The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-15
RATES ON NEW LINE FIXED
Triton, TOWNSVILLE AND GULF
ROAD CLASSIFIED.

Given the Rates in Effect on Short
Iines-South Georgia Railroads
Charter Amended-WiI Extend
Their Line to the Georgia south
ern and Ultimately TO TamPa-Cen-
sus Supervisors in AtIanta-Bry-
ans visit to the Gate City.
Atlanta, Feb 14-Freight and passenger
rates have been fixed for the Triton,
Thomasvine and Gulf Railroad by the
Railroad Commission, the former being
placed in Glass s. which are the usual
freight rates on all snort lines, and the
latter in Glass A, which is the 3-cent-per-
mile rate This road extends from Tiff
ton TO Moultrie. H. M. Atkinson Of At
lanta is president.
The commission has ruled that all cot
ton seed shipped in less than carload lots
must be sacked before railroads can be
forced to handle them. Heretofore it has
been the custom that in handling cotton
seed in less than carload lots, they could
be placed in the cars in bulk, which caus-
ed considerable Inconvenience and requir>
ed more space in the cars. The rate re-
mains the same, the seed being in Glass G.
south Georgia Railway.
Secretary of State Cook this morning
granted an amendment to the charter of
the South Georgia Railroad, extending
from Quitman, in Brooks county, to some
point on the Georgia Southern and Flor
ida Railroad, near Triton.
The petitioners asked the privilege OF
extending the road through the southern
portion of Brooks county to the Georgia
and Florida line and through Florida to
Tampa The road was originally char
tered in 1896. Work on the extension is
expected to begin at once. The road will
have a northern connection, and will be
one of the trunk lines through Western
Florida, extending almost the entire
length of the state.
Secretary Cook received the application
of w. N. Becker and w. r. Tidd of Co
lumbus for a charter for the Georgia Re-
lief Association to-day. The corpora ton
IS to be an industrial cooperative COM
pany.
Wines and Census Supervisors.
The census supervisors of Georgia.
South Carolina and Florida spent several
hours to-day in consultation with DR.
Fred H. Wines, assistant director of the
census, in room 14 at the Kimball
House All the supervisors for the three
states met the doctor to-day except one
of the two from Florida. He will meet
the assistant director in New Orleans, a
few days later
The object of the visit of DIR. Wines
through the South is to meet personally
the men who will have charge of the CEN
sus work in their respective districts and
to explain to them the methods to be
employed in their work and their relation
TO the office of the chief census director
in Washington.
Supervisor Henry Blum, Jr., of Savan-
nah, of the First district, was at the
meeting.
Bryan's Visit to Atlanta.
Hon. w. ]. Bryan will probably deliver
his address in the hall of the House of
Representatives when he speaks here on
Feb. %. Although this place is not as
large as the young mans Democratic
League desired TO secure, 1t is now the
only available place in the city, and
since it has been rendered by Gov Cand-
Ter for that purpose the league will pro-
baby accept it.
1t was the intention of the Committee
on Arrangements to have the public re-
cepton at one of the theaters but all of
them have engagements for the night of
the Ord which the management of these
houses have been unwilling to break.