The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-25
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest to Savannah and
Elsewhere

Matters of Interest to Savannah and
Elsewhere.
The New York Home Journal says of
the Florida special, via the Atlantic Coast
Line: 1.-THE fact that there are several
ways of going to Florida is a source of
much perpleXity to the inexperienced tour
list, but if he selects "the New York-Flor-
ida Special he will make no mistake
This is the famous route which has con-
tributed so largely to the popularity of
Florida as a vacation winter resort. The
train itself is one of the features of mod
ern railway travel-a Waldorf on wheels
equipped managed and almost construct
ed, like a hotel. 1t is composed entirely
of Pullman sleeping, dining, library and
observation cars, heated by steam, light
ed by electricity, served by civil attend
ants and deriving its table supplies from
the markets of the world. No extra fare
is charged. The tenth season of 1.-The
New York Florida Special" was inaugu-
rated Monday, Jan. IS. 1t is the only
route running "solid" trains between
New York and Florida, and it is called
the Florida fast line, leaving New York
at 4:30 p. m. daily, and arriving at jack
sonvile at $50 p. m. next day; time, 26
hours: st. Augustine, 7:45, an hour and
quarter later This train runs on the
tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad, the
Atlantic Coast Line and the Plant system.
At the Richmond meeting of the Amer
lean Association of General Baggage
Agents the following officers for the en-
suing year were elected: G.. e. Sipple,
general baggage agent Delaware and
Lackawanna, Hoboken, ". j., president;
Il. f. Wood, general baggage agent Chi
cage, ST. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
road, st. Paul vice president; J. e. Quick
general baggage agent of the Grand
Il faraa
treasurer Executive committee, S. A.
Smart, general baggage agent Union Pa
cifc, st. Paul chairman; II. ii. Towle
Maine Central, Portland Me; A. Il. Tray
nor. Union Pacific, Council Bluffs. The
body adjourned to meet in Denver, Col,
Oct. 10, 1897.
The following are some OF the railroad
organizations meetings for 1897:
Feb 23-lnternatonal Association of
Car Accountants at New orleans, La.
March l0-International Association of
Ticket Agents. at San Antonio. Tex.
April 7--American Railway Association,
at Richmond, Va.
May 4-National Association Of Railway
Surgeons, at Chicago.
May 5-Fre.ght Claim Association, semi
annual meeting, at Nashville, Tenn.
May 1l-National Convention Of Rail-
road Commissioners, at ST. Louis, Mo
way Accounting Officers, at Richmond.
Va.
May CAST week)-Assoclation Of Rail-
way Claim Agents, at ST. Louis, Mo.
June S-Master Car Builders Assoca.
ton, at old Point Comfort, Va.
June S-National Association Of Local
Freight Agents Associations, at Washing
ton, II. G.
June l5-American Railway Master Me-
chanics' Association, at Old Point Com
fort. Va.
June 16-Association Of Railway Tele-
graph Superintendents. at Niagara Falls.
As one OF the results Of slight wreck
on the Georgia some ten days ago. an
unpleasantness exists between the freight
trainmen and the roads officials. Yestcr-
day morning Augusta papers In speak
ing Of the matter said that the men were
nccnaed over having TO ride on top Of the