The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-28
FUTURE OF THE FREIGHT BUREAU.
stockholders to Say Whether the
uureou Is to Re Continued

Bureau Is to BE Continued.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
nj the Savannah Freight Bureau will be
t.15 next week. 1t will then be decided
whether it will be advisable TO carry the
b1reau for another year.
considerable has been heard as to the
oninions of the stockholders upon the
question of the continuance of the bu-
,.oou There are some who say that the
benefits they have derived from it have
not been sufficient to repay them for the
money invested. There are said TO be GER
+,in classes of business that have been
ai1ed more than Others The more fortu-
1ate at the hands of the bureau are as
,I7it In favor of its continuance.
The stockholders are not yet ready to
,,,aIxa positive statements as to what will
Ia fine course adopted at the meeting. 1t
viii depend largely upon the showing of
tha work accomplished by the bureau. The
directors are busy now getting matters in
7,roner shape for the consideration of the
stockholders.
col w. W. Gordon, president of the bu-
-sau was seen yesterday. He expresses
himself as heartily in favor of it. II
have found" he said, that it has done
or4at deal of good to many of the business
Interests of the city, and its continuance
a. necessary for merchants and those who
have to deal with the railroads. In the
division of labor, which is now made the
1,rinciple upon which all work having the
aecomplishment of particular objects in
view IS conducted, it is necessary for
distinet head to manage department.
THAT branch of business which embraces
the questions that arise with the carriers
of frcights and passengers should proper
" come under separate head 1t is only
IN This way that we can accomplish what
our interests and rights demand.
.T have not had an opportunity to talk
with many of the stockholders of the bu-
reau. and consequently do not know what
their action at the meeting is likely TO
he There are a number, hear who 90
not want 10 pay their part of the cost OF
the conduct of the bureau, but | have not
vet heard of one who has said that ne
does not think freight bureau is a good
and necessary thing. The bureau has
worked hard for the securing OF many
concessions from the railroads. the rail-
road commission and the interstate com
Tnerce commission. In most instances IL
has been successful in getting what it has
asked There have been failures, but even
these have served to show that the busl-
ness men of the city are alive to their IN
terests Much of that which has been ac-
reau has been made public, but there have
been great many smaller matters that
have not concerned more than one or two
persons that have been submitted to the
bureau and it's aid solicited. The result
has been that many individuals, with their
demands backed by the organization, have
been able to get adjustments that they
would have stood but little chance of,re-
ceiving without the intercession of the bu-
reau The bureau has many friends and
they will try to see that its existence
does not end on Dec. 81, which will be the
expiration of the time for which it was
formed"
A meeting of the board of directors was
held this week. The report of Commits
sioner Purse for the entire time he has
been in office was read. Il showed all
the cases in resume that have come up be-
fore the bureau, with the exception or
those of Individual Importance. The re
port gave the directors an understanding
of just what disposition was made of each
case. If brought to a conclusion, the re-
port told how this was done. Several OF
the cases are still pending. The report
was the means of refreshing the minds
of the directors and showing the amount
of business that has been done by the bu-