The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-01

trical AUDITORIUM of the Plant systems
Tampa Bay hotel. The people of T.mpo
are preparing to offer the visitors a warm
welcome 10 their city and to make their
stay pleasant one.
An important meeting Of the officials Of
the railroad lines running through Che
timber districts of the state and the Ium-
Der men who do business in them, VIII be
held Monday a (the KimbaN house ian At
Ianta. Announcements of the meeting
have been sent ont by the secretary of the
lumber association, Mr.. Nj. Il. Amerous
of Atlanta, and il is expected thai there
will be large attendance, particularly
of The members
The railroad linen have beeen requested
by the lumbeTpnen 10 meet with them. An
important matter il TO come up before
the joint ass9mblage that il is hoped VIII
be amicably and equltably adjusted. This
is with regatd 10 the transportation of
lumber by the roads. For some time the
railroads have been trying to induce che
mill men of the state 10 load their Mm-
Der differently. They have wanted more
care exercised in the loading of the long
pieces. AS the lumber is now loaded two
cars are used for the long pieces. The
timber Is piled fiat on the floor Of The
cars which are thus made one in so TAR
as their rightly is concerned.
Railroad men claim that this method Of
loading increases the probability Of aCci-
dents, as the cars upon which the lumber
is loaded cannot respond to the curves of
the road over which they must pass IN
the way that was intended by their struc-
ture. 1t is said that this danger from
double loading has long been recognized,
and the railroad men now want ii reduced
by different methods being adopted. The
plan suggested by one of the Savannah Of
6Ni &c bo In baA 70 1QrH
boosters over the trucks of the cars. The
lumber can be piled upon them and The
cars thus enabled to catch the curves, as
the holsters would be fixed on movable
pivots as are those of wagons. The lum-
Der men do not object to the plan in IT.
SELF but they do object to the additional
expense of loading it would entail They
would have to bear this expense and there
comes the rub for them
The roads, on NE other hand, are anX-
ious to reduce the likelihood of accidents
resulting from doubled cars, and they Will
try to show the lumber men the wisdom
of the plan proposed. 1t is said that The
bolster plan is one that is in pretty gen
eral use in some section of the country
and that 1t has been found to be very eff
fective I'm the prevention Of accidents. It
is probable that the Central, The Plant
system and the Geoi gia and Alabama will
all be represented al the meeting.
Railroads all over the country have
been getting out annual passes during
the past few days The latter days of De-
cember are those during which the offices
Of the general manager or general super
intendent of the roads are kept busy with
the passes. Long lists of those to whom
the courtesos of the road are to be eX-
tended are made up, and pass for the
next year sent to each. These lists have
10 be closely watched in order for the
passes to be sent to those who are really
entitled 10 them. All of the general OIL
Gals of most of the lines get passes from
others all over The country. The heads
of the roads are generally extended the
courtesy by all the roads. 1t is possible
for the president Of almost any line of
Importance in the country to start out on
a trip and travel all over North America
without making a request for a pass. The
ANNALS sent him at the fGst of the year
are sufficient for him to Vget anywhere
he may want to go. As a matter of fact,
however, there are but few of the an
nuals that are sent out used during the
course Of the entire year by many Of the
officials