The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-21
LOOK FOR FINE BUSINESS.
,.frRo4Ds ANTICIPATE a HEAVY
FALL FREIGHT MOVEMENT.

ga \
,o.nts of Local 0GiciaIs-Other
Walters Affecting Railroad Inter
c~ts.
rrs outlook for fall freight traffic is re-
r,..5.5 bv the railroads having their OF
e.- ir Savannah as being very good. Al
os .asm expect an increase over the freight
br..ress OF last fall Unless the cotton crop
ss,r.d II, damased by bad weather. Tie
o....ak for the crop now is exceptionally
IN. aul the movement this way may be
er...-.r. han even in This year Of exceD-
ttl.aI receipts.
Wire President Egan, OF the Central, feels
o-i,, saneuine as to the prospects. lie
l.,s- Tor heavy movement Of general
,,.-.aaudise. beginning carly in the fall
ami for the gross returns from the freight
ds,9ltqlent to be of very flattering figures
IT,. looks for an era Of prosperity after tic
war and believes that the early indications
of il wiz ire seen in spirit of confidence
ds7.ayod by merchants throughout the
country. this fail. The GUNNER business mas
l,.u quite satisfactory. Although the
,r.i,-portation Of general merchandise may
not re OF equal volume to that Of last year
owing 10 the tmidiiy that the war at frs
nspirec among the merchants of the IN
terror there has been heavy movement
OF truck and of fruits
The Plant System odiCials naturally have
a eood word 10 say Of The summer bust
ness their system having Eduied enormous
,,.a..h. rs If war supplies, making the sea
"a
r.ccla with the freight dep tnlent of ,hot
system. They, too, anticipate a good fan
business, without regard to any special
movement Of war supplies. The same is
true Of the Florida Central and Peninsular
which has also very materially benefited
Iy handling army supplies. Its freight de-
partment, aud that of the Georgia and AL
ALBANIA look forward TO a highly satisfac-
tory season beginning with September.
The movement of troops from Tampa
began yesterday. The government is evil
IDENTIFY anxious to get a large portion of
the soldiers away from that point. One
regiment was started yesterday on the
Florida Central and Peninsular, on four
trains and the Plant System is also I'M
dersto0d to have begun the movement of
another regiment to the same port. Meth
er railroad had definite information as to
which regiments We're being moved. 1t
is the impression that all the men at
Tampa Win soon be moved, either to Fer
naudina or directly to Porto Rico.
About midnight last night the Central
Railroad took charge at Atlanta of tie
Nebraska regiment commanded by Col.
William Jennings Bryan There are six
trains. To-day they will be turned over
to the Plant System at Albany.
Traffic Manager Hinton of the Central
returned yesterday from an extended trip
during which he visited Cincinnati, Chi
cago, ST. Louis and New York. While
the trip was of an important business
character there was nothing resulting
from il that could be made public.
supt Kline of the Central is in the fruit
district again, aud spent yesterday around
Fort Valley. The fruit section of the
state has p peculiar enchantment for the
Central officials just now. 1t is the one
place they like to talk about and to visit.
The morning fast mail on the Plant Sys-
tenn arrived five hours late yesterday. The
delay was due to trouble on the Atlantic
Coast line, the exact nature of which was
not known here. The Georgia and Ala
bama morning train was also nearly three
hours late.
The Railway and Engineering Review
says: The present war is one of pure
patriotism. and no one, least OF all the
express companies, who will incidentally
largely profit thereby, should object TO
sharing he burden that is imposed by
reason Of it. 1t is true that distribution
among he shippers of such a tax would
seem much less onerous than if the COM
pdny were obliged to assume the entire
burden, but that does not in any sense
release the carriers in their duty in the
premises"
The Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
mas surrendered its lease on the Whining
ton. Columbia and Augusta Railroad, re-
ceiving iu consideration $500, 900 of the
common stock of the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad. This was done in order TO per-
matt The Wilmington, Columbia and Au-
eusta Railroad to consolidate with the
branch lines in South Carolina under the
corporate name of the Atlantic Coast
line Railroad Company of South Caro-
ma as provided by the legislature of that
State.
A regiment of railroad men is the latest
III me military line, and if the war holds
Guy sixty days longer one may be IN the
Hga. Col. Ed. Garlicz OF Texas, formerly
VI Georgia, is the starter of the move
iDsA'- He conceived the idea of organz-
LUZ a regiment of skilled railroad work.
s embracing all departments of railroad
t9',,.fu1 lion and operation. He has been
~ Washington and received encourage
it."l JAere from the department, he hav-
S 'ae backing of several prominent con
saAen. The President received the
Ts'g5aHon and seemed impressed with the
sr1 i.-lgSs OF such a branch of the army,
| promised to give the matter deep con-
sr.' aeon The Secretary Of War also
Co.ed the idea, and upon advice Mr.
60 NED IN his office a formal appli-
on The Texas congressman introduce
s., Prospective colonel to most of the
el+ and representatives, and on all
fa, ,Ae proposition and the man were
NY considered. Thus the matter
crn,.. As soon as the United States oc-
be- Uoa, the railroad regiment will
tbo+ 9.'' and it Is almost a certainty
drsf VIII be organized. Mr.. Garllck is
aim oIi for colonel. There will be no