The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-08
MAY COME IN A DAY OR TWO.
PART OF THE RAILROAD CONsOLI-
DATION SCHEME EXPECTED SOON.

Messrs. Williams, Gabbett, st. John
Columbia Yesterday-Vice Presi-
dent of the G. * a. Expected Back
This MOrning-RaiIrOad Men Be-
Iieve They VIII know What's
What-UnderstOOdt the G.. & A. VIII
Give Up It's Bull Street once and
Occupy That of the F. c. 4 P.--That
of +. c. & p. Opposite the DeSotO
Also May Be Given Up-JOint Tick
ct Office for All Lines a New sug-
gestiOn.
The tale viii be told to-day or to-mor-
row, railroad men believe, and the uncer-
tainty that has preyed on many minds for
long weeks will be relieved. Agents, solicit
ing men and other employees of the Georgia
and Alabama and the Florida Central and
Peninsular Railroads will know whether
they are to retain their positions or give
them up, and it is further believed the
actual changes win come about by the set
ting OF to-morrow's sun
A gentleman in a position to know seems
TO believe il win be but a matter Of hours
now. He was asked if it would not be the
policy Of the roads TO give warning of their
intention 10 make changes in order that
employees who are TO lose their positions
might be able 10 look about for others
Railroads don't care a snap about such
things, he said, and the whoe scheme. as
worked out by the officials, for the consOl-
idation Of agencies and soliciting positions
cou' d be put into execution in a day.
President John Skelton Williams of the
Georgia and Alabama, the Florida Central
and Peninsu{ar and the Seaboard AT Line
met Vice President Cecil Gabbett of the
Georgia and Alabama Vice President and
General Manager d. e. Maxwell of the
Florida Central and Peninsular and Vice
President +. ST. John of the Seaboard Air
Line in Columbia yesterday. II IS confident
ly believed tnat the results of The confer
ences he'd at the De Soto the day before
were submitted to the president for his in
specUon and confirmation.
Mr. Gabbett told the Morning News
after the De SOTO conferences that what
ever was done would have to be submit
ted 10 the president for ratification. and
that it would not be the best policy to give
cut anything for publication until the
president had taken action 1t is expect
ed that he viii return 10 Savannah this
morning and that he viii Immediately
proceed TO put into execution whatever has
been decided upon.
1t is understood that the consolidation
10 be effected just at this juncture will
not stop with The amalgamation of the
agencies and solicitors positions at sa-
vannah, but will extend TO those at every
place where the three lines have common
interests. The SeabOard has had no rep
resentauon at Savannah. but there are
cities where the Georgia and Alabama
the Seaboard and the Florida Central
and Peninsular are adj represented, and il
is at those places that it is proposed TO
effect a consolidation also. BY these
measures the purpose expressed by Mr.
Gabbett to decrease the expenditures of
the three lines would be accomplished.
1t is understood the Bull street Office of
the Georgia and Alabama will be given
up in carrying out the plan of consolida-
ton with the Florida Central and PENN
sular. The ticket office of the latter line
at the corner of Bull and Bryan streets
which was formerly that of the Georgia
and Alabama as well viii again be used
by both lines. 1t is further understood
that the office of the Florida Central and
Penlnsular, under the Hussars Club, OPP
pOsite the De Soto, viii be abandoned.
A project is said TO be afodt for the es-
adjustment of joint ticket agency where
a respective passenger can buy ticket
over any line leading out of Savannah.
1t is understood that the proposal came
from the Georgia and Alabama and Flor
ida Central and Pen.nsular people, but
that 1t is not a direct result of the more
intimate relationship that has grown up
between those two lines. A railroad man
said yesterday that such offices may be
found in all large cities, and that it would
seem that Savannah should have one An
overture has been made 70 the Plant Sys-
tom along this line, and it has been pro-
posed that its office under the De Soto be
used. 1t is not known with what favor
the Plant System regards the matter
From now until they finally learn their
fate there Will be even more anxiety Than
ever in the minds of many of those en-
ployed by the two lines entering Savan-
nah that are controlled by Mr. Williams
and the interests associated with him As
the time for the consolidation of smaller
positions approaches, interest in the out
come will naturally increase.
1t is not believed the consolidation of
the official positions Of the Georgia and
Alabama and Florida Central and PENN
sular VIII be effected for some time vet.
That Of the less important places will meet
the consideration of the officials of both
lines first and later the attention Of the
most powerful influences will be directed
to the more important matter of the man
agement of the two or the three lines.
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