Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-14
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Important Changes at the Yards and
Car shOps-An Expenditure of over
$4,000
A representative of the MORNING NEW :
learning that many changes had been
made at the car shops of the Central
Railroad Company during the past year.
made a visit there yesterday afternoon TO
ascertain what had been done in the way
Of Improvements.
The Central to-day employs force Of
over one hundred men in these shops. and
this number i increased as the fall season
opens. The old shops were erected about
thirty wears go.duTing the time the late Ia
meuted Col. Wadley was superintendent
Of the road. Since that time the business
Of the road has 50 largely increased that
additional Improvements became neces-
sarv and the management decided this year
10 make such changes as were called for
for the furtherance Of its enormous busi-
ness. The most noted Improvements are:
First. 4 general 0yerhauling and re-
building Of all the platforms IN the yards
to secure better accommodation for the
plling Of timber and the reception OF cars.
second. The Overhauling of the mill de-
Dartment in order to obtain better and
more expeditions work in a given tlme-
and the putting in of new machinery
which will perform triple the work Of the
old machinery recently removed. New
machinery has just been purchased,
and will. within a few days.
be erected so that every contingency for
the busy season will be fully anticipated.
1 new band resawing saw has been
secured for the working of timber.
Its capacity viii he for timber SKIS
inches. Another addition is new rail-
- II f1~a inv finn
for the saving Of large pieces Of lumber,
car sills, etc An automatic knite-grlnd-
ing machine for the purpose Of sharpen
ing planning knives. etc, has also been
added.
one Of the most seryiceable improve
ments has been the erection Of a large
sliding table for the shifting of cars,
large enough TO accommOdatesthe longest
passenger coach on the road. The
building covering it will be nfty-fYe
feet long The object Of this table Is TO
give an advantage in bringing cars into
the shops without making changes from
the trucks. saving both time and labor.
The area covered by the shops is about
80 feet square. During the past
thirty years very little change
has been made in the way
Of keeping abreast with the more modern
improvements OF the age: hence, in many
work at a great disadvantage in the hand
ling Of their rolling stock.
With these modern Improvements, now
nearing completion. it Is expected that
twice rs much work can be accomplished
with better results. and with less outlay
in time and money. Ike estimated cost
Of the improvements is $1,000.
The NEWS representative was shown
bv Master Car Builder Frank Divine a
new and complete set Of bulletin boards
Just completed. which. in point Of finish
and excellent workmanship, can hardly
be eXcelled. They are for the use Of the
road, denOting the arrival and departure
Of trains. They were placed in position
Yesterday afternoon in the passenger de-
pot. IN close proximity to the ticket Office.
An ornamental dial with hands surmounts
the top Of the bulletin. and neat and at
tractiYe boards. handsomely finished, are
placed across il with the hands Of the
dial indicating the incoming and outgoing
Of trains.
Further on the reporter was shown the
old passenger car No. IL which was
built about twenty years ago tor the Port
ROYAL and Augusta Railroad, and which
at that time was the largest car IN the
Southern States. 1t has been completely
remOdeled and finished, looking ike the
modern passenger coaches which are now
being used all over the country.
During the past six months twenty-five
freight cars have also been constructed at
these shops, and the work Will compare
favorably with any one Northern and Wes-
tern roads.
The capacity Of these cars is 10000
pounds each. and they are now doing eX-
cellent service on the road.
Other Improvements are contemplated
BY the company during the coming fall.