The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-29

sue and other matters, which have had an
unsettlng effect upon Wall street. have
made people who live on the incomes de-
rived from securities. feel as though they
did not want TO be too far away from their
property.
Savannah will be the favorite stopping
place for the tourists on their way north
ward, Col. Wrenn says, and next season
a great many will make it their objective
point. Wherever he went, he heard COM
plments paid to Savannah and its people.
Col Wrenn says that tourists are leaving
Florida very gradually this season, the
hotels there being still quite fun. lie goes
TO New York TO make preparations for the
summer business OF the Plant steamship
line.
Mr.. Henry Crawford, president OF the
Chicago and Southeastern railroad, ar
rived in town yesterday. Mr.. Crawford
and party have been making a tour Of
the country in his private car.
James f. Aglar, general agent Of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company. was in
the city yesterday. Mr.. Aglar's head
quarters are St Louis.
The rush of vegetables to the north stin
continues. Twelve car loads passed over
the Florida Central and Peninsular yes
terday.
The Florida Central and Peninsular rail-
road will put on extra Pullman cars next
week to accommodate the north-bound
tourists.
The Plant system has decided to continue
the service Of its New York and Florida
special between New York and St. Angus
tine up to and including April Is, ana
later, II the business will justify II.
Mr.. A. P. Massey travelling passenger
agent of the Boston and Maine railroad,
was in town Yesterday, Mr.. Massey has
some very unique methods of advertise
ing his road. His business card consists
of a photograph of himself, and his fox
terrier the only printing on the card be-
ing a small picture of his satanic majesty
IN one corner, with the words "Who the
- is this2' in a circle about it, Mr..
Massey bought some time ago an ola
Nallse on the outside of which he pasted
an advertisement of the Boston and Maine
railroad This valise he started on a
tour of the United States. 1t reached Sa-
Nannah yesterday, and is covered with
the tags of every road over which it has
travelled, From here it goes to New Or
leans. Every railroad man that receives
II puts the tag. of his road on it, ana
sends il on its journey. There is hardly
an inch of space left now and when Mr..
Massey receives 1t at the end of its
travels II viii certainly present an unique
Col. Pope, general freight and passenger
agent of the Georgia and Alabama railroad
will be in the city several days looking
dlteT the interests OF MS road.
John Shelton Williams, president of the
Georgia and Alabama railroad, was in town
yesterday.
Agent Trezevant of the Central railroad
announces that after Tuesday the Lyons
branch extending from Meldrim to I.v-
ons. being operated by the Georgia and
Alabama Railway Company the Central
will not issue bills of lading nor receive
freight for stations on that line after 20
,. m Monday, nor for Lyons or points
beyond Lyons reached exclusively by the
Georgia and Alabama Railway Company
after Il O'Clock noon of Tuesday. From
and after the times stated above all such
freight must be delivered at the freight
warehouse of the Georgia and Alabama
Railway Company at the West Broad
street yard.
Agent ]. L. Beck of the Georgia and
Alabama railway announces that on and
after Tuesday all shipments for sta
tons on or reached by the railway and
which thereafter includes the LYONS
branch of the Central of Georgia railway
west of Meldrim, will be received and
forwarded from the warehouse of the
company at the West Broad street yard
of the Central Of Georgia railway.
The Plant system shops are putting the
finishing touches to new refrigerator car
for use in the transportation of perisha-
bic vegetables. Twenty-Five new refriger-
ator cars have been ordered by the Plant
system.