The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26
ATLANTA WILL GET TROOPS.
ALL SORTS OF INDICTMENTS Of
FERED THE DEPARTMENT.

Grounds, Electric Lights, Water and
Nest Everything Else Will BE
Furnished-Street Railroad Row
SettIed-CompetitiOn in Suburban
BuSfness-State Fair Committee
Has Secured Grounds Prepare
tions for Two sunday school Con-
veRtiOns in Atlanta.
Atlanta. March z5.-There are many
slips between the cup and the lip, and
in the case Of Atlanta's efforts 70 have
troops sent here there have been many
slips. 1t appears now, however that the
city's hope Is about to be realized 10
small extent, at any rate.
While the actual orders for sending the
troops to this city for mastering out or
to 90 into summer camps, have not as
vet been issued, the indications are that
they are in course of preparation. and I'M
less something now unforeseen happens
there will be no sp-up this time.
To-day Col. John Simpson, quartermas-
ter of the department of the Gulf, re-
ceived a telegram from headquarters al
Washington saying that II was contem-
Mated to send three regiments here, ana
asking what tohil III NADii' ''fDN' 49,
at the old exposition grounds. Col. Simp-
son Immediately conveyed the good news
TO some of the local committeeman, who
have been at work to get the troops, ana
soon there was a scurrying toward MS
Office
Everybody that had anything TO do with
the matter offered carte blanche SO 10
speak to the government The exposl-
ton company quickly rendered the use OF
Grounds free of cost,
the street car company offered a current
for lights and the city said she would
furnish the water-if only the troops were
sent. This information was forwarded 10
Washington by Col Simpson, and il is
now expected that before many
more days roll around the three
regiments of troops will be
rolling toward Atlanta. If there is any
virtue in persistence Atlanta should GER
tainlv have at least an army corps en-
canned on the outskirts for the balance
of the year.
street Railroad Dispute.
After all the wrangling in the courts
between the Consolidated and the Atlanta
Street Railway Companies over the West
Side franchises, IL seems to-day that the
matter Is to be settled out of the courts
through the mediation of the City Coun'
ell The franchises were originally grant
ed to the Atlanta company, Whereupon
the Consolidated began 20 make war. Then
the Consolidated put in another applca>
ton for the use of the Mitchell street Via
duct and a portion of the East Side ter
ritory with this some of the city fathers
thought they saw an opportunity to patcn
up truce between the two companies,
and they went TO work. The result Is
that the Council committee has agreed TO
allow the application of the Consolidated
lon tha
Mitchell street tracks is withdrawn, and
Il appears that this solution has practical
ly been agreed upon all around.
VIII Compete with the w. & A.
To-day the Consolidated company an
nounced that it is going 90 build a troll
ley line to Marietta to compete with the
Western and Atlantic Railroad Company
on that desirable suburban traffic. Fast
motors are TO be put on, the trolley sche-
dule for the trip being ten minutes less
than that of the steam road. 1t is also
the intention of the Consolidated company
TO do a freight business between Marietta
and Atlanta. The right-of-way has been
secured and the surveys made.
The suburban traffic on the Western and
Atlantic is the best of any road in the
city, and IL the Consolidated carries out
its plans as announced to-day, the fight
for business between trolley and steam on
long distances will be an interesting one
A similar competition is to be inaugural
ed with the Central on the East Point
and Mcpherson barracks business.
state Fair Arrangements.
The state fair committee and the At
lanta Amusement Company, which con-
trolls the grounds that are to be used for
the fair next fall, have az last come to
terms, and the greatest obstacle that was
offered the holding of the fair is removed
The amusement company wanted a big
slice Of the proceeds of the fair for the
use of the exposition grounds and build
ings, and held out for this for several
weeks, but at last 1t has made concessions
that Chairman Northen says guarantee the
successful issue of the undertaking from
financial point of view.
sundGy school Conventions.
Mr.. w. S. Witham, president of the
Georgia State Sunday School Association
to-day issued call for the annual conven-
ton of that association, to be held in this
city on April g. at 10 o'clock a. m.
At this meeting officers for the ensuing
year viii be elected and delegates selected
TO the international Sunday School Con-
Vention, which opens its session i'm this
city on the evening of April %
Great preparations are being made for
this latter event, which is one of great
importance, bringing together as 1t viii
Sunday school workers and prominent
church people from all the English speak
ing countries of the world. Headquarters
for the entertainment committee have been
opened in the Equitable building in charge
of Mr.. II. II. Cabaniss, chairman of the en-
tertainment committee, and complete ar
engagements viii be perfected looking to
taking care of the many thousand visitors
Tsh wi off he