Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-16

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The last spike was driven for the Chat
tanoOga Belt Railroad on Saturday. Inc
line completely encIrcles Chattanooga.
1t is seven miles in length. and was ouilt
at a cost of nearly 100000.
Charters have been granted TO build
railroads from Pensacola 10 memphis
which. when finished, Will give the Nortn
and Northwest new outlet 10 the 0uI.
SURVEYORS will commence Immediately 10
survey the proposed line.
The schedule Of passenger trains on the
East Tennessee, Virginia ana georgia
Railroad will be changed to-day. OA the
Macon and Brunswick division, the morn,
inc train will leave Macon at $3.50 and
arrive at 500, connecting with the Cen
trail. The night train will leave at $3.50
and arrive at 6:45. A corresponding
change will take place in the schedule Of
trains on the Atlanta division.
President Mitchell, of the Augusta,
Gibson and Sandersyille Railroad, says
the grading Of the road will be complete
by April /, and the laying Of rails will
begin on that date. By Oct. trains will
be running over the entire line. In April
trains will be running to Mclean creek,
in Nav to Stellayiile, in June to Spread,
in July to Gibson, in August to the
Ogeechee. in September TO Warthen, and
in October to Sandersville.
The President OF the Savannah Valley
Railroad has been in Charleston during
the past week for the purpose Of disposing
Of $4,000 Of bonds issued by the city OF
Anderson in aid of the Savannah Valley
Railroad. The bonds bear interest at the
rate Of : per cent. aud will be sold at par.
The Anderson IRteHiqenceF says the grad
ing of the road Will soon be completed, by
which time it is thought an arrangement
will have been perfected for stocking and
equipping Il.
An accident occurred five miles from
Rome, on the Georgia division of the East
Tennessee Road, Saturday. Two freight
trains were going toward Rome, one a
short distance behind the other. The
first train was suddenly met by the freight
train coming from the opposite direction,
whereupOn the engineer OF the former re-
versed his engine, thus escaping a col
lisiOn with the train in front, but running
into the train behind. The engine and
several cars were badly used up, but nc
one was injured.
The following are the leading forthcOm
ing railroad conventions OF the country
during the spring and summer, so far az
they have been announced: March H.
uesday-NatiOnal Association Of Gener
al Ticket and Passenger Agents at New
J
Southern Railway Time Convention in
New Orleans, La. April s, Wednesday
General Time Convention at st. Louis
Mo. April 10, Wednesday-Ass association
of American Railroad Superintendent
semi-annual meeting at Richmond, Va
May -, Wednesday-We stern AssOcia
/ ton OF Passenger Agents; semi-annua
meeting in Cleveland, o. June 8, Tues
/ dav-Master Car-Builders' Association
/ annual meeting at Old Point Comfort, Va
/ June Is, Tuesday-MasterM Mechanics AS
/ sociatiOn: annual meeting in Washington
/ June l6, Tuesday Association
/ OF Train Dlspatchers; annual nesting q
/ Denver, Col. June %, Tuesday-R
wav Car Accountants Association; AZ
nual convention at Minneapolis, MINI
! July 10. dnesday-NatiOnal AS 0cia
/ ton of General Baggage AGENTS; semi
annual meeting at st. Paul, Mimi.