The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-06
IN THE RArLRoAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest In Savannah and
EIserhere.

Matters OF INTEREST IN
Elsewhere.
AS the result of the promotion of G. NJ.
d. Riley, from master mechanic of the
Savannah division of the Plant system,
to the position of assistant superintend-
emit, two important promotions in the
system have occurred. Both appoint
ments have been made with the happiest
results, and the gentlemen who have re-
ceived the promotions have met with their
just deserts and the hearty congratula-
tions of their brother officials and friends.
Circular letters were sent out from the
systems headquarters yesterday in mo-
tifcation of the appointment of Mr.. d.
B. Overton as master mechanic of the
Savannah. Florida and Western, Savan-
nah division, vice Mr.. Riley, and of the
appointment of Mr.. w. H. Dyer as master
mechanic of the Brunswick and Western,
vice d. B. Overton. The appointments
are effective from yesterday.
Mr.. Dyer is well known in Savannah,
having been in the shops here before be-
ing transferred to Brunswick, where he
has been foreman of the shops for several
years.
Mr.. w. H. Peasants, general freight
agent of the Florida Central and PENN
sular, was in the city yesterday.
The Georgia and Alabama Railway
Company has ordered. in all, three pas
senger and two freight locomotives for the
service of it's line between Savannah and
MONTGOMERY Ala. The Richmond Loco
fob
has nearly completed 1t.
President Samuel Spencer, Vice Presi-
dent Baldwin, Gen. Supt. Green and other
officials of the Southern Railway Com
pany recently visited Norfolk, it is under
stood with a view of planning increased
facilities for the business of the company
at that point. Among other improve
ments, it is stated that large cotton
compress is contemplated.
The Labor day celebration at Jackson
Vile will probably draw large crowd
from Savannah. The exercises have been
arranged and will prove a considerable
attraction to the people of the Jackson
willie section. The Plant system has ar
ranged two excursions to the place on ac-
count of the holiday. The first left last
night and the other will leave this MORN
ing at o'clock. The tickets will be good
returning Monday night. St. Augustine
was also made one of the destinations or
the excursions, tickets being sold to that
place for 50 and to Jacksonville for $1.5O.
The system secured permission from the
passenger association to transport bicy-
Giles free of charge on the excursion,
consideration that will be of interest to
wheelmen.
H.. I,of ba
Southern States Freight Association adj
journed to meet again tomorrow in At
lanta If this is the case, 1t was perhaps
the wish of the association to be in more
immediate touch with the famous rate
war, and Atlanta is It's seat, being the
terminal point to which the cuts are
made.
Assistant General Freight Agent James
Menzies of the Plant system will return
to-day from New York, where he has been
in attendance on the meeting of the South
ern States Freight Association.
Mr.. j. w. Owen, secretary to the as.
slstant general passenger agent Of the
Plant system, issaway on business trip
to Micanopy, Fla.
Mr.. w. H. Jackson, travelling passen-
ger agent for the Plant system, with
headquarters at Montgomery, was in Sa-
vannah yesterday.
The rate committee of the Southern
States Passenger Association will meet
in Atlanta Sept. 8. No question of any
general Importance or local interest that
is known of will be considered by the
committee, and routine work will occupy
it's attention. The committee is COM
posed of the general passenger agents OF
the roads forming the association, and
those officers of the local roads will be in
attendance. Owing to the absence of Coz.
B. w. Wrenn general passenger agent,
and Mr.. II. c. McFadden, Mr.. w. Fl.
Leahy, chief clerk to the rate and pas
senger department of the Plant system,
will represent that road at the meeting.