The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-06
TALK is NOW FOR EGAN.
GENERAL OPINION THAT HE WILL
BE CENTRAL'S PRESIDENT.

Many Who Believed Mar. Corners Sue
Maj. j. +. Hanson of Macon or MIR.
G. Gunby Jordan of Columbus,
Have Changed Their Views and
Are Confident MIR. Egnn VIII BE
Chosen when the Directors Meet
Next MOnday-In That Event There
Will Very Probably Be. No Vice
President-Mr. Egan Would Per-
form the Duties of Both Positions.
Railroad men grow more certain as the
time for the meeting of the Centrals d.
rectors approaches that Vice President
John NJ. Egan will be the choice for pres
ident TO fill the vacancy left by the death
of Mr.. Conner. Those who considered Maj.
]. f. Hanson or Mr.. G. Gunby Jordan of
Columbus as more likely possibility have
nearly all vesred around, and their money,
flguratively speaking, is on the vice pres
ident
The meeting of the directors will be held
next Monday at the offices of the COM
pany on Bay street. None of the Northern
directors are expected to be present, an
understanding that induces those who dis
cuss the matter to believe that it is pretty
well known among those chiefly concern
ed that Mr.. Egan is to be the man, and
that everything has been settled to that
ene
Mr.. Egan was seen yesterday about the
coming election, but he maintained the
same attitude that he has since the dis
cussion as to Mr.. Corners successor in
office. He has nothing to say when. asked
who will be the next president. Neither
would he say that the office of vice presi-
dent would be continued
Its universally would seem, to Indicate
that the belief that Mr.. Egan will be the
man is correct It is generally thought
that he will be chosen pI resident and will,
in addition to the duties of that of1ce,
discharge his present duties as vice pres
ident. Such an arran cement would he fol-
lowed by an increase in salary, as that of
the president is considerably less than
that of vice president.
When Mr.. E2an came South more than
three years ago to take charge of the
operation of the Central as vice president,
the position was made because of the need
for such a man. Mr.. Conner, though an
admirable business man, had not the ex
perience necessary for the physical oper-
alton of such a railroad as the Central.
Possibly, too, there was not the DISPOSE
ton to undertake such heavy work.
Conditions will have changed when Mr.
Egan is elevated to the presidency, as il
seems he may be. There will then be
president thoroughly familiar with every
duty that could devolve upon the chief eX-
ecutiVe, and the need for vice president
TO take charge of the operation would not
exist 1t is almost safe 20 say there will
be no vice president if Mr.. Egan is the
choice of the directors.
1t is believed the favorable comment
that has been made throughout the section
through which the Central runs is largely
responsible for the directors who have the
weightiest influence having declared for
Mr.. Egan, as ii is thought they have. For
merly there was talk of none other than
a Georgian or. at least a Southern man
from somewhere about the territory the
Central traverses- ever being president of
the road. Mr.. Egan has demonstrated so
satisfactorily in many ways however,
that he is friend of the section and al
lied to its every interest that the newspa-
pers have voiced the sentiment Of the peo-
pie in naming him a S president. This unan-
unity in his favor must have weight, as
directors of a railroad are anxious to re-
tain the good will of the people who give
it their patronage.
From a gentleman who is about as near
ly on the inside as one can get, it was
learned yesterday that among those whose
ideas upon the question are most likely 10
be verified by the event Mr.. Egan is re-
garded as the coming man.. This gentle
man himself thought not long since that
the directors would choose one else, but
he, too has now gone to the majority and
considers Mr.. Bgan the next president.