Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-19
RAILROAD RrMBLINGs.
Bright Flashes of Intelligence from Near
and Afar.

and Afar.
The coupons Of the first mortgage bonds
Of the Augusta and Knoxville Railroad
Company. due January and July L, 1856
will be paid on presentation at the Geor-
gia Railroad Bank, Of Augusta, Ga
\ special meeting Of the stockholders OF
the Augusta and Knoxville Railroad Com
pany will be held at Augusta, Ga, on
Wednesday, the 26th inst, to take action
upon the lease contract made between
the management Of that company and the
Port Roval and Augusta Railway Com
panv. August %, 1888, and for the trans
action Of any other business that may be
presented.
New Hampshire adyices say the Judi
ciary Committee agreed to the bill asked
for BY Messrs. Croker and others incor-
pOrating the Southern Pacific Company
bv which the consolidation Of certain
Louisiana and Texas railway and steam
ship properties, as we'll as the purchase
Of other lines and lands. is sought. The
bill has gone through the Legislature,
and is viewed by many with suspicion,
the fact alone Of such a corporation ap-
plving to far-Off New Hampshire being
against the sincerity Of the proceeding.
A narrow gauge railroad from Macon,
Ga. to Live Oak. Fla, is among the new
projects in South Georgia. The approx
mate distance between the two places is
300 miles. In an interview on the subject
Col. \. J. Lane said: You Will observe
that there is a large area Of country lying
south Of Macon, between existing rail-
roads. and extending to the Florida line.
With your finger you can trace the pro-
posed line on the map, starting at Macon.
You see we can pass through Hawkinsville
or Perry. or between the two towns: then.
by a slight detection to the right the line
will pass through Vienna, and proceed on
almost a bee line to Ty Ty, crossing the
Brunswick and Western Road at that
point. We then 20 down in the same
straight direction to NaldOsta, crossing
the Savannah Florida and Western, and
thence to 1--we Oak. You will also notice
that it runs upon the dividing ridge be-
tween the Ocmulgee and Flint rivers, and
to one at all acquainted with the topOgra-
ply of the country it Will appear that the
line is a ridge, and no stream Of any i'm
portance requiring any expensive Drldg-
ing or trestling."
The New Orleans Picdyune, of Monday,
in its railroad column, says: For the
last year or 50 the press has had good
deal to say about Jay Gould and his con-
nection with the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad. The question now seems to be
assuming definite shape, and 1t Is the gen.
eral impression that everything points to
the purchase of that road by Gould, Rus
sell Sage q Co. To all appearances Mr..
Gould has a controlling interest in the
Georgia Central Railroad. In view Of this
fact the former rumOr that Mr.. Gould
was beginning to take in the Louis
vile and Nashville is revived. 1t Is
the opinion Of many he can have
no use for the Georgia Central with
out the Louisville and Nashville. Mr..
AleXander's fight for the Presidency of
the Georgia Central has a big signlfl-
canoe. Mr. Alexander rendered his res
ignation to the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad with the avOwed purpose of
taking the Presidency Of the Georgia
Central. 1t was said at the time by those
in position to know that Mr.. Alexander
was simply representing jay Gould.
Should Mr.. Gould take the Georgia
Central it is thought the Louisville and
Nashville will come in too, and Mr., Alex
ander will succeed to the management of
both. The relations of the two roads IS
very close"
The Baltimore SIM says: "A new fast
freight line, to be known as the Great
Southern Dispatch is now being organ
lied by the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia. Norfolk and Western, Shenan-
doah Valley. Western Maryland, Cum
roads. to run between all Southern and
Southwestern points and Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York. No an
nouncement has yet been made of the
time Of inaugurating the line, but 1t Will
doubtless be ready for business within
the next thirty DAYS. The line viii start
with 800 cars provided by the several
companies IN proportion to their inter-
ested mileage. This is the first through
Southern freight line ever established
with Baltimore, and in that respect it
is to the business community the most
important railroad movement cOntem-
plated for some time. The East and West
fast freight lines of the Pennsylvania,
Baltimore and Ohio and the other trunk
lines are cOnspicuOusly known everywhere
and their business is enormous. The
main stem of the new Great Southern Dis
patch will be LOO miles long, from New
York to Chattanooga. or Selma, but its
cars will be sent to all points east Of New
York and over the South and Southwest.
There will be no limit in the number its
cars which can be commanded by the
Baltimore trade, for the mileage proper
ton assigned to the Western Maryland
will have nothing to do with that matter,
If Baltimore gives sufficient business to
employ 800 cars, she will get them.
The Pennsylvania has entered into the
compact on behalf Of the Cumberland
Valley, from HagerstOwn to Harrisburg,
its main line from there to Philadelphia,
and the United Railroads of New Jersey
to New York. The Western Maryland
joins the combination in the interest Of
Baltimore, which as fast freights are run,
will nave about tWenty-fOur hours adj
vantage in time over New York, and a
fair recognition in the matter Of low rates
over more distant Eastern points, The
several companies are having the cars
assigned for the line painted and letterod
according to the adopted designs, and in
a few days a sample car will be sent on
to the Western Maryland from the Shen-
andoah Valley shops at Roanoke, Va.
The Western Maryland has largely in
creased its Southern traffic the present
year, and the organization of the fast
freight line, with that company included
in it, is no doubt partly due to the sue
cessful efforts of its officers IN developing