The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-30
SUPT. KLINE TO LEAVE MAY /.
HIS RESIGNATION FROM THE CEN
TRIAL CONFIRMED.

lie VIII Go TO Mexico About That
Time and Assume the General
management of the InterOceanIc
RaiIway-Mr. Kline Not Anxious "a
Leave Here. But He Received a
Liberal Business ORer-PIenty OF
Applications hut Nothing Definite
a. 10 Who VIII Take His Place.
The Morning News IS in a position 20
announce definitely that General super
fntendent T. ID. Kline has rendered his
resignation 10 President II. NJ. Conner Of
the Central OF Georgia Railway Company.
The resignation is effective about May
j, about which time Mr.. Kline viii leave
for Mexico. where he goes to accept a po-
sition as general manager Of the Inter
oceanic Railway Company. The Morning
News published the current report TO
the effect that Mr.. Kline had rendered
his resignation on March Is. and though
at that time IL was apparently generally
accepted as a fact, some doubt was thrown
upon the report. because those directly in
terested refused TO say anything what
ever with regard to it. 1t is now, how
ever, announced as positive.
Mr.. Kline will succeed General Manager
Stewart Of the Interoceanic railway,
which runs from the City OF Mexico to
Vera Cruz, and from the City of Mexico
10 Jojutla, a distance of about 600 miles.
II is understood that the road will be
completed soon across the isthmus TO the
west coast of Mexico making It a sys-
TEN of about 1000 miles. Mr.. Klines head
quarters will be in the City of Mexico.
Mr.. Kline Is thoroughly familiar with
the railroads Of Mexico, having left the
superintendency of the Mexican National
railroad, where he served several years
under Capt ". G. RaOul as president TO
become general manager of the Central,
In which capacity he succeeded Mr.. George
Dole Wadley. Before going 10 Mexico he
was superintendent of the Southwestern
railroad under Capt. RaOuPs presidency
of the Central Mr.. Kline is a thoroughly
able and experienced railroad man and is
regarded as one of the strongest and best
general panagers in the country 1t was
reported some time ago that some English
capitalists who own the lnteroceanic rail-
road made Mr.. Kline an Offer which he
accepted.
Mr.. Kline. II is understood. has no desire
TO return to Mexico other than for bust
ness reasons. He has made the Central an
able manager and there Is not an official
connected with it, from the president
down, who will not regret to see him
leave. The business proposition made him
by the new company with which he is go
ing, however. is understood 10 have been
such a liberal one that he felt it his
duty to himself and to his family to ac-
cept H.
The question of securing a general SUI
perintendent TO take Mr.. Khnes place
has. of course. been considered President
Conner, who has just returned from New
York however says that no appointment
has been made, and that he has reached
no conclusion whatever with regard to it,
II is not likely that he will issue his cir
cular announcing the appointment until
the middle or the latter part of May. Nj
a "a
with the first report that Superintendent
Kline was expected to leave the Central
but If the lucky man is among the APP
plicants, it has not yet been made appar-
emit