The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-01
TO FIX WINTER SCHEDULES.
PLANT SYSTEM OFFICIALS WILL
ATTEND TINE CONVENTION.

President Erwin Says That MI.
Stuart n. Knott VIII Be Elected
Vice President of the Several Rail-
ways Composing the Plant System
i'm January and VIII Assume His
Duties at Savannah About Jan. 4.
Present officials of the Traffic De-
partment Not to BE Affected by His
COming-The New President and
the New Vice President.
President r. c. Erwin, of the Plant
System, left for the North yesterday aft
er several days in Savannah. He was
accompanied by General Superintendent
Bradford Durham, Passenger Traffic Man
ager B. w Wrenn, and Superintendent of
Transportation Haylow. The party will
which meets in Washington to-day, 10
arrange schedules for the Northern and
Southern passenger traffic this fall and
winter President Erwin said before leav-
ing, that 1t Is probable that several
changes will be made in the Plant Sys-
tenn schedules, one most likely to be madA
being an earlier morning train from Sa'
vannah 10 Florida.
OF the coming election of Stuart r.
Knott, of louisville, as vice president of
the railways composing the Plant System,
Mr. Erwin said: Mr. Knots election
viii take place at the annual meeting or
the companies, composing the Plant Sys-
TEN next month. 1t is incorrect to say
that he will he made Rrst vice president
OF the Plant System. He will be elected
vice president of the Savannah, Florida
composing the system, which positions
were held by myself previous to my cleo
ton as president"
Mr.. Knots Office Will be at Savannah.
There need be no fear that his office VIII
be located at Atlanta, or New York or
anywhere else but Savannah. This Is tho
proper location for the head of the traffic
department of the Plant System. He viii
take charge here about Jan L."
Mr.. Erwin was asked If Mr.. Knots
election would interfere in any way with
The present officials of the traffic depart
| nent Of the system. at will not interfere
with them in the slightest" ne replied.
we have always had a traffic manager,
ard head of the passenger department az
well as q vice president, and there is no
| reason why we should not continue to have
| them
! MIR. Erwin said that he expected to be
/ in Savannah again some time soon, but
| he could not say exactly when. He had
| expected TO remain here several days long
| er, but found it necessary to go North to
| look after important business matters. He
| did not travel in his private car, which
was left behind. but went North on the
| fast mail, with the other officials of the
| Plant System who will attend the time
| conVentiO
Speaking of the cane industry in South
| Georgia, Mr.. Erwin said that he was I'M
der the impression that the Northern
! sugar rehnerles had already used Georgia
| syrup for sugar refining, and had found
| it a success. He was told that there were
| no positive reports as to the results of
such experiments, and said that he would
| have the Industrial agent Of the Plant
! System look into the matter.
1T is to our interest to have our raw
material converted into the manufacturing
product right here in Georgia." said Mr.
| Erwin. Cotton manufactures, for some
reason, do not seem to be suited to this
section of the state II we can deveIop
! the sugar industry the resulting benefits
/ will be very great"
The Atlanta Constitution has the fol-
| lowing to say of Mr.. Knott and President
Erwin:
'A1r. Knott has been identified with the
Louisville and Nashville all his railroad
/ life He started in at the bottom and
/ worked his way up. President NJ II.
! Smith took a fancy to him when he was
! a boy and brought him up. 1t goes with
out saying that his training was thor
! ough. Traffic has been his speciality. but
he knows the operating side, too. In fact
| he is an aIl-rOund up-to-date railroad
| man. young, progressive and full of en-
! ergy.
MIR. Knott is well liked by the railroad
|, fraternity He looks the diplomat but il
is said that at times he like his virile
mentor, is more direct than diplomatic.
president r. G.. Erwin is thought tc
| have decided on a radical reorganiza tor
of the SYSTEMS official family Not thins
| is known of his plans because he keeps
| his own counsel. But he is a young mar
| himself, and is progressive and far-see.
| ing. 1t has been ten years since he first
became actively identified with the Plan
! System in New York. He had not beer
| there long before the old fnanciers and
| traffic officials were saying: THAT young
man of Plants has unusual ability. HI
| will make his mark
In some large financial transactions HI
| displayed such sound judgment ant
shreWdness that he commanded the at
tention and respect of the ablest ffnan
ciers of the metropolis.
| The management of the finances of {
| great property like the Plant System. witt
its varied interests embracing railroads
| steamships, hotels and lands, is enough
of Itself to occupy one mans time II /.
assumed that he will place Mr.. Knott IL
charge Of traffic and operation. aIthousl
the two departments may each have ,
separate head, as Is the case in the South
ern and number of other large systems
OFF TO SYNOD MEETING.