Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-02
RAILROAD RUMBLINGs.
Bright Flashes of Intelligence from
Near and Affair."

Near and Afar.
The Athens Banner Wdtch1aaa saws
that there are two good routes for a rail-
road from Danielsyille to Athens. The
deepest cut would only be about six
feet. 1t is natural roadbed and the iron
ore is so plentiful that the rails could be
made along the line.
At the recent meeting of the Charlotte.
| Columbia and Augusta Railroad Com
pany II was decided by a unanimous vote
to issue $3,000,0 900 of 6 per cent. bonds
or this sum 81, 800, 900 is to be placed in a
trust company for retiring the old bonds
at maturity, and sold to persons when
they desire to make an exchange. The
remainder is to be appropriated for fund
ing the floating debt and for improving
the property of the company.
Another lot of railroad material was
brought from the Keys Tuesday. for the
South Florida Railroad Crossties are
being cut on the Alfalfa river, to be used
hence to Six Mile Creek bridge. The fail
ure OF the schoOners to arrive with the
iron has retarded the work somewhat.
Washington county contempIates run
ming a branch road from the Augusta and
Elberton tracks. 1t has not been decided
whether TO make Lincolnton, Danburg or
Anthony Shoals the junction.
The Gordon Road is being graded from
Tampa north at the rate of half mile per
day. In 10 days force of 800 more hands
VIII be put on, and this road will be fin
lshed at the rate of two miles per day.
The steamer Plant took large number
OF hands to Sanford Tuesday to work on
the South Florida Railroad
Two cargOes of steel rails for the South
Florida Railroad have just been received
at Tampa.
L. r. Tuttle, who has for the past year
or two represented the Cincinnati South
ern Railroad Company in Jacksonville has
sent in his resignation, to take effect
August l.
Colonel Burbridge secured subscrip-
tions for 375 shares of Jacksonville and
Atlantic Railroad stock in Jacksonville
Tuesday.
There are five schooners now on their
way to Tampa, Fla, loaded with railroad
iron, locomotives, cars, and other material
and outfit for the South Florida Railroad.
The work of building the road is progress
ing from kiSSimmee west and from Tampa
east, but, owing to this being the rainy
season in South Florida, it is necessarily
slow. 1t is expected that the road will
be completed by January next.
The stockholders of the Admission and
Atlantic Railroad have decided to build
will be over one hundred miles in length
The road will be finished to Sylacaugea
City by October 1st.
Liberal subscriptions to the stock of
the Augusta, Gibson and Sandersville
Narrow Gauge Railroad, are promised.
The total cost of the road is not expected
to be over 100000.
A New York special says: E'Vice Presi-
dent Hopkins and Mr.. q. O'Hara, of the
Wabash, st. Louis and Pacific Railroad,
and Vice President HAYES, of the South
west system, arrived in New York yester-
day after an extensive trip through the
Western country. Men who have been
watching the affairs of the Southwest
Hallway system pretty closely say that
the return of Messrs. Hopkins and Hayes
will soon be followed by some interesting
developments. The lOng-talked-Of amaIga-
nation of the Southwest and the East
Tennessee systems, it is whispered, will
be completed before long. AS soon as Jay
Gould gets the present Western Union
troubles OFF his mind he will be ready. it
is expected, to talk business with the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
people"
A Richmond special to the New York
Times, Tuesday, says: ''SOme anxiety is
felt among business men here as to what
will be the effect of the new change in the
Railroad. The officers of that road here
concede that the road has passed into the
hands of the Seney syndicate. The ques-
B89 2f llgpteE6s hfree D04pMgrhfe2 BE the new
party in unison with the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia Railroad The best
opinion seems to be that it Will. The
latter road has all along depended on the
Norfolk and Western Road to get to the
sea-board. 1t may under this verified
system, by the use of the Western North
Carolina Road, come into the Danville
Road at Salisbury, n. c., and use it back
to West Point, or by change of switch
at Danville use the Midland track to
Washington. The fact that the traffic of
the proposed system may find its way to
deep water at West Point is probable
when it is remembered that the steamers
of Mr.. Clyde, one of the parties largely
interested in the new movements, run be-
tween that point and New York and now
connect at the former place with the Dan
vile Road. 1t is not believed that any
change will be made in the staff of officers
of the Richmond and Danville. This uni
ticatlOn Of the Danville and East Tennes-
see and Georgia will direct much of the
traffic from the Norfolk and Western.
Major E. p Fink is the General Manager
of the East Tennessee, Virginia and GeOr-
gia. He formerly occupied the same place
on MahOne's old road.