The age-herald., 1901-03-30
THE SOUTHERN WILL NOT BUY THE M0NON Certain Interests Said to Have
 Objected to the Deal RUM0RS WERE ILL FOUNDED Rube Ellis Sent to Florida to Hustle for usiness-Assistan General
 Passenger Agent Hilton Here.
 Personal Mention.
RUMORS WERE ILL FOUNDED

It is stated now that the Southern Rail- way will not purchase the Monon Route as was expected few weeks ago. There is reason to believe." says the Wall Street Journal, that Monon insiders thought some time ago that their road would ulti- mately become a part of the Southern system, but found that certain interests did not favor such a deal. There have been rumors that the Monon stocks were being bought by Louisville and Nashville interests, but these have not received much credence, and the impression is strong that recent moves have been the result of manipulations."
 Rube Ellis In Florida.
 R. M. Ellis, formerly travelling passen- ger agent of the Alabama Great South ern Railroad at this place, but now trav- cling passenger agent for the Southern Railway in New York city, is in Florida looking after business for his road. In a few weeks the hotel proprietors and their help will return to the north for the sum mer months, and this item of travel will make considerable traffic. There are at least a hundred hotels in Florida that cater to the winter tourist business ql- most solely, and when this Is over they practically close their doors until the next winter The season there is from about the middle of November to April l. The help, including clerks, walters, chefs, chambermaids and others are from the north, and with the closing of the hotels they return to that section Most of them find employment in the summer resort hotels in the north and east during the summer. The best passenger agents are sent by the different roads handling the business to look after it. MT. Ellis is recognized by his superior officers in the Southern system as one of their best men. and it was for this reason he was designated for this work. While in Au- gusta, Ga, yesterday on his way to St. Augustine he called up c. H. Morgan, travelling passenger agent of the Texas and Pacific Railroad at this place, and discussed business and other matters with him for a short time over the wires.
 MT. Hilton Here.
 Assistant General Passenger Agent A. Hilton of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad was in the city yesterday morning. He arrived from the West on the early morning train and re- turned to Memphis on the Kansas City train leaving here at 1245 D. m. He was met here by J. N. Cornatzar, who goes with the Kansas City lines as travelling passenger agent, with headquarters In Atlanta, tomorrow. MT. Cornatzar has been travelling passenger agent for the Mobile and Ohio at Montgomery, he hay ing rendered his resignation to take eff feet on the last day of this month.
 MT. Hilton, while in the city, held T conference with Travelling Passenger Agent Charles Jones and City Passenger Agent c. NJ Billheimer of the Kansas City lines.
 Dan F. McDonough, travelling freight agent of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad, with headquarters in Atlanta, was in the city yesterday. He will return to Birmingham in a few days when this city will become his head quarters. He was formerly connected with the assistant general freight agent s office in this city and has many friends who will be glad to know he is coming back to stay. The territory he has here- tofore looked after will be divided up be- tween him and Commercial Agent Austin of Atlanta. His territory will embrace the State of Alabama, part of Georgia and Florida.
 Among the Hustlers.
 Travelling Passenger Agent L. B. Me- Kitterick of the Louisville and Nashville, has returned from Montgomery.
 The office force of Assistant General Freight Agent E. K. Voorhees, will leave tomorrow for Memphis, where MT. Voor- hees' Headquarters will hereafter be To- cated.
 Division Freight Agent c. R. Browder of the Southern Railway has returned from Washington.
 w. c. Peeler, district passenger agent of the Cotton Belt Route, with headquar- ters in Memphis, was in the city yester- day returning to Memphis on the after noon Kansas City train.
 George Wood, travelling passenger agent of the Burlington route at Atlanta, was in the city yesterday.
 Travelling Passenger Agent Coffee Jack son. of the Southern Railway, went to Chattanooga yesterday morning.
 Travelling Passenger Agent John C.. Lusk, of the Alabama Great Southern, ia in Mississippi