Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-18
THE RAILROAD RECORD.
THE GEORGIA RAILROAD To
ITS LESSEES.

! What General Manager Green's Report
Shows-A Charge Against the kali
road Commission - The savannah
Florida and Westerns Cheap Excur-
siOns to Florida-Gossip Gathered in
Railroad Circles.
The Florida Railway and Navigation
| Company are hauling, on an average, tif.
teen carloads of vegetables daily from
points on the southern division between
Ocala and ApOpka.
The Pullman Company has been
awarded the first two prize medals at
the New Orleans exposition for sleeping
car and parlor car, respectively, over
competing companies.
A Western capitalist says that when
the ThOmasVille, Tallahassee and Georgia
Railroad is assured, and Tallahasseeans
determine TO have water works and fire
protection, he will build large hotel in
that city.
The tenth annual convention of the Car
Accountants Association will be held at
Minneapolis, Mimi, June %. The Chi
cago and Northwestern will provide a
special train to convey delegates and
their families between Chicago and Min
neapolis.
f. w. Bond, owner of the DeLand and
st. Johns River Railroad, has been mott
fed by the United States Marshal that
suit has been entered against him in the
United States Court by d. B. Parce for
damages to the amount of 500, 900, because
MIR. Parce sprained his ankle on the dock.
A short time ago tho Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad Company made a prOpo-
sition to lease the Wilmington, Columbia
and Augusta Railroad. The proposition
has been approved by the directors OF both
Ag A. .l~g,1 4 L,
of the two companies will be held on June
to consider the matter. 1t is said that
there is no doubt about the proposition OF
the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
Company being accepted.
Beginning to-day there will be a change
in the schedule of the Atlantic Coast Line
between Charleston and Columbia, which
will reduce the running time from Char
lesion to COlum bia, a distance of 1877 miles,
to three hours and a half, gain of %
minutes. Train No. SO, by this change,
will leave Charleston at :25 a. M, instead
of at a. m, and will arrive in Columbia
at 1 :55 a. m. Returning, train No. 81
will leave Columbia and arrive at Charles
ton as at present.
The Florida excursion to be given by
the Employees Relief Association of the
Charleston and Savannah and the Savan-
year promises to surpass anything of the
kind yet undertaken by this association.
The management intend to use every effol
to make everyone comfortable, cOntented
and happy on the excursion of May %. Ii
is sure to be a memorable affair, if low
rates, comfortable cars, courteous atten-
ton ana a quick trip will contribute to
that end.
The Florida Southern has now reached
point 13 miles from PembertOn's Ferry
and is completing its track at the rate of
a mile and a half a day. 1t has already
begun its work at Lakeland and will
reach that point by June l. Haines City is
booming and the first addition to the en-
bryo city has been made by Col. 5. KnOwl-
ton, who owns the high peninsula covered
with hickory, live oak and wild cherry,
between Lake Tracy and Lake Eva.
Lakeland is little more than year old
and has population Of $50.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway has inaugurated a series of cheap
excursions to st. Augustine and Tampa
Bay from all stations, with a view to
bringing the attractions of those points
as pleasure resorts and as trade sections
to the attention Of the people along the
line of the road. Contrary to the usual
opinion, Florida offers considerable in the
way of business and pleasure after the
close of the so-called 'Eseason," and many
can find both profit and enjoyment IN a
visit there, especially during the pleasant
days of the spring and early summer.
The report of the General Manager of
the Georgia Railroad to the lessees shows
the result OF the operations for the year
ending March 81, 1885: The freight
earnings show 2.46 per cent. de-
crease, passenger earnings 3.77 de-
crease, earnings from all sources 2.S5 de-
crease. expenses 1913 decrease, net earn
ings 2.36 decrease. Since the year 1881
there has been a steady reduction of rates,
eliminating in the very low rate of 1852
cents per ton per mile for the year just
closed. This reduction, Maj. Green
thinks, is largely due to the action of the
Railroad Commission, and unless a more
generous policy is inaugurated tits simply
a question of time when net earnings
will be entirely dissipated. The
main line, Augusta IN Atlanta, III
miles, is steel laid throughout. The iron
rails on branch lines and in the Augusta
and Atlanta yards, aggregating l42 miles,
must be gradually replace d with steel. IT
will require about 1000 tons per annum to
keen the track in good and safe condition.
The track and bridging have been well
maintained. The work Of rock ballasting
was limited to the use of granite ''chip-
pings" obtained at the Stone Mountain
and Lthonia quarries. which bGllasted
but nine-tenths Of a mile. One aud a halt
miles were ballasted with coal clnker.
We have now on main line 1917 miles OF
track ballasted with rock, and 1917 miles
ballastel with coal clinker. During the
year 3G293 tons Of steel rails were laid,
distributed as follows:
Main line Observation-Disclosures. .I5s 50 tons
Atlanta yard ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 20 tons
Augusta yard OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. % tons