The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-11

q productive of some good results IN the
future.
Traffic Manager Hinton of the Central
returned yesterday from a trip to Calves
ton and other points in Texas HerepOrts
3 that the cotton crop SO far as he saw It
Or heard of its condition is doing well,
although there is fear of too much rain.
& As vet there seems to have been no evil
& Effects Of any material consequence. The
8 nilro5ds in that state are looking for
enother great crop to haul and preparing
accordingly Mr. Hinton reports much ac-
& hyity IN the places he visited and a feel
4 ing of eucourag cement as to the coming
months
Mr.. L. C. Meier, formerly rate clerk in
General Freight Agent Winburn's office
here, will hereafter be located in the
Southwest as travelling freight agent for
the Centarl. His headquarters will be at
Memphis, but he will cover a territory eX-
tending down TO Galveston. Mr. Hinton
started Mr. Nefier off in his new duties
during bis recent visit to that section.
Il takes a hustler to compete with the
other roads for business in that or any
other territory, but Mr.. Meier is expected
to make a reputation for himself In that
hne
lie mountain excursion Oh the L lOTl0d
Central and Peninsular road left at II 20
o'clock last night for Asheville. There
were probably $50 tickets sold at Savan-
nan, and one extra sleeper and two extra
day coaches were added to the train at
this point. The excursion is one of the
most popular of the season, the rates be-
3 ing low and the time of the year just
81 hight for few days trip into the brac-
ing air Of Western North Carolina. A big
q excursion TO the same point was also run
Z out of Charleston and Columbia yester-
day.
PAINTERS are at work on the interior of
NE Central Railroad depot. 1t is the inn
Preston that the building will be given
thorough overhaullng and renovating
something it has needed apparently for
long time
Inc Florida Central and Peninsular
Aalroad began loading the Third Cavalry
J" lls cars at Fernandina at o'clock yes
eruay afternoon, and started the first sec
uou Ior Montauk at 6 p. m. This was the
ni'd start the regiment had made. there
having peen two revocations of moving
%uefs The Second Cavalry is expected
10 move to-day.
nI, Fred D. Bush, district passenger
gent Tor the Louisville and Nashville
~ A'lahta, and Mr. l. E. Rehlander, trav-
.ilns passenger agent for the Missouri Pa
M are IN the city. They are making
4 ne p,itehmlnary arrangements for the
q I'"uHIs OF the delegates and visitors to
Tstu I'd tonal convention of the negro Bap-
Il 's al Kansas City in September. The
& s az selected for those going from Flor
va "a ".1 Georgia is the Central Western
a. Alahtlc, Nashville, CHATTANOOGA and
& Nuns, Louisville and Nashville. and
MI ISouII Facitic. 1t is expected that sew
s ca Gai hundred viii go from Florida and
a A. 100. 800 KEY. e. K. Love of this city is
Z Ss} "oI * Tor large delegation and seem
10 meeting with much success.
r- at, D. e. Crosland, chief clerk to
pio1. Traffic Manager Jack. of the
HE ',g system, Is off on, a vacation. On
H. return he will assume his new posi-
Nv ,f thlet freight clerk, now occupied
cirra wi Acosta, who soon leaves for Gin
ra Hr' Claude Dennis. the Plant Systems
detatpo55' s ant general freight agent, was
rive NV oy an accident and did not ar
49,. III time to enter on his new duties
re'e'day. He will be on hand this morn
the ' BE-. %, w Wrenn, traffic manager of
nom 'a Tao, system, arrived home yesterday
Jacksonville and Tampa.
he p'a ,a. Passenger Agent McFadden OF
tria,..' l1 system received a telegram yes
~ '@E rom Richmond. Va, anno1ncing
nara'aa.tlh there of Mr. c. A. Taylor, tratfie
snj 3D.. oI me Richmond, Fredericksburg
held t G;o'hac Railroad. Mr. Taylor had
gas position for many years and
VI lais section. ''''ioau 'len
A. ,- AlIadelphia Ledger looks askance
tAe continued movement 90 '1 1919
uronci,. me country and lntimates rather
tn1SS l that the war department has evil
Nndlno eu seized with mania for ex-
mgons7,. money for Transportation. II
r,so 5ys't :. IN this connection that as last
With b eHe adepartment might contract
q all H., Ia al for a great excursion
stone Ia le Eastern troops to the Yellow
pssia,P PARK arr and bring the men from the
'''' slope to the East.