The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-22
NEW CONNECTION TO WEST.
,-,NNAH,s NEW ROUTE TO ST.
LOUIS AND OTHER POINTS.

Tbe Mobile anu JIM" ="
,,.,t.omery Now Ready to Handle
-.i~bt Business-New Route Re-
-4ca as Advantageous for Bust
fgrre-F. c. n =. to Handle All
ms From Tampa TO Fernando
,,,-CumuIatfve System OF Voting
.- directors Sustained-Items OF
,...,...st to railroad Men.
A. r ,uis c. Cardinal of. Jacksonville
the city yesterday. He came on
-s connected with the Mobile and
a-t. Rafroad, Of which he is travelling
(...-r- AGENT In that capacity he is ne
.,..s,y for business with the Plant Sys-
,3 the Georgia and Alabama. The
,,.t.-a and Ohio, the main line Of which
-. from St Louis to Mobile, has butt
.--snsion from Columbus. Miss, to
1r,otsomery, Ala. This is now completed
and IN readiness to handle freight. 1t lis
49,. ,.sf open for passenger traffic, but
,,r,.,1lv win be within the next thirty
laws This extension gives direct route
fr5ot savannah to st, Louis by the Plant
c,...r, or the Georgia and Alabama and
,b. Mobile and Ohio. 1t is believed that
III. new route will prove very beneficial
"a savannah business men having deal
irss with the West and may also bring
,5Jfrtonal trade to this city from the ter
r..orv between Montgomery and Column
bus.
The Mobile and Ohio has Of
Tered a prize of $lOO in gold for names for
us line and for two of its trains one run
nn. from ST. Louis to Montgomery, Jack
sonvillc. savannah, Tampa and the South
east. the other from ST. Louis to Mobile
and New Orleans and the South. The
contest is open only to coupon ticket
AGENTS of railways and steamboat lines
operatad in connection with railways in
the United States, Canada and Mexico.
MIR II. w. Nathan was another rail-
road visitor in town yesterday. He will
probably remain over to-day. Mr.. Nathan
is general agent for the Southern Pacific
with headquarters at Atlanta.
Three car loads of recruits from the
North will come in to Savannah over the
Plant System this morning on their way
to Tampa.
The Florida Central and Peninsular
Railroad has been notified that it is to
handle all troops moved from Tampa to
Fernandina. The r. c. & p. is the only
road entering Fernandina and as it also
runs to Tampa it has been given the en-
tire haul 1t is not known yet definitely
how many troops are to be moved, but
it is the impression that there are several
thousand 10 be handled One regiment
has already been hauled to Fernandina
L.
tomorrow, No matter how heavy the
movement the road expects to do the work
promptly and satisfactorily to the govern
menC outside of the men the transporta-
ton of the baggage will be a big item.
The Court of Appeals of Kentucky has
rendered a decision sustaining the cumu-
lauve system of voting. Under this sys-
tenn minority stockholders can elect rep
reseutatiyes on a board Of directors. The
system has never been tried in Georgia,
but II il We're, and the courts sustained il,
the complexion of some Of the dlrectorates
might be somewhat changed In practi-
cdIly all Of the railroads in Georgia a big
DOCK OF stock, representing the majority.
Is voted for a ticket and the minority
stockholders part in the performance is
OF little account. If the Kentucky idea
IS extended elections may become quite
oilIerenL The question came up in that
state over the contest of the election of
Jonn l., Dodd to the directory of the Louis
vie Bridge Company. The Pennsylva-
MA Railroad holds the controlling interest
10 me bridge company, and has reduced
me dividend rate from to per cent, in
violation of an alleged contract with the
minority stockholders. When directors
We're elected last March, the Pennsylvania
presented ticket for which it's shares
were voted. The minority stockholders
instead OF voting for candidates for each
vi the IlVe places to be filed, voted upon
u'e cumulative system for Mr.. Dodd vot-
Ins each share Of the stock for him five
ulHeS. The other stockholders voted as
ueS Had Deem in the habit of doing prior
70 me adoption of the new constitution.
Suuse Durelle upheld Mr.. Dodd's election.
SAYING the cumulative system applied to
corporation elections.
Inc Northern railroads are discussing
ne" method Of handling passenger traf-
'uder this the time of passenger
uatus say between New York and Buffalo.
b "'it I've united TO a certain number of
hours and excess fare charged on those
,.", are moved at a greater speed 1t will
eng same as the rule adopted for the
onS tasl trains put on between Chicago
'"o Colorado points.
~ !, '1LiS ueldy OF the morning mail train
W. W. 1le Plant System Wednesday was due
V,r an accident to train No. 49, on the
1isOu ana Fayetteville branch of the At
So S.. Coast Line, which was derailed near
T-l''lle.d n c., Monday at midnight.
ivy, serious damage was done. except 10 the
WINS USGhS OF one of the passenger coaches,
inr were very badly broken A wreck
or3 't'lu was sent out from Rocky Mount.
5, ham, after a delay of slightly over seven
49, eFerything was in working order
hon IONS of wages and increased
ros5s -, iabor for employees show that
sf,ar compelled heretofore to observe the
havira Letrenchment and economy are
res-oss,a be ter run of business and a cor
nuee '"s Improvement in their reve-
swi.op.ll result Of fitting up its indianapolis
coal T'e engines to burn slack instead of
81 H.s -Four has effected a saving of
has a. month in its fuel account. and it
ccrn14r.. ore been decided that all the
ed nt, witch engines shall be convert
INTO Slack burners. "