The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-14
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest in Savannah and
Elsewhere.

matters of Interest in Savannah and
Elsewhere.
Vice President John NJ. Egan of the
Central has gone North on business
trip
The Plant System has contracted with
the California Fruit Transportation Com
pany Tor the use of its refrigerating cars
IN the handling of their peach traffic.
One hrst-class fare for the round trip
to Indian Springs on the occasion of the
Georgia Teachers Association, which will
be held at that place from June % to July
2 The teachers intended at first TO meet
at Cumberland Island. but recently chang
cd the place for holding the meeting to
Indian Springs.
MIR. G. W. Coats. division passenger
agent of the Plant System, is up from
Brunswick
Mr. Sanford L. Parrot has been APP
pointed Southern passenger agent of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton, with
headquarters at Atlanta.
At the annual meeting of the Baltimore
! and Potomac the following officers were
reelected: B. L. Newcomer. president:
| Charles e. Pugh, vice president; William
j. Sewen second vice PRESIDENT; Robert
W. Smith, treasurer. and James P. Kerr,
secretary.
About "a hundred excursionists, who
came down by the Central Saturday
night, remained in Savannah until last
night.
Mr.. w ]. Haylow, superintendent of
transportation of the Plant System has
returned from Tampa, where he has been
for some time.
The following is an extract from the an
nual report of the Central of Havana Rail-
way, which is one of The most important
lines In Cuba at is beyond a doubht that
whatever may be the future position of
the Island of Cuba, the government
whether national or external, will be
bound by every principle of International
law and comfy to respect the property of
British subjects, whose money, 1t should
be stated, had been long ago advanced for
| the purpose of purchasing the railways a s
| they existed as Spanish railways. Notwith-
| standing the Interruptions in consequence
of the war, the traftics have been, compare
| lively speaking, extremely good. 1t may
| confidently be said, that under normal
conditions the railways, which are the
| property of this company, form an ex-
| ttemely valuable system, which is shown
! by the large annual income earned by them
| as railways in past years. AS part of the
arrangements, the board has been able to
secure a large amount of money, which
will be available to meet Professionally the
| service OF both classes of stock, quite ire
| spective of the disturbances caused by the
war"
During May. the Baltimore and Ohio
| handled in special parties Is, sos persons,
exclusive of regular and Decoration day
! travel OF this number fully 1900 were
! troops en- route to Falls Church and
Chickamauga. This heavy travel was han
died without delay to the regular business
and without an accident of any sort.
Mr.. M. V. Raley, trainmaster of the
Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad,
( at Savannah, has been made superintend-
| ent of transportation, with headquarters
| at Waldo, Fla Mr.. Raley has been at
| Tampa looking after the transportation
interests of the Florida Central and PENN
| sular, and was in the city a few hours
! yesterday. He will take charge of his
new duties at once. Mr.. Raley is one Of
| the most efficient and capable of railroad
/ men, and his promotion is a merited rec
ognition of his services.
The Plant System will sell tickets sa-
vannah to Jacksonville and return on June
10 and Is. good returning June IS, for one
fare for the round trip, or $515, on account
| of the Confederate Veterans reunion.