The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-27
ALLOTTED THE BUSINESS.
ROADS AGREE on THE PRoPOR-
TION OF TROOPS THEY WILL
HAUL.

Meeting of Representatives of Lines
Of This Section Yesterday at the
De sOto-OmcIals Met to APPOrtiOn
The Movement of Troops Out OF
SaVannah-It Was an Adjourned
Meeting From That Held Few
Days Ago at Charleston for the
AppOrtfOnment of business to the
seapOrts Meeting Harmonious
and All Satisfied with the A1IOt-
ment-GOvernmcnt COncurs in the
Division of the Business, as Stable
Rates Are Assured.
An adjourned meeting of lines interested
in the transportation of troops in this sec
ton was held yesterday afternoon at the
De Soto. The officials who attended met
at Charleston a few days ago, where an
apportonment of the government business
from camps and other points to seaports
was satisfactorily agreed upon. The meet
ing here was for the apportionment of the
business from Savannah to other points,
eud this too was arranged to the complete
satisfaction, It is said, of all the officials
IN attendance. There was thorough har-
mony throughout the meeting.
Those who attended the meeting were
Mr.. Charles e. Hartman, chairman, gen.
eral passenger agent of the Western and
Atlantic; Mr.. S. Fl. Hardwtck, assistant
seneraI passenger agent of the Southern
Railway; Mr.. W. j. Craig, general pas
-enger agent of the Charleston and West
ern Carolina; Mr.. a. G.. Jackson, general
passenger agent OF the Georgia Railroad;
Mr.. William B. Clements. chief clerk in the
passenger department OF the Seaboard Air
Line; Mr.. S. w. Wells, chief clerk in the
passenger department of the Georgia
Southern and Florida; Mr.. A Pope, gen.
eral freight and passenger agent of the
Georgia and Alabama Railroad; Mr.. e.
n. Hinton, traffic manager of the Central;
Mr.. l.. A. Shipman, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Florida Central and
Peninsular Railroad. and Mr.. II. c. Nc
Fadden, assistant general passenger agent
of the Plant System.
One of the officials said the meeting.
like that al Charleston, was characterized
by the most perfect harmony. All were
pleased with this, and it means that the
movement of troops to and from Savan-
nah is to be made without friction or
any squabblng for business. Each road
knows just how much of a movement it
viii be entitled to under the agreement
and there will be no effort to obtain more
than this share. The officials took up
each road, considered the share that
should fall to it on account of its advant-
ages, facilities and other circumstances
and then made the allotment.
The officials do not mean by the business
from Savannah the movement of the
troops now here. OF course, If they SHOULD
be moved by rail, the agreement would
stand, but they had in mind the troops
that are TO come from Cuba and Porto
Rico for further transport ton to interior
points. The movement of hospital trains.
if there should be any, would also prob
ably come within the agreement. The
passenger agents will stiH enjoy the priv.
lege of hustling for Individual business.
Soldiers on furlough or with discharges
will still come within their special prov
nce
The government concurs in the allot-
ment of the troop movements. Railroad
officials say the war department would
far prefer to see stability in rates, and
this can be maintained, it is said, best by
such an agreement as has been entered
into. The government stands In the posi-
ton of customer, who wants the business
allotted to the various roads so that there
Wal be a stable rate upon which il can
count. 1t sees advantages in this and ac-
cepts it without a kick. 1t is usually the
case that a division of business calls forth
a kick, but 1t is from dissatisfied patrons
| of the roads In this case there is no.
| body dissatisfied The government &C.
| cedes to the arrangement and faVors it.
Allotments have been condemned, but
there can be no objection if the govern
| ment concurs.
officials naturally feel very kindly To-
ward the government for the position 1t
has taken and the evident desire it has dis
| played for every road TO get a share Of
the business. 1t does not wish, the off,
| Gals say, to see powerful lines flourish or
| the business to the disadvantage of the
| others. An equalization of the business
| is desired, and for this reason the gov
eminent sanctions an agreement through
| which AL the lines obtain share that is
| satisfactory,
There viii now be no occasion for lines
to put In bids that run under one ano her.
| A regular basis of rates has been been
named, and agreed to by the war depart
ment This is fixed by three zones of
territory, the plan Of the long and the
short haul obtaining a low or a higher
| rate. For the territory in this section the
rate Is two cents a mile per capita, for
troops travelling in bodies. AS the terri
tory widens it runs into the one and three
| quarters cents a mile and then into the
Mr.. W. G. Davis, chief clerk In the
freight department of the Plant System,
who has been in Washington for the past
| month on business connected with the sys-
TENS movement of troop supplies for the
| government, returned yesterday and is
shaking hands with his friends. He will
return to Washington in a day or two
20 remain for probably several weeks.
|
Mr.. r. w. Hunt of Jacksonville. Florida
passenger agent Of the Southern Railway.
is among the visitors in the city.
Mr.. J. G. Carlisle. commercial agent at
Macon for the Central Of Georgia Rail-
road, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. w. H. Leahy, chief clerk in the pas
senger department Of the Plant System,
returns to-day from Washington. He has
a. II fr,.ss