The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-16
IN THE RAILRoAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest in savannah and
Elsewhere.

Elsewhere.
As the winter season gets nearer the
-ossenger agents of the Florida and south
arn lines generally are beginning to con-
cider the prospects for the winter tourist
+rof7c. A great deal of advertising and
soIiciting has been done that under ordi-
nary conditions would give promise of a
eood season, but with the present unset
fed state of political affairs, it is difficult
for the officials 10 estimate the traffic
for the season.
Assistant General Passenger Agent Nc
Tadden of the Plant system says that
until after the election, it is very difficult
indeed to hazard a statement of the tourist
travel. There are many considerations
Ringing on the result of the election to in
nuence the class which furnishes the usual
run of Florida visitors.
Mr. McFadden has received a report from
the systems western agent, Mr.. L. A.
Bell. with headquarters at Chicago, that
furnishes very encouraging news for the
officials Mr. Bell writes that the western
people will come south this winter in
greater numbers than ever before.
The tourist trains from the north will
very probably be put on as early as last
year as they then gave perfect satisfac-
tion The through Vestibule train from
New York to St. Augustine will be run and
the through sleepers from Tampa and
Jacksonville that were on last season will
also be run this winter, making three
trains day from New York to Florida.
The Florida tourist traffic is of particu>
lar interest to Savannah, as so many of the
visitors stop over going or returning, or
nerhaps both ways. Tourist tickets are
sold with a limit of Is days for stop-overs
each way, and many people avail them
selves of the opportunity of seeing Savan-
nah. Mr.. McFadden says he believes that
fully 10 per cent. of the tourists stop over
in Savannah.
President H. r. Duval of the Florida
Central and Penisular was in the city yes
terday
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Georgia Southern and Florida rail-
road will be held in Macon on Oct. 81 Tor
the purpose of electing directors for the
ensuing year and for the transaction or
other business.
Mr.. D. ?. Hathaway, manager of the
Plant system hotels, was,in the city yes
terday, having stopped over to visit his
friends in the general offices. He is on
his way to his home in New York, after
having spent a week in Florida, inspecting
the hotels under his management.
The rate committee of the Southern
States Passenger Association will meet at
the Hotel Marlborough in New York, Oct.
%. Mr. H. C. McFadden, assistant general
passenger agent of the Plant system, and
Mr.. J. c.. Halle general passenger agent
of the Central, will represent their roads
at the meeting.
The state railroad commission will meet
to-day. Among the cases to be taken up
by the commission are the 1,OOO-mile book
2-cent rate question, the American marble
case and the Wrightsville and Tennille
railroad case.
A meeting of the rate committee of the
freight association was held day before
yesterday in Atlanta. Among those pres
sent were General Freight Agent F. B.
Papy of the Plant system; General Freight
Agent H. f. Smith of the Southern, and
W. H. Fitzgerald, commissioner of the as
ISOLATED lines of Virginia. The meeting
will probably continue until Saturday, as
the list of subjects is long and some of
the parties complaining are threatening to
make trouble before the legislature and
the railroad commission.
The roads having failed to agree on a
rate for the convention of the National
Association of Agricultural Improvement
ana Vehicle Manufacturers to be held at
Nashville, Nov. II and IS, the commissioner
Of the Southern States Passenger Associa-
uon names rate of one standard limited
nrsJ-class fare for the round trip applica-
bic from all points.
Mr. NJ. H. Connolly, general agent of
Inc Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis
railroad, was in the city yesterday.
Mr. E. E. Anderson, trainmaster, Mr.
= r. Hammond, roadmaster and engin-
eer and Mr. Bayly Hopkins of the engin-
eerng department, of the Georgia and
alabama railroad, were in the city yes
lerqay, and paid the Morning News a
can Mr.. Anderson was at one time
gainmaster of the Central railroad at
savannah All three gentlemen are well
known in railroad circles.