The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-06
PLANT SYSTEM WON'T MOVE.
WILL NOT RUN ITS HOSPITAL ~
THE GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.

From Waycross. Taking the Gov
eminent Buildings That stand
Near Its TracLs-Generai super
intendent Dunhnm Denied That
There Was Anything in the Re
pOrt-ThIs RumOr Rather a Re-
versaI of the old, ola story of the
system Removing Its shops From
Savannah to WnycrOss-Other
Railroad Mntters OF Interest.
Many-tongued rumor can start some
queer stories now and then. Railroad Of
fcials claim some Of her strangest pranks
are worked off about the lines, reports get
ting out that are absolutely groundless
and being noised about until outright de
malls from those in authority prove their
utter emptiness.
! The latest concerning one Of the lines
entering Savannah was that the Plant
/ System would move its hospital from Way
cross to Savannah. 1t seems an idea gain
ed a hold on somebody's mind that the
system had such a move in view. The
story had it that the company is dicker
ing with the government to secure the
| hospital buildings near the city that were
used while the troops were located here.
| General Superintendent Bradford Dun
ham of the Plant System was seen last
night relative 10 the report. He said the
information the query as to its correct
ness carried was the very first he had
received of the project. The matter has
not been considered at all by the com
pany, and it is quite probable that the hos
pital will remain at Waycross for some
time to come.
The government buildings are right on
the line of the Plant System. and thar
fact tended TO give color to the report.
, 1t was thought quite possible that the sys-
tenn might want the buildings for some
purpose or other on account of their con-
venient location.
The rumor was reversal of the old one
OF the P ant System movi z Is shops from
[ Savannah TO Waycross. Period, ally tina
has been r@v Vod and Ii was doub less a
shock to these who like to nurture The Old
report and bring it into life now AMI then
to hear that there was a pros pect of the
hospital being brought here from Way
cross.
For some reason the report has gone
out that General Superintendent Bradford
Durham had rendered his resignation to
the Plant System president. Maj. Dun
ham said last night that such was NOS the
case He des red to correct the ri Ort on
account of the uncertainty and par ial de-
moralzat on among employees that such
rumors are liable to cause.
The earnings of the Central of Georgia
Railroad for the third week of October
were s145,940 against $156,S11 for the same
time last year, and A.H3,1H from Jan. ]
to date against $4,23O975 for the CORE
spending period last year
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway
has put on two additional fast trains from
Chicago to California and announces that
it is better prepared than ever to furnish
/ quick service and the most modern com
/ forts and conVeniences for travellers. The
road has personally conducted ourist par
ties every Thursday 10 California and Ore
| gon.
During the past summer season the
Burlington has spent a great deal Of mon
ey on its main line be we n st. Louis and
Hannibal with the purpose of bringing it
to the Burfngton's general standard of
its main line tracks. North of Louisiana
four or five curves have been taken out
and h e track st aightened and re-balla t
ed. South Of Hannibal a stone wall five
m les lcng has been built TO provide aga nst
The. highest stage of the river. Ions
stretches of track have been ra sd from
II 10 IS inches and re-faid on rock Al
Hannibal a new round house, new coal
and sand chuies and a new supply house
have been built.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has
placed an order with the Pullman Palace
Car Company for 1,500 box cars, and with
| the South Baltimore Car Works for 1000
box cars. The cars are to be built ac-
cordfng TO the Baltimore and Ohio stand
ards. This makes total of $3.50 box and
frNt.. 4alf n hn
next six months.
The next regular meeting of the sub
committee of the Southern Classification
Committee will be held in Atlanta on
| Tuesday, Nov 81. The General Committee
will meet on Thursday of the same weeK.
! Chairman p. j. McGOvern announces that
the meetings win be held at the AragOn.
| A postponed meeting of the Special Com
/ mittee on Iron and Steel Articles is also
| called to convene Monday Nov. 20. The
| membership of the subcommittee is as
| follows: Atlantic Coast Line, Chatta-
nooga Rome and Southern Railway Flor
| ida Central and Peninsular Rai~oad Com
pany, Mississippi Valley Route, Nashville
| Chattanooga and st. Louis Railway, Old
! Dominion Steamship Company, Richmond,
| Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad,
| Central of Georgia Railway Company,
| Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pa
| c,fc Railway, Kansas City, Memphis and
| Birmingham Railroad, Mobile and Ohio
| Railroad, New Orleans aud Northeastern
| Railroad, Plant System of Railways. Sea-
bosrd Air Line Southern Railway Com
pany. The Special Committee on the Clas-
! sihcatiOn of Iron and Steel Articles is as
follows Central of Georgia Railway
| Plant System of Railways Mobile and
Ohio Railroad, Southern Railway Compa-
! NY Kansas City, Memphis ana Birming-
ham Railroad, Cincinnati, New Orleans
and Texas Pacific Railway, Mississippi
| Valley Route.