The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-25
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest In Savannah and
Elsewhere.


The Central of Georgia will change its
schedule on April 26 so that train No. A,
which heretofore has arrived in Savannah
at $3.50 a. m. will arrive at a. m. In
this way the Pooler people will be taken
care of.
G. ]. Grammer general traffic manager
of the Lake Shore. Michigan and South
ern, was in town yesterday. Mr.. Gram
mer's headquarters are in Cleveland, o.
Mr.. R. c. Wright, advertising clerk of
the Plant system passenger department,
has resigned. His place will be filled May
l by c. H. Mills, formerly ticket clerk at
the Tampa Bay hotel.
Passenger Traffic Manager B. w. Wrenn
of the Plant system was engaged yester-
day in preparing schedule and advertsine
matter for the Plant steamship line he
tween Boston, Halifax, Nova Scotia and
Prince Edwards Island. The summer ser
vice viii begin May 4. BY this line the
traveller spends but one night at sea he
tween the United States and a foreign
country.
The Southern States Passenger Asso-
citation has authorized a rate of cents
mile to the convention of the National
richmond, Va, May Ia; to the meeting
OF the Ancient Order of Hibernians in
Macon May Ills; convention of the SUI
Savannah May POPS The association has
granted the Central of Georgia permis-
sion TO make a reduced rate for summer
lanta, which was formely SIS, has been
reduced to $lS15. Similar rates have been
made from other points.
Application has been made by people
who desire to spend the month of May at
Tybee, for a train service leaving the
island each week day morning at or s
O'Clock a. M, and returning from Sa-
being considered.
Traffic Manager shell1nan of the Central
of Georgia is confined to his home on
account of illness.
The new schedule of the Tybee division
of the Central will go into effect April
e. A daily train will leave Savannah at
2:S0 p. M, returning at $50 p. m. Spe-
clal trains on Sunday, Tuesday, Thurs
a. m. and one on Saturday al 1870 D. m,
returning at II a. m. and one on Saturday
at p. m.
Passenger Agent J. &C. Halle of the
Central went on fishing trip to Tybee
this week and brought back a string of
seventy-fve whiting and trout. The fish
market wasn't open, either.
Col. B. w. Wrenn of the Plant system,
says that the English government is max
ing preparations for grand International
carnival, TO be held at Halifax, N. S.,
during the last two weeks in July. Her
majesty, the queen. in order to advance the
interest in the carnival, has ordered the
concentration of her troops in the mara
time provinces, at Halifax during the cele-
bratlon and the English naval authorities
have ordered six of the flying squadron
4 tharp q TYox-f 80.
tions will be extended TO the United States
naval department to send some of the
white squadron to take part in the festivi-
ties In addition to the hotel accommoda-
tons at Halifax, the Plant system steam
ship line has agreed to let its ships be oc-
cupied by the passengers while they are
in port. The rate from Boston to Hall
fax, by the Plant Steamship Line, is 81
one way, and $12 for the round trip. Hall
fax possesses fifty miles of roads that
will compare favorably with any roads in
this country, and arrangements have been
made to allow owners of bicycles to take
their machines along free OF duty.
The Joint Traffic Association is bringing
influence to bear on the English security
holders of the Canadian Pacific to force
that road TO become member or the as
ISOLATION.
The scheme Of a railroad from this city
to Foot Point. S. c., seems to be getting
in shape again. A survey, or rather sew
tIdl OF lneIus nave Deen mace licAu a polht
on the Savannah river just above this city
to site OF the future city.
At the meeting Of the railroad commits
sioners Of South Carolina. at Denmark
yesterday. II was decided 10 build union
station at that point.
The Central passenger committee WILL
on April IS. issue It's rate sheet for summer
tourist business. The rates Will be 80 per
cent OF double locals
The Southern railway IL putting IN @.ool
tons Of new steel rails this spring Sew
enty.aye miles o. new rails WI be lai az, On