The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-24
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest to savannah and
Elsewhere.

""lters OF interest TO savannah ana
Elsewhere.
All the roads that have connections from
Florida with the north are wide awake
now working the passenger business. The
returning tourists are leaving Florida in
large numbers, and they are the prizes
for which every representative of the
lines forming the through routes fro m
the east is striving. Jacksonville is the
point to which many of the most energetic
railroad men have been sent, and COMPETE
ton there for the tourist travel is red-hot.
Inc passenger agents work night and
day to run up the train reports of their
roads. The Plant system, the Florida
Central and Peninsular, the Southern, Il e
Atlantic Coast Line the Georgia South
ern and Florida, and others have extra
men, and passengers are never put to any
trouble about gaining information. NO
other place has been assigned the import
ance of Jacksonville for controlling tour
lists on their return, but at several other
places extra men have been stationed.
Savannah has thus far had two passenger
agents given temporary headquarters
here. They are Messrs. A. L. Reed, dis
trict passenger agent for the Atlantic
Coast Line, transferred from Washington,
and William Butler, travelling passenger
agent for the Florida Central and PENN
sular, transferred from Columbia.
Mr.. W. Butler, travelling passenger agent
for the Florida Central and Peninsular,
with headquarters till recently at Co
lumbia, S. c., has been transferred to Sa-
vannah for while to keep an eye open
for his road inNgetting it a share of the
returning tourists. Mr.. Butler has many
friends here who will be glad to learn of
his being stationed at Savannah
Rates have been authorized by the
Southern States Passenger Association for
hotel help back to the north. Parties of
eight or more must travel togeth-
er In order to secure a rate from Savan-
nah to Philadelphia and New York of
$12, to Washington and Baltimore of Sll,
Norfolk and Richmond of $40. The rates
were effective yesterday and will prevail
till June 80 Hotel help travel is an i'm
portant item to the railroads. Nearly all
the employs of big hotels north and south
move at the close of a season, and the
large number of these employees induces the
roads to make low rates for them and TO
work to get their patronage: The help
travel from the south will be most heavy
In Nav. when the southern tourists no.
tells have shut down and the northern re-
sort hostelries begin to open. The en-
ployes generally remain while in the
place where they have been at work and
make their way to points at just about
the time their large hotels are to be open
| ed.
Mr.. F. b. Papy, general freight agent
for the Plant system, returned yesterday
from Richmond, where he attended the
meeting of the lines of the southeast. A
report of the proceedings of the meeting
| and the virtual adoption of the plans for
the buildings, upon the foundation of the
H., sfafa If h
eastern Freight Association was given in
yesterdays Morning News. Mr. d. f.
Jack, third vice president of the Plant
system also attended. Mr.. j. M. Egan,
vice president, represented the Central. He
| is expected back to-day.