The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08
SOUTHERN GETTING READY.
ROAD IS ARRANGING FOR ITS EN-
TRY INTO SAVANNAH.


VIII Be District Passenger Agent
at savannnh-FreIght Agent and
n Land and Industrial Agent Will
Also BE Located Here-Assistant
General Passenger Agent s. II.
Hardwick Says the Southern Ser
vice VIII Be Better Than Ever.
what the Road Has Done and Ex-
poets to Do in Connection With
| Its Establishment of "a Terminus
at savannah.
The Southern Railway is perfecting its
! arrangements for making Savannah one
Of its terminal points and affording it a
service up TO the high standard it has es-
tablished at other places. Assistant Cen
eral Passenger Agent S. H. Hardwick
from Atlanta and General Freight Agent
Neal from Washington were here yester-
day looking over the field for their respect
i've departments, and both left with their
objects practically achieved.
The road will have two Offices in savan-
nah. One VIII be for freight and the
other for passenger business. 1t is under
stood the freight office will be located on
Bay street. though Mr.. Neal was not ready
yesterday to give out anything he may
have decided upon relative to the stand.
Nor could he tell what freight representa-
tive the road Will have here, though 1t is
quite probable that since the Southern is
taking steps indicating the high opinion
it entertains of the business importance of
Savannah, he will be a man of consider
able position in the railroad world and
well qualified to look after the interests of
the road here.
About the location of the passenger Of
fee, there is no secret. Mr.. Hardwick was
seen last night at the De Soto where ne
talked at length upon the action that has
already been taken by the Southern re-
garding Savannah and that which is yet
in contemplation. He said the store own
ed by Mr., Thomas Hanigan on Bull street,
the northwest corner of York street lane,
Will be occupied about Dec. l as a passen-
ger Office.
Workmen have already begun operations
in the store. They will fit it up in mag
nihcent style. MIR. Hardwick said the Of
nee VIII be a revelation to the people of
savannah, as it viii be appointed in a
style that has never before been attained
by road entering the city. All the fur
iA4S4AAAA6o anu WuNh necessary IOE lu6 inter-
atoms OF the interior to suit the demands
of the road will be supplied by local par
ties, Mr.. Hardwick saying that such is
the well known policy of the Southern.
Mr.. Randall Clifton will be located here
| in charge of the Southerns passenger
business as district passenger agent That
is a position he leaves in Atlanta to come
to Savannah. Mr.. Clifton is a young gem
tleman of pleasing address, whom the peo-
pie OF Savannah are sure to like. He has
| served the Southern for some years, and
was for a while chief clerk in the Office
of Mr.. Hardwick in Atlanta.
Mr.. Brooks Morgan, chief clerk in Mr..
Hardwick's office will succeed Mr.. Clifton
at Atlanta as district passenger agent. He
IN turn will be succeeded in the Office of
| Mr.. Dan Ruben, young man whom Mr.
Hardwick expressed great pleasure in be-
ing able to promote. He has the utmost
| confidence in Dan" and knows him well
| enough to be certain the confidence is not
| misplaced. 1t was eleven years ago as a
| barefooted boy that Mr.. Ruben began his
! connection with Mr.. Hardwick, and ever
since he has worked under that gentle
! man, except during the past year, when
| he was at the University of the South,
! paying the expenses of a college course
| from his own savings.
! Connected with the passenger office here
| there will be land and Industrial agent
! The Southern goes in extensively for the
! development of the sections through which
1t extends, and its land and Industrial bu-
| reau is one of great importance All of
| the important points reached by the South
! ern have such agents, and il is predict ted
! that the establishment of such an office
here will be followed by active work for
! the greater development of this section. Ii
| Is not yet announced who the industrial
| agent here viii be-
Although no official announcement Of The
/ time mas vet been made ic 4
| that the first Southern train will come
INTO savannah about Dec. 10. Mr. Hard
! WICK reports that the schedules between
| savannah, Washington and the East by
! way of the Southern VIII this year be ret
/ ter than ever before A feature will be the
simple, though quite comprehensive, meth
Cd OF tieketing. One coupon from Savan-
| nan TO Washington win suffice
Inc Southern viii have a trackage ar
rangement with the Plant System where
by 1t will come into Savannah from
| Vemassee. The Southern will also use the
Plant System terminals here, both for
freight and passenger business. 1t will
mako strong bid for both and the other
lines VIII have keener competition than.
ever to meet, as it is well known that the
Southern has a magnihcentIy organized
system for working business that is Sc
cond TO none.
The Southern will bring its own trains
/ into Savannah. It's own crews will handle
them. and it is said the service vial be
superior TO that formerly given by the
Southern in connection with the Florida
Central and PeninsuIar the line with
which it worked until the acquisition of
the Florida Central and Peninsular bv
the Williams syndicate South of Savan-
nah, however. the Plant System takes
charge. The trains from the North will
be sent on to Florida over the Plant Sys-
tenn, and their running will be under The
6iTnpFfnn n V,a
retain an interest in The business il di
reefs to Florida or other points south Of
here over the Plant System, sharing the
revenues, though the Plant will run The
trains.
Mr. Hardwick said in this connection
that the Southern will, of course. look out
for the convenience of its patrons after
they leave Savannah for the South 1t win
have a voice in the arrangement of the
schedules upon which the trains win be
run over The Plant System and will see
that the destinations of the passengers are