The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-11
! VISITED SUPT. MYERS.
urRy EXPRESS co. sUPERIN-
rENDENT IN SAVANNAH.

semi-Annual MeetinR-savan-
>" selected as a Meeting Place as
IMMINENT to superintendent
-Other officials Attended.
",iptendents OF on a Florida
gtp.
Tin of the superintendent of the
,os of the Southern Express Com
w. vas held yesterday morning at the
.D supt. C. L. Myers of this divis-
0A1 ss,ne~intendents were in attendance
W Jr4arly all the larger cities of the
Solh
,,.5.ntand general manager, Mr.. NJ. j.
...,., of New York, to enable all of
,tber,ntendents to get together for the
.m.sion Of matters interest to them in
\. work and to the companys advan-
y, I-niformity in the methods of con-
n,rpg business can be secured by such
.ngs in which the superintendent
..,,banee views, and this uniformity is
.d the things greatly to be desired in
!, copduct of such an enterprise as the
s-bern Express Company.
rs4 Pres dent O'Brien said the meeting
rah attended with good results. 1--WE
,s these meetings of the superintend-
md semi-annually," he said. 1.-The su-
,d1endents come from all the division
6
4, o0mbany meet with them when they
~sio so. The discussions are fruitful of
-pb good 1t is customary for the vice
r.sdent to call the meetings for such
nss as he may see fit and may suit the
myenience of the superintendent at
hre points. The selection of Savannah
Ms time is a compliment to Supt. Myers.
Nh superintendents are on visit to him.
MO'Bren said the business transacted
Ts Of a routine character. 1t required
miserable time. The superintendent
a5 officials met at 1890 o'clock, and ad-
r.ped TWO and a half hours later At
N meeting were Vice President and Cen
,nl Manager NJ. j. O'Brien, who presid-
N Assistant General Manager T. w.
Lary. Chattanooga; Traffic Manager c..
Loop, Chattanooga; Auditor +. j. Vir-
h Chattanooga; General Counsel T. G..
hBgnon city; Superintendents W. J..
@Swen Wilmington; o. M, Sadler,
rndotte; V. Spaldihg, Roanoke; w. w.
Bitert Atlanta; G. w. Agee, Memphis;
d C. Fisher, Nashville c. A.. Pardue,
Nv orleans; w. X. Halle, jacksonville;
Dempsey. Augusta; c. l.. Myers, city,
ni Assistant Superintendent NJ. j.
0BIen. Jr., Augusta.
Dnng the afternoon the visiting super
radents went down to the company's
@6es. One or two of them, who were
va last night, pronounced them the fin
81 owned by the company. They said
hg are superior in every way to those
aOther points.
The addition to the offices of the COM
pHy at Savannah and the handsome ap-
RaBnce they now make were also mat
les Of pride to the superintendent. Mr.
Myers was congratulated upon having
such splendid quarters for the conduct of
he business of his division.
Most of the superintendent left at night
byTay Of the Plant System for Jackson
VILE and st. Augustine. A stay of sew.
Ial days Will be made in Florida on a
sort Of outing for the superintendent, af-
tef which they will return to their re-
spfciYe headquarters. Vice President and
General Manager O'Brien leaves to-day
0 Tampa. Traffic Manager Loop and
AUDITOR Virgin left last night for Chatta-
n0ga Supt Myers secured two special
CaN for the trip of the superintendent to
Florida.
Among the visiting railroad officials in
'@ city yesterday was Mr.. H. NJ Emer-
Soaiseneral freight and passenger agent
u ne Atlantic Coast Line, was down
'@ Wilmington yesterday.
Mr. E. D. Hotchkiss, general freight
agent Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
iola was down yesterday from his head
quarters a Richmond.
Iae Louisville and Nashville had a rem
rsentative in the city on the lookout for
BUSINESS Yesterday in Mr.. F. A. Wallace,
"a,ellg freight agent, with headquarters
al jacksonville.
Nf A. E. Martin, travelling freight and
passenger agent for the Burlington Route,
way IN the city yesterday. Mr.. Martin
''aAes Atlanta his headquarters.
All unusual number of visiting railroad
''''''s and travelling freight and passen-
g! agents spent yesterday in Savannah.
,uai We're here passing through en-
NAM 10 The North after Florida trips,
~De the solicitors We're on the lookout
nr.. BUSINESS. 1t is said there is nothing at
tLe9e"' N view to draw such a crowd of
soss frelght and passenger agents can
eyor business long way at times, how
b,,'l1 ana some very good strokes may
nave been made.
''eS nave just been announced by the
commissioner of the Southeastern Passen-
nm, association for hotel help travel. A
y1 or,g OF the lines interested in the
nrso.. ana South business made the APP
cal,,. '' ~ Tor the rates, which are practi-
last nose upon which the help Travelled
eIo5, year 1t Is provided that parties of
der Ut more must travel at once in or
mini secure the rate. Last season the
ana number was ten. The tickets
Tbe,9. 'ou Tor continuous passage alone.
yes,s. are now on sale, having gone on
AMY, uay' and will be sold as late as
tta p,o o2 There is a reservation allowing
ana p ra'l' system and the Florida Central
Than eNIhsular to sell the tickets later
h NAT date if they see fit. None of
hs tiP VIII commence to travel until
Of hO'eia IN the South close. The first
seel, VIII not close for two or three
Sense g. while most will continue the
Whit. uAlI late in April As soon as the
slmr,o- lolels at the South close for the
VICE os 'he hotel help. trained in the ser
nJ r ~, large hotels, start for the North