The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-12
WANTS CHEAPER RATES.
GOVERNMENT HOLDING UP THOUS-
ANDs OF MULES IN FLORIDA.

I.rdorstoOd That 1t Believes Rail- !
roads should Give n Cheaper Rate
for transportation of Live stock
North-Probable That IA Reduction
,1ill BE Obtained-Other Railroad
items of General Interest.
Between 1000 and 5000 mules and horses
ora reported to be at Tampa and other
carDs in Florida, which are being broken
, This immense amount of live stock
,s to he moved North, but the government
s said to be averse to paying the rates
ssked for its transportation, and is holding
off from giving any contracts with the
home of securing better rates from the rail-
roads.
Al present the rate asked is said to be
s9c8 a car from Tampa to Jersey City, the
government releasing the railroads from
all liability, and feeding and caring for
the stock in transit. There are, it is I'M
derstood an average of twenty mules or
horses to the car, so that it would take
nearly 400 cars to transport this quantity
of stock, and cost the government, at the
existing rate, about $4,000.
Tnasmuch as the stock can be moved in
carload lots, it is the feeling in the depart
ment charged with the moving of supplies
that cheaper rates should be had. 1t is
not known what the Florida Central ana
PeDinsular and the Plant System, with
their connections will do, but it Is possible
that some reduction will be made.
Mr. Claude Dennis arrived from Louis
VILE Yesterday and assumed his new po-
silion as assistant general freight agent
OF the Plant System. He will practically
he office man here, Mr.. Menzies being fire.
ouently called out of the city on the rail
road s business.
The Central Railroad is expecting to
bring nearly five hundred excursionists
from Atlanta and other points on next
Saturday the occasion being the Tybee
excursion of the T. p. AS. Special rates
are on from Atlanta, Newman, Griffin and
Athens. The tickets are good to return on
special leaving Savannah on Monday
night.
The Southwestern Alabama, extending
from point near Newton, Ala, TO Elba,
distance Of 50 miles; was opened for traf-
fc'last week II was built by the Plant In
vestment Company, and opens up one of
the finest cotton and naval stores sections
in Alabama.
1t is reported that the Pennsylvania is a
heavy buyer of the stock of trolley roads
whose competition has been affecting the
passenger business of the company, with
a view of getting control of the lines and
operating them in a manner more advan-
tageous to its own traffic.
Some of the Western roads have just dis
covered that combination of newsboys
have concocted a scheme whereby passen-
gers were deadheaded over the road. For
a consideration they fitted out individuals
with regulation cap and stock of wares
which enabled them to pass over the road
as one of the boys"
The Reading has issued statement of
the speed performance of the initial trip of
its Zone hour train" between Camden and
Atlantic City, which shows that an aver
age of 1888 miles an hour was made for
the distance of 500 miles. The last mike
was covered in GO seconds. After the sec
ond mile post was passed the speed exceed
ed 20 miles an hour until 1t became neces-
sary to slow down on the approach to At
lantc City.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has
been in communication with a representa-
tive OF the Big Four system relative to the
formation of big freight pool. The
movement Is al the present time being
promoted more especially by Mr.. William
CaYanaugh, who is interested in the extern
slYe freight traffic throughout the central
section of the country. The Baltimore and
OHIO has not, as yet, sanctioned the prop
osition, though its officials admit the In
herent advantages of the scheme if re-
duced to a practical basis.
Thomas c. Powell has been appointed
general freight agent of the Southern Rail
way, 10 succeed H. F. Smith, who resigned
on Aug. 1, to accept the traffic manager
snip of the Nashville, Chattanooga and ST.
LOUIS Railroad. Mr.. Powell has been chief
clerk In the general freight agents office
OIL the Southern Railway during the entire
period that H. f. Smith was general
Irelsht agent, and his promotion is a very
observed one. He is quite a young man for
hueh responsible position only 80 years
OF age but he has manifested marked abil-
n.y. ana enjoys the full confidence of the
southern Railway management.
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