Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-14

Bright Flashes of Intelligence from Ne
and Afar.

Bright Flashes of Intelligence from Near
and Affair.
The track of the Florida Southern was
within four miles Of Newnansville Satur-
day night.
1t is argued by several that the extern
sion Of the Northeastern through 10 Knox
vile viii iniure the wholesale trade Of
Athens.
The bridge over the TowalIga river, on
the East Tennessee Road has been re-
paired, and trains are again running
through to Macon.
The Savannah. Florida AID Western
Railway contemplate the erection Of adj
ditional wharTes this season for the ac-
commodation Of their immense r0sin and
turpentine traffic.
Henry Curtis has been appointed sta
ton agent al ChattahoOchee for the Florl-
da Central and Western Railroad Com
pany, in place of Capt. John p. Jordan,
who IS now travelling in the interest OF the
company.
Work on the Georgia Pacific will 20
steadily ahead. no matter what may be
the truth as to the alleged scoop Of the
Richmond and Danville. Progress is
being made on the work between Annis-
ton and Birmingham.
there is no town in Georgia more solid
and substantial than Washington, where
there are merchants more wldea- wake, in
dustriOus and thriving. and when they
make up their minds to build to the A. h.
and G., they viii do it promptly. The
paper has heard that the money for their
branch road from the Georgia Railroad
was gotten up in one day by General
T0Ombs.
We learn. SAYS the CedartOwn Adrerti-
ser, s'frOm Captain West. who returned
few days ago from of the line Of the East
and West extension, that the road
from the old :. r. and ID. Railroad to
Broken Arrow is fast being finished.
When he left only a few miles Of track
were to be laid. and the material for the
work was ali beyond the river and in
readiness. The last spike will probably
be driven on this part OF the road by the
10Th instant. Some fattering additional
Outcr0ps OF coal have been discovered
which add to the possibilities of mex
haustibility Of the mines. A car load Of
the new coal is looked for at this place
this week. shipped via the East Tennes-
see. Virginia and Georgia. which Will be
the first received here from these mines"
The authorities of the Georgia Pacific
returned the property of the road to the
Comptroller at S674.500. Exceptions were
made to this return, and the road was
valued at SLIP. 400. An arbitration of
the matter was arranged. The evidence
as TO the value Of the property Of the road
was fully taken. and after consultation it
was agreed that 81, 02S, 045 was the proper
valuation. This does not include the
rolling mill lot, which was included in
the COmptrOller's estimate at 50, 600
There is some doubt as TO whether this
property belongs to the road or to one Of
the directors. If it il found to be the
property Of the road it viii be added to
the amount allowed by the arbitration.
The difference between the sum settled
on and that returned by the road is $685.
$40, and the State will get an additional
tax OF $3.50 81, exclusive of the rolling mill
property.
Mr.. Scott said he thought the Richmond
and Danyille susceptible of great i'm
proYement. The Richmond and Danyille
and the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia had not hitherto exchanged bust
ness. Hereafter there would be an inter-
change which would be to the advantage
Of both. They would remain independ-
ent roads as heretofore. Capt. Brice said
the plan was to place the roads in the
South under practically one management.
thereby maintaining rates and stop
ping Improbable competition. The eX-
tensions and requirements Of the Rich
mOnd and DanYille would have tended to
create competition in some regions. 4
gentleman interested in both roads said
that possibly an alliance Of some sort
might be fOrmef between the Gould South
western system aud the Southeastern sys-
TEN. composed Of the lines of the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia and the
Richmond and Danyille.
An Augusta, Ga. dispatch to the New
York Times Saturday s.Grao+
interest is being taken all over Georgia
in the matter Of branch railroads con-
Meeting with trunk lines. Among the
latest movements Of this kind is plan to
run line from sandersYille, on the Gen.
tral Road, through rich and old settled
country, to Union Point, on the Georgia
Road. A meeting in the interest Of this
scheme was held at Sparta, the home Of
the late Louis Pierce, and Of his son,
Bishop George +. Pierce, Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. Among other
speakers was Bishop Pierce, who made
an earnest address in favor Of railroad
development. He was ashamed of the
fact that most of the enterprises Of the
day, building factories and railroads,
were conducted by Northern men. His
speech so aroused the gathering that he
was called upon to take up collection,
which he did. raising $4,000 on the spot.
The position taken by the Bishop was
much admired
4 Nashville special to the Chicago TIT
bitae says: ''The Railroad Commission
met this morning and engaged in eXamin-
ing complaints filed against the railroads.
General Gordon. in conversation with a
reporter, said that the complaints We're
few. and a number OF these, he thought,
were based on wrong information. Most
Of the railroad officials have intimated to
? 81 all .1nsr,
would be adjusted. He had a converse
ton with Mr.. Culp, Of the Louisville and
Nashville regarding the shipments of
vegetables, in which he told Mr..
CUP that their rates on berries.
pears and plums We're too high and
would eventually break down the produc-
ton of these fruits. The farmers do not
complain as TO rates on apples and pota-
toes. Mr.. CUP replied that If the far
mers would agree on what they thought
was Just he would see that their produc-
tions would be moved. Gen. Gordon said
other officials had intimated as much as
Mr.. Culphad SAID, and he believed that all
such complaints could and would be adj
justed without any trouble. The General
intends to adhere strictly to his idea that
where complaint is made against road
to confer with the officials and have them
adjust the matter without going to the
no money uselessly.'
The New York Times Saturday has the
following: by a change in the Board of
Directors of the Richmond and Danyille
Railroad Company yesterday the road was
put under the same management as the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Railroad Robt. Harris, Jno. 7. Branch.
a. ID. Shepard and Gen. T. NJ. Logan re-
signed from the board, and Geo. 5. Scott.
Geo. +. Baker, Geo. /. Seney and Capt.
Calvin S. Brice took their places. Col /
A. 5. BufOrd is likely to remain President
of the company, but Gen. t. NJ. Logan,
the First Vice President. will probably be
succeeded by Capt. Brice. At a stock
holders meeting to be held September u
Harris G. Fahnestock, Gen. Samuel
Thomas, the President Of the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia, and
some Southern man representing local
interests will enter the board The
gentlemen who were made directors
Yesterday, and VIM. p. Clyde, one of the
old directors, own the controlling inter-
est in the road. The board of directors
consists Of nine members, and by the
arrangement yesterday the syndicate
owning a majority of the stock is placed
in control. Under the new organization
a majority Of the directors will be like
wise interested in the East Tennessee, /
Virginia and Georgia. The plan, direc-
tor said, is to place in trust for five years
$4,000 Of the $4,000 shares of the Rich