Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.
Bright Flashes of Intelligence from Near
and Afar.

Track laying on the Admission and At
lantic is proceeding ut a rapid rate, and
trains Will shortly run to COldwater.
American capital has constructed i'm
Mexico 1000 miles of railroad, Mexican
capital 63j miles, and English capital 353
miles,
The first annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Augusta and ElbertOn Rail-
road Will be held, as already announced,
in Augusta tomorrow.
IL is proposed to revive the charter of
the AmericUs and Florence Railroad Com
pany and build a narrow gauge road from
Americus to Florence.
The UpsOn County Georgia Railroad
has made 5000 or $500 out Of the Cabin
Greek Association during the agricultu-
raj season just closing.
Mr.. Oatman, of the firm Of J. 5. Barnes
n CO., OF New York city, has been elected
President Of the Richmond and Danville
extension company, General Logan hav-
ing resigned.
Il. Il. Bridges has resigned his position
as Assistant Engineer of the Atlanta di-
vision OF the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia Railroad, and will return to
his former home, Wilmington, n. c.
1t is reported that a railroad will be
built from Cole City to Rising Fawn, Ga.
The distance will be about twenty-five
miles. The object in constructing the
line is to transport coke from the mines to
the furnace at Rising Fawn.
NJ. Il. Moran, General Ticket Agent
Of the New London Northern Railroad, of
Connecticut. has accepted the position of
General Passenger and Freight Agent of
the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
Railroad, and comes to his duties early
in November.
The EatOntOn Messenger has the follow
ing: "COl. Fleming Jordan, of Monticello,
was in the city yesterday. He SAYS that
his town is going to have a railroad. and
that the subscription books to that end
have been opened. The route is from
Social Circle to Monticello. and $l5, 900 Is
wanted from Jasper"
The Court of General Session for Berke-
lv county, 5. c.. in session at Mount
Pleasant, will have before it the case
against the Charleston and Savannah
Railroad Company, charging the company
with common nuisance in Obstructing
navigation in Ashley river by the i'm
proper construction Of its drawbridge.
\ Columbia, 5. c., dispatch to the
Charleston NelrS and Courier, dated 10Th,
SAYS: "The Railroad Commissioners have
to-day received from the Port Roval and
Augusta and Charleston and Savannah
Railways a joint tariff OF first and second
class passenger rates between all stations
on the two roads, and put into effect this
day. The commission allowed these roads
to charge 81 cents a mile for first-class
passage. and they have now voluntarily
made a secOnd-class rate of 3 cents
mile
\ correspondent writing from Gaifney
City, ;. c., thus speaks of the narrow
gauge system to be inaugurated in North
Carolina and South Carolina: "An i'm
Il
Rutherford Railway Construction Com
pany was held at RutherfOrdton, n. c.,
last Monday, to decide upon the route of
the Rutherford Railroad. Shelby, Spar
/ tanburg and Gatfney City have all been
I competing for this Rutherford connection.
l A meeting will be held at Gaffnev City on
/ the 24th inst, which will have an i'm
/ pOrtant bearing on the railroads projected
l in this section, and, if said companies are
l consolidated, Will result IN building about
I 100 miles OF narrow gauge railroad in
I North Carolina and 400 miles in South
I Carolina, establishing system of narrow
I gauge railroad which will be extended TO
| the Atlantic coast, and on through GeOr-
gia and Florida in the South. and also
through Tennessee and Kentucky to Gin
cinnati ana other points in the Northwest.
over 81 900, 900 had been assured to aid in
building these roads in North Carolina
and South Carolina, which will be turned
over to the Boston syndicate upon their
making a satisfactory showing to build
said lines of road according to the terms
of the proposition"