Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-30
THE RAILROAD RECORD.
THE CENTRAL FIGURING IN
MANY SCHEMES.

Port ROYAL Road Again Petitions to
Cross Augusta with Its Tracks-Presi-
dent RaouI and the Augusta and Knox
willie Road-Gossip in Railroad Circles.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders
OF the Mobile and Girard Railroad will be
held on July /.
Charles l. Graves. Of Rome. has been
appointed agent of the East Tennessee
Railroad at Rome In place Of NJ. Taylor,
who goes TO Atlanta.
Capt. !. ". Craig. Master Of TranspOr-
tation. and General Superintendent Gads-
den, Of the Charleston and Savannah
Railway, are in the city.
The Mann car, Lucia Di Lammer-
moor" which took the medal at New Or
leans. has been assigned to the Georgia
Pacific, between Atlanta and New Or
leans.
1t is understood that the grading re-
Gently begun on the proposed railroad
leading from st. Andrews has ceased, and
now the once bright prospects for that
road are quashed.
". 5. ellis has been chosen as a direc-
tor Of the Americas, Preston and Lump
kin Railroad TO I'LL the vacancy caused by
the death OF DR.. W. A. Gregory. Mr.. Gil
lis is one Of the largest stockholders of the
road.
Half Of the steel rails for the Americas,
Preston and Lumpkin Railroad have been
bought and paid for. Cross ties for the
road have been scattered all along the
line from Americas to Preston, and the
work is progressing rapidly.
Capt. W. d. Chipley, of Pensacola, de-
MES that he has been elected President OF
the st. Andrews Bay and Chipley Rail-
road Company. The company was organ
lied By IL. Z. Newman, of Chicago, and
Capt. Chipley has no connection with it.
The Charleston and Savannah Railway
Company has made arrangements for the
transportation Of freight from Charleston
to jacksonville without breaking bulk.
Hereafter freight for that point will be
placed in a car which will not be opened
until it reaches its destination.
Judge w. b. Thomas, OF Athens, says
that he has been to see Mai. Green, of the
Georgia Road, and he is in hearty sympa-
thy with the project TO connect the two
roads at Athens. 1t will cost about
$4,000, and pay 10 per cent. on the capital
stock. Each car that passes over this
link will be charged 81 if drawn by it's
own locomotive, or 81 if the transfer is
made at the company's cost.
A meeting of the Jacksonville and At
lantc Railroad Company was held at
Jacksonville on Thursday for the purpose
of hearing the report of the gentlemen
who went North TO purchase iron and
rolling stock. They reported that they
had purchased all of the iron for the road,
which was now on the way, and negOtia-
tions were pending with three different
companies for the rolling stock, and that
it would probably be decided within a day
or two from whom it should be purchased.
1t was decided that as soon as the rails
arrived, now daily expected, the track
laying would begin, and the work be COM
pleted at the earliest date possible.
An application will be made to the
Legislature at its next session in July to
amend the act Incorporating the Cincin-
natl and Georgia Railroad Company. The
object of the amendment Will be to
declare that the company and all its
franchises are domestic corporations of
Georgia and subject to all its laws and
the Jurisdiction OF its courts, the same as
any other railroad corporation of the
State. 1t is also proposed to amend the
act by migrating upon it the principles
of law contained in the act to prevent
mOnOpOlies In the transportation of freight
and to secure free competition, and also
to compel the corporation and those
owning its branches to comply with the
law under penalty.
The boast recently made at Chattanooga
of an extraordinary shipment of four car
loads OF strawberries has evoked a reply
from the Illinois Central Railroad, which
shows that the shipment was very small
one compared to some of those made over
that road. Last Wednesday IL car loads
of berries were shipped from Milan, Tenn,
to Chicago; on Thursday 10 and on Satur-
day 13 car loads, each car load consist
ing Of $50 cases, weighing 5000 pounds.
For a week prior TO this the shipments
ranged from four to six car loads daily.
These berries were grown in Madison,
| Gibson and Crockett counties, Tenn. and
/ empty cars are left at all the small sta
/ tons Of the road until O'Clock in the
evening, when they are hauled to Mia n
and attached TO the fast fruit train tC
! Chicago.
The rumored resignation Of General
Manager Scott, of the Qneen and Crescent
/ line, has given rise to many reports, some
OF which are pronounced absolutely alb
surd. One of the latter IS that the Louis.
vile and Nashville Railroad Company
have purchased controlling interest il
/ the Queen and Crescent, and designed
making Mr.. Harahan General Manager
vice Mr.. Scott. The two lines are com
! petitors in the strictest sense of the word
and the Illinois Central and Mississippi
| Valley Railroads also aspire TO share Of
! Louisville and Cincinnati trade, hence
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
would derive little if any benefit by Sc
curing control Of the Queen and Crescent
Yet, ii the two lines were the only ones
south from the points mentioned, there
/ might be some reason for the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad seeking 10 control
competition; but, under the circum
stances, the rumor is pronounced TO bC
without the least foundation.
The Port Royal and Augusta Railway
Company has petitioned the Augusta City
/ Council for permission TO connect thai
road with the Augusta and Knoxville
Railroad by a track TO be built through
the city. President Raoul was present
The Council refused at one time to grant {
similar petition and the matter was car
red into the courts. The decision in the
Superior Court allowed the connection
10 be made. Notwithstanding the objection
of the City Council, but the Supreme
| Court reversed that decision. The las
petition reopens the question. After re
citing the facts, the petition asks for per
mission 10 lay track along certain line
across several streets, and states that The
1 motive ie 10 get rid of the tolls levied bl
the street railroad on the traffic OF Ia,
petitioner. The petition declares that III,
road is obliged 10 seek relief in this man
ner; that IL viii not obstruct the street IN
any manner. and that It will Indemnify
tue city of Augusta against any and al
persons, natural or artificial, cllimins
/ damages by reason Of the construction o
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