The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-24

or the savannah, tlorldd ana western
railway was held yesterday morning at
the general offices of the company. The
report of the treasurer showed, in brief,
that the business of the company for the
past year was as follows:
Earnings ............. ..........".$, SS6,720 n
Expenses ............,...s ....... 2, 425,72S So
Surplus ............ ..............$ 5000 "a
The following directors were elected:
II. B. Plant, NJ. f. Plant, NJ. X Jesup,
II. NJ. Flagler. ]. II. Estill and B. +.
Newcomer
At a meeting of the directors, after the
adjournment of the stockholders, the fol-
lowing officers were elected;
President-H. r. Plant.
Vice President-R. c. Erwin.
Secretary-R. b. Smith.
Treasurer. Moultrie Lee.
Mr.. Plant, accompanied by his son. Mr..
Morton f. Plant, Vice President Erwin,
Maj. B. Durham, Col. B. w Wrenn, MIR.
r. Is. Smith and several other gentlemen,
interested in the Plant system, left for
Brunswick by a special train of five prl>
vate cars at 1870 o'clock.
Two very handsome ventilated refrlger-
ator cars were inspected at the Plant sys-
tenn depot yesterday morning by Mr. H.
B. Plant the president, and other of the
leading officials. The cars are something
new in this section and have never yet
been used. They are now being expert
mented with in order that they may be
put on the road in a perfect condition.
Though the cars are to carry freight,
they are modelled on very much the same
lines as a passenger car, They are painted
and ventilated in much the same way, only
the absence of the windows of the latter
preventing the resemblance from being ex-
act. The cars were built at the Savannah
works of the Savannah, Florida and West
ern railroad and bear the initials of that
road in connection with the name and coat
of arms of the Plant system and the name
of the Southern Express Company, for
which 1T is designed that they are to be
used. One of the cars has door at eth
err end in the manner of a passenger
coach, while the other has the usual side
doors of a freight car. AS stated, the cars
are yet in an experimental stage, and 1t
will be some time before they are adjudg-
ed as ready for service. 1t is the wish of
the officials to put on the best cars that
can be secured for the safe and expedi-
tious handling of delicate vegetables and
fruits and for this reason every care will
be taken to have the arrangement of the
new cars perfect. After they have been
tried, and if they are judged successful,
Mr. Plant and the other officials were
greatly interested in the cars. 1t is con-
sidered that they will be the means of
making the absolutely safe shipment of
fruits possible. Apparatus is pro-
vided in the cars by which exactly the
same temperature may be maintained dur
ing the transit of fruit The cars NAV
pass thrcHgh the most extreme heat or
cold and preserve the fruit in the condition
in which it was shipped. The experiments
thus far have been very satisfactory, it
is said and indicate that the cars are to
be a success.
One admirable feature of the new cars
is their handsome appearance They re-
semble passenger cars so closely that thew
may form part of the most elegant trains
without marring the appearance. Such
cars have been long wished for by railroad
men.
Mr.. S. c. Hoge, division superintendent
of the Central railroad. with office at Ma
con, spent yesterday in the city.
Among the out-of-town railroad people
who spent yesterday in the city, was Mr..
A. e. Martin, travelling freight and pas
senger agent with Atlanta headquarters,
for the Burlington route.
Columbus for the Georgia and Alabama
was in the city yesterday.
Vice President and General Manager
Cecil Gabbett of the Georgia and Alabama
railroad, spent yesterday in the city.
Among the visiting railroad men in the
city yesterday was Mr.. Smith D. Pickett.
general agent at Jacksonville for the
Southern railway.
The passenger departments of the rail-
roads leading from the Carolinas to South
Georgia and Florida points, report a good
business on in the movement of turpentine
hands. For two or three weeks the num-
Der of hands moved daily has been on the
increase. The time of the heaviest move- 4
ment is during and after the Christmas
The hands who have already
come down from North and South Car
DINA leave shortly before Christmas in
many cases, to spend that festal season at
their homes. Their travel makes the bus
mess very lively, but it is made still more
so soon after the holidays, when those
who are visiting their homes and others
who have put off leaving the CaroHnas
until after the Publications of Christmas
time, start on the trip for Georgia and
the rate of cents mile for parties of ten
or more travelling on one ticket Hereto
fore the competing lines have been ac-
customed to send representatives to the
Carolinas to look after their interest. The
business is regarded as of sufficient impor-
lance to warrant special steps being taken
to secure it, but this year these efforts are
being made from the general offices Of the
roads.
1t is found that most of the operators
come to Savannah to make their arrange
ments for the movement of their hands
In this way 1t is possible for the passen-
ger men to see them here to get the bust
ness. In some instances the operators ar
range with parties in the Carolinas to
mobilize the hands and it is then usual for
those at the other end of the line to make
their own arrangements as to the route
they employ.
The officials of the Southern Express
Company, who were in the city for day
or two to attend the meeting of the share
holders of the company, left with the
Plant system officials yesterday by invita-
ton of President II. b. Plant to make the
tour of the system. Mr.. c. l.. Myers, su-
perintendent of this division of the COM