The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-13
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Passenger AEent,- Oct Florida for
business


business.
l. NJ Fleming, division freight and
passenger agent, wish Savannah Office, of
the Florida Central and Peninsular Rail-
road, is al Tampa on business for the
road. Just at this tme a number Of the
passenger repFasef s1ivss of the lines that
carry tourists out of Florida on their re.
turn North are down there doing special
duty
There is always a strong contest
for the passengers, AID good men are put
in the fed. IL does no always follow that
because a tourist TAI Ses one line going
South that he Will nsturn by the same
route. The representa- i've of the line that
brought him down mus It look out for him
returning just the same as the other live
travelling men do Who want to see their
lines doing a good bust ness. The passen-
ger trains, particular the vestibules
nOrthbound, are taking Dig crowds through
Savannah for the North now. Ii was re-
ported yesterday that there was not
vacant chair on the YES Thule of the Flor,
ida Central and PENN sular.
The Plant System tlslins also show up
we'll, the aggregate number of
passengers daily being very large.
This line runs mo.7c trains through
than the Florida Central and Pc
ninsuar. In a few days abe return move
"a
1t is In anticipation of this rush that the
passenger men are now la Florida. Among
those who have gone down recently is
MIR. Jonah II. Whae, passenger agent,
with headquarters az New York, for the
Atlantic Coast Line. MIR. White was in
this territory on the lookout for his road
last season, as was al 50 MIR. Al. Reed, the
Coast Lines passenger agent at Washing.
ton Mr. Reed will get here tomorrow.
WI ~
Savannah. lie has mfsng friends here who
will be glad to see HIM down again.
Mr.. Wilbur Mccoy, commercial agent at
Tampa for the Plant System, was up yes
terday on a visit to h headquarters.
Mr.. d. f. Jack, fl sight traffic manager
Of the Plant System, returned yesterday
from the meeting a Old Point Comfort of
the conference comlnittee of the Southeast
ern Freight Association.
Col Beverly ". Wrenn, passenger traf-
fie manager of the Plant System, returned
yesterday from Tallahassee, where he at
tended a meeting of the Florida Railroad
Commission. The Florida commission
seems DESTROYS of having the roads put
back the 600 miles mileage books Col.
NiNtlu was asked IL II was likely the
books would be put back but on that point
he was silent. There are many merchants
and travelling men in Savannah who would
be glad to see the mileage rates restored.
They say they are Ia Sgely cut out of trav-
cling In Florida terri gory as long as the
passenger rates remain at four cents
mile II is claimed tiat freight from Sa-
Vannah to Florida points is decreasing in
volume since the mileage books were with
III &c s- f-fl
of the wholesale houses to keep their men
in Florida to solicit business with the pas
senger rates as high as they are
Mr.. E. II. Hinton, traffic manager of the
Central, is expected 10 return to-day from.
the Old Point Comfort meeting of the
Southeastern Freight Associations confer
ence committee.
Trainmaster c. L. Bruner of the first
division OF the Central, returned yesterday
from run up the line. "'
The general passenger agent of the Cen
trail Railroad is displaying with great pride
a diploma he has received from the Bir-
mingnam carnival 1t was sent Mr. Halle
as an award of excellence for the display
made by the railroad in the carnival. The
| ham built and, under the direction of Mr.
Halle, this was drawn by team of hand
some horses in the line of floats that pass
cd before the prize awarding committee
The diploma is a handsome print and tes-
tities to the display of the Central having,
been more handsome than those of tho
other roads The model of the Birmne-
| ham was selected as compliment to the
| city for which the vessel was named.
The railroads have been requested to
name a low rate 40 Augusta and return
! from points within certain radius on ac-
F.; count of the celebration to be given In
J April by the Merry Makers Association
! 1t is possible that the roads interested at
4 Augusta will be represented at that city
/ in few days by their general passenger
/ agents, who will decide upon what rate
! 10 give.
Mr.. F. ]. Malone, soliciting agent of the
Chesapeake and Ohio at Nashville, has
been appointed commercial agent of the
| Ohio River Railroad at Chattanooga He
succeeds Mr.. I. X. Dye, who has been
| appointed general freight and passenger
agent OF the Little Kanawha Railroad of
| West Virginia.
Mr.. j. NJ. Turner has resigned his posi-
ton with the Southern Railway and has
accepted a place with the Norfolk and
Western. Mr.. Turner was commercial
agent at Memphis of the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad and was retained by
the Southern.
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