The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-10
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest i'm savannah and
Elsewhere.

EliScNNnGrc.
An accident to the trucks of car on
freight train No. So, east-bound on the
Central, delayed passenger train No. 3
due here at $40 O'Clock last night some
time. The trucks on the car broke down
early m the afternoon, when the freight
was two miles west of Millen. No other
cars were derailed, and the trouble was
confined to one set of trucks. 1t took
some time to make the repairs, and be-
fore the car was put in such running or
der as to get it to Millen the passenger
train had arrived at the scene. The pas
senger made up some of the lost time.
Mr.. S. c. Hoge, superintendent of this
division of the Central, came down from
Macon last night.
Mr.. w. N. Craven. chief clerk to Train
master Bruner of this division of the Cen
trail returned yesterday from a short visit
to his old home at Macon.
Mr.. s. B. Patton, the Plant systems
Montgomery commercial agent, was in the
city yesterday.
Mr.. w. e. Arnold, general travelling pas
senger agent of the Ocean Steamship
Company, was in the city yesterday Mr.
Arnolds headquarters are at Jacksonville
where he spends the winter season. His
headquarters in the summer season are
at the north.
A personally conducted excursion will
pass through Savannah to-day over the
Plant system. This is one of the Penn
sylvania lines personally conducted BIZ
weekly trains. The PENNSYLVANIA alter
fee oft ifef
ington, in sending them over the Plant
system and the Florida Central and Pc
ninsular The last was over the Florida
Central and Peninsular, and carried a
large number of passengers, but the train
tomorrow will bring through the largest
number of the season, $40. The Pennsyl-
vanias passenger agents work np the
excursions for Florida points The pas
sengers that come down on one road on
one train will return two weeks later by
the train on the other. The Pennsylvania
remains neutral in its relations with the
Plant system and the Florida Central and
PenInsular, and II is for this reason that
it alternates in sending it's Pullman trains
over the two lines to Florida
Mr. j. II. Polhemus, city passenger agent
of the Plant system at Charleston, was
in the city yesterday.
Railroad men in Savannah are still
guessing about the object of the meeting
of traffic officials that is now going on at
Richmond. II is all speculation, however,
as none of them seem to know anything
definite about the matter II is without
doubt an instance in which the heads of
departments and chief officials have fail
ed to divulge anything regarding their pur-
poses to the men under them. The sub
ordinates say they have no idea as to the
meaning of the trip of their officials to
Richmond. 1t has not leaked out through
any of the higher officials that remain I'm
the city, and it is a question as to whether
the public will ever know the momentous
questions that were considered. The Morn
ing News statement yesterday of the rea-
sons that might induce the belief that the
meeting had been called for considering
the formation of a new freight association
seems probable as the object in view When
certain railroad men spoke of the matter
yesterday they seemed to think thai the
idea of the Morning News was the most
probable of any that could be suggested.
The Southern railway has had plans for
n new Atlanta union depot drawn by a
New York architect. 1t is not settled, of
course, that these pans are to be used,
as IL has not yet been agreed that such
thing as a new union depot is to be built
at Atlanta. but II is believed that, in the
event it is done, the plans submitted to the
Southern will be pretty closely followed
That road is taking the initiative In the
movement for a new depot, and 1t intends
TO have plans on hand for the time when
the roads get together with the end of
building a station in view. The meeting
at Atlanta of the chief officials of all the
roads running into the place is likely 10
prove an important one. It is possible
that IL may be then definitely decided TO
build. and that the work will soon begin
with all the roads Interested
The attorneys for the roads that were en-
Joined from freight rate cutting last sum-
mer by Judge Hughes OF Virginia go to
Norfolk to-day TO argue for the withdrawal
of the Injunction. The roads are anxious
TO have the old situation renewed when
they can again slash the rates.
Mr.. G. H. Howard, the Plant systems
city passenger agent at Jacksonville, was
here yesterday.
Mr. NJ j. O'Brien. vice president and
general manager Of the Southern Express
Company, with office at New York, Is in
the city.
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