The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-25
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest to Savannah and
Elsewhere.

Matters of Interest to Savannah and
Elsewhere.
Superintendent T. d. Kline of the Cen
tral returned yesterday from week
trip through Florida.
Mr.. W. J. Haylow. superintendent of
transportation for the Plant system, has
gone to Montgomery.
Mr. j. NJ. Barnard, general agent for
the Ocean Steamship Company left yes
terday by the Plant system for New York.
Mr.. c. f. Harmon, general passenger
agent of the Western and Atlantic, with
office at Atlanta. was in Savannah yes
terday.
The local railways are beginning to re-
ceive inquiries about rates to the big fight
next month at Carson City They do not
expect to carry many people from this
section, however.
Superintendent Bradford Durham of the
Plant system is out of town on. an IN
spection trip. Day before yesterday he
attended the meeting of the Jackson
vile Terminal Company at Jacksonville.
Mr.. John M. Egan, vice president, and
MIR, j. c. Halle, general passenger agent
of the Central, left last night for At
lanta, where meeting will be held to-
day of traffic men and officials of those
roads interested in certain traffic mat
tiers. The meeting will be in the nature
OF conference rather than of a regular
meeting
Trainmaster Drummer of the Central re-
turned yesterday from a run up the road
to Hodo on the Wadley and Mt. Vernon.
Mr., Drummer expected some great sport
in the dove field at that place. 1t had
been baited, and every one believed that
there were a great many birds there. He
returned early, however, as there was not
enough sport to keep him. A number of
the Central railroad men were there,
among them Supt s. c. Hoge of the first
division.
Mr.. Benjamin f. Pilson of Richmond,
Va. one of the best known railroad sup
ply men in the south, is at the De Soto.
Col. Pilson, as he is known among his
many friends wherever he goes, is one
of those genial and courteous gentlemen
of the Old Dominion, who is warmly well
coined wherever he goes. He represents
six of the largest railroad supply man
will remain in the city several days.
Mr.. j. T. Medlin, travelling auditor of the
Plant system, is in the city.
Mr.. NJ. H. Connolly, general agent of the
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis,
with headquarters at Jacksonville, came
up from that city last night.
Mr.. John NJ. Gutter, general freight agent
of the Georgia Southern and Florida, with
headquarters at Macon, was in the city
yesterday
The railroad commission has withheld
it's decision for consideration after listen
ing to argument on the petition of the
Blue Ridge Marble Company against the
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern railroad.
The commission is appealed to to prevent
the road charging the marble company
piece car load rates on full car loads of
freight
The Pennsylvania railroads vestibule
tourist train passed through yesterday
morning at 9:45 o'clock en- route to Tam
pa This was the third of the six trains
that the Pennsylvania runs through dur
ing season. These trains are worked up
by the Pennsylvania agents, and the road
has its passenger men aboard TO person
ally conduct them. That yesterday had 125
passengers bound for Florida. There were
six Pullman sleeping and two dining cars
in the train, which left New York at 9:45
o'clock day before yesterday morning.
South of washington the train ran over
the Southern and the Florida Central and
Peninsular.