The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-02
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Items of Interest to Savannah and
Elsewhere.

A rate OF one fare for the round trip mas
been authorized to Jacksonville and re-
turn from Savannah and intermediate
points on account of the gala week that is
to be held at that place. The season of
entertainment at Jacksonville is to last
from Nov. until Nov. z. 1t is, expected
that a large crowd will be in attendance.
The fare for the round trip from Savannah
will be sails, the tickets being on sale Nov.
8, g. 10, and u, and good returning until
after Nov. Is.
General Freight and Passenger Agent
A Pope of the Georgia and Alabama rail-
road, came over yesterday from Americus.
Mr.. Pope says his road is now doing very
well despite the loss of business that fol-
lows the quarantine regulations being en-
forced.
Mr.. F. W. Cole, travelling freight agent
for the Plant system, with headquarters
at Gainesville, Fla, spent yesterday in the
city.
Mr.. r. e. Clark, who has been with the
passenger department of the Plant system
for a short while, has accepted a position
as stenographer in the office of the chief
engineer of the Central Mr.. Clark is
from Montgomery, where he was connect
ed with the Office of the division passen-
ger agent of the Plant system.
The Philadelphia and Readings fast
train between Philadelphia and Atlantic
City last summer was one of the most
remarkable trains ever run. The train
was scheduled to make the run between
the two cities in just one hour. Allow
ing eight minutes for ferry from Phila-
delphia to Camden, the time for the fifty
five and one-half miles from the latter
point to Atlantic City was fifty-two min
utes, or at the rate of GA miles per hour.
Owing to The inability of the ferry boats
to reach Camden on time the train always
left late, the average detention from this
cause being upward of two minutes. This
loss was Invariably made up, the train ar
irving at Atlantic City ahead of time every
day, this average being also two min
utes. The record shows that for the fifty
two days the train ran, from July to
Aug. 81, the average time consumed on
the run was forty-eight minutes, equiva-
lent to a uniform rate of speed from start
to stop of So miles per hour. On July IA
the run from Camden to Atlantic City
was made in 46h minutes, an average of
71.6 miles per hour for the total distance.
On % days the train consisted of cars
weight of the cars being as follows: Com
bination car, 1920 pounds; coaches, each,
50 200 pounds; Pullman car s., 500 pounds.
This performance has never been equalled
in the history of railway service, either
in this country or abroad.
The Southern Railway Company has re-
Gently opened new Office in Baltimore,
at the corner of Baltimore and Calvert
"a L. l. d.. .sst.-.
and prepared especially for the business
of this corporation.
Traffic Manager Emerson of the South
Carolina and Georgia company announces
the following assignment of territory to
general and soliciting agents: Mr.. w.
X Darby, soliciting freight agent,
Charleston; Mr.. W. H.. Evans, city pas
senger and ticket agent, Charleston; Mr..
L. G. Mcclellan, foreign freight agent, st.
Louis; Mr.. w. I. Rembert, general west
ern agent, Kansas City, Missouri river
points Western Missouri, Eastern Kan
sas and Nebraska. and Western Iowa
points; Mr., F. H. Lacy, general agent,
New Orleans; Mr.. M. b. Hutchinson,
travelling freight agent, Montgomery; Mr..
T. r. Sledge, general agent, Augusta; Mr..
M B. Henry, soliciting agent, Augusta;
Mr. C. w. Jackson, division freight and
passenger agent, Augusta; Mr. S. c.
Black, travelling freight agent, Charles
ton.
The annual meetings of the stockholders
of the lines comprised in the Plant system.
will begin the latter part of this month.
The officials at the north. and probably
some of the directors and stockholders
will come down to attend the meetings.
The Manufacturers Record says: 1.-THE
decision of the Ocean Steamship Company
of Savannah to have daily sailings be-
tween New York and Savannah gives this
company the honor of having the longest
daily steamship service in the world. Up
to this time the Old Dominion Steamship
Company has had this credit. The decis-
ion to Increase the service between the city
mentioned was caused by the necessity
for more facilities for handling the bust
ness. New York advlces state that other
steamship companies having vessels be-
tween New York and southern ports con-
slider the outlook for business very bright,
in spite of the temporary interruption to
traffic caused by yellow fever. The Old
Dominion Company has recently added
large steamer to Its feet"