 1880
o'clock, and it was then the speaking
In proposing a toast to Mr.. Spencer.
the guest of the evening. Mr.. Conner said
IN substance; In our guest tonight, we
nave a Georgian who, unaided by infiu-
ences other than those which industry
capacity and a faithful discharge of
duty command, has risen from the ranks
10 the head OF one of the most impOr-
tant, If not the most important railway
systems in this country.
If l mistake not, he began his business
career as rodman, in a surveying corps
OF an unimpOrtant railroad. land by strict
attention to, and faithful discharge of
uhty, mas fought ms way, to the highest
rank, and to-day fills the position of
president Of the Southern Railway Com
pany.
This system of railroads has been or.
ganized from the wrecks ofs other sys-
tens, by men of large means and high
commercial standing and character, and
is backed by them. They nave proclaimed
II TO De their purpose TO build up ana
look TO the future development and fu-
ture prosperity Of the country for their
pecuniary reward. In other words they
hq 90 hgiF lnf D al
TO aid in building up our waste places
and developing our resources, sharing the
prosperity which well equipped and well
managed transportation lines bring, and
for which they are SO essential
These are the people who own the cor
poration of which our guest is the execu-
tive head, and to whom tonight viii pass
the control of the Georgia Central rail-
road and its allied properties
They are in no way responsible for the
misfortunes OF the past, but announce
II as their purpose by clean and honest
methods. TO endeaVOr to win the conf
dence of the people they serve. and it
requires no stretch of Imagination to say
that il Will be the laudable ambition of
the president of the Southern Railway
Company TO be thus Instrumental in the
upbullding Of the entire south, and es-
pecialy of his native state.
After the applause called out by Mr..
Corners Introduction had subsidized, MIR.
Spencer responded substantially as fol-
lows:
Gentlemen, and ! hope I may say
lIlenASs dllCl me lntfOQQcIOn winch MIR.
Conner has just given you, it is not an
easy task 70 undertake to make a re-
Spouse. After a welcome such as this
to ones native state, after an absence
marked by period of an entire business
life, and after such fiattering statements,
! really feel that the best thing would
be to thank him and you and be silent.
Such words of welcome as those are un-
known almost in the portion of the coun-
Try where my lot has been cast. I feel
that those kind words We're not intended
for me alone, but to the friend who
uttered them they are of a wider sig
nihcance than any mere personality could
give them.
1T seems a pity to mar such delight
full occasion as this by bringing in any
flavor of shop or business. But recognize
the fact that what brings us together has
some important business aspects. All of
you as business men. I know, viii agree
with me that one of the fundamental
rules of success in business is TO work
and not to talk The business before us
tonight, however, is Of a semi-public char
acter, and / am at liberty, therefore per
haps, TO indulge in little shop or business
talk.
This is an important occasion in the
history of a property which Tonight passes
from an old management and condition
OF affairs TO a new and ] hope a bet
ter one. That question is upper