The morning news., 1899-04-28
TREAT AWAITS COMMISSION.
Railroad Commissioners to Run Over
the Montgomery Branch.

w mum ONNh
the Montgomery Branch.
The counsel In the complaint against the
service of the Savannah, Thunderbolt and
Isle of Hope Railway on its Montgomery
branch Is not prepared 10 say when the
Railroad Commission win come to Savan-
nah 10 make personal inspection Of the
road As was stated in the Atlanta dis
patches to the Morning News the other
day, the counsel came to no agreement
while in Atlanta as TO the real condition
of the road, and as a result the commits
sion decided it could do nothing until an
inspection was made.
The visit win be strictly of business
nature. 1t has been intimated that during
the hours the commission devotes to the
inspection none will be invited to be pres
ent except the counsel. and other inter
ested persons. The trip viii go down in
history, at least, so far as the Railroad
Commission is concerned, for 1t VIII proba-
bly, be the most remarkable of their lives
Ii has been intimated that some of The
commissioners had faint visions of the
luxurious trip that awaits them, and did
not make the proposition TO personally in
spect the road 10 play joke on the MEM
bers who have yet to learn of Sand Fly S
mule.
From the city the commission will, of
course, be taken over the Second avenue
line TO Sand Fly, where they viii Change"
for the Montgomery branch, the road
upon which they are to pass judgment
The point at issue is whether the accom-
odations are what the Railroad Commis-
sion requires, and the observations of the
commissioners viii be TO settle this ques-
ton They will doubtless give attention
to the roadway, the condition of the cars,
the arrangements at depots, and last, but
by no means least the pace of the mule
that has caused the people of that neck
of the woods so much trouble As the
mule is TO be tried strictly upon his merits,
the chances are the company will trot out
the best in the barn.
This "trip promises to excel anything in
the picnic line for genuine amusement.
With Capt Dan Purse and Capt. Henry
McAlpin hunching commissioners every
time the mule stumbles or when some ne
gro brushes up against a commissioner
with an assorted lot of fish and crabs, or
every time the car speeds by depot with
nothing Of the platform left except a few
scantling, the demeanor of observers can
well be Imagined. But Hon. Pope Barrow
will be there TO defend the mule, and 10
rebut what his opponents urge against the
line,
A demonstration is sure to await the
party at all stations from Sand Fly, as the
trip win be the first ''de commissioners
hab took ober de read" No political sig
nificauee attaches to the trip; therefore,
no speeches from the rear platform of the
car will be in order A few parting sa-
lutes and a smile will probably be all the
natives viii get from the commissioners
as they are sped along by electricity's
predecessor to-
Capt Purse said yesterday that he ex-
pects to be advised within the next few
days when the commission will reach Sa-
vannah. They viii probably be able to
complete their work in one day. It is not
known whether the merits of the case will
be argued in Savannah, or whether coun-
sci viii have 10 make another trip to At
lanta for this purpose. 1t is believed there
will be a prompt decision after the inspec-
ton, and that the people in that section
viii know whether or not the service is 10
be improved.