The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-20
N. S. PENNINGTON RESIGNS.
RETIRES FROM OFFICE OF, +. {.
AND =. TRAFFIC MANAGER.

Ii Is Thought the Place VIII Not he
Filled at Once-The General
Freight and Passenger Agents
VIII Report to the General Mana
Eer-itl Health Snid to Have
Caused the RcsIgnntiOn-HoteI
Help Through For Floridn-NcVv
Plant system Hotel at Fort Myers.
southeastern Passenger AssOcia-
tiOn Meetings.
Mr.. N. S. Pennington has resigned as
traffic manager of the Florida Central and
Peninsular railroad. The resignation will
take effect Jan. l. 1t is said the resig-
nation of the traffic manager follows from
a loss of health. No circulars announcing
me resignation have yet been issued 1t
is understood that the position will not
be filled, at all events for the present. The
general freight agent, Mr.. w. II. Pleas
ants and the general passenger agent, Mr..
a. o. MaoDonell, will report TO Capt d.
Il. Maxwell vice president and general
manager direct This, 1t win be retnem-
bered, was the plan that was pursued aft
err the death of the late Mai. Shellman,
traffic manager of the Central. For some
time afterwards, unul the appointment of
Mr.. +. II. Hinton, the general freight and
passenger agents reported directly to the
vice president IL Is not known that this
IS the course affairs viii take at Jack
sonVille, but it is said that 1t is probable.
The announcement of the resignation of
MIR. Pennington will be received with sur
prise here this being the first appearance
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with the road for long time, and enjoys
a splendid reputation for the admirable
conduct of the Office during his incum-
bency.
Mr. John d. Dale, who Is connected with
the Central railroad at Augusta was In
the city yesterday. a guest of the Pu-
laski.
Among the out-of-town railroad men in
the city yesterday was Mr.. w. T. Ross
of Macon, who is connected with the Geor-
gia at that place.
Mr. II. Yonge agent at Macon for the
Central railroad, is in the city, a guest
of the Pulaski.
A party of Plant system hotel help ar
rived yesterday morning on the Chatta-
hoochee from Boston. There were thirty
three in the party, all of whom left on the
systems afternoon train for Fort Myers
Fla. A handsome new hotel is now un-
der process of construction at that place.
II is expected that it will be completed
by Jan. II. That date has been set apart
for It's opening. The hotel help goes down
early in order to have everything in readi-
ness for the opening. Mr. Plant spent a
portion of his winter at Fort Myers last
wear, ard was very greatly impressed with
the possibilities of the place in the way
of a winter resort. There is magnif-
cent river there that affords some of the
finest tarpon fishing on the Florida coast.
1t was i'm that river that Mr.. Plant
caught his big fish. A boat line to Fort
Myers was established by the system
about a year ago, and the place has since
been increasing in importance. The new
hotel, which is to be called the Fort My
ers hotel, will not be on the same order
OF magnifcence as the Tampa Bay, but
it will nevertheless, be very handsome
ranking in about the same class as the
SYSTEMS Hotel Beleview at Beliar.
The Florida Midland division of the
Plant system is being rebuilt with rails
taken from another division. The section
being relaid Is about forty-ive miles long
ana eAtcnuS through a very productive
fruit and vegetable growing region.
Joseph Strang, it is reported, has been
appointed assistant industrial agent of the
Seaboard Air Line, with Office at Ports
mouth. Mr.. Strang has been acting as
New England agent of the same system,
with headquarters at Boston.
A meeting of the executive committee of
the Southeastern Passenger Association
will be held tomorrow at Atlanta The
committee is composed of the executive Of
ficers of the roads comprising the associa-
ton, and it is probable that several of the
leading officials of the Savannah lines will
go up tonight. Col. b. w. WTenn, pas
senger traffic manager win represent the
Plant system. There will also be a meet
ing of the conference committee of the as
ISOLATION on the same day. The conference
committee is made up Of the general pas
senger agents of the lines or their repre-
sentatives. IT is expected that all the BUSH
ness of the meetings will be concluded by
Wednesday.
Excursion rates on the certificate plan
have been authorized under the rules of
the Southeastern Passenger Association
for delegates and members attending the
following meetings and conventions:
Daughters Of the American Revolution,
Washington, d. c., Feb. 2l-26, 1898
National Woman Suffrage Association,
Washington, D. c., Feb 1919, 1893.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Estate conventlon), New Decatur, Ala.
Jan 6-S, 1898.
National Brick Manufacturers Associa-
ton, Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 1913, 1893
African Methodist Episcopal church
Central Alabama conference), Mobile,
Ala. jan 5-12, 1898
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