The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-02
in THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest in savannah ana
Elsewhere.

Matters of Interest in savannah ana
Elsewhere.
Mr.. S. B. Patton, commercial agent of
the Plant system at Montgomery, was in
the city yesterday.
General Freight Agent #. B. Papy of
the Plant system went down to Jackson
Vile yesterday on a business trip.
Mr.. Walter Hawkins, Florida passenger
agent with Jacksonville headquarters of
the Central railroad spent yesterday in
the city.
Mr.. Walter Coleman, general travelling
| passenger agent of the FLORIDA Central and
Peninsular, came up yesterday from his
Jacksonville headquarters.
A wagon road is being constructed
through the Plant systems yard from the
Liberty street gate to the shops. Hereto
fore the hauling has been through the
sand and the bard road improvement will
be gladly welcomed by the teamsters.
Circulars have been received announc-
ing the appointment of w. S. Thompson
as western passenger agent of the Geor-
gia Southern and Florida railroad, with
headquarters at Indianapolis.
The Central railroads passenger shed is
greatly improved in appearance since the
completion of the withdrawing that has
been going on in its interior. The walls
had become very dingy and dirty from the
smoke from the engines, and overhead the
SCOT was thick. Everything was brushed
off as nicely as possible before the white
wash was put on, and the method of max
ing the application was watched with in
terest. 1t consisted in forcing the wash in
fine spray upon the walls and high roof
by means of a compressed air apparatus.
The hight of the roof would have made
the usual hand process of no use, but the
work was performed with dispatch by the
means employed. The apparatus was
mounted upon scaffold on the top of a
caboose, which was moved about on the
several tracks in the shed. Several coats
of the whitewash We're applied, and the
effect is an agreeable change from the
old All the work that has been going on
for several weeks on the depot will soon
be finished. The painting force is now en-
gagged in making the woodwork of the re-
freshment stand look more presentable.
With the improvement of the depot one
of the rules that has long lain dormant
is to be enforced. This is the rule govern
ing admission into the shed from the wait
each entrance, and the depot officer is sta
toned there to keep out all who have no
business to enter. Tickets must be
shown to get into the shed through these
gates or some good reason given to show
that those desiring to do so are entitled
to enter. Those about the depot say that
passage through the shed had come to be
considered the best means of gaining an
objective point beyond, and the depot was
used as a thoroughfare. The presence of
SO many loiterers and passers through
the shed was an inconvenience to those
employed there.
The schedule of trains as they will run
on the Tybee road during the summer has
been arranged. This schedule will go into
effect June g. BY 1t there will be six trains
each way during the week days, and sew
en- on Sundays. One train will leave Sa-
vannah at $50 a. m. every day except Sun
days and one train will leave at a. m and
another at II 10 a. m. on Sundays alone
The other trains leaving Savannah during
the week days will leave at $3.50 a. m; $50,
4:2O, $50 and 745 p. m. From Tybee there
will be two trains on week days, which
will not run on Sundays. They will leave
the Inlet Club house at 1850 a. m, and sos
p m. Three trains will leave the island on
Sundays, which will not be run on week
days. They will leave al 9:O5 a. m, It's D.
m. and 5:45 p. IN. The other trains during
the week Will leave the island at AS a. IN.
u m. z 35 p. m. and 10 D. m. This schedule
is regarded as very convenient and gives
an additional train in the early morning
during the week from Tybee.
President c. w. Perkins of the Wr1ghts-
willie and Tennille railroad, Is in the city.
The First Regiment has made arrange
ments to go to Griffin via the Central. The
command will leave next Monday night
for camp
MIR w. H. Wright, who has just return
ed from his trip with the railway conduc-
tors TO California, spent yesterday in the
city