The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-17
WILL SOON BE SEGREGATED.
TRAFFIC on THE CENTRAL AND o.
:. ;. 90. WILL an INDEPENDENT.


President EERn Returned Yes
tcrday From New York and Left at
Might for AtInnta-Appointme OF
Mr. LeFeNre Manager VIII soon
ne Announced ~ CircuInr-A GEN
ernl Freight and Passenger Agent
for the Steamship Company WIN
lie Appointcd-The seven Vessels
OF the Company Now Insured for
SI.I5n.OOO Union station Mat
ter comes II ia Atlanta To-day.
President John NJ Egan OF the Central
Railroad ana Ocean Steamship Company.
returned yesterday from New York. whore
b. went upln business closely connected
With tho internal management OF the
steamship company. Ills stay in Savannah
was brief az he lcft last night Tor At
lanta. whore he will attend another hear
ing IN the famous depot case to-day.
Pr, sidcnt Eran said he will shortly Is
suc line circular relative 20 the appoint-
ment % Superintendent +. T.. LeFevre OF
the ocean Steamship Company as mana
ger News OF the promotion that Is in
store for Mr.. LcFcvre was given by the
Morning News a few days ago just prior
TO MIR Egan's departure for New York
When Mr. Egan was asked abous the
management OF the traffic OF the steam
shin company. ~ replied that {, will soon
he separated from that OF the Central
Railroad. He was not ready 20 announce
who viii be pu; Ia charge OF traffic bu,
said that the names OF several gentlemen
have been mentioned. When the appoint
ment is made Il will be 60 the position
Of general freight and passenger agent
with che prospect In the nesr future. Of
a change to traffic manager.
The office Of the manager. Mr.. LcFevre
and the general freight and passenger
agent OF the Ocean Steamship Company
will be In New York Traffic Manager r
n. Hinton Of the Central Railroad. has
also had charge OF the traffic Of the steam
snip line. The report OF the segregation
Of tho trafiic departments Of the 'wo com
ponies has been "a source of alarm 20
some Of the employees OF the traffic man
ager's office In savannah and others at
the Ccntrals wharver. but Mr. Egan
says there will be no changes affecting
clerks at savannah resulting from the an
pointment OF Mr. LeFevre. aud the re-
Hiutons office.
The segregation of the trafHc interests
Of the two companies has been looked Tor
for some time Before AIR Egan left for
New York u vas not known Just how
long u would b. before the traffic would
be placed under separate management
but IL was Understood that this would
be the eventual result Tho steamship
company. as a common carrier. viii IL
Z Har 81 "a .N.f
several railroads entering Savannah when
rs traffic management has been separat-
"a from that Of the Central
All the vessels 81 thu Ocean Steamship
Company have been re-irsured. Upon the
seven. rated az varying valuations a total
OF Sl,l5oeo b. carried. Some two Ok three
years ago the company allowed all is
policies TO expire without renewing them.
intending 20 start sinking fund with
the premiums that would be paid the in
surance companies We're the policies con
tinMed The loss OF the Gate city came
within a comparatively carly time after
the Inauguration a this plan. and the
sinking fund suffered blow II has since
been decided 10 revert 10 the Old plan
The steamship City OF Birmingham Mr.
Egau announced. will continue TO run
wild" on the lire between Savannah and
New York until the extremely busy
freight season has passed. When there Is
a great aeal OF cotton 10 be moved. the
company finds " necessary 20 take one or
two Of the vessels on the scheduled sail
ing list and use them for the rapid trans
portation OF freight between che two
ports
The Chatahoochee is on the ways IN
New York. Mr.. Egan says he expects the
work on her 90 be finished up about the
middle OF November. This VIII be later
than had been anticipated. II is probable
that the vessel will bee put on the sched-
ulcd list when she Is ready.
The union depot question will be CON
sidered by the Governor in Atlanta to-
day. The legislative committee appointed
at the last session viii also be on hand
| The executive officials OF the railroads
entering Atlanta have been invited 10 be
prerent ard attorneys for the lines viii
De- there TO represent their interests.
II Is not known that anything will re-
suit from the meeting IL would be sur
prislng II there should For many years
tue matter OF a new union station FOR
the Capital City has been rocking along.
"a 10 be at hand. but. just as often. dis
agreements have arisen. and all
ia. wcll-lald schemes have come to
uaughL
The state wants the railroads 20 build
upon its property. the site that IL now oc-
/ cupicu uN the union dfpni tNHt mas NtoNd
as mark Tor tho satire ana vltuperation
10 writer's aud speakers The roads would
probably agree 30 this We're Il not for the
fncf that the property h. LEASED % the
Nashville. Chattanooga and 81. Louis
Railroad. for q term Of hfry years twenty
81 which are yet To elapsc. u Is NOE clear
that satisfactory Arrangement with the
Nashville. Chattanooga and 81. Louis Tor
the REIMBURSEMENT Of the site can be made
D A. A.. a. 4. a 49,
viii be solved.