The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-01
UNDER NEW REGIME
PLANT SYSTEM HAS BECOME THE
ATLANTIC COAST LINE.
1T DIED AT IL LAST NIGHT.
COAST LINE HEADS SCHEDULES IN
STEAD OF PLANT SYSTEM.

no Ceremony Marked the Death OF
the Plant system and Its Reincar-
nation a. the Coast Line-Men Who
Were Yesterday Employees of the
Plant system Are To-day Employees
VI the Coast Line-Win Scarcely
Note the DiGerence-SOmc Plant
system Employees Become Southern
RaiIway's-TheEe Get Higher Pay.
Slight Schedule Changes To-day.
The Plant System is no more. 1t is
now the Atlantic Coast Line. The
Plant System died last night at II
O'Clock, when it became the Atlantic
Coast Line. In its reincarnation it
will continue to operate, and Savan-
nah will continue a principal point on
its line though as a house of mourning
for the loss of the many offices that
are to be removed to Wilmington in
the administration of the Coast Lines
affairs or that are to be cut off alto
gether.
No ceremony, no formality, no dis
play marked the passing of the Plant
System, and the rice of the Coast Line.
Men who have been in the employ of
the Plant System viii resume their
daily labors this morning as employees
of the Coast Line. There will be moth
ing to show them that there has been
a change.
Under New Name.
Men employed in the yards or run
ming on the road last night ceased at
IL o'clock to work for the Plant Sys-
tenn and began their labors for the
Coast Line. all save the train crews
who are to operate the Southern Rail-
ways passenger trains. These men
are now employees of the Southern Rail
way, though they will be under the
management and direction of the OPP
Grating officials of the Coast Line. They
will run upon orders issued by Coast
Line trainmasters and dispatchers, as
the Southern will maintain none south
Of Hardeeville, where it's trackage
rights over the Plant System begin
There are seven of these train crews,
with an average of about six men each.
These have been Plant System en-
ployes. The Southern was generous
enough to agree not to substitute its
own men for those who had been en-
ployed by the Plant System, so that
the Plant System crews thus retain
their positions. Not only this, but they
get better pay, for they will be paid
a Southern Railway rates which are
better than those of the Coast Line, or
those that they have received on the
Plant System.
First southern and 4. c. l.. Trains.
Train no 30. arriving at 1920 o'clock
this morning, was the first Southern
Railway train under the new regime
to run into the Union Station, and No
rs, arriving at 1850 o'clock, was the
first Coast Line train. AT IL o'clock
all over the system the change in
ownership went into effect, the Plant
System trains becoming the Coast
Lines.
To-day all schedules in daily publ
cations that have appeared under the
name of the Plant System will be
changed so as to show that they are
those of the Atlantic Coast Line. These
schedules will be changed somewhat
to-day. No. 80 will leave at S:45 a. m,
instead of at SAP. as now. No. 25
will leave at SIS p. m. instead of at
5, as at present. No. rs will viii arrive
dA LOU d. H. lIlSlCdu VI DIT 4,
as at present. No. 32's. hour of
arrival will be lis p. M. instead of
1908 and No. % will arrive at $40 p.
m. instead of $50
The change on the Southern Railway
will be as follows: No. so will arrive
a 1920 a. m, instead of at 1925. No.
33. No. 20 and No. "A will run on their
old schedules.
No CiIcvlars by Superintendent.
General Superintendent w. B. Den
ham of the second division of the Coast
Line said yesterday that no circulars
will be issued by him relative to the
positions on his division and the men
who will fill them. This was all COW
cred. he considers, by the circulars that
were issued by the general manager
of the Coast Line The organization
of the operating department of the
second division will continue as it was
while it was the Plant System.