The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-01
RANGES IN THE SEABoARD.
zADQuARTERs OF THE SYSTEM
TO BE AT PORTSMOUTH, VA

Accountant, Claim and Passen-
ger Departments to Be COncen-
atrated There Immediately-N. T.
hmcBee Is General Superintendent
Of the System, which Consists OF
Five Divisions, with Cecil Cab
tbett as superintendent of the
Fourth Division at savannah-Sea-
board Occupies Its New Savannah
rerminnIs To-day.
g-he first general order Of the seaeoaro
lE Line Railway was received IN "a
Innah yesterday morning. 1t has partic-
ar reference 10 the Georgia and Alabama
ia directs that the affairs and accounts
i that railroad shall hereafter be looked
kter as a part Of the fourth division OF
IL Sea Air Line. The order Il
sned by Cecil Gabbett. vice president
Ia general manager, and IT. substance Is
Il follows:
'rEneetive July l, the Georgia ana Ala
srna Railway will be operated as part Of
II Fourth division OF the Seaboerd Air
Ane Railway. All officers and agents VIII
II governed accordingly. All accounts
l,lst be kept and all statements and cor
l,spondence handled in the name OF the
lsaboard Air Line Railway"
She Office Of the claim agent Of the
.sorgia and Alabama was removed yes
hday from Savannah to Portsmouth,
here the general Offices Of the Seaboard
s6r Line will be located. Mr.. 3. P. Miller
Il the claim agent Of the Georgia ana
sabama, and his force consists OF six or
Hpen clerks All OF these VIII have 10
lake their future homes in Portsmouth.
ne order Is that they make the change
stth the least possible delay
1t Is understood that the claim Depart
can't of the Florida Central and PENN
Hiar has also received orders to the
lime effect, and that it viii be removed
u Portsmouth at the same time. The
#aim department of this road is located
q Jacksonville, but II is expected that
lRwiil be removed, with its entire force
4 clerks 10 Portsmouth.
1.-THE car accountants and passenger oe-
,trtments offices of the Georgia and Ala
lima will also be removed TO Portsmouth.
sese changes are supposed 10 be the
suit of a meeting Of the Executive Com
hhtee Of the Seaboard system held in
few York last week. The meeting was
il tended by Messrs. W. w. Mackall and
Neil Gabbett Of Savannah, who are OK
fcted home to-day.
s,Besides the orders mentioned orders
I've been issued designating the heads of
re transportation departments. Mr.. +.
4 John is vice president and general
ranager. Mr. V. Z. McBee, general super
Itendent- The system is divided into
he divisions, the Georgia and Alabama
9Th Mr.. Cecil Gabbett as superintendent.
/ was noticed that the new time tables,
aEective July 1. which arrived here yester-
BY, contained these designations Of the
sficials.
hTo-day marks che change Of the Sea-
pard System from the terminals of the
sntral and Ocean Steamship Companies
1 their own. Beginning to-day, the Ter
finals of the Central will be abandoned
= the new system. and those on Hutch
asor Island viii be placed in operation.
freight for the Georgia and Alabama and
florida Central and Peninsulsr Railways
buses Of the system, at the corner OF
I-fest Broad and River streets, where,
'oso, local freights will be discharged.
Bulk shipments, shipments, that is, of
Dods in carload lots, will be received and
discharged at the new tracks of the COM
hny, near the intersection Of the Louis
vile road and West Boundary street.
Prom the local delivery and receiving
warehouses freight to the terminals will
IA handled by lighters