The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-09
FOR new EQUIPMENT
ORDERS OF CENTRAL APPROVED
BY THE DIRECTORS.
STOCKHOLDERS WILL MEET.
FOR RATIFICATION OF PURCHASE
OF TWO RAILROADS.

Chattanooga, Nome and Southern
and the Chattanooga and Durham
VIII BE the CentraPs-Maj. Hanson
Not Ready TO Announce the Terms
of the Acquisition of the Property
New Freight Cars Building Mt Sa-
vannnh and MacOn-New Sleepers
and LOGON otives Ordered-Capt. j.
w. English of Atlanta Elected to
Board of Directors to Succeed MIR.
II. VI. Cunningham of Savannah.
The quarterly meeting of the Board Of
Directors of the Central of Georgia Raft
way was held yesterday morning at the
Bay street offices of the company. Presi-
dent John NJ. Egan, chairman of the
Executive Committee, j. F. Hanson of
Macon, and Capt. Evan p. Howell of At
lanta Mr.. G. Gunby Jordan of Columbus,
Mr. E. T. Conner of Columbus, Mr.. S. r.
Jacques of Macon, Mr.. U. B. Harold of
Americas, Mr. A. Vetsburg, Mr.. George ].
Mills and Mr.. Joseph Hull of Savannah,
directors, and Mr.. 7. F. Smith, assistant
secretary, were in attendance.
Capt. j. w. English of Atlanta was
elected a member of the board of direc-
tors to succeed Mr.. T. NJ. Cunningham OF
Savannah, who resigned. 1t was under
stood last fall when Mr.. Cunningham
was elected, that he would serve tenn
porarily. Capt. English is president of
the Fourth National Bank of Atlanta and
has been identified with the local politics
of that city. He is an ex-Mayor.
The general business of the company
was discussed Maj. Hanson said after
the meeting that there had been decided
falling off in its volume since the middle
of March. The cause, the directors had
been told by President John NJ. Egan,
was the movement of fertilizers earlier in
the season than usual. The movement
was very heavy, but was concluded early,
causing the falling off in business.
Reports of the purchase of new equip
ment were made to the board and APP
proved The board also approved the
construction that has been commenced in
the Centrals shops at Savannah and Ma
con of 800 $4,000 pounds capacity freight
cars, all to be built upon the most mod
ern plans. The cars will be used by the
company as completed.
Three new sleeping cars have been or
dered from the works at Dayton, o., that
constructed the three that were pur-
chased some time ago and that are now
used between Macon and Atlanta. This
order was approved by the board, as was
that for five heavy consolidated locomo-
tives from the Cook Locomotive Works
at Paterson, N. j., that will be used for
freight trains. Both orders are for Sep
TENDER delivery.
Last December the Central purchased
the Dover and Statesboro Railroad. This
was approved as was the construction
of the connecting link of the Bruton and
Pineora between Register and Statesboro.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Central will be held in Savannah on May
IL to ratify the purchase of the Chatta-
nooga, Rome and Southern and the Chat
tanooga and Durham. Meetings of the
stockholders of those companies will be
held May Is for the ratification of the
deal. Maj. Hanson was asked about the
terms upon which the property will be
acquired by the Central, but he said that
they could not be divulged just at this
time for the reason that there are one or
two items that have not been conclu-
sively settled.
The Chattanooga, Rome and Southern
extends from Chattanooga to Carrollton
where it connects with the Central Rail-
road. The Chattanooga and Durham ex-
tends from Chickamauga to Durham
where there are extensive coal mines
The road will be valuable to the Cen
trail because of its supplying the outlet
from the mines.
III speaking OF the new steamship that
has been ordered from the Delaware
River Shipbuilding, Iron and Engine
Company for the Ocean Steamship Com
pany, to be delivered in May, 1902, Maj.
Hanson said that the name City of Mem
PITTS had occurred to him as a good one
for the steamship No action as to a
name has been taken by officials how
ever, and he does not say that the new
vesesl will be so called.
DEATH OF II. SAMPSON.