The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-28

Assistant NutMtIAl I1aN~fllEtL Agent AlE-
Fadden Of the Plant system returned from
Jacksonville yesterday.
At the meeting of the Florida lines in
Jacksonville yesterday. 1t was arranged
that the first hotel help train would leave
Jacksonville over the Florida Central and
Pcnlnsular April >. The second train VIII
80 over tine Plant system about April Z.
Col b. W. Wrenn. passenger traffic
manager of the Plant system, will arrive
in Savannah to-day on train %. Col. Wrenn
leaves tonight for New York on business
connected with the road
The new schedule of the Plant system
trains in Florida will go into effect to-
morrow.
A telegram to the Morning News was
received yesterday from Col. Il. w. Wrenn
announcing that It has been decided TO
keep the Tampa Bay hotel open until
senger Agent McFadden says that most
of the hotels in Jacksonville and st. Au-
gustine will be closed by April 10.
Maj. w. F.. Shellman. traqhc manager
of the Central, is in Atlanta attending
the rate meeting Of the Southern States
Freight Association.
The Tybee railroad will put on a special
train on April 6, to take property owners
and others interested In the Tybee cleo
ton to the island on that date
The Plant system shops have turned out
a large car fitted up with the latest brake
devices and inventions. The car is in
charge of Air Brake Instructor f. $. But
Ter. and will run all over the system
stopping at points where the engineers
lay over. 1t is The intention of Mr. Plant
to give his men fun instructions in the
handling and manappmauf Of brakes
The shipments Of Florida moss over the
Florida Central and Peninsular have been
very heavy lately, averaging four or FIVE
cars "A day bound for New York via the
Ocean steamship Company.
The Florida Central and Peninsular are
moving quantities of phosphate rock, lum-
Der and vegetables. Three thousand five
hundred packages Of vegetables was the
record for yesterday.
Railroad men all over the country win
hear with regret that George II. Nettle-
ton, president and general manager OF
the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis
railroad, Is dying at his home in Kansas
City from stroke of apoplexy.
Robert f. Maddox and party from At
lanta have been making am extensive tour
through Florida in the private car Of Mr.
Coal and Iron Company. The car was
attached to the Florida special yesterday
The Plant system and the party was
Obliged to leave 1t at Waycross on ac-
count of a hot box. Mr.. Maddox and
his friends came up to Savannah on the
fast train and spent the day here. They
left last night over the Central for AT
lanta.
The Georgia and Alabama railroad has
become a member of the Southern States
Passenger Association. This completes a
membership of nearly all the important
railroad lines in the south.
The annual meeting of the Southern
States Passenger Association will be held
in Atlanta at the office of Commissioner
William Bailey Thomas Tuesday, April
Z, at which time il is thought by his
friends Mr.. Thomas Will be unanimously
reelected. The same sentiment prevails
in regard to Secretary J. l.. Rockwell
The other active officers of the ascot
alton consist of the auditing committee
composed Of G. f. Harmon OF the West
ern and Alabama railroad, Joseph
Richardson of the Florida and East Coast
railroad and j. G. Halle of the Central OF
Georgia.
The Central will In few days turn out
out Of its shops the third of five virtu.
ally new sleeping cars. The cars have IN
dergone extensive repairs and alterations
and have been newly upholstered and fin
ished throughout
The Central has just issued a pamp hlet
giving alphabetically the list Of all stations
in Georgia and Alabama and the rate
from each station to Savannah during
May week.