The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-20
- THE RAILROAD WORLD.
waters Of Interest in savannah and
Elsewhere.

ma | Anr Is. Il is said the sub-com-
49,. has arranged a list OF over lOv
--5--ls that will be brought before the
t-sr committee, some OF Which are OF
60 inheritance in view OF the present
w. i- certain sections over freight
l--- 7-ba cotton rates for the ensuing
-@---- viii also be adjusted at the meet
7rs committee is composed OF the gen
r-sgbr agents and the traffic mana
- ~ he roads in the association Cen
- r--izbt Agent +. B. Papy OF the
9.--t system has already gone north
may be present at the meet
az tpre Assistant General Freight
lanes Menzles will leave
- few days TO be in attendance.
-------sr Freight and Passenger Agent A.
-. ,f The Georgia and Alabama will
-eorss+nt that road, and General Freight
- W H. Peasants, who Will come
-r-ourh savannah tonight on ms way
-or-b will represent the Florida Central
and Peninsular.
Comics OF the pamphlet published by the
ssaboard Air Line, containing all Of the
-,--ss,ondence incidental to the rate war,
~. bsing read with interest by railway
oei,i,1s The publication has the entire
+sI. If the conflict between the Seaboard
and southern, and there are letters from
Presidents Hoffman and Spencer, Messrs.
Pierpont Morgan and H. S. Haines, Of
The southern States Passenger AssOcia-
zion Mai. Fink, President Foster OF the
work river line OF steamboats,, and Vice
President Hoffman -of&he Pennsylvania
rslvav. The Seaboard states two
grounds for the declaration Of war, the
refusal Of through car service north Of
washington and south Of Atlanta, and
the Southern's Inauguration of steamer
line between Norfolk and Baltimore, and
President Homman's complaint of the
Southern's unnecessary esta blishment Of
this line for the mere purpose of injuring
the Seaboard is seen all the way through.
The war had been imminent for more
than a year prior TO its opening. The first
letter on the subject Of the famous steam
boat line was written by President Hoff-
man. addressed to President Spencer,
June IS 1895.
Mr. J. ". Cart, district passenger agent
for the Plant system, left yesterday on
business trip TO Augusta.
Mr. T. NJ Fleming, division passenger
and freight agent Of the Florida Central
and Peninsular. returned yesterday from
a trip to Jacksonville.
The Plant system brought in an excur-
sion yesterday with IT'S passengers from
Montgomery, Troy, Ozark, Thomasville
and Valdosta. OF this number, the major
ity went to Tybee to spend the three days
Of the tickets limit. A rate of IS for the
round trip from Montgomery, the starting
point Of the special. was charged, with
corresponding rates from the other
points.
The UN1nrfda Canti0a1 nd hoe
two excursions booked for Florida in the
near future. The first will be
run to Jacksonville Aug. 27I
on the ccasion of the annual
midsummer bicycle meet at that place,
and it is thought the races will be well
attended, as Jacksonville's efforts on
races have been attended with success.
Tickets for this excursion will be sold
under three-day limit for 81, the regular
morning train leaving Savannah at 5
o'clock and arriving in Jacksonville at
o'clock and a special from Columbia car
rying an excursion crowd, arriving here
at 1857 in the morning being the trains on
which the tickets are good going, while
they are good returning on any train leav-
ing Jacksonville within the three-day limit.
The Florida roads are also making ar
rangements to run specials into Jackson
vile on that occasion.
The second excursion will be to Fernan-
dina Sunday, Aug. 30 to enable the mem
bers of the First Bryan Baptist church and
others to attend a big joint meeting that
church will hold with the Friendship Bap-
fist church of Jacksonville. Rev G. w.
Griffin and P. J. Butler of Jacksonville will
have the excursion in charge.
The friends Of Mr.. J. L. Beck, CONNER
cial agent for the Georgia and Alabama,
will be pleased to learn that he was yes
terday reported as recovering from a
short but severe, attack of illness, and
that he will probably be out again in
few days.
The Louisville and Nashville is building
two new warehouses at Pensacola. One
of them, when completed. will admit of
the loading or unloading of twenty-five
cars at time, and will have a capacity
oil 1000 tons of freight Overhead an au-
tomaic railway will be constructed for
Inc quick handling of freight.
Engine No. 9S2, of the Plant system In
charge Of Engineer Calklin and Conduc- !
tor Anderson, made a trial run, this week. !
ms engine is a novelty in the painters
me being in the colors of the Plant sys-
IeIh with the exception of the boiler and |
'Nc'eA- tl4OW lenQeT, drivers, /
CAP headlight, sand box and exhaust |
boxes, The Maltese cross of~the Plant |
system is on every wheel, the headlight. !
Gan tender and drivers. The engine be- |
longs to the S. S. o. & G. division of the |
rant system. In a few weeks 1t will be !
1aken to Tampa and put on the yellow |
lam ram running between Tampa and the |
resident Williams. of the Georgia and
Alabama railway, has announced that at |
called meetings of the stockholders of |
ne TWO companies which have Just been |
n5lu' resolutions have been adopted bv |
when the Abbeville and Waycross rail- !
aOdu, extending from Abbeville to Fitz |
seraid' twenty-five miles, the seat of the |
Scglulers colony, has been merged with the |
Igorsla and Alabama railway. and win /
heIediter be known as the FITZGERALD |
n.alch OF the Georgia and Alabama rail- |
way way The latter company several months |
80 quietly secured control of all of fhe |
Nus Nus and stock of the Abbeviue and !
80 as ross railroad, but up to the present
IN IN lhe Abbeville and Waycross has been
w.. aOed as a separate and independent |
NJ w. ~ this consolidation the mileage !
me- .l.e georgia and Alabama railway is |
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