The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-22
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CHANGES.
Philadelphia Steamers May BE Taken

While nothing is yet definitely given out
| by the officials of the Ocean Steamship
| Company concerning the probable changes
to be made soon, it is quite likely that Sa-
vannah will receiver further recognition
as headquarters in the near future.
It is rumored that there will be some
significant shifting by the management
within a short time, and it is within the
bounds of probability that the Philadel-
phia ships will be taken off entirely dur
ing the summer season, leaving only the
service between Savannah and New York
and Savannah and Boston. It is further
rumored that the direct operation of the
ships. which has been divided between Sa-
vannah in the south and New York in the
east, will all be concentrated in Savan-
nah within a short time, thus bringing
Savannah into greater prominence as
headquarters in every sense Of the word
of the Ocean Steamship Company.
There is such apparent feasibility In
these plans that IL is easy to believe that
the rumors are true, though President H.
NJ. Conner declares that the company has
nothing formulated as to changes of this
nature ready to be given to the public.
He does not deny that such changes are
contemplated, but declines to talk on the
subject, declaring that there is absolutely
nothing in the rumors yet which is ready
for the public. 1t is known, however. that
steps have been taken recently looking to
the Capitalization of the management Of
the Central of Georgia, and the Ocean
Steamship Company in Savannah, and it
is known that since such
steps were first taken sew
eral weeks ago. by which several Of
fees were consolidated in the operation Of
the road and the steamship lines interests,
there has been a marked tendency on the
part of the management to continue the
work of bringing every department to a
head at Savannah. 1t is rumored that
Gen. Sorrels headquarters will be trans
ferred here.
Many improvements are being made by
the Ocean Steamship Company in Savan-
nah. The wharvss are being extended,
and the work on the new inlet or cham
mel west of the present docks of the COM
pany, by which 800 feet of water front
will be added to the company's properties,
is being pushed forward vigorously, ana
by the time the increased business of the
fall and winter comes on, there will be a
great enlargement of wharf space ana
water front.
The company will have under its direct
ownership and control mile and a quar-
ter of water front, and will be in reach or
three-quarters of a mile in addition, thus
giving it two miles of accessible water
front.
Under the direction of MIR. Rittenhouse
Moore, who has the contract for cutting
the new slip into the lands owned
by the Ocean Steamship Company and
the Central railroad, the work is being
rushed, and within a short time there viii
be a depth of nineteen feet at low water
and twenty-five feet at high tide in the
stream, which is TO be an inlet running
between large warehouses and wharYes
on both sides. There will be an extern
sive naval stores warehouse and wharf
on the west side of this slip, and on the
east side there win be large store room
for general freights.
The naval stores warehouse will have a
shed and wharf 800 feet long and 200 feet
wide, while the general warehouse, OF
shed on the east side of the inlet, will be
80 feet wide. Many acres of land have
been reclaimed over the marshes where
these warehouses and sheds will be built
The trainloads of dirt which are being
hauled in every day are very raIAdly fill
ing In the marshy land for acres around
President Conner visited the scene of op'
erations yesterday, and was gratified al
the progress that has been made.