The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-25
LINES DIVIDE THE BUSINESS.
APPORTIONMENT OF TROOPS MOVE
MENT EFFECTED At LAST.

Arbitrnte the Differences of the
Initial Lines and Awarded 30 Per
Cent to the Central. ~ to the
plant system. 21la to the r. &. & T.,
and 2IIs TO the Georgia and Ala
bnma-one Hundred and sIxtieth
VIII Move To-day by the +. {. &
P.-Genernl Feeling of Relief
Among the Railroad Men Over the
Adjustment.
An apport.oument Of the troops to be
mustered out at Savannah has a Fast been
determined upon and the representatives,
OF all the initial lines are satisfied. Nobody
seems to have any complaint to offer, and
the happy adjustment of the troublesome
proposition that has confronted tho local
lines for several weeks Is a matter for con-
graduation among them all.
Recourse to an arbitrator was finally
had, all four lines, the Central, the Plant
System, the Florida Central and Poninsu-
lar and the Georgia and Alabama agreeing
TO abide by the decision of Col. John
screven. Has award of The business was as
follows: To the Central Railroad 30 per
cent; TO the Plant System. q per cent; TO
the Florida Central and Peninsuar, 2l1z
per cent; to the Georgia and Alabama, 2l1z
per cent.
Influences from the outside that could
not wen be disregarded are said 10 have
been brought to bear to bring about the
apportionment The leading passenger Of
1cials of the four roads decided the best
plan TO effect a satisfactory disposition of
the question would be to submit 1t in all
of its phases to an arbitrator, and the Sc
lection of Col. Screven to serve in that
capacity was but a natural consequence
of the decision.
Traffic Manager e. II. Hinton and Gener-
al Passenger Agent j. c. Halle of the
Central, Passenger Traffic Manager b. w.
Wrenn and Assistant General Passenger
Agent II. c. McFadden of the Plant Sys-
TEN, General Passenger Agent A 0. Mac
Donell and Assistant General Passenger
Agent l.. A. Shipman of the Florida Cen
trail and Peninsular, and General Freight
and Passenger Agent A. Pope of the Geor-
gia and Alabama held a meeting in the
morning at which they agreed upon Col
Screven.
For many years Col. Screven was Off
cial arbitrator of the old Southern Rail
road and Steamship Freight and Passen-
ger Association. In the matter of arbi-
tration he is a veteran and he is recog-
nized integrity ana ability to grasp a stu
alton in its entirety suggested him at once
as the man fitted for the need that had
arisen among the local lines
Terms for the arbitrament were agreed
upon. The survival of the fittest became
the slogan, and the orators began their
work in fine style. 1t was agreed that each
road should have the ear of the arbitrator
10 set forth its claims for the business.
and that Col. Screven might then make
up his decision and let il be known to
what share each line was entitled.
The office of Vice President John NJ
Egan of the Central Railroad became the
forum in which the efforts of the railroad
men were delivered. one at a time they
entered, and Col Screven was their sole
nearer. Traffic Manager f. r. Hinton of
the central presented the claims of that
ROAD; Col. B. w. Wrenn, passenger traf-
ne manager, talked for the Plant system.
Assistant General Passenger Agent I,
snlpman was heard in behalf of the Flor
lua central and Peninsular. and General
rrelSht and Passenger Agent A, Pope rem
resented the Georgia and Alabama Fir
Teen minutes after the last gentleman
mad finished his harangue Col screven
rendered his decision
40 the Central and the Plant system wac
10
other TWO lines. A reason was Given 20.
that by Col. Screven. He said n u.es
through those two lines having terminal
adclities at Savannah that the govern
tneht determined upon this as the port for
the embarkation and debarkation of
troops, and that TO those roads. therefore
Is due credit for having the soldiers here
at all. He considered thar the two lines
should get recognition of that fact In the
r. n aE
lacked on few points TO what would have
been allowed had every line stood upon
exactly the same footing.
The division Of the business will be ar
rived at by but one line having tickets at
reduced rate for soldiers on sale the day
tney are mustered out of the serv-
Ice To-day the One Hundred and Sixtfeth
Indiana Regiment will be discharged and
that commands falls 90 the lot of the Flor
Ida Central and Peninsular. The ticket
agents of that line will be at the camp,
and none other will have tickets to sell
The Florida Central and Peninsu:ar will
also check the soldiers baggage ar the
camp, just as has been done when the
roads have put up their fight for business
Even IL a member of the regiment should
decide 90 wait over for day and travel
by another route he will find himself mis-
taken. for the agreement holds good. not
1oi thS gay out Tor the entire regiment
Hailroad men say it is a physical division
OF the business, and that the regiments
must move by the lines 90 which thew
are assigned. A man can wait over a
day or two days or three days. but he
VIII finally have 20 travel by the route
travelled by his regiment.
The arrangement that has been made for
the movement of the regiments is tenta
tive, and il Is probable that one or two
changes may be effected at a meeting of
the representatives of the lines to be held
this afternoon. As ID as at present under-
stood the Florida Central and PenipsuJar
Is 10 haul the one Hundred and Sixtieth
Indiana and the Thirty-first Michigan. the
central is TO handle the One Hundred and
SlA'y-hrst Indiana and the Fourth Ten
nessee; the Georgia and Alabama is to
move the Forty-ninth Iowa and the Third
Kentucky; ana the Plant System Is TO han
Ole the Sixth Missouri and the Fourth
Virginia.
The change by which the Thirtv-irst
Michigan is 70 be mustered out at Savan-
nah instead of Augusta simplitied the SIT
uation somewhat, for il gives Savannoh