The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-16
WILL GET THE LOW RATES.
DISCHARGED SOLDIERS WILL VOW
RIDE FOR HALF FARE.


RIDE FOR HALF FARE.
Southeastern Passenger Association
VIII Allow the same Rate as That
Given Men on FurI0uGh-This Was
Decided ct "A Meeting Of the Con-
ference Committee Of the ASsOcia-
tfon Yesterday AT NorfoIk-The
Concession Greater Than. Had Been
Thought of-SoIdiers VIII Appre-
eiate the Reduction.
Discharged soldiers are 20 get travel
rate of one and one-hsif cents mile. An
order VIII * issued today by the com
missioner Of the Southeastern Passenger
Association FORMULATING this RATE
A meeting Of the conference committee Of
the Southeastern Passenger Association
was he'd yesterday al Norfolk. Va. and ii
was decided 70 grant the soldiers tais rate
when they are discharged. Tnis VIII cna-
ble them 10 reach their homes al TIE sane
rate they would have 10 pay were they o.
furiough instead Of with discharges.
Mr. J c. Hale. general passenger agent
Of the Central Nr. II. C. GcFasden. as
sistant general passenger agent OF me
Plant System. and Mr. L. 4. Snipman, as
sistant general passenger agent Of the
FLORIDA Central and Peniusular, were in
attendance upon the meeting. and favored
the adoption Of the reduced rate.
The discharged soldiers viii be able 70
travel for less money than railroad men
here thought they would Tie very best
IL was supposed the committee would do
for them was rate Of two cents a mile.
instead OF fun fare. This was what INC
general passenger agents OF the lines in
teFested were going 70 ask for at he meet
ing that was postponed al Atlanta some
days ago, Owing 10 the lack Of quorum.
After the members OF the committee had
talked the matter over il seems as II they
must have found reasons TO make il pre-
ferable TO allow the discharged men the
same rate as those on Through.
There IS no question that the action Of
the railroads viii be warmly appreciated
by the soldiers. Up 70 about three weeks
ago there was no question about rates, men
with discharges being allowed to ride for
the same fare as that charged those on
1uTlough or sick leave. An advance was
made for some reason, however the com
missioner having ordered one. Il met with
kick from the soldiers. but they were
poweress in the matter. and had 70 pay
full fare.
The roads VIII begin selling tickets at
the reduced rate to-day. There are not very
many discharges being received al pres
cnt, but those who gel them VIII b. glad
60 know that the reduction has been au-
tnoTized. one OF The local offices heard the
news from Norfolk Of the reduction by
wire. All the passenger representative
VIII be glad OF the lowered rate. az 81 viii
put them on a better footing with The SOL
diers and will enable them 20 solicit bust
ness without tie men thinking they are
not being dealt with properly by the rail-
roads.
Il is not thought there win be any ABUSES
Of the low rates In Savannah. There have
been 80 other sections where It has been
allowed. ticket scslperg in cities In the
West, b. Is understood, having had men
dress themselves Up as soldiers and apply
for tickets from the railroad agents. They
got them and they were sold 10 the scalp
ers' customers. In a smaller city. even
were there ticket brokers who wished 10
40 such thing. this trick would hardly
work
Mr. H. G. Haycraft. travelling passenger
agent for The Plant system with office al
Jacksonville. was among the railroad Wis
itors who spent yesterday in the city.
The annual meeting OF the lines compris-
ing the Plant system viii be held the lat
ter part Of this month and the first OF
next. The first will be the meeting OF the
stockholders OF the Charleston and Sa-
vannah. which viii take place at Charles
ton Nov. %. All the meetings must. un-
der the Law, be held at the legal head
quarters Of the various lines comprising
the system.
The meeting of the stockholders Of the
Savannah. Florida and Western will be
held here Nov. =. On Nov. Is the annual
meeting Of the Southern Express Com
pany will be held here. From Savannah
President Henry B. Plant, Vice President
K. 9. Erwin and the other directors and
stockholders IN the lines who will accom-
pany them the trip viii go to Brunswick.
where on Nov. 80 the meeting OF the
Brunswick ana Western Will be held on
Dec at Montgomery the meetings of the
Alabama Midland, the Abbevilie Southern
and the Southwestern OF Alabama will
take place.
The meetings OF the Florida Southern
and the ST. Johns and Lake Eustis roads
will be held Dec. 4 at Jacksonville. and
that Of the Sanford and ST. Petersburg at
Oakland Dec. 8 AT Ocala the meeting Of
the Silver Springs. Ocala and Gulf Raj
road viii be held Dec. 6, ana the following
day the last OF the meetings will be held
al Tampa. These will be those OF he
Winston and Bone Valley and the Tampn
and Thonotassa.
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