The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-22
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IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest in Savannah and
Elsewhere.

Elsewhere.
Mr. r. B. Papy, general freight agent
of the Plant system, left last night for
Atlanta.
Mr.. C. B. Compton, general freight
aren't of the Louisville and Nashville, left
last night for Atlanta, by the Central.
Excursion rates have been arranged on
the certificate plan under the rules of the
southern States Passenger Association for
delegates and members attending the fol-
lowing meetings: Masonic festival, Chero-
Ice Lodge No. Sc, Rome, Dec. g. 1896; IN
torn tio6al Sunday School Field Workers
Association, Louisville, Jan. 1871, 1877; an
nuaI convention National American Wo-
man Suffrage Association, Des MONIES,
Ian. q Feb. /; National Association of
Brick Manufacturers, Buffalo, FeD. 20;
Georgia Conference Methodist Episcopal
church, Tallapoosa, Feb. lilo.
The Central railroad officials say they
we're averse to changing schedules out of
Atlanta which was done Sunday, as the
leaving time there of 1880 a. m. mad been
maintained for several years, and was
found generally very satisfactory to the
travelling public, but to maintain connec-
lion from Chicago and the northwest for
Savannah and other important points in
Georgia it became necessary for the cen,
trail to leave Atlanta at $50 a. m, instead
lines north of Atlanta to give better pas
senger service into the south, and while
the Central did not think the cnange would
materially inconvenience the traveAlng
nublic generally, they were satisfied 1t
would be to the interest of the state and
to tourist travel to Savannah particularly
to adjust their schedules to meet schedules
of the important connections arriving at
Atlanta from the northwest.
There appears to have been some mistake
with regard to the matter of the publica-
ton of the notice Of a change of schedule
on the Central railroad, which went into
effect on Sunday. One of the legislators
who left the capitol late at night. MENTION
ed the fact that he was unable to get any
Information with regard to the change of
schedule, and said a great many others
were in the same position as none of them
seemed to have secured the Information
As a matter of fact, however, notice of
the contemplated change was published in
the Atlanta papers two or three days be-
fore it went into effect 1t appeared in
the Journal of Dec. Is and 10 and in the
Constitution of Dec. 10, and was perhaps
also published the day before The pub
lcation was made at the instance of Gem
eral Passenger Agent J. c. Halle of the
CENTRAL who wrote to Atlanta with regard
TO the matter as soon as he received notice
Of the fact that the change would be made
Mr.. 7. A. Phillips, assistant general man.
ager of the Florida Central and Peninsu-
lar was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. L. Harrison, adjusting agent of the
Florida Central and Peninsular, spent yes
terday in the city.
Mr.. F. V. Peterson has been promoted
from the position of chief clerk to the
rate department of the Georgia and Ala
oama to that of northwestern passenger
ana Immigrant agent, with headquarters
az 81. Louis. His appointment to this po-
sluon is gratifying to his many friends on
Ihe road, who regard him as a man i'm
every respect worthy of the promotion.
The experimental stations of the Sea-
board Air Line along its route will be
painted next spring. They will be under
lhe direction of the section bosses in the
matter of cultivation and will be planted
win all manner of fruit trees, 236 trees
ana plants being sent at the start to each
Experimental station The idea is regard
20 as splendid one for showing prac-
i!ucdlly the diversified agricultural POSSIBLE
B road runs INC