The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-10
KICK ON RAILROADS
mn ne MADE BY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. BECAUSE OF LATE
MAILS.
LETTER TO R. G. ERWIN
will ASK FOR BETTER sCHED-
TIES FOR SAVANNAH AT WAY
CROSS.

transportation Committee of Cham
her of Commerce Will Ask state
senators and Congressman Lester
20 Get Behind Mail Trains That
Are HabituaIIy Late-Statement
showing Arrivals of Principal
southbound Trains Submitted at
NeetinS - Poor Connections mt
VVnvcrOss for Passengers to and
From savannah Stirred Committee
to Action.
An appeal will be made to the postal
authorities at Washington in an eff
fort to have the mail trains operated
tbrough Savannah from the North and
the South, reach this city on schedule
time. or more nearly so than they have
hAen doing in the past, and a personal
anneal will be made to President r.
r Erwin, of the Atlantic Coast Line,
n have a, schedule arranged that will
give a better connection between the
trains in and out Of Savannah, from
and to Waycross, with the trains on
the Western branches of the Atlantic
Coast Line, and with the Atlantic and
birmingham trains with which connec-
ton is made at Wayeross.
These measures were decided on at
a meeting of the Transportation Com
noittee of the Chamber of Commerce
held Yesterday They were the more
important of several matters that were
discussed. Those who attended the
av,Iy n Do
tey, chairman of the committee, and
J. B. Chestnut, George V. Denny, A.
B. Moore, w. B. Stillwell, A. VetSburg
and A. B. Palmer.
A. G. L. Holds TaPdy Record.
The Importance of the effort to get
the mail trains into Savannah earlier
than they have been arriving was
shown the committee by a statement
which showed the schedule time and
the actual time of arrival of six of the
principal trains that are operated
through this city. This statement
showed the arrival of these trains each
day from Dec. l to Jan. Z.
1t showed that in this time A. G.. l..
train No. SO had been approximately on
time twenty-three times, but had been
as much as four hours late six times,
the remaining days the lateness vary
ing between these limits.
The banner record for hardness, how
ever, is held by A. C. L. train No. 35,
which in the same length of time has
arrived approximately on time but six
times out of thirty eight days; had
been as late as eight hours and forty
minutes, and though scheduled to
reach Savannah at $3.50 o'clock, was
more than two hours late seventeen
times out of thirty-eight days
Southern and seabOard.
Southern train No. 20 was either on
time or hardly appreciably late TWEEN
ty-one times and the remainder of the
time ranged anywhere from a delay
OF few minutes to one of seven hours.
southern train No. 80 was approx
mately on time five times during the
period covered by the statement and
the remainder of the time varied in
hardness from a few minutes to ten
hours.
Seaboard Air Line train No. 81 was
on time, or but little, late thirty times
out of the thirty-eight days, and three
times was two hours or more late. and
once more than ten hours late. Train
NO. 81 OF the same system was on,
or nearly on time twenty times. the
remainder of the time being late from
Few minutes to more than five hours
Inc maximum occurring on only one
day.
Charleston in the Fight.
Secretary w. ]. Donlan, of the
Chamber of Commerce read a letter
from the chairman of the Commit
lee on Postal Service Of the CONNER
cal Club of Charleston in which it
was stated that Charleston has taken
up the matter of delayed mails with
the authorities at Washington to whose
attention the matter has been brought
through the state senators and the
congressman Of the Charleston district
IN motion of Mr.. J. B. Chestnut, Sa-
vannah's complaint will be made
through similar channel, Secretary
Donlan having been instructed to
write letters to Senators Clay and
Bacon, and Congressman Lester, ask
ing that this matter be brought before
Inc proper authorities for remedy.
Kick on New Schedule.
The letter that it is intended to write
% President Erwin of the Atlantic
coast Line will have been inspired by
The treatment Savannah has received
at the hands of those officials OF the
me who prepared the new schedule
mat went into effect one minute after
midnight last night. 1t was claimed
al the meeting that under this ar
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