The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
BUT FEW SOLDIERS TRAVEL.
RAILROAD MEN DO NOT FIND MANY
FUnLOUGHS AND DISCHARGES.

busincsS Done AT JucAsohNliit N
Transportation of the Soldiers
Discharged and on Leave Much
Greater Than Here-SOlicitina
Agents Say There Are But Few
FmrIOugbs and Discharges Re-
ccived Now-MOst of the Men with
influence Who wished TO Have Al
ready Gotten Their Discharge.
Railroad passenger agents are finding
business pretty slow with the soldiers,
they complain. II all arises. they say,
through so few furloughs being granted
the men. Those who worked the business
while so many of the troops were at jack
sonville make comparisons OF the move
ments daily from that place and from
this. and sorrow moves them when they
think of how it has fallen of.
Why, when we were in Jacksonville
with the whole corps the movement ran
way up high.' said one Of them yester-
day. 1t kept us passenger men busy,
and I wish We could see something Of the
kind here. We thought it was a poor
day il there were not as many as 100 sol
diers leaving for their homes. Some of
these were discharged and some Were on
furloughs, but they gave the roads a
plenty to do and 1 wish we could see
such times again.
Here we are doing well now IL we get
as many as twenty-five soldiers TO leave
the city in day. The average move
ment will fall considerably below that
number. / suppose about fifteen would
represent the average. The officers will
not give the men Burroughs. and the de-
partment seems to have discon-
tinued its granting of discharges.
The most of those men who do
get off, either on furloughs or discharges.
are from the Fourth Virginia, the Second
Louisiana and the First Texas Regiments.
Seventeen members of the Fourth Vir-
ginia left night before last by way If the
Plant System for their homes. This was
the most considerable movement that has
been had for some days The men did rot
travel in a party. but on individual tick
cts. Their furloughs are for several days.
1t Is said the uncertainty as TO the
movements of the corps is the cause of the
giving of Burroughs having been in a meas
ure discontinued. 1t is not known at what
time an order may come for some regiment
to go on board a transport, and il would
be awkward if several of the men were
away on furloughs at the time.
An explanation is readily found for the
fact of their being fewer discharges given
now than there were some time ago. Most
of the men of sufficient influence 10 get
out of the service by working on the war
department through their Eena tors or con-
sressmen who have wanted to do so nave
secured their discharges. The majority
of those who remain who would like to
get out are those who cannot bring strong
enough influence to bear in their behalf.
Most of those now trying to get out have
TO base their hopes of release upon the APP
plications that are in through military
channels. This means that their hopes are
slight, as the war department has not yet
shown any inclination to take up ouch
applications Some of the men have had
their applications in for more than two
months but nothing has ever come of
them. The through military channels
course has to be supplemented by In
fuence or the chances of getting out of
the service are meager. There are not
few who wish they were out Of the army.
though many of the members of the Sew
enth Corps are well pleased with the pros
pect OF a visit to Cuba.
A railroad solicitor said yesterday that
there are a number of men whom he has
met during his trips ont to the camps
who might get out Of the service If they
cared 20 do so. He says the movement
of the corps from Jacksonville to Savan-
nah has been the means of making all
the men much more contented with their
lot, and most of those who could do so IL
they liked have reconsidered the matter
and decided to stick 10 the service. They
are well pleased with Savannah and are
very comfortably fixed. A number of
those who have secured their discharges
since they have been here have made il
a point TO remain over in the city Tor sew
eral days before leaving for their homes.
Mr.. II. c. Underwood, general agent at
Atlanta for the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad. was in the city yesterday. stop
ping at the Screven House.
Mr.. John NJ. Egan, vice president Of the
Central Railroad, is out on the line of
the road on a tour of inspection
MIR. Smith ID. Pickett, general agent at
Jacksonville for the Southern Railway. is
among the visitors in the city, a guest
of the De Soto.
Mr.. w. C. Perkins OF Tennille, vice
president and general manager of the
Wrightsville and Tennille Railroad. was
in the city yesterday.
Mr.. w. P. Roberts of Valdosta, vice
president Of the Valdosta Southern Rail-
road Is at the De Soto for a few DAYS
The Valdosta Southern has just complet-
ed a short. extension of It's line through
fine timber country. IL is now within
ten miles of Madison. Fla, it's objective
point TO the southwark, and 1t is expected
that the road will have been completed by
this time next year. The progress of ex-
tension Is slow, as the road is so fortu-
nate as TO run through thckly timbered
country. There are several large saw
mills along its route, and continual BUSH
ness is afforded in supplying these with
logs. The grading of the road on to Mad
ison will be continued, and the track viii
be laid from time TO time, as the demand
for lumber demands an opening up of new
fields.
A party of fifteen Cubans, thirteen of
whom were women, passed through yes
terday on their way back to the island.
after having spent some months in Atlanta
as refugees The naTfv arrival ox,o. - =