The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-29
GeOrgia's New Mileage.

The new mileage completed in Geor-
gia within the year, as complied by Mr..
j. D. Massey, Secretary Railroad Com
mission, is as follows:
Macon, Dublin and Savannah: Dub
lin to Vidalia. SSSS miles.
South Georgia: Extension south
ward from Quitman into Florida, 1858
miles in Georgia.
Fitzgerald, Ocmulgee and Red Bluff:
New Line, 1870 miles long, extending
from Fitzgerald to Garbutts Landing
on the Ocmulgee river.
Triton and Moultrie: An unchartered
road belonging to the Union Lumber
Company, extension 1890 miles.
Brunswick and Birmingham: Abb
sorbed the Offerman and Western, and
constructed 30.40 miles, giving "a miles
as total main line mileage at present.
Hawkinsville and Florida Southern:
800 miles of line built on the branch to-
wards Fitzgerald.
Georgia, Florida and Alabama: Ex-
tension southwark from cambridge to-
ward Tallahassee, Ella. and northward
from Arlington to Cuthbert, Ga, a to-
tai extension of 1918 miles.
Georgia Northern: IL miles to OAR
row Junction on Brunswick and West
ern Division Atlantic Coast Line, three
miles from Albany; has obtained track
age rights from that point into Albany,
and is regularly operating trains to and
from that city.
Register and Glennville: An unchar-
tered road, originally built for lumber
purposes. which crosses the Seaboard
Line at Hagan, total length 31.55.
Wadley and Mt. Vernon: Extension
to Rockledge, junction with the Macon,
Dublin and Savannah extension, $50
miles.
Wadley and Mt. Vernon Extension:
From Douglas to Broxton, about ten
miles.
Atlantic and Birmingham: Extension
from Cordele to Montezuma, 1928 miles.
This extension is not altogether in OPP
GRAFTON yet, but will be within few
weeks, as grading is already finished
and rails now being put down.
The total gain in new mileage for the
year was 21S.52.
Savannah Railroad COmplimented.
1.-THE Common Carrier" in it's latest
issue, pays a high compliment to Mr..
w. P. Scruggs. travelling passenger
agent of the Seaboard AiC Line, head
quarters Savannah. Speaking of the
railroad men of this city it says:
Among the younger men, the Sea-
boards travelling passenger agent, Mr.
w. P. ScruSgs, has the reputation of
being a hard worker. He has way
of covering ground and corralling bus
mess which Keeps his competitors
guessing.
There is plenty of competition, too,
at Savannah, for passengers-two other
strong lines and two steamship lines
for the North bound and two other
rail lines for travel going South or
West. 4
yet, in spite of all this, the Sea-
board does a splendid passenger bust
ness out of Savannah, and Mr.. Scruggs
rounds up a .goodly share of it.
His first railroad experience was as
billing and abstract clerk in the Flori-
da Central and .Peninsular's freight Of
flee at Orlando, Fla. A year later he
was made cashier of the agency, and
not long after that was appointed pas
senger and ticket agent at the same
point.
After working there four years in
that capacity, he did so well that he
was transferred to the more important
post at Savannah, where he also rep
resented the Georgia and Alabama. In
1901 he was appointed travelling pas
senger agent of the Seaboard, which
position he now holds, and he is con-
ceded to be one of the best men the
company has"