The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-21
BIG MOVEMENT NOW OVER.
TEN REGIMENTS HAVE BEEN
MOVED FROM JACKSONVILLE.


Assistant General Passenger Agent
McFadden of the Plant system
Back From FIOrida-Says n Rush
ing business, ReGimcntaI and In
dividuaI, Has Been lonesome OF
the Movements Made at Great Ex-
pense 10 the Lines-Wreck Near
Charleston on the Plant System.
Other Railroad News.
Assistant General Passenger Agent H.
c. McFadden of the Plant System has re-
turned to the city after ten days spent in
Jacksonville, during which time he was
engaged in looking out for regimental
movements of troops from there to points
in their respective states to be mustered
out of the service. He found the railroad
business lively in the Florida metropolis,
and everything was on the move.
Mr.. McFadden says with those that will
move to-day, there have been ten regi-
ments of the Seventh Army Corps taken
from Jacksonville. OF this number six
were moved by the Plant and the rest by
the Florida Central and Peninsular.
There remain about ten regiments at the
camps and it is expected this number viii
soon be increased by the addition of those
that will be sent down to take the place
in the corps of those that will be mustered
out. One of the South Carolina regiments
has already gone down to replace another
from that state, that is TO be mustered out.
When asked about the movement of in
divldual soldiers, Mr.. McFadden said it
was very heavy; that there have been
crowds of soldiers on furlough or sick
leave aboard every train, going and COM
ing. Several roads are represented by a
number of their travelling passenger
agents, and there is warm competition
for the business. Mr.. McFadden says the
roads have been doing very well. The full
government price for transportation of
troops, cents a mile per capita, is often
secured on movement, but Mr.. McFad-
den says as much is not made from this
as great many people might be induced
to believe. He says it is often necessary
to move equipment over a line several
times in order that a body of troops may
be handled just as desired, and this in
wolves expense
The meeting for this month of. the con-
ference committee of the Southeastern
Passenger Association will be held Friday
al Atlanta. The question of winter tourist
EdteS VIII come up. II 10 thought the rates
Will be essentially what they were last
year. After the action of the Southeastern
Passenger Association on the rates and
the submittal of the results of the delib-
erations of the passenger officials who at
tend, the associations to the North will
take up the question and figure on the
rates.
The uptown ticket office of the Central
of Georgia Railroad and the Ocean Steam
ship Company Is to be removed from its
present location on Bull, between Con-
gress and Broughton, to the store recently
occupied by the Won elisa Tailoring Com
pany, which is on Bull, between Brough-
ton and State streets. The move is to be
made on account of a lack of sufficient
room at the present location. While the
new place has not yet been leased, it is
pretty well understood that 1t will be, and
that the ticket Office viii soon be moved
from where it has been for the past ten
years.
Passenger train No. IS, on the Plant
System, was delayed many hours yester-
day by wreck at Johns Island, just
south of Charleston. The train was due
here at S:21 in the morning, but did not
get in until late in the afternoon. The
passenger train and a freight train collid-
ed. The collision did not occur on a sid
ing, but on the main line. The passenger
train had the right of way. No one was
hurt in the accident, but a number of
cars were derailed and considerable work
was necessary before the track could be
cleared.
Chairman Richardson of the Southeast
ern Passenger Association has issued call
for a mass meeting Of the lines in that
territory 10 be held at the Southern Hotel
in st. Louis, on Tuesday, the 9th inst
The meeting will be attended by the pass
enger traffic managers of the Western.
Southwestern and Southeastern associa-
lions.
The Louisville and Nashville is said to
have been paid $4,000 by the government
for transporting troops.