The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-24
FIXED MARDI GRAS RATES.
PASSENGER OFFICIALS BACK FROM
THE COMMITTEE MEETING.


One Fare For the Round Trip-Bi-
Ograph at Plant System Hotels.
Turpcntine Hands Travel at It's
Hight-Fireman of the f., c. and T..
Found Dead Near CIyO-RaiIrOad
Matters and Railroad Men.
Mr.. J. C. Halle, general passenger agent
nj the Central railroad, and Mr. H. c.
agent of the Plant system, returned yes.
terday from Atlanta, where they were in
attendance upon the meeting of the con-
ference committee of the Southeastern
Passenger Association.
The committee considered the question
of granting reduced rates to several points
for which they had been asked. Among
these were the Mardi Gras celebrations
that will be held during the winter al
New Orleans, Memphis, Birmingham and
Mobile. The rate granted was one fare
for the round trip. 1t is usual for the
conference committee of the association
to pass upon all requests for rates less
than one and one-third fares for the round
trip. Rates of that character may be
granted by the commissioner of the asso>
citation.
The association lays down rules for the
governance Of the commissioner in all mat
tiers regarding the granting of rates. His
authority has certain limits, and requests
that exceed it come before the conference
committee, which is comprised of the gen,
eraI passenger agents of the lines in the
association.
Mr.. D. F. Jack, freight traffic manager
af the Plant system, will spend Christmas
with his family at Augusta. Mr.. Jack
will leave for that place this morning,
and will be away until Monday.
Joe White, a colored. fireman on the Flor
ida Central and Peninsular railroad, was
found dead yesterday morning at about
10 o'clock half a mile the other side of
Clyo, S. c. 1t is not known whether White
was run over by train murdered.
His body was found lying near the road
and in much the position it would likely
have been thrown had the man been struck
by train. White had been firing en-.
CINE No. 219, which pulls sand train
The pay train went through a few days
ago. and White had a good deal of money
on his person. 1t is said he had probably
upon by thieves, robbed and murdered
To support this supposition, it is claimed
that the way in which a few coins were
scattered about in the neighborhood of
the body would have never resulted had
the man been struck by a train. One of
Whites legs was cut off and the back of
his head was crushed in, His family lives
at Savannah.
Mr. Cecil Gabbett, vice president and
general manager of the Georgia and Ala
bama railroad, returned last night from a
trip over the line.
Mr.. NJ. V. Raley of the Florida Central
and Peninsular railroad returned yester-
day from trip through California. Mr..
Raley was accompanied on the trip by
Capt. T. A. Phillips, assistant general
manager of the road. Capt Phillips went
on through TO Jacksonville. The gentle
men were away for about two weeks, and
were travelling very nearly all the time.
The object of their trip was the inspection
of some mining property, in which they
are largely interested. Mr.. Raiey reports
that they were very well satisfied with
the results of their inspection. Specimens
of the ore produced in the mine, the Good
Tile. were brought back.
Mr.. John NJ Egan, vice president of the
Central railroad, returned to the city last
night from Atlanta, where he attended the
mass meeting of railroad men. This meet |
ing considered the proposition that had
been made the Seaboard Air Line by the |
Southern railway regarding the differen- |
tial that should be allowed the former on |
through passenger business. This differ |
entail will be 49, as the proposition was |
acceded to by the meeting and accepted |
by the Seaboard. The agreement is one |
that does not affect Savannah to any ex-
tent, but it is welcomed by railroad men |
as being the probable settlement of the |
differences that have long existed between !
the Southern and the Seaboard. An official |
said yesterday that he regards the differ |
entail as an equitable adjustment Of the
differences.
Mr., Charles f. Groves. of Macon has |
been selected to succeed Mr.. w. NJ. Cra-
ven on Jan. l as chief clerk in the office |
of the trainmaster of this division of the |
Central railroad. Mr.. Groves has been in |
the Office of the superintendent of the di- |
vision at Macon for five years. Before en-
tering upon the work there, he was with |
the trainmaster of the Atlanta division at |
Griffin Mr.. Craven becomes trainmaster |
of the second division, with office at Ma |
con, on Jan. ].
The following circular has just been is !
sued from the Augusta office of the gen. |
eral manager of the Charleston and West |
ern Carolina railroad:
MIR. William Mcleod having resigned |
his position as auditor to accept other SER |
vice with this company, the local treasury |
and the accounting departments of this |
company will he consolidated with Mr.. e. |
w Mills in charge as auditor, effective |
Jan. l. 1885, The returns now made to the |
assistant treasurer should thereafter be |
sent to the auditor. also remittances from |
connecting lines; and drafts heretofore |
drawn on the assistant treasurer should |
be made on Mr.. E. w. Mills, auditor, Au-
gusta."
Col. B. W. Wrenn, passenger traffic |
manager of the Plant system, passed |
through yesterday on his way to Tampa |
from Atlanta, where he represented the |
system at mass meeting of representa-
tives of the lines in the southeast
Prof. Agostini and Mr.. Samuel Long,
operator of the biograph that is to be |
used for the entertainment of the guests |
of the Plant SYSTEMS Tampa Bay and |
other Florida hotels this winter, left yes
terday for Tampa, where they expect soon
to give an exhibition of the invention. The |