Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-22
RAILRoAD RrMnLINGs
Bright Flashes of Intelligence from
Near and Afar.

Bright Flashes of Intelligence from
Near and Affair.
The Palatka and Indian River Railroad
is to be pushed to TitusYille Immediately.
The Augusta and Knoxville Railroad
will soon be completed 10 opart anburg. :.
c.
The survey Of the Greenville and Chip
ley extension has been commenced at
Chipley.
North bound travel is increasing
heavily. Yesterday and last night New
York trains were crowded with returning
tourists.
The surveying party Of the Macon and
Florida are now engaged IN running
line through Perry to intersect with the
line already surveyed.
The travel over the Tampa Steamship
Line from Cedar Key TO Tampa has rather
increased, since the railroad has been COM
pleted to Tampa, than diminished.
Work on the Dublin and Alice Railroad.
to be known as the Dublin Short Line,
Will be commenced as soon as the char
ter, which has been applied for, is OBJ
tanned,
Rates on sugar, coffee and molasses
from New Orleans TO Chattanooga have
been reduced to twenty-seyen cents, re-
duction Of three cents, and rice was re-
duced to twenty-four cents, a reduction Of
two cents.
Word has reached Augusta that con-
tractor Twiggs has been ordered to re-
sumo work on the Savannah Valley Rail-
road, a royal route running from Nc
COrmick's, or DOrn's Mines, on the A. Il
X, to Anderson, :. &.
The Cov1ngt0n Enterprise says: THE
Georgia Railroad. desiring to name some
palace cars after the Indian names Of our
three rivers. asked Judge 7. NJ. Meri-
wether TO get them up. After diligent
search the Judge found an old map and
the following names were given: Yellow
-COOIau-pOO-chee; South river
We-lau-nee; Alcova river-Ulco-fau-
hatchee."
The Buena Vista Enterprise says; ''The
cost Of grading the Buena Vista Railroad
ties for the entire line will cost in the
neighb0rhOOd Of $l1, 0OO-making total
Of$37. 900 or $40. 000fOr the whole business.
A few changes have been made IN the no
tice to railroad contractors. The work
will be divided into two sections Of thir-
teen miles each-the first section to be
completed by the 10th Of July, and the
latter by the 18th Of September
Mai. Green, manager of the Georgia
hdllIOdu. utIttS tilE StdlCil4EilL VI bi4I u III
ems Banner that he made wholesale dis
charge of the employees Of the Gainesville,
jefferson and Southern Railroad, begin
ming with Col. Gambler. He says that the
Georgia Railroad, in taking possession Of
this new branch, simply extended the au-
thority of the officers Of the
main line over it. The reg
ular employees Of the new road We're re-
tanned. Only those who had been engaged
To- Il had hnnp patiaUa1
On the subject Of the Greenwood, Lau-
rens and Spartanburg Railroad the
Spartanburg Herald says: con Thurs
day, the 18th inst, meeting Of the
directors Of this road was held in Green
wood. and the following line Of action
adopted: President RaOul, Of the Georgia
Central, submitted a written proposal to
take the first mortgage bonds and for
them complete the road, including equip
ments. This proposition was accepted,
and the road will be completed at an
early day, The grading is almost COM
plete, and President RaOul expects to 90
to work building trestles and bridges and
laying the iron this spring"
The Athens Banner IFatchmaR has the
following:
MAI. j. ". Green. General Manager;
DEAR SIR-I have your letter Of the
9Th. / remember the interview with Mr..
Bloomfield at Athens. There was no promise
made further than that we would make the
same rate from jug Tavern to Athens as from
jug Tavern to Social Circle, if the road was
built from Athens to jefferson instead Of jug
Tavern / do not remember to have made
any promise for aiding the railroad on any
other occasion. / 10 not think it would be
desirable for us 10 have an interest in the
road they propose TO build. but in the present
depressed condition OF railroad property in
Georgia, and in the present shortage Of the
Georgia Railroad itself, do not favor such
project at this time. ! would defer it. and
think it more prudent until things look bet
ter When we get through with what we
have undertaken / shall never advocate the
expenditure Of any more money IN Georgia
until we have some assurances as to how the
law win deal with US. Respectfully yours,
''W. q. RAOUL, Precedent