The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-14
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
FREIGHT MEN KEEPING AN EYE ON
THE SEWER CONTRACTORS.
WORLD.

The Freights on Pipe From the Ohio
River Factories VIII Amount to "a
Considerable Sum-A sharp COmpe-
GitiOn For the Business. But No
Rate Cutting Probable.
Railroad freight agents still have their
eye on the Savannah sewer contractors.
They are waiting for them to put in their
orders with the manufacturers of the
sewer material One freight agent said
yesterday that all the roads to which it
could be of interest will try for the busl-
ness in a legitimate way. There will be
no cutting of rates. he says. The under
standing among all the roads as to the
rates that are to prevail in this territory
as being rigidly adhered to, and instances
of their being cut come to light but sell
dom. The agent said it would be as much
as his job is worth for him to offer a
cut in rates to shippers. He followed this
up by saying that all the agents of the
lines interested are trying TO get the bus
ines5 without offering anything in the
way of cut rates to induce the contractors
10 ship by their routes.
All the pipe for the sewers will be
bought from the Ohio river works. I'm
der this class of pottery works there is
embraced a long stretch of territory, and
the placing of the orders by the contract
Ors is what is interesting the agents lust
now. They say they have put in about all
their strokes, and are only waiting for
things to develop. They have shown the
contractors all the advantages that would
follow the use of their different routes
and are ready to see if their representa-
lions can influence them when it comes to
their placing orders.
The railroad men are somewhat doubt
full about their lines being used at
all. They say the rail and water route
has the advantage of them in the try for
one of the seaboard cities of the east, say
Baltimore, and from there shipped to Sa-
vannah by water at a much less rate
than that which can be secured by the all
rail routes. 1t is a question with the
agents of the roads now as to whether the
contractors will want the material ship
ped by the water and rail route, where
they claim the risk of breakage is much
greater, or by the all-rail routes. 1t re-
mains to be seen whether the contractors
want to accept the increased risk with the
lesser rate, the railroad men say, or to ship
by routes that are much more likely to get
the material here in the way il is shipped
They say the handling at the several
stages of its transportation by the rail
and water route would increase the prob
abilities of the pipe being broken.
Among the visiting railroad men in the
city yesterday was Mr.. Smith D. Pickett,
BeueIdl agent dI JdChSOnNIlle LOT the
Southern railroad.
Mr.. w. H. Peasants, general freight
agent with office at Jacksonville, of the
Florida Central and Peninsular railroad,
spent yesterday in the city.
Mr.. John M. Egan, vice president of the
Central railroad, has returned to the city
after trip of several days over the line.
President John Shelton Williams of the
Georgia and Alabama railroad, is in the
city. Mr.. Williams is travelling in his
private car and is accompanied by Mrs.
Williams. He will leave Savannah to-
night by way of the Plant system for his
home at Richmond. Mr.. Williams came
down to attend the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the road, which was held
at Americas last Wednesday. Some bus
mess remained over after that meeting. 1t
was expected that this would receive the
attention of the stockholders on Saturday,
and the meeting was adjourned until then.
The meeting was not held on that day,
however
The semi-weekly service of the Southern
Pacific railroad between Washington and
San Francisco via the Southern railway,
the Atlanta and West Point the Western
of Alabama, the Louisville and Nashville !
and the Southern Pacific will be inaugu- |
rated tomorrow. The trains will leave
Montgomery every Thursday and Sunday
morning and will be as handsomely APP
pointed as the Southern Pacific is accus- |
toned to have its trains. Elegant tour |
lists cars of the latest Pullman designs |
will be used, and they will be conducted
and operated in the best possible manner |
The travelling passenger agents of the line |
have all received notice of the Inaugural
ton of the new service. The roads sun
set limited train will not be run this |
season as heretofore between New Or |
leans and San Francisco but between Chi, |
cago and San FRANCISCO. Commencing on |
Jan. and continuing on every Tuesday |
and Saturday thereafter, the sunset linn.
tied annex will be run from New Orleans |
connecting with the sunset limited" at |
FL Paso. The annex will consist of |
three sleepers and dining car The route |
between New Orleans and San Francisco |
will thus be preserved, though a through |
train will not be run.
Mr. 8. B. Patton. commercial agent at |
Montgomery for the Plant system, is in |
the city.