The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-15
TO CONSOLIDATE THE TRAFFIC.
CENTRAL AND o. s. s. wHARvEs TO
BE UNDER ONE JURISDICTION.

Outcome of Plan First Considered
More Than a Year AgO-AlI the
Omces TO BE COnsOIidated-Mr. n.
G. Trezevant Becomes Agent OF
Both the Central of GeOrgia ana
the Ocean Steamship Co., and MIR.
H. A. Dunn Auditor of BOth-Gen-
eraI Agent j. NJ. barnard, Jr. to Re-
tire-Onice Force TO He Reduced.
Economy the object of the COnsoI-
fdatiOn.
The operations Of the Central of Geor-
gia Railway Company and the Ocean
Steamship Company at their terminals in
Savannah will be consolidated within a
few days, and hereafter all of the bust
ness on the wharves will be under one
jurisdiction, instead of two, as heretofore.
The idea Of both the Ocean Steamship
Company and the Central in making this
change is to economic. both in officials,
office force, and in the handling of freight
With this change, which is now being ac-
complished from day to day, and which
will be complete within a short time, the
system of solid or uterine billing with the
connections of the Ocean Steamship Com
pany will be introduced.
This is the elimination of an undertake
ing which was considered more than a
year ago. 1t has been fully year since
President H. NJ. Conner of the Central
agreed with Vice President r. G. Erwin
of the Plant system on the general out
lines of the plan, so far as they concern
that system. The Plant system will re-
move its force of hands and it's clerical
force from the Ocean Steamship wharves,
and hereafter the Central will do all of
the Plant systems billing and load and
unload all of its cars. The matter was
first discussed when Mr.. w. D. Basley
was general agent of the company, and
it has been given thought and attention
steadily since then. When Vice President
John NJ. Egan and Controller HaslSins
first came to Savannah President Conner
informed them of his ideas in this con-
nection, which, meeting with their APP
proval, they were requested to work out
the details as soon as possible. Since then
these officials have been working on the
plans for the consolidation, and they have
them now about completed.
Inc enect of this consolidation will be to
do away with or change about a part of
the office force, and officials of the Ocean
steamship Company The auditing depart
ments will be consolidated under the aud
ting department of the Central railroad
Of which Mr.. II. A. Dunn is in charge, and
Auditor Charles H. Banks of the Ocean
steamship Company will be made the chief
bookkeeper for the two concerns
Mr.. r. G. Irrelevant, agent of the Cen
tral of Georgia, whose office is on the
wharf of the Ocean Steamship COMPANY
If hot L
and the steamship company these agen-
cles being consolidated under him. Mr. c.
q. Anderson, who has for many years
been agent of the Ocean Steamship Com
pany, will probably be retained with the
companies but in what position has not
yet been decided.
Mr.. J. NJ. Barnard, Jr., who, at Presi-
dent II. NJ. Corners solicitation, consent
ed TO take temporarily the Office of gem
eral agent of the Ocean Steamship Com
pany and the New England and Savan-
nah Steamship Company, will retire from
that position within a short time. He has
desired to give 1t up for some time as he
felt he was too closely confined and was,
10 a certain extent, neglecting his other
business, but at Mr.. Corners REQUEST re-
NAMED there until the consolidation was
arranged. 1t has not yet been decided who
Will be selected to take his place in charge
OF the physical operations of the prop
erty, but the office is an important one.
and will not be allowed long to remain
vacant. So far as the traffic of the steam
ship lines is concerned, 1t will be under
the same supervision as that of the rail
road lines.
OF course these changes mean CONSOLE
dations In clerical forces, but just to what
extent these forces will be reduced has not
yet been determined. IT will be the com
pany's policy to retain as many as posi-
bic of those now in the employ of the de-
partments of both concerns.
Some changes will also be made in the
manner of employing the labor. The la
Dor for the Ocean Steamship Company
and the railroad will, as far as practica-
bic. be consolidated, and the hands in
stead of being employed by the week as
heretofore will be hired by the hour. The
officials are working on the system slow
ly, and expect to have it perfected now
within week or two, when the CONSOLE
dation will be complete.