The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-03
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,ASSENGER MEN WILL GET AWAY
WITH THE TROOPS.

Many Travelling Passenger Repre-
sentatives Have Been Stationed
Here by the Roads During the En-
campment of the Seventh Army
Corps-Have Been Kept Busy Look
ing Out for Departing SOIdiers-As
the Number of Troops Has Grown
Less the Number of Representa-
tives Has Also Decreased-MOve-
ment of Turpentine Hands Is On.
The departure of the troops means that
| lot of railroad men, who have been here
one time win be getting away. Some
b them have already gone, but there yet
stemain not few.
q When the troops began coming here to
eamp the several railroads saw their OPP
Aorrunity, and put a number Of represent
btiyes In the field to look out for passen-
Ter business They got among the sol
tIiers and worked them for all they were
worth
The presence of so many railroad men
Brought out a pretty competition for bus
mess. The situation was closely watched
n several ways, and as soon as it was as
#crtaned that man was about to leave
f. furlough, sick leave or because dis
Enlarged. he was looked up and given a
fuzziing choice, of roads. Each line had
he same thing to offer in rates, agree
the several lines adhered conscientiously
~ these agreements.
4 All the local forces of the lines had their
Bands full looking after the work, not
xwitnsanding the fact that they We're
fiven the assistance of special men taken
Pn for the occasion and the roads repre-
fentatives ordered here from other points.
VI he business was such as to make con
Fant demands on the passenger mems
me, and it is doubtful if they have ever
&had to work so hard before as while they
pave beeen looking after departing soldiers
from Savannah
n Wayfarers bound for home late at night.
sometimes even as late as l or 2 o'clock,
nave often seen the ticket offices open
ana the agents hard at work. There has
eemed to be but little rest for them, and
IS probable that they will not be sorry
lyr mat which will be coming to them
"nen the troops have all gone.
Inc railroad men believe the troops now
IN camp will all be away very shortly.
Then there will be nothing more for them
g do and they will go back to the head
quarters at which they were stationed by
1er departments before they were or
4 rIed mere. They say they do not believe
NE passenger business with troops will
nave been completely wiped out by the
departure of the men now here, but they
'uIhh the local forces will be entirely
adequate to its handling.
u Is not anticipated that the many
hoops expected to pass through on the
way 10 Cuba will cause much individual
business out Of here. There will hardly
we enough 1t is thought, to justify any
aura men being kept. 1t is not unlikely
."a' me roads which will get the hospi-
.aI trains from time to time win have ex-
ud men along to look out for il.
I0e four roads, with their connections.
INNING into Savannah have probably had
''oui eighteen men in all here while the
.yie corps was in camp. Lately the
uInoer has gradually decreased, until
Wy" mere are not more than ten. These
'presentatives have been workers, and it
WIS an very hour sight to see railroad
men and soldiers walking toward the Of
u9os where the men of Mars were sod
''A'ts 10 their homes.
ne new uptown ticket office of the
,'fs'a and Alabama Railroad was OPEN
Yesterday, with Mr. Allan Sweat in
rams e as ticket agent. Mr.. c. c. Martin,
'7'N' and Mr., c. J. Hunter. soliciting
70 VIII also have their desks in his Of
mis- is the old stand of The uD-town
r OF the Central Railroad. 8 IL is on
'-N street, between Broughton and Com
The old stand of the Georgia and
1'''. ma, which was occupied jointly with
~, F-orlda Central and Peninsular, will
,"f' only the ticket agent and the travel
I- passenger representatives of the latter
road 10 accommodate
mo of the departments at the general
a1' gave their employees half holiday
.'laay In other departments the men
lold they might have the half dav
""y wanted 1t for any particular pur-
,, out they were given to understand
tal BUSINESS has been pretty heavy and
sf, ''ad would prefer them to put in an
C., ICONS work if they could do so with
., , interfering with any Important on
9.. "lent The uptown ticket Offices were
n, zen for The day This was contrary
a,.. Slom on holiday occasions. as the
generally agree 10 make A hajf
,ai,,. ne roads have been having a great
Ne of business, freight ana passen-