The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-30
MAY GET Low RATES.
Discharged Soldiers VIII BE COnsid-
cred by Passenger officials.

A meeting of The conference committee
OF the Southeastern Passenger Associa-
ton viii be held Tuesday at Atlanta. At
this meeting a matter OF interest 10 dis
charged soldiers will come up. This will
be the question of the rates they will
have to pay from the points at which they
are discharged to those at which they were
enrolled.
Up to few days ago all soldiers, wheth
er discharged or on Through, had to pay
only nalf fare, but an order was sent out
by the chairman of the association, max
ing the new rule of charging discharged
men full fare.
This Is something the soldiers naturally
do not like and they have
made a rather strong kick. Ev-
cry time a discharged soldier has
had to buy ticket for which full fare
was charged a protest has resulted, and
the general passenger agents intend to
bring the matter before the conference
committee to see if the thing cannot be
so adjusted as to be more satisfactory.
1t is thought an agreement will be reach
ed that Will be regarded as entirely just
by the soldiers.
rumor was current among some Of the
railroad men that one of the lines had
yesterday offered a rate to discharged men
that was not in accordance with that pro-
mulgated by the association. 1t was said
party Of ten men from
the First Texas had been quoted
rate under the legitimate. For this ru-
NOR there seems to have been but little
ground for the road is not one that is
regarded as at all likely to make such
cut. A reporter was also in the Office of
the city representative yesterday, and
saw discharged men refused any rate I'M
der tull fare. They were told, however,
that II they did not care to pay the full
rate, they might possibly get a reduction
by waiting over until after Tuesday,
when there will probably be something
done in Atlanta by the conference COM
mittee. Most of the discharged men,
though the ticket agents say, are so anx-
lous to get home that they prefer paying
fun fare and going on Immediately.
Business picked up a little for the rail-
roads yesterday. More tickets were sold
than the day before, and 1t is thought it
will increase somewhat from now on. In
few days the passenger representatives
expect to see 1t grow considerably. Thus
far il has been so poor as to cause several
of the agents, who have been here, to go
back to their headquarters, some to re-
turn later, when they believe the business
has increased sufficiently to justify their
stay here, and others not to come back
unless they hear of very heavy bust
ness being done. AS has been said, the
railroad men do not expect anything like
as much travel from Savannah by the
soldiers as there was from Jacksonville.
Conditions are altogether different, as
there are no furloughs except in emergen-
cy cases being given.
The principal purchasers of tickets thus
far have been discharged soldiers. There
have been a number discharged during
the past three or four days, discharge tele-
grams having come for them from the
war department. Day before yesterday
there was bunch of twenty and odd dis
charged from the First Texas, while yes
terday seven members of Company of
| the Second Illinois were made happy.
These were only few of the discharges
received, as influences are at work at
washington to get soldiers who have grown
tired of the service out of il.
The earnings and expenses OF the Georgia
and Alabama Railway for the month of
September were as follows
1898 1897. Inc.
| Mileage s.............. 45S 45S
Gross earnings. ...., .s112,O51 $110,3H 1,707
Operating expenses
and taxes ........... 76,546 65,94 1862
Net earnings ......$S5,5C5 444OO 1886
- Decrease.
July to Sept. 30 1898 1897. Inc.
! Mileage .....-........ 40S 45S
and taYes -. 90 1872 1e5 74a 27 O2o