The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-26
WILL NOT TALK ABOUT 1T.
THE RUMORED CHANGE N HE G.
AND AS HEADQU ARTERs.

AND As HEADQL ARHERs.
The General Offices VIII Probably
BE Moved Here From Americus.
Though, Before Long-Vice Presi-
dent Gabbett Says the Directors
Have Not Discussed the Natter
Yet.
The report has been circulated recently
that the Georgia and Alabama railroad
is preparing TO remove its general offices
from Americas to Savannah.
It is well known that this step has
been contemplated by the road ever since
it secured its own line into
the general offices or the majority
Of them at least, would Of necessity come
here, because of this being the most i'm
pOrtant point in handling the business.
The report seemed to have a pretty good
origin, but the officers OF the road while
they do not deny such movement IS
contemplated some time in the near fu-
ture, are adverse to discussing
it. Vice President Cecil Gabbett was
seen yesterday by a representative of the
Morning News, and when asked about
the report. he said it had not yet been
discussed by the directors of the company
Further than that he would say nothing
about the matter.
The new Pullman car service inaugu-
rated by the Georgia and Alabama is
going to prove a most popular, as well
as an important one. The day trains be-
tween Savannah and Montgomery, leav-
ing in the morning at Us o'clock and
arriving from Montgomery at 7:40 O'Clock
p. m, carry Pullman parlOr buffet cars.
The night trains leaving Savannah at
$50 p. m, and arriving from Montgomery
at O'Clock a. m, carry Pullman palace
between those
Vice President Gabbett is very proud of
this service, and he has reason to be. 1t
IS the shortest by several hours, not only
between savannah and Montgomery, but
as well to other points in the west Ar
engagements will be made in the course
OF snort time, to carry through sleepers
to points north and west beyond Mont
gomery.
Maj. Shellman, traffic manager, and Cen
eral Freight Agent Winburn of the Cen
trail of Georgia. and Assistant General
Freight Agent NIenzies of the Plant sys-
TEN, returned yesterday from Old Point
Comfort, where they have been attending
the meeting of the Southern States Freight
Association rate committee About thirty
roads We're represented at the meeting,
and large amount of routine business
The proposal to make watermelon ship
pers prepay the freight was not acted
upon, and melons will be shipped this year
c. o. q. as before. General fruit rates were
not altered. The rates for handling cotton
were discussed, several representatives of
roads not in the associate We're present
by invitation and Joined in the discussion.
Nothing definite was arranged, and the
matter went over with two or three other
subjects until the next meeting to be held
on June 10, at Old Point. One hundred
and forty-four subjects were brought up
for discussion, and Of these 100 were dis
posed off satisfactorily.
Theodore Brown, travelling passenger
agent of the three C's and St. Louis rail-
road was in town yesterday advertising
the new Cincinnati and Toledo lines. Mr..
Browns headquarters are in Chattanooga.
Vice President Cecil Gabbett of the Geor-
gia and Alabama is in town.
The Georgia and Alabama inaugurated
its buffet and sleeping car service between
Savannah and Montgomery Sunday.
The Cincinnati Southern will build
spur from Rugby road station to Rugby to
reach the Tennessee oil fields.
Mr. M. F. Bonzano, formerly supernten-
dent Of the Philadelphia and Reading has
been appointed general manager of the
Chattanooga Southern and states that he
will retain all the old employees of the road
where possible.
A new road is projected from New AL
bany to Evansville, about 104 miles When
competed the IOdu well De a QlTecI COM
petition of the Louisville, Evansville and
st. Louis
w. f. BrOwder, Jr has been appointed
travelling freight agent of the Louisville
and Nashville, headquarters at Memphis.
The Florida Central and Peninsular car
ried $500 people from Jacksonville to the
state camp at Panama Park on Sunday.
Contracts have been signed, sealed and
delivered for the completion of the Mont
gomery, Tuscaloosa and St Louis rail-
road, and that work on the construction
of the line from this city to Tuscaloosa
will be begun without delay. The con-
tracts are that the road is to be completed
in all of its parts from Columbus, Miss,
via Tuscaloosa, to this city, within twelve
months The Mobile and Ohio people are
behind the enterprise and every assurance
is felt here that the road will be in op-
Grafton in year, or little more
The suit of T. NJ. Coleman of Waycross
against the Savannah, Florida and West
ern railway for $4,000 damages for per-
sonal injuries was taken up in the city
court yesterday The entire day was con-
sumed in taking the testimony, and the
trial will be resumed to-day.
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