The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
CIRCULAR Announces CHANGES.
How Central Posts VIII he Filled 1T
Macon After Jan. 1.


Circulars announcing the changes that
viii occur in the Macon Offices and the
first and second divisions Of the Central
railroad. will be issued to-day from the
Office of the general superintendent. All Of
the appointments stated in the circular
have been given in the Morning News.
with the exception Of that of Mr.. p. j.
Milan, who is appointed master mechanic
at Augusta 10 succeed Mr.. W. X. Stub,
who goes to Macon to assume the position
as master mechanic of the shops az that
place. MIR. Milan is now road master OF
the first division He has held this position
for only about month. No successor VIII
be appointed TO the position of road mas
ter, and il VIII be abolished. Mr. IL. Ouge,
the retiring agent at Macon, will be retain
ed in the service of the road, but in a ca
pacty that the officials have NOT YET an
nounced. The circular is as follows:
Central of Georgia Railway Company,
Office OF General Superintendent. Savan-
nah, Ga, Dec. Is. 1897 Circular No. u.
Mr. b. c. Eppcrson is appointed superln-
tendent of the first division, vice Mr.. ;.
c. Hoge transferred.
Mr.. J. H. Hall is appointed superintend-
ent of the second division, vice Mr.. +. c.
Epperson transferred.
Mr.. s. c. Hoge is appointed agent at Ma
con, vice Mr.. H. Yonge transferred.
Mr.. W. II. Stub is appointed master me
chanic at Macon, Vice Mr.. John Dempsy,
resigned.
Mr. p. J. Milan is appointed master me-
chanie at Augusta, vice Mr.. w II. Stub,
transferred
Mr.. w NJ. Craven is appointed train
master of the second division, vice Mr.. J.
H. Hall. transferred. Theo. d. Kline.
General Superintendent.
Approved: John NJ. Egan, Vice President
Mr.. Cecil Gabbett vice president and
general manager of the Georgia and Ala
bama railroad, Is out on the line on
business trip.
Mr.. J. c. Halle, general passenger agent
of the Central railroad, and Mr.. H. c.
McFadden, assistant general passenger
agent of the Plant system, left last night
TO attend to-day's meeting al Atlanta of
the conference committee OF the South
eastern Passenger Association.
Mr.. S. B. Patton commercial agent at
Montgomery for the Plant system, was
among the out-of-town railroad men in
the city yesterday.
Mr.. James Menzies, assistant general
freight agent of the Plant system, was in
Jacksonville yesterday on business.
Rates for the Christmas holidays be-
come effective to morrow. Tickets will
then go on sale, and will be sold until
after Dec. %. All interval in their sale
will then be had, but it will be resumed
on Dec % and they will be sold until
after Jan. l. The tickets will have
final limit, returning until after Jan. A.
The rate is one and one-half fares for
the round trip. The pa ssenger depart
ments anticipate a good business during
the holidays.
The war department is estimating the
cost of transportation of munitions to Key
West from the east, The railroads have
been asked to give the rate at which four
disappearing guns and eight caissons can
be sent down by rail to that place. 1t
seems likely that a repetition of the dis
aster through which the four guns intend
ed for the Tybee Notifications were lost
off the coast is desired to be avoided and
that it is for this reason that the rail- |
roads are being asked to name the rate |