The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-02
CAME DESPITE INJUNCTION.
Branch ONCE Force of G. and A Ar
rived.

rived.
The injunction secured by some Of the
citizens and minority stockholders Of the
Georgia and Alabama railroad in Ameri-
Gus to prevent the company from moving
its general Offices from there to Savan-
nah was not entirely successful in its pur-
pose.
The injunction was aimed especially at
the removal of the Office force OF the gen
eral freight and passenger agent, which
the Americas people knew was to have
been made last night. Notwithstanding
the injunction a force Of clerks and two
carloads Of the Office furniture of the traf-
fic department came over yesterday morn
ing, arriving at $40 o'clock.
The injunction was issued by Judge Lit
tlejohn of the Americas circuit. An at,
torney for the petitioners went to Cor
dele, the judges home, last Friday night,
presented the petition and secured the or
der restraining the road from moving its
offices from Americas.
The roads charter provides that its gen.
eral offices should be kept at Americas.
The injunction based the restraint upon
this fact 1t was served Saturday by the
sheriff whereupon the roads attorneys,
Charlton, Mackall & Anderson, were wired
for their opinion. The wording of the re-
straining order was given ana soon the
answer went back over the wire from here
that there was nothing in the injunction
or charter that could be construed as pre-
venting the road from establishing any
office here that might be needed to handle
Savannah's business. In pursuance of
this opinion the preparations that had
been going on for the removal of part
of the general freight and passenger
agents force were continued and the
clerks left Americas Saturday night.
Those who came over were Messrs.
Charles N. Right, assistant general pas
senger agent; H. H. Steele, chief clerk; Fl.
V. Peterson, chief clerk to the passenger
department; Charles J. Hunter, Gordon
Harris and F. F. Lee. The furniture will
be moved to-day to the Kelly building,
the second floor of which, with the ex-
ception of the office of Messrs. Chestnut
& ONeill, has been leased for the offices.
One room on the third floor also has been
leased, and will be used to store records
and files.
The offices of the traffic department will
be at the eastern end of the building. A
large hall at that end has been divided
into compartments, in which the tickets
of the passenger department and the ad-
vertsing matter will be kept. The office
of Mr.. Pope win 'front.' on the river. When
the other offices are brought over, if after
the injunction hearing on Aug. 49, they
may come al all, the auditors force will
be installed in the western end of the
building and that of the general manager
centrally.
General Freight and Passenger Agent
Pope was seen in the afternoon and dis
cussed the matter of his roads transfer
of its officers. He says that the general
offices tacitly will be kept at Americas,
only branches being moved to Savannah.
He regards the Savannah business as of
such moment as to demand the establish
ment of an office force of the three de-
partments here. The roads NIsiness to
and from Savannah is greater than that
of ali the rest of the line. Its last report
showed that s. per cent. of the entire re-
ceipts of the road came from Savannah
business.
Mr.. Pope says 1t is distinctively the pur-
pose of the Georgia and Alabama to build
up by an independent line, the territory
through which it runs, and this can the
terest that demand such changes as the
contemplated removal of offices. He says
that there is no feeling on the part of the
roads officers against Americas and that
they think as highly of that city as of
any along the line. The road owns a great
deal of property there, and would do moth
ing tending to depreciate its value.
Mr.. Pope left last night for Americas.
He will spend the greater part of his time
at Savannah in the future, but will visit
Americas and the other points along the
line frequently.
The following dispatch was received last
night from Americas:
Mayor Hixon and attorneys here regard
the action of the officials in moving the
offices as contempt of court. and will press
the matter TO the furthest point. That
considerable feeling has been aroused here
there is no doubt especially among bust
ness men and those who contributed $25, 90,
recently TO secure the location of the com
pany's shops here. Last night the city
authorities ordered the water supply cut
off from the shops, the city having beer
furnishing the road with free water here
tofore, but this action will be rescinded to-
day and the supply turned on again. II
is generally believed here that the Other
offices of the company will likewise be re.
moved to Savannah by the end of the
year. unless the company is restrained al
the hearing of injunction proceedings or
the 18th inst"