The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-12
THE HEARING POSTPONED.
Nr. A. Pope Given Time to Present
His Reply.


His Reply.
An important hearing that was to have
been had before the state railroad COM
mission to-day has been indefinitely post
poned. The case is that of the town of
Dawson in its petition to the commits
sion for the lowering of the railroad rates
from Atlanta.
Dawson wants its rates to be as low
as those that are allowed Americas from
Atlanta. The president of the board of
trade of the town submitted the petition.
Answering the petition will be the traffic
officials of the Central and the Georgia
and Alabama.
Traffic Manager E. H Hinton of the
Central was to have gone up last night
to attend the hearing, had not notice OF
me postponement been received. General
Freight and Passenger Agent A. Pope of
the Georgia and Alabama had not receiv-
ed notice of the hearing in sufficient time
to prepare his reply, and it was for this
reason that the postponement was
granted.
The petition gives a statement of the
rates from Atlanta to Amerl.
Gus and to Dawson on all the
classes. The rate on one class to
Dawson was quoted at 80 cents, while
only 6S is charged on the same class TO
Americus. Mir. Hinton says the rates are
arranged on the best possible basis for the
indiscriminate conservation of the best in
terests Of the two places.
Mr.. e. e. Foy of Egypt, the owner of
the Foy tramroad, spent yesterday in the
city.
Circulars announce that Mr.. A. s.
ThWeatt eastern passenger agent for the
oil iii
York, will have charge of the New Eng.
land territory and the Dominion of Can
ada east of Kingston, reporting directly
to the office of the general passenger agent
at Washington.
Effective Oct. Is. Mr.. E. A Armand,
VINO mas been connected with the Plant
system for some time in the capacity of
ticket agent will be given the title and
the performance of the duties of CITY pas
senger and ticket agent. Mr. Armand will
then have considerable demand made
upon his time outside of his office. He
viii, therefore, be provided with an office
assistant in Mr.. Robert Hunt. who will
be promoted from the office of the assist
ant general passenger agent.
The quarters of the passenger depart
ment OF the Plant system were transferred
yesterday from the rooms that have been
occupied by 1t since the erection of the
general office buildings to the addition
that has Just been made to the west
wing. Inc new rooms are more con-
VeIent in many ways for the work of the
passenger department. More space is ha1
ana better light streams through the man,
WINDOWS OF the room in which is locateG
the general office. A sprivate ofica for
the passenger traffic manager and for The
assistant general passenger agent are
provided in the addition. The chief clerk
OF the department and the ticket clerk
will also have separate compartments
The rooms that have been vacated nv
the passenger department will be nm, in
oIder ana VIII then be occupied by the
freight traffic manager. Communica fior.
Will be made with the offices of the geI..
eral freight department, there being on;v
q wall intervening between the two sets
Of rooms. 0's
One of the handsomest of the floats that
will parade to-day in the Trades Djsnio,-
and Carnival celebration at Macon viii
be that of the Central railroad ana Ocean
Steamship Company. A considerable sum
has been expended under the direction Of
the passenger department for the sccuring
of float that will be an honor Ia tho
great companies it Is to represent Tho
float was constructed in Atlanta and is q
complete and exact model of one OF +he
vessels of the steamship company. If is
some twenty-five feet long, and is said n
present very attractive appearance. one
or two Of the other railroads that run into
Macon will have floats in the line.
Mr. S. d. Pickett, the Southern rail
ways general agent at Jacksonville. wis
here yesterday on business trip.
Among the railroad visitors in the civ
yesterday was Mr.. w. H. Pieasants por-
eral freight agent OF the Florida Cc9trol
and Peninsular railroad
snIe of Feather Boas.
KrouskoG's are selling coque feather
boas from 25 cents to $500, worth 50 cents
to $500. Special sale of ostrich boas AT
special prices. Krouskoff' sad.