The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-30
PRESIDENT EGAN REFUSES.
Tybee Bali Trains VIII Make NO
Stops on the Island.

President Egan has finally and positive
ly declined TO grant the request of Mayor
Butler and other residents of Tybee 20
permit the ball trains. leaving the Tybee
Hotel at Il O'Clock at night, to make any
further stops on the island Mayor But
Ter was very much disappointed at this de-
cision on the part OF Mr.. Egan, as he had
hoped that the arguments he advanced
would be sufficient to convince Mr.. Egan
that it would be good policy to favor the
Tybeeits.
President Egans letter simply bases his
refusal on reasons formerly advanced by
him. He says that il is necessary for the
trains leaving the hotel at IL O'Clock TO
go straight through TO the city in order
that they may make connections with the
street cars, which service Is usually els
continued at midnight. The Inconvenience e
10 the greatest number, which would re-
suit from this failure TO connect with the
street cars, he holds, outweighS the neon
venience resulting to the small number of
Tybee residents who are thus deprived of
a ride from the hotel TO the upper end of
the island. The revenues derived from
this source is very small. anyway, he says,
and. besides, the conductors have found
considerable difficulty in collecting the
fares.
The young people, who spend their
nights on the island were partic ularly dis
eruntled at the refusal Of President Egan
to resume the former schedule. The privi-
lese of attending the balls Tuesday and
Thursday n Shts is one which they prize,
but which they say they will have TO give
up if Mr.. Egan persists in the position
which he has taken.
81 am surprised at Mr. Egan," said
Mayor Butler in discussing the matter.
THE stop at the upper end of the island
need not consume a the outside more
than five minutes, and this could easily
be arranged by having the trains leave
the hotel five minutes earlier. The ball
people would not object to this. The
street car business will not answer how
ever Mr. Lotion, the general manager,
informs me that he is willing to hold the
cars at the Tybee depot until 1870 o'clock,
or even later, if nee essary. His instruc-
lions to the conductors are to remain at
The depot until the trains arrive"
1T would be we'll for Mr. Egan to give
the Tybee residents more onsideration in
this matter" said Mr.. Butler THE resi-
dents are the ones who furnish permanent
business to the road, freight as well as
passenger They are the people who have
made Tybee and who still keep 1t before
the public, and their good will is worth
something
Mr.. Egan intimates In his letter that
circumstances may make 1t necessary in
the future to have all trains from the
island make only one stop, and Mayor
Butler is wondering when this blow will
fall.
The dissatisfaction of the TyDee residents
with the present accommoda lions has re-
vived the talk of an electric railway to
Tybee. The matter was discussed quite
seriously not long since by parties In posi-
ton to build, and they are still said to
view the matter with favor. A gen.
tleman who is in the confidence of these
parties made the significant prediction yes
terday that the Central would be forced
TO either equip the Tybee line with cleo
tricity or to compete with a new electric
line TO the island by next sea son. In this
case he said the route of the new line
would be by way of Whining ton.