The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-28
Four route Atlanta; Mr.. ]. H. Rosser.

-Four route, Atlanta; Mr.. ]. H. Rosser,
travelling passenger agent for the Burliug-
ton route, Atlanta Mr.. S. j. Parrot, tray
ehng passenger agent for the Cincinnati
Hamilton and Dayton, Atlanta; Mr.. e.
). Hutchinson, travelling passenger agent for
the Union Pacific Philadelphia Mr.. s.
Borgum, travelling passenger agent for
the Union Pacific, St Louis; Mr.. Fred d.
Bush, district passenger agenC for the
Louisville and Nashville, Atlanta: Mr.
Walter Hawkins, Florida passenger agent
for the Central of Georgia, Jacksonville;
Mr.. 5. l.. Rogers, travelling freight and
passenger agent for the Evansville route,
Atlanta; Mr.. Sam T. Smith, passenger
agent for the Central of Georgia. and Mr..
L. c. Cardinal, travelling passenger agent
for the Noble and Ohio, Jacksonville.
Most of these gentlemen had experience
with the troops at Tampa and jackson
vile. Several are yet at Jacksonville who
will come up shortly
Mr.. Sam T. Smith, who has been passen-
ger agent for the Central of Georgia for
some months at Jacksonville, has been
added 10 the Savannah force of the road.
He VIII be in the Office of City Passen ger
and Ticket Agent w. G.. Brewer.
Mr.. c. w. Chears, general agent at Co
lumbus for the Central Railroad, was
among the visitors who spent yesterday
in the city.
The Southeastern Passenger Association
has sent out a circular that is greeted by
discharged soldiers with great deal Of
disgust. Ii cuts into their travel pay by
making them pay full fare TO the places
where they We're enrolled. Up to few
days ago discharged men were carried by
the roads at the same low rate that APP
plies for soldiers on leave. The associa-
ton did not like the pan, however and
decided to discontinue it. This decision
was probably reached after a consideration
of the provision the war department
makes for its discharged soldiers They
have cents a mile given them, or that
is what the travel pay of a private
amounts TO-. Non-commissiOned officers
get a trhe more. In addition, there is
what is given them by the paymaster for
subsistence while en- route, and this is far
more than they could use if they could
dine at Delmonico's during the time they
are in transit. But the soldiers look at
the thing differently, and they say they
really should be considered as soldiers I'M
til they reach the places of their enroll
ment The government makes provision
for them to reach those points, and evil
IDENTIFY regards them as entitled to all priv
ileges accorded soldiers still in the SER
vice.
Mr.. T ]. Bottoms, connected with the
Plant System at Thomasville, is in the
city.
Yesterday was the birthday of President
Henry B. Plant OF the Plant System, and
many trees were planted all along the
line. The planting of the trees, a custom
observed on his birthday in honor of the
president of the road, is attended to on
every section by the foreman. who sees
that one or more trees are set out. All
along the line of the Plant System, nearly
always al the stations may be seen trees
with signs nailed on them to indicate the
year they were set out. The record is
kept by running the combination of month,
day and year, as 10-27-'9S