The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-03
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest to Savannah aud
Elsewhere

Matters of Interest to savannah aud
Elsewhere.
Assistant General Passenger Agent H.
c. McFadden of the Plant system and
General Passenger Agent j. c. Halle of
the Central returned yesterday morning
from the mass meeting at Nashville of the
general passenger agents of nearly all the
roads in the south. The meeting was held
Tor the establishment of a general rate for
the Nashville exposition, which opens MAY
l. With perfect unanimity and thorough
good feeling, the officials granted every re-
quest made by the exposition people. and
authorized rate on the same basis as
prevailed during the Atlanta exposition
The meeting was held Tuesday morning
ana the business for which il was called
was transacted with dispatch there be-
ing no friction at all. All the roads rep
resented were not members of the South
ern States Passenger Association.
put nearly all that are mem
represented. That being the case
the opportunity was considered good one
Ior the rates agreed upon receiving the
ratl1cation of the rate committee of the
association. a meeting of the committee
which Is comprised of the general passen-
ger agents of the roads within the associa-
ton, was held immediately after the mass
meeting and the ratficat ton given The
roads represented at the meeting have
many ramihcations in a wide territory
ana the exposition, consequently, will he
put conveniently within the visiting ability
OF many people, as the rates that prevail
eu at the Atlanta exposition We're con-
sluereu low The passenger Of
hcials were taken 10 the exposition
grounds in the afternoon, the honors be-
ing done by the exposition management
Ihat night the Louisville and Nashville,
and the Nashville Chattanooga and St
Louis entertained them most sumptuously
at banquet at the Maxwell house. This
banquet was made the occasion for bust
ness as well as jolllty, the officials dis
cussinS general matters pertaining to pas
senger traffic. and the prospects for travel
TO the exposition. All We're greatly pleas
ed with the hospitality shown them by
the two lines that run into Nashville
The auditing committee of the Southern
States Passenger Association, composed of
Mr.. ]. c. Halle, general passenger agent
of the Central, chairman, Mr.. II. c. Nc
Fadden, assistant general passenger agent
of the Plant system, and Mr. c. p. At
more. general passenger agent OF the
Louisville and Nashville. met day before
yesterday at the associations offices at At
lanta and performed it's work for the last
quarter.
Attorney General ]. NJ Terrell, repre-
sentlng the Georgia railroad commission,
has entered suit against the Wrightsville
and rennlle Railroad company for the
sum of 5000. The suit is instituted on COM
plant of the Augusta Southern railroad,
against which road the Wrightsvile and
Tennille is said to have Disseminated in
Favor of the Central.
Mr.. Charles N. Right, assistant general
passenger agent of the Georgia and Ala
bama with Americus headquarters, was
here yesterday. having just returned from
the mass meeting of general passenger
agents at Nashville.
Mr.. D. A. Wallace, Florida freight
agent for the Louisville and Nashville.
with headquarters at Jacksonville, is in
the city,
Capt. T. A. Phillips. assistant general
manager of the Florida Central and PEN
insular. was up from Jacksonville yes
terday.
The first north bound hotel help special
train of the season went up yesterday via
the Plant system. the Atlantic Coast Line.
and the Pennsylvania, carrying 200 pas
sengers. The special started from Jack
sonville, number of hotel employees hav-
ing come to that place from different hos
telries throughout the state TO take pas
sage on the first train for the north. Sew
eral of the largest hotels have already
closed, two or three closing yesterday and
the large number of servants employed
makes the traffic a large one. Three more
of the specials will be run, the next leav-
ing Florida in about ten days This one
will be run over the Florida Central and
Peninsular, that road and the Plant sys-
TEN alternating in running the trains The
special arrived yesterday afternoon at 2:7
o'clock and left 10 minutes later. The fare
for the trip from jacksonville to New
York is $l4, that from Savannah being 49,
Mr.. c. c. Walton, travelling passenger
agent for the Central of Georgia, with
headquarters at Chicago spent yesterday
in Savannah.