The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-18
.HUSTLINe FOR THE TROOPS.
PASSENGER AGENTS WILL SOON BE
OUT FOR THE NEW BUSINESS.

When the Volunteers Are Disbanded
the Rivalry Among Railroads
Over Handling Them VIII
lie Intense-How Troops win
Go to Huntsville and to the North.
Recent Chnfges-GeOraia and Ala
bama Orders New Locomotives.
In handling troops from Tampa to
Huntsville, the Plant System viii divide
them up, carrying some on to Montgomery
and turning them over there TO the Louis
vile and Nashville, and taking others on
to Albany, giving the Central the heul
on them from there to Atlanta, the Nash
vile, Chattanooga and ST. Louis placing
them in camp The Florida Central and
Peninsular will turn over its allotment to
the Southern at Everett City, if bound for
Huntsville, or to the same road at Co
lumbia, If bound for Montauk.
There will be keen rivalry when the time
comes between the Plant System and the
Florida Central and Peninsular for the
moving. of the $1,000 soldiers from Jack
sonville. No matter which place of en-
barkaGon is chosen both railroads will
struggle for the larger slice of The pie
When the disbandment of the volunteer
forces, that are not to leave the country,
arrives, there will be a struggle between
all the roads. The government gives the
volunteer transportation back to the point
of enlistment. To get the business will be
test of the hustling capacity of the va
rf0us passenger agents and there viii be
no end to the number that will be on hand
Offering superior inducements to secure
the business.
Mr.. ]. B. Hayward is In the city. Mr.
Hayward has been appointed travelling
passenger agent for the Southern Rail-
way Company, with headquarters at Au-
gusta. His territory includes Savannah.
On Aug. 81 Mr.. j. A. NJ. Cradle retires
as agent of the Plant System at Tampa
He has been agent there for a number of
years 1t is rumored that the place has
been offered to MIR. J. S. McFal, lately
agent of the Florida Central and PENN
sular at Tampa.
Capt. John A. Gee sewers his connection
with the Atlanta and West Point road
on Sept. l. He is one of the Oldest en-
ployes of the road.
Mr.. NJ. J. Chauncy has been appointed
to succeed Mr.. r. Garrett Stone as gen.
eral freight and passenger agent of the
Macon and Birmingham. He was assist
ant to Mr.. Stone. The new assistant
agent will be Mr.. De Loach, who goes
10 the Macon and Birmingham from the
Plant System.
President J. Shelton Williams of the
Georgia and. Alabama has placed an order
for four fine engines for the road The
new locomotives are required to keep up
with the roads greatly increasing traffic
General Manager Gabbett of the Geor-
gia and Alabama, who is now North is
expected back tomorrow or Saturday
Mr.. Gabbett is nearly restored to health
after a long illness.
The contract for the grading of the
Coast Lines connecting link between Dem
mark, on the Manchester and Augusta
division, and Martins, on the Charleston
and Western Carolina, has been let and
the work is 10 be completed within six
months. The distance Is thirty miles.
This connecting link will give the Coast
Line direct route and trackage into Au-
gusta, instead of connecting at Denmark
with the South Carolina and Georgia road.
Once they reach Augusta the extension of
the Coast Line into Georgia. and possibly
into Florida will be an established fact,
besides having a direct route and connec-
ton into the Piedmont section of this
state.
The Baldwin locomotive works is buster
than it has been at any time within the
past two years. During the present year
contracts have been received from Russia
and China for over 100 locomotives for
| passenger, switch and freight purposes,
which, together with the work being done
for the big roads on this side of the wa
ter, is taxing the plant to its utmost ca
pacity. A full force is working day and
night Forty of the locomotives construct
| ed under the Russian contract are now
being loaded for shipment.
An autograph fiend at Pontiac, Mich.
wrote to Admiral Cervera requesting his