The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-12
MAKING RATES AT OLD POINT.
PRESIDENT CONFER AND OTHER Of
FICIALs THERE.

The Southern States Freight Assoc
citation Holding Its Annual ses-
sion-A New Railroad Contracted
for From Macon to Charleston, :.
Cit VIII Take business From
Both the Central and Southern.
The Central Vow Ready for Its
Permanent Organization.
President II. N. Conner Of the Central
Of Georgia railroad. Maj. ". F. Shellman.
traffic manager, and Mr.. F. B. Papy, gem
eral freight agent Of the Plant system, are
at Old Point Comfort. Va, attending the
annual meeting of the Southern States
Freight Association.
The association has some important bus
mess matters before IT, and will remain IN
session until Saturday. Officers for the
ensuing year were elected at the first
meeting day before yesterday. Col. H. S.
Haines being reelected commissioner, as
was stated in yesterdays Morning News.
The association has a great deal OF rou-
tine business to attend to, much Of which
was left over from the meeting held a
month ago. There is a full meeting pres
ent. 1t is hardly probable that there will
be any important changes made in the
agreement, as that made a year ago.
when the association was reorganized,
was carefully gone over, and has proven
very satisfactory AS the fruit season is
on and the cotton season is approaching.
the railroad men naturally have more
matters 10 attend TO than they do earlier
or later in the year. Both the executive
committee and the rate committee Of the
association will hold meetings during the
present session.
Charleston is elated over the prospect
of having a new railroad in the near fu-
ture. This new road is to be known as
the Charleston and Macon railroad, and
is to run between those points. The con-
tract for its construction has already been
signed by the Security Construction Com
pany of Charleston and ". b. Strang *
Co. of New York It is to be constructed
in this section. When built this road Will
no doubt interfere somewhat with the
traffic of both the Central of Georgia and
the Southern, as ii is projected right into
the heart of the territory of both Of them,
and naturally it will use Charleston as an
outlet for foreign shipments.
The watermelons are moving a live
~ rate. The Plant system received ten
cars yesterday for shipment, all from the
Albany branch, between Thomasville and
Albany, and right from the heart OF the
Georgia watermelon territory. The ship
ments now amount TO from hve or six 70
ten cars day, and by next week they VIII
be in full blast. The Florida melons, too,
are moving rapidly, though not in as large
amounts as last year. The melons are
said to be of very good quality this year.
A dispatch published in the Morning
News yesterday from New York an
nounced that the final step had been TAX
en- IN the reorganization of the Central
Railroad and Banking Company, the
property all being turned over by the pur-
chasers, Messrs. Thomas and Ryan to
the new company, the Central Of Georgia
Railway Company; Now that this has been
done there Is nothing In the way OF the
permanent organization Of the new com
pany. Mr.. II. NJ Conner has already been
elected president of the new company, but
| beyond this none of the permanent or
ganization has been attended to. Now
board of directors will be elected. as well
rs several other permanent officers. The
purchasers will not finally conclude their
work, however, until they have disposed
of ali the claims pending against the re-
ceivers as well as those against the old
corporation.
Mr.. f. n. Mills formerly ticket agent of
the Plant system at the St James hotel
eral months past connected with the pas
senger department in this city left last
night for Boston, where he goes as city
ticket agent Of the Canada Atlantic and
Plant Steamship Company which runs be-
tween Boston, Halifax and Charlottetown.
Mr.. Mills Is thoroughly acquainted with
almost every branch Of the ticket bust
ness, and viii make the system a good
agent in that capacity.
Mr.. H. c. McFadden, assistant general
passenger agent of the Plant system,
left the city last night for New York
where he goes to attend a meeting of rep
| resentat ives of both rail and water lines.
The object Of the meeting is to discuss
and fix combined rail and water rates.
The annual picnic of Teutonia division
uniformed rank, knights of Pythias, viii
be given at the Chatham club house on
Tybee Island, Friday, June r. Refresh
ments will be served, there will be music
and dancing and arrangements have been
made for a good time generally. The COM
mittee In charge of the affair is COM
posed of George II. Witte, chairman;
Benjamin Calls, vice chairman; +.
Schwarz. H. Toehl, H. Lange, c. Cracker,
II. Stelljes, J. Stahmer, J. d. Stems, H.
Mollerins and H. Z. Dreeson.
The contract for the erection of the
new Plant system passenger depot at
Ocala is said to have been awarded to
| w. A. Miller. q Jacksonville contractor
Work on the structure viii probably be
begun within ten days. The announce
ment is also made that the gauge of the
Florida Southern railroad will be broad
ened the first week in July. and that
High Springs will be made the western
terminus OF the road.
The Florida Central and Peninsular
railroad brought in 20 car loads of melons
and 1856 packages of vegetables yester-
day.
TO TACKLE CAROLINA AGAIN.