The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-25
MAY BUY UP CUBAN ROADS.
THAT NAY DE MIR. PLANTS MISSION
WHILE ABROAD.

wake These Properties Great Rev
ue Enrners-Ohicials Here In
.,ir.d 10 Discredft the RumOrs on
1t,ts Ifne-PennsyIvahin InnOva-
aon in Locomotive BuildiDg-Per-
noIs and other Railroad Items.
Mr. II. B. Plant. president of the Plant
system of Railroads, is still in England,
and II is probable he will not return to
Ibis country for several weeks yet Ru-
NOR has had it for some time that Mr..
p1.nt while abroad, is either organizing
svndicate to take hold of all the rail-
,oads in Cuba, or is quietly maneuvering
movement to secure control of them
,frself and American associates. Large
Trglish investments are said to have been
made in Cuban railroad properties and this
lends a touch of credibility to the story
chat this is the secret of Mr.. Plants trip
across the ocean.
None of the officials of the Plant system
bore though. seem to believe that there is
much. if any, basis for the story. Pas
sanqer Traffic Manager Wrenn, when
snolen to about it yesterday, expressed
+b, belief that there was nothing in it.
If seemed to be his view, as well as that
If others. that Mr.. Plant had as many
rai1roads. steamships and hotels under
III control now as he cared for and that
h. rreferred to develop the immense prop
critics now in his hands TO obtaining con-
troll of other large but half ruined rail-
roads in Cuba.
On the other hand, though, there is no
doubt that the railroad system of Cuba,
rnn in conjunction with the steamship
line of the Plant System and It's railroads
in the country might be rapidly developed
into a source of great wealth. Mr.. Plant 8
well known spirit of enterprise might lead
him to undertake such a venture ana II
would not be surprising If later on 1t APP
naared that he is really interested in re-
constructing the railroad system of the
island and making it a great factor in the
establishment of the business of Cuba
on a scale of much greater prosperity than
If has ever before known. 1t would take
immense capital to do it, but Mr.. Plant
has great means at his command.
MIR. Henry Morgan has been appointed
freight agent of the Central of Georgia at
Memphis. He was formerly assistant tick
ct agent of the Memphis and Fort Scott
at Memphis.
Mr.. C. C. Williams Is a new employe of
the Central's auditing department. He has
been with the Plant System at High
Springs, Fla.
The traffic department of the Louis
Vile and Nashville Railroad has been
receiving numerous inquiries from ship
pers all over the South as TO whether the
road would establish a line of steamers
from some of its Southern ports to Hav-
ana. The company has done nothing
about establishing such a line, but the
suggestion is made that one be estab-
lished, and after the United States gets
complete control of Cuba and the Cuban
ports, it is very likely that the company
will do so.
The government is preparing to have
many Of the volunteer troops mustered out
of service, and has telepraphed to the
general officers of various railroads ask
ing for rates to the modifying points in
all the states 1t is likely that the govern
ment will not be under as great expense
in carrying the troops back home as it
was in getting them to camp grounds.
The agreement made with the government
When the war broke out has been broken,
ana rates have been cut in the past week.
Unless the Southern roads get together
there will be a lively scramble for busi-
ness and Uncle Sam will profit thereby.
Within the past sixty days the BaIu-
more and Ohio has ordered 5000 new
freight cars which are being built at the
8 works OF the Pullman, Michigan, Peninsu-
mar and South Baltimore companies.
According to the Louisville Courier
4 journal the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road will give out no more weekly or
a monthly comparative statements of earn
mss TO the public. This order was deliv-
cred by President Smith shortly after the
louee that the employees salaries would
De restored in full.
Inc Pennsylvania is about to have an
engine built at its Juniata shops for pas
senser service that will be of an entirely
new type The plans place the engineers
Vap over the front end of the boiler and
N pe Hreman's quarters about fifteen feet
Odck OF him, the object of this being to
meet the demand for larger CRATE area in
nls class of motive power. BY following
sul this idea 1t has been found that the
lieooH can be widened about three feet
W uulzing the space that is now taken up
inside the cab. The new engine will have
@Yen-foot drivers.