Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-29

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Maj. Copper starts down from Palatka
Oct. ] with several hundred hands TO work
on the southern extension OF the Florida
Southern Railway.
Pensacola Adrance- Gazette. From one
of the officials on the Pensacola and At
lantic Railroad we learn that il is deti-
nitely agreed upon by the management
that on or about Dee. double daily trains
will be inaugurated over that road and q
new schedule introduced which will fur
Their shorten the run between Jacksonville
and New Orleans.
On October - the new line from At
lanta to Cincinnati, by way of Knoxville,
will be thrown open. The completion Oh
the Kentucky Central from Paris, KY, TO
Livingston completes the new line, and
from Dalton it is only seventeen miles
longer than the line by the Western and
Atlantic to Chattanooga and thence by
the Cincinnati Southern.
J. ID. Colley, of Lincolnton, most en-
thusiastIc friend of the Augusta, Elber-
ton and Chicago Railroad, strongly faVors
the adoption by the next Legislature OF
an amendment TO the constitution for the
purpose of allowing counties TO vote 2
subscription of their bonds to aid IN the
work of internal improvements. such
wise regulations in South Carolina said
LauTens and Greenwood counties to sub
scribe, through a popular voteS4tnr The
building of much needed railroads. Way
not allow Ebert and Lincoln and COlun-
bia counties to give $25, 00D apiece, SAY TO
the Augusta, Elberton and Chicagqand
insure its cOmpletiOn!o
The Northeastern Railroad Company is
engaged in making up its annual report,
which will be in some particulars re-
maTkable exhibit. During the past year
a double daily service has been done, car
Tying over $4,000 passengers, and more
than 60,000,000 pounds of freight, which
does not include %, 600 Sbales of cotton
hauled. Two engines have done all this
work, and in addition have hauled all the
construction material used in the repairs
of the track, making $4,000 miles. From
five to six connections have been made
daily, with trains on Richmond and Dan
Vile Railroad with very little margin in
time, and yet mot more than three con-
nectiOns were missed in the entire twelve
months One or two very slight accidents
have occurred. No personal injuries have
been sustained by the employees save one,
which was trifling in its nature, costing
the company 81 only.
Meriwether VindicdtOr: There was an
idle rumOr circulated in GreenVille last
week that work on the railroad would
cease for several months as soon as the
cars were running to Stinson. From the
railroad authorities we have direct writ
ten ASSURANCES that there is not particle
of truth in the story. The work will be
pushed until the cars are running into
town. We learn the regular trains would
reach Stinson, eight miles from Green
vile, yesterday morning. The grading
force are at work at Mr.. ThreadgilPs,
three miles from town. Mr.. r. N. Ellis
has been informed that his stock of new
goods can be LAID down within five miles
of Greenville early in October The
freight charges will be much less than
Mr.. Ellis has heretofore paid to Hogans-
vile. Being backward, the road will
handle great deal of this years crop.
By Nov. we hope to see the iron horse
bounding into GreenVille.