The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-18
MAY CUT SALARIES AGAIN.
Report of Prospective Reductions on
the Seaboard Air Line.


1t is rumored that there will, be scaling
of expenses all along the line on the
Seaboard Air Line system, says the At
lanta Constitution. According to the re-
port, the cut will affect salaries in al
most every department, and large num-
Der of laborers on the system, it is ex-
pected. will be laid off.
This policy of retrenchment. it seems,
began with the laying off of seventy five
men in the shops at Portsmouth the day
the directors held their meeting and be-
gan their tour of inspection of the sys-
tenn. This was followed by a reduction
of the force at Columbia, s. c., shortly
after the directors had visited that city,
ana further cuts in the force at differ
ent points on the system are looked for.
The report that expenses are to be re-
duced all along the line, no doubt grows
largely out of these two instances. II
may have come also from the report that
Third Vice President Barr. of the Atchl-
son, noted for his policy of scaling eX-
penses, was to take the place OF wee
President and General Manager st. john,
which is now being filled by Capt. Y. E.
McBee. However. that may be, there is
a distinct impression among railroad men
and Gus heavily.
The Railroad Commission has postponed
the hearing IN the case of the applica-
ton of the people of Cordele for new
depot until Friday, Feb. l, at the re-
quest of the Seaboard and the Georgia
Southern and Florida. Architect Willis
F. Denny of Atlanta is now engaged on
plans for a union depot for those two
roads at that point, and it will be impos-
sible to finish the plans before the nrst
of the month. All the indications are.
however. that Cordele will be given a
handsome depot.
The case of the application of the peo-
pie of Tennille to require the Southern
to build a new depot is still pending and
will be considered by the commission next
Friday.
General Freight and Passenger Agent
H. c. McFadden, of the Waycross Air
Line, notified the railroad commission
that his line would probably be complet-
ed and in operation to Fitzgerald by Feb.
J. and when that is done the line will re-
duce it's passenger fare from to cents
per mile.
The Hawkinsville and Florida. Southern
is also extending its line to Fitzgerald,
ate extension from the northern terminus,
Pitts. Ga, to Hawkinsvilie. This is now
a short lumber and naval stores road.
When extended to Hawkinsville, however,
and completed to Fitzgerald, it will, in
connection with the Waycross Air Line,
form a complete line from Waycross to
Hawkinsville, at which point it will con-
meet with the Southern Railway 1t is
expected this line will be completed this
year.
Mr.. f. D. Bush, district passenger
agent at Atlanta for the Louisville and
Nashville, and Mr.. B. F. Wyliy, Jr., gen.
eraI passenger agent at Atlanta for the
Atlanta ard West Point and the WIS ern
of Alabama, were among the visitors In
the city yesterday.
Mr.. w. E. Symons, master of motive
power of the Plant System, left yesterday
in his private car for run through Flor
ida. He is accompanied by his daughter,
Miss Herietta Symons, and Rev. and Mrs.
John d. Jordan. They viii return Satur-
day night.