Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-26
AMONG TnE RAILROADS.
GIeanings from Along the Track and
CrOssties.

Laurens railroad was discussed at meet.
ing of the directors at Greenwood, ednes-
! day, and while Laurens' directors 40 not
! favor the acceptance OF the propOsltIon' II
! is believed the arrangement VIII be made
and the road built in a short time. With
out action the directors adjourned till
May !.
The Macon IelegrQph is disguised with
| the legal squabble over the East Tennes-
| see. Virginia and Georgia railroad. and
/ SAYS: 1.-The business interests of large
section of country are far more important
than the claims for damages OF a few in
/ diyduals. Northern capital that can be
gobbled up by such a procedure after be-
/ ing invested in a Southern enterprise will
have the effect to make Northern capital
I lists shy about future investments in this
sectiOn.o
/ The annual session of the Society of the
/ Army of the Potomac VIII be held TINS
year at Baltimore early in May. This, 1t
/ is said, will be the first instance OF
meeting of this association in southern
city. There are many persons probably
in this and other Southern states who
would like to attend, and arrangements
have been made with the railroad com
panies for excursion fares. The Atlantic
Coast Line VIII sell round trip tickets
from Charleston, Columbia, Florence and
Sumter, S. c., and from Savannah, Au-
gusta and Atlanta, Ga.
Capt. j. W. Craig, Roadmaster Of the
Charleston and Savannah railway,
passed through the city yesterday on his
return from a trip through the West,
where he went several weeks ago IN the
interest of his road During mis- trip
Capt. Craig visited Cincinnati, Cleveland
/ and Chicago, and inspected the manage
ment of the leading railway systems OF
the West. He found no road with
| more complete and better organized
/ system than that of the Plant system. of
| which the Charleston and Savannah is
1 part. The speed made on the Coast Line
I he found TO be much faster than that Of
/ the trunk lines from Chicago to the East
! The equipment Of the Plant system he
regards better than that of most Of the
roads i'm the Western country. Capt.
! Craig will submit report Of his oBserva-
/ lions to the management of the Plant
system at an early day.
/ The excursion advertised by the Savan-
nan, Florida and Western railway to-day
/ over the Plant system of railways and
steamship lines on the st. Johns river and
/ Tampa bay il, perhaps, the cheapest eX-
/ cursion ever offered to the citizens Of Sa-
/ Yaunah. The distance to be Travelled Is
! about 200 miles, and the price for the
/ round trip has been fixed at the low figure
! of only 81 30. Certainly the railroads Will
not make any money by the expedition.
! They expect to get their reward when the
business men Of this city shall have be-
come acquainted with what is to them
really an unknown land. Settlers from
| the Northern and Western States have
| taken up the lands in vast quantities, and
! thriving towns and villages are sprinCing
up almost at our doors, with which we
! are as little acquainted as though they
were situated beyond the Rocky Noun
aaara R1h ~ mn no IN
portunity she is losing to build up a re-
( munerative traffic with this section, and
there is no better way to learn than to 90
there and see the places at the cost merely
Of the advertise ment which announces the
trip.
The savannah. Florida and Western
railway will give special excursion t.
Mobile and New Orleans on the week of
the Mobile drill and encampment. A
special train will be made up and at
tached to the fast mail and will leave
Savannah on Sunday morning, May 3, and
run through on that schedule 30 Mobile.
arriving there the following morning. The
Savannah Cadets will occupy a special
Pullman, and one, anyway, and per-
maps two extra Pullmans, if re-
quired, will be added for the ac-
commodation of civilians who will
make the trip. Nearly one entire car has
already been engaged, and it is quite like
ly that the other will also be taken.
Passenger Agent Griffin, who will ac-
company the party, is anxious that all
who intend to make the trip should leave
their names at Bren's ticket Office early
this week so that the list may be made up
and every accommodation may be pro
vided. The rate for the round trip, good
for ten days, is $40 30 to Mobile.
A decision has Just been filed in the
Supreme Court of South Carolina in the
case against the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad company, confirming
the decree of Judge kershaw which was
filed May 30. 1884. The case was an ap.
peal from the decision of Judge Kershaw,
who decided at that time that the railroad
commissioners had no right TO regulate
charges tor freight and merchandise
shipped by the road from Columbia and
other points in South Carolina 10 points
in North Carolina on the Chester and Le-
nOir Railroad. The ground upon which
the decision rested was that, by the con.
stitutiOn OF the United States, section s,
Congress has exclusive power to regulate
commerce between the States, and that
this attempted regulation by the State
board OF railroad commissioners was an
invasion Of the domain OF Interstate com
merce. Judge Kershaw held that any act
which attempted 10 confer such power
upon the railroad commissioners was un.
constitutional and the Supreme Court OF
the State has just sustained his views
The effect Of these decisions is that the
railroad commissioners have no power "a
I make any regulation affecting Interstate
, commerce, whether OF freight or passen.
gers.