The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-21
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest in Savannah and
Elsewhere.


Elsewhere.
1t will be but few days now before
the city will have a run of hustling rail-
road men here. They are coming 10 look
after the interest of their lines in the sol
der business. Just as soon as the soldiers
begin to arrive the railroad men will show
up. The travelling passenger agents have
done great work at Jacksonville, and it is
from there that most of them will wend
their way to Savannah.
The local roads will probably all Increase
their working strength here during the
time the troopsN are encamped in the VI
entity. The passenger departments see a
great deal of business In sight, and they
will all be after it. The roads with the
largest and strongest force of hustling
representatives among the soldiers will be
those that will get the largest share OF
whatever the men have TO spend for rail-
road fare.
Connecting lines will also be represented
by rAeir travelling passenger agents. Lines
from way out in the West have had men
at Jacksonville, and the thing will hold
good for Savannah. Railroad men who
have gone down to the Florida metropolis
from here report that there has been a
agents.
A general passenger agent was asked
yesterday if he expects to have his bust
ness greatly increased by the troops be-
ing here. He answered in the affirmative,
saying that there can be no doubt about
passenger receipts being added TO by the
presence of the soldiers. He said there will
always be some of the enlisted men NOV
ing about on leave and that there will be
officers off on Burroughs and others will
have to travel about attending to their
duties. Them too, he said, many of the
soldiers will have friends who viii come
to the city TO visit them. From this source
a great deal is to be expected.
There is one branch of the railroad SER
vice that win be kept busy for the next
few days. This will be those in the trans
portation department. Everything from
masters of transportation right on down
through their trainmasters clerks, tele-
graphers conductors, engineers, brakemen
and the rest, will be getting more than
usual to do. But 1t means money for the
roads, big money, at that, and there can't
be any kick coming when that is the case.
Judge A. F. Daley, president of the Bru-
ton and Pineora Railroad is in the city,
a guest of the De Soto.
Mr.. Louis C. Cardinal, travelling freight
with Office at Jacksonville, was among
the visitors in the city yesterday.
Mr.. ]. McF. Williams was over yester-
day from Montgomery. Mr.. Williams rep
resents the Louisville and Nashville as
travelling freight agent at that place.
The uptown ticket office of the Central
of Georgia Railway will be removed from
its present new stand on Bull street on
Nov. l. Its present location has been re-
let and the place will be vacated by City
Passenger and Ticket Agent w. G.. Brew
er on the first. New furniture has been
ordered for the Office, and its opening day
will see it decked out with it.
Mr.. II. C. McFadden, assistant general
passenger agent of the Plant System, was
down at Jacksonville yesterday looking
after the initial movement of the troops.
A change will be made in the schedule
of the Georgia and Alabama Railway, eff
fective Sunday, 23rd inst The through
night trains to and from Montgomery
will be discontinued. The local service
between Savannah and Helena will be
performed by trains Nos. 10 and 20 No 10
will leave Savannah at p. M, arriving
at Helena at 9:34 p. m. No. 20 will leave
Helena at a. m, arriving at Savannah
at 9:35 a. m. This new local service will
be of great benefit to the people along
the line of the road, as it gives quick and
convenient service to and from Savannah.
Train II will leave Savannah at 7:25 a. IN.
as heretofore, arriving at Montgomery
at 1855 %. m. Train 18 will leave Mont
gomery at 1850 a. m. arriving in SaYan-
nah at II :05 q. m. This train makes close
connection with the Louisville and Nash
vile train from the North. Trains II and
is carry the coi1panys magnificent buffet
parlor cars between Savannah and Mont
gomery.
The Plant System will put on a new
sleeper line to-day. II will be between
Savannah and Montgomery. The sleepers
will run through between these points.
They will be on the train leaving here at
515 D. m, and on that arriving here at