The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-03
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest to Savannah and
Elsewhere.

MNtteFS OF interest 10 savannah ana
Elsewhere.
Thirteen men have been discharged in
Atlanta by the Southeastern Freight AS
ISOLATION. These We're all employed in the
statistical department, and it is said that
their dismissal practically means the dis
continuance of the statistical work of the
association. The chief of the department
Mr.. Drury Powers, and two of the men
under him were retained, and some little
statistical work will still be done, but it
viii not be the feature of the association
ii has been ..tf.H
Some of the men who were discharged
have been with the association and those
which preceded it for years, and they have
acquired an experience in statistical work
that should stand them in good stead in
their efforts to secure other positions 1t
is said that the fate of the statistical de-
partment of the association has been
known to have been hanging by thread
for months, and that the dismissal of the
men was by no means unexpected.
Ever since the association was reorgan-
lzed last spring it has been a question as
to whether the department should be
maintained. some of the large lines not
in the association would not furnish their
| statistics so that the work of the DEPART
] ment was incomplete. The Western and
Atlantic was one of the lines that would
ton That road, by a sort of coincidence,
joined the association on the day the de-
partment was abolished. When the asso-
citation was reorganlzed and the Southern
| States Freight Association became the
Southeastern Freight Association, the OPP
Grating expenses were cut down from S11O-
| O0O TO 100000 year. The practical abol-
| ishment of the statistical department will
cut off another $1,000 from the expenses.
1t is said that If the Louisville and
Nashville railroad wins in the hearing of
the leasehold case that will come up this
week in Atlanta before Judge Don A. Par
dee of the United States court, that road
will not only have the control of the At
lanta and West Point and the Western of
Alabama railroads, but also of the Geor-
gia, whose leasehold is now a bone of
contention among the Louisville and
Nashville, the Central and Messrs. Thomas
and Ryan Of New York. The case will be
taken up by Judge Pardee on Friday. IL
the Louisville and Nashville wins in the
case, IL VIII control the line between Au-
gusta and Montgomery, and this is said to
have been its ambition for some years.
A professor of an eastern college pro-
posed to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
not long ago that it lease him a short
branch road owned by the line that runs
between Alexandria Junction, near Wash
ington, and Shepherds, on the Potomac
river. The professor wanted to get the
| line to use as a training school in prac-
teal railroad work for young men of the
college The Baltimore and Ohio regards
the branch as one of It's most important
and declined the offer. tt'of
The Southern Iron Car Line has leased
1000 freight cars to the Baltimore. and
Ohio railroad for a term of two years. OF
this number 500 are coal cars and the rest
box cars. This win be a considerable addi-
ton to the 5000 freight cars the Baltimore
and Ohio has already bought this year.
Mr.. A. E. Martin. travelling passenger
agent, with headquarters at Atlanta, for
the Burlington Route, spent yesterday in
| the city.
Among the visiting railroad men in the
city yesterday was Mr.. Smith d. Pickett,
general agent at Jacksonville for the
| Southern railway.
Mr.. ]. c. whlteford soliciting freight
and passenger agent for the seaboard Air
Line, with Office at Augusta, was in the
| city yesterday.
| A meeting of the rate clerks of the lines
interested will be held the latter part of
this week at Cincinnati and the winter
! tourist rates figured upon. The clerks
will adjust the apportionpent sheets for
! the business from the Ohio river gate
ways to Florida. The rates for the tour
lists, which are fixed by the Southeastern
Passenger Association, have already been
confirmed in a mass meeting held at Gin
cinnati by the general passenger agents
| of the lines interested both north and
south of the Ohio river. Mr.. w. H. Leahy,
chief clerk Of the passenger department
of the Plant system, will represent Tat
road; Mr.. c. y. Walworth will represent
the Central and Mr. S. c. .Broyleston will
represent the Florida Central and PENN
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