Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-04
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.
Bright Flashes of Intelligence from
Near and Afar.


Capt. John Z. Sage, late a contractor
on the Gainesville and Dablonega Bail
road. has foreclOsed d mortgage on the
road for 50, l62 Sc. Service has been per-
fected on the Secretary of the company,
II. II. Perry, and this action will doubt
less result in determining something
about this enterprise, which has lain so
long i'll adormaht stale.
The report to the effect that the Central
had purchased the Brunswick and West
ern is denied by the General Manager
and the Superintendent of the latter road,
vino say they have received no nOtitica-
ton of the transaction.
The New York Times of last Thursday
saws: ''There is goOd authority for the
statement that there is no longer any
prospect of the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia Railroad becoming a part of
jaw GOuld's extensive Southwest system
At one time, not long ago, ii was gene
rally believed that Mr.. Gould, Mr.. Brice,
and President Thomas would be able to
effect combination that would be mu-
tually satisfactory. but obstacles seem
to have arisen which have practi-
cally stopped the negotiations. The Mem
phis and Charleston Railroad, il is said,
has been the principal stumbling block
i'm the way of a harmonious agreement
powers of the East Tennessee system.
Mr. Gould. it is alleged, has not been
satisfied with the existing relations be-
tween the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia and the Memphis and Charleston.
1t was TOO much like the handle of a
Jug, iii his opinion, and before c0ns0li-
dating President Thomas road with the
Southwest system he desired that more
satisfactory and more permanent arrange
ment should be made with the Memphis
and Charleston. The last named road is
leased to the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia for a period Of 10 years. The
holders of the greater part Of the stock of
the leased road have been dissatisfied
with the terms Of the lease. Ehe
East Tennessee people have pro-
fessed to be willing to do almost anything
to oblige the Memphis and Charleston
people, even to giving them back their
road. The Memphis and Charleston stock
holders, however, do not want their road
but they do want a permanent and equita-
BILE arrangement with the East Tennessee
Road. they recently offered to CONSOLE
date with the East Tennessee on an equal
basis, putting in stock dollar for dollar
as tar as they could, and taking a pro
rata share of the earnings. Such an ar
rangement, it is believed, would have sat
isfed Jaw Gould, but the East Tennessee
people declined 10 enter into it.
About 200 prominent men have accept
ed invitations to attend the ceremonies in
honor of the completion of the Northern
Pacific Railroad. The connecting rail be-
tween the two completed sections of road
Will be laid on September :, at point
about fifty miles west Of Helena, Mon
tana. in the valley of the Little BlackfOOt
river. Excursion trains containing the
invited guests will leave New York and
Philadelphia on the Doth ult., via the
New FORK Central, Erie and Pennsyl-
vania Roads. General Grant, Secretary
Lincoln. and the Hon. William
NJ. Evarts, will be of the party.
Mr.. Evarts is to deliver the Grafton
upon the occasion of the driving of the
last spike. 1t is expected that the Gov
ernors of all of the States and Territories
trayersed by the Northern Pacific will be
present at the ceremonies; also, several
members of Congress, two or three menu
bers of the English Parliament, and
some of the members of the
German Reichstag. The St. Z dui
aud Misr. ,sSoaf.s people VIII give BAN
quet TO the party on the evening of Sep
TENDER 3. at Lake MinnetOnka. After the
exercises on the Stb. the excursionists
will proceed to Portland, Oregon, ARRIVING
there ON the 18th, They will spend about
ten days in visiting Puget Sound, YictO-
ria, British Columbia and the Willamette
valley i'll Oregon. Those who return to
New York will reach here about Septem-
Der 30th.
Barnard Brown. of the Pensacola and
Atlantic Road, has been appointed Assist
ant Freight and Passenger Agent of the
Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pa
cific Railroad, with his headquarters at
Cincinnati