The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-16
EXPENSIVE TO RAILROADS.
A Plant steamer Taken or as the
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Result of yellow Fever.
The Plant Line steamer Florida will
probably be withdrawn from the run be-
tween Mobile and Tampa owing to the
yellow fever at the former place.
The detention of the vessel at the quar-
antlne station below Port Tampa would
be of such lenght as to prevent any pas
sengers from being likely to make the trip.
None would be allowed to land without
being first detained for a certain time dur
ing which measures to prevent the intro
duction of the fever germ into Tampa
might be taken. The freight also would
have to be fumgated Heavy costs
would be attached to all of this and the
business, even if the line could secure
any, would thus become Improbable. 1t
has been reported that the vessel has al
ready been Withdrawn, but the officials
of the system here had not been notified
yesterday that such was the case.
There is scarcely any doubt that the
vessel will be temporarily Withdrawn from
the run. As a result of her withdrawal
there will be more business for the rail
lines. Shippers who have been patroniz-
points west and north of Mobile to
Florida points by all rail routes. The rates
are higher when shipments are made by
rail than when part of the route is by wa
ter. Freight from northern points in Ala
bama, Mississippi and places in that sec
ton not infected will take a round about
route into Florida instead of going by way
of Mobile. 1t will go to Montgomery or
points north of there and then eastward,
making a turn southwark after passing
into Georgia or Eastern Alabama. Moth
ing can be shipped via Mobile.
No freight can be shipped from Mobile
at all. The railroads have instructed their
agents not to receive it, and, even if they
should, and it were moved out of Mobile,
the connecting lines would not receive it.
Traffic of all kinds" remarked Freight
Traffic Manager D. f. Jack of the Plant
system. receives a hard blow when yell
low fever gets hold. The
railroad receipts. We recognize its
importance as a safeguard against the
spread of the disease, and are willing to
do what we can to aid the public. But
it is hurtful to the interests of the rail
roads. When fever gets into a town ey-
erything else loses importance and ship
ments practically cease. A merchant does
not care to lay in a stock of goods when
matters are unsettled by the fever and
stagnation of business follows There is
little for the roads to handle and their
operation becomes a matter of expense
without receipts"
There is talk in Atlanta that that city
should have a freight bureau. It is claim
ed that there is great discrimination in
rates from all points against Atlanta and
means are being discussed through which
remedies may be secured.
The sanitary board has granted the
Florida Central and Peninsular railroad
the privilege of running a chartered ex-
cursion from Columbia and intermediate
points to Jacksonville through the city to-
morrow without subjecting the passengers
to an examination by the quarantine Off
GERS. On the return of the train, which
leaves Columbia a. o'clock tomorrow
morning, tho same concession will be
made.
The Florida Central and Peninsular rail-
| road will run an excursion to Jacksonville
next Sunday. A limit of three days will be
placed on the tickets, which will be sold
for 81 for the round trip. A good crowd
| is expected to go down.
Superintendent T. D. Kline, Traffic Man
| ager e. II. Hinton and General Freight
Agent W. a. Winburn of the Central of
| Georgia railway company left last night
for Augusta.
The trip of the officials to Augusta is
for the purpose of arranging a uniformity
with the other railroads at Augusta in
the facilities for reaching the Union Cot
ton Compress and Warehouse Company s
plant that has been established on the
river front. The Charleston and West
ern Carolina railroad has run a switch
to the compress and the roads will agree
| upon a uniformity in the privilege of US
ing it.
Mr.. John NJ. Egan, vice president of the
Central, left yesterday at noon for New
York. after having just returned from a
trip to Atlanta, where he went to attend
the meeting of the stockholders of the At
lanta and West Point railroad.
Mr.. w. J. Haylow, superintendent of
transportation of the Plant system, is in
the northwest on a business trip.
Mr.. S. j. Gentry has been appointed rate
clerk in the passenger department Of
Plant system. Mr.. Gentry comes from the
Atlanta offices of the Southern railway.
| Before the reorganization of the Southern
| States Passenger Associat ton he was its