The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-22
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest in Savannah and
Elsewhere.

Matters OF Interest," IN say $500
Elsewhere.
Mr. e. Fl. Hinton, traffic manager of the
Central Railroad, returned yesterday from
a business trip to New York.
The Central Railroad will be the initial
line to handle another body of troops to-
day. The soldiers will leave Fort McPher-
son for St Augustine. the route being via
the Central, the Plant System and the
Florida East Coast Railroad.
1t is expected that a battery of heavy |
artillery will leave St. Augustine within |
a few days for Charleston, where It will ,
be stationed. The troops from Fort Nc
Pherson will take its place.
First Vice President R. G. Erwin of the
Plant System and Freight Traffic Mana
GER g. F. Jack left last night in the pri-
waite car of the former on business trip
to Jacksonville.
Mr.. Joe W. White was in the city yes
terday MIR. White is one of the veteran
travelling passenger agents of the coun-
try. He is with the Georgia Railroad, and
is located at Augusta. Many Savannah
when he gets down among them.
An appointment was made by the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Railroad yesterday that
will please them any Savannah friends of
Mr.. Robert S. French. He has been made
commercial agent, with headquarters at
Charleston, and his business will bring
him to Savannah occasionally. as this city
is in his territory. The appointment of Mr..
French is to a position just created. He
was with the Plant System passenger de-
| partment up to about a year ago. and Is
| regarded as a fine railroad man. Leaving
! that system, he went with the Ocean
| Steamship Company at its New York Of
| flee.
| Mr.. W. F. Coachman, assistant general
freight agent Of the Florida Central and
Peninsular Railroad, was in the city yes
terday. He and Division Freight and Pas
senger Agent I. NJ. Fleming of this city
left during the afternoon on the pay train
| of the company for a trip up, the line.
| This is Mr.. Coachman's first trip out over
the line since his appointment.
| Among the railroad men visiting the city
yesterday was Mr.. NJ. A. Lindsey, travel
ing passenger agent for the Stilmore Air
Line. Mr. Lindsey makes Indian Springs
| his headquarters but is often in Stillmore
! He says the force of Central Railroad
| hands at work on the Brewton and Pine
ora Railroad have reached a point within
! three miles of Stillmore with their track
| laying. Dirt trains are operated over the
| completed section of the road, which ex-
! tends from Brewton 10 within the distance
| mentioned of Stillmore. No doubt seems
to exist in that section that 1t viii be the
| plan of the Central TO extend the road
| on from Stilmore this way to Pineora.
! The grading has all been done over this
| distance and crossties have been cut and
are now in place along the roadbed ready
to receive the rails. Several of the bridges
that will be necessary to cross the small
| streams between Stilmore and Pineora
were also constructed before the original
company went into a receivers hands.
1t is announced that a syndicate OF
Northwestern capitalists have purchased
$1,000 acres of land in Sunhower county.
Mississippi and that they intend con-
structing a railroad line to connect the
property with the Illinois Central System.
Mr.. Henry Crawford. the railroad law
yer whose name has appeared in conneo-
ton with some of the biggest cases that
have ever been in the courts, was in Sa-
vannah yesterday. He came up by way
Of the Plant System in a private car Of
| the Chicago and Southeastern from his
winter home at brownsville Mr.. Craw-
ford went back by an afternoon train
A change has been made by the Ocean
Steamship Company in the time Of its
delivery of produce from the South TO be
sold on Northern markets. Last season
| the vegetables were not delivered until Z
a. m. This season they will be sent 10
| the commission merchants at a M This
| VIII enable the consumers to get the pro-
| duce much earlier than before. and will
| represent saving for those who ship by
| that route.