The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-19
MASTERING OUT TROOPS
MORE BUSINESS COMING FOR THE
RAILROADS.

Seventh and Tenth Immunes to BE
Mustered out at MacOn-Seventh
VIII BE Discharged Feb. rs and
the Tenth on March 1-Roads VIII
Make the Same Fight for Business
That Was Made when other Regi-
ments Were Discharged at Ma
con-Muster Out of the sixth win
Also ORer a Good Opportunity.
The railroads of Georgia have been max
ing a good thing out Of the mastering out
of troops, and it will be but few days
before they will have more of 1t on hand.
Hauling the men when they are discharged
from the service means considerable rev.
enue for the passenger departments, and
every effort is made for the business.
Close competition is encountered when the
passenger representatives visit the camps
from which the soldiers are to be dis
charged, and hard work is necessary to
secure the travel.
Mr.. j. C. Halle, general passenger agens
of the Central of Georgia, returned yes
terday from Macon, where he had been
on a trip to see about the muster out of
the Seventh and Tenth Immunes, colored
regiments, that have been encamped for
some months at Macon, The Seventh
Regiment will be the first to go. This will
be mustered out about Feb. %, while the
Tenth will be turned loose about March /.
Ii Is expected that there will be a strong
fight by the roads at Macon for this BUSH
ness. There have been in those cases
where regiments have already been mus
tered out there The lines have been keenly
alive to their interests, and first one and
then another would have the advantage.
The Seventh Immunes were raised from
ST Louis, Memphis and Little Rock dis
trict, and the Central will get a good
chance at this business, by either It's At
lanta or its Birmingham route. The South
ern will be right in the effort for this
business, however. lis chances against
the Central will probably be better when
the Tenth is mustered out This regi
ment comes from the country about Rich
mond, Washington and Alexandria
When the roads carry discharged soldiers
they receive a rate of about one-half the
regular fare. On most of the roads in the
South this is the Recognized rate, but
connecting lines have not been SO liberal
toward the soldiers, some of them charging
full fare when a discharged man wants
ticket.
In the muster out of the Sixth Immunes,
soon TO be effected here, The roads will
also have good chance for business. II
is expected that extra passenger forces
will be here within a few days. The regb-
ment comes from a rather wide area of
Kentucky and Tennessee, so that all the
roads leading in these directions viii have
| chance.
Mr.. W. H. Carroll has been appointed
| auditor of the Atlantic. Valdosta and
| Western Railway Company, with head
| quarters at Jacksonville. The appoints
ment is announced in a circular issued by
the vice president and general manager,
Mr.. E. c. Long. Mr.. Carroll succeeds Mr..
| r. H. Brent resigned. He leaves the
! Plant System, for which he has been trav-
cling auditor for twelve years, to accept
! the appointment. His many friends will
| be pleased to learn of his promotion. Mr..
Carroll is the second travelling auditor of
! the Plant System whose worth has pointed
| him out for preferment Some months ago
Mr.. ]. T. Med.in, well-known in Savan-
| nah, was made general freight agent OF
the Atlantic, Valdosta and Western.