The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-09
THAT FRICTION REPORT.
Executive Committee of Central Road
 Meets.

l4ooI6.
 If there is anything in the reported strained relations between Mir. Hanson. of the Board of Directors. and Mir. Egan, President of the Central of Georgia Railroad, 1t will soon be known. as there was a full meeting of the Ex- ecutive Committee in New York yester- day.
 tors Hanson. Eagan. Spencer and Steele.
 The Savannah News of yesterday says:
 While the Savannah directors disclaim any Knowledge of the recent differences between Major Hanson and Mir. Egan, it Is understood that charges of extravagant management will be investigated Major Hanson Is understood to have preferred a formal charge against President Egan with view to forcing his resignation. The relations between them had been President of the road, and rupture has been imminent for some time.
 MT. Egan, it is understood, is pre- pairing to meet Major Hansons charges The particular charges of mismanage- ment are understood to be In connection with improvements.
 "One of the points of difference not, however, included in Major Hanson s charges, is understood to have been the advisability of selling the Bay Street property now occupied by the Savannah Trust Company, and leasing for the of fees the new building of the Citizens Branch Bank. Mir. Egan opposed this arrangement, it Is stated
 'While there is keen regret among rail- road and business men that rupture should have occurred. there is little doubt that fight is on and speculations are being made as to the presidency should Major Hanson succeed in effecting Mir. Egan's retirement The belief exists that Major Hanson would himself become President of the road, and the chairman At.x 4l- ,@AT abolished. This might not mean that Major Hanson would attend to the phys ical operation of the road, for the same rumor has it that Supt. T. D. Kline would probably be made Vice-President and General Manager and Mir. w. A. Winburn Second Vice-President and Traffic Manager. Should Mir. Egan leave the Central it would be with the regret not only of savannahians, but of people throughout the State."
 Sleeping car companies will be affected by a measure just introduced tn the New York Senate. The bill provides that ir cases where the upper berths Is not occu- the berth, but shall keep it in its place to add to the comfort of the passenger who occupies the lower berth. The bill also limits the rate that can be charged for berths to one-half cent per mile.
 One of the greatest legal fights in the history of railroading will be fought ou! soon. probably in Cleveland. The suit begun recently by the Interstate Com merce Commission against the Lake Shore under the new Elkins law has had the effect of arraying the big Eastern lines with the Vanderbilts. The railroads aid to dislodge the Interstate Commerce. Commission from Its contention that the Judiciary has the power to raise or to lower rates on interstate commerce, for they claim that if the court has the au- thority to perform this function. 1t also has the right to fix rates, which is a legislative duty. Failing in this conten- ton, the railroads propose to attack the constitutionaity oe the new law on the ground that the court is assuming. the functions of Congress when 1t regulates rates.
 If long standing. The railroads claim that the position assumed by the Com- mission, under the Elkins law, if sus- tained, would be equivalent to Govern ment ownership Of railroads. The rail- roads have enlisted the services of the most prominent corporation lawyers of the East, and it Is probable that the bat tie will be fought out in the United States Courts at Cleveland.
 has closed a deal for a tract of land fin Atlanta, which will be used for the erec- ton of a new freight depot and for ter minal facilities for the Atlanta, Knox vile and Northern, the new line which Is being built by the Louisville and Nash vile from Jellico, Ky. through Knox vile, Chattanooga and Marietta to Att Ianta. The tract purchased is more than half of a whole square and is 4OOxSO0 feet Tyha froi0hf dAnOt will hA