Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-07
TIE RAILWAY WORLD.
Gossip Gathered Everywhere in Rail
road Circles.

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A circular from the authorities OF the
/ Queen and Crescent Route announces sew
/ eral changes ia the department OF lrelgnJ
/ and PASSENGER service. blr. T.. 7. Greene,
who has been General Agent at Atlanta,
will be transferred TO the general agency
at Louisville. Mr.. $. Il. Johnston. VINO
has been Assistant General Agent at Al
lanta, Will succeed Mr.. Greene as General
Agent, and Mr.. w. +. Reynolds VIII De
his assistant.
The Troy Ala Enquirer, in speaking
Of the new director Of the Mobile and CIR
ard Road, says that Dr.. ii. {. tr3nkiln Is
successful business man and possesses
the abilities to render him a valuable ac-
QUESTION TO the directory. In speaking Of
the proceedings of the meeting ii says:
lit is not likely that any action was taken
IN regard to tde extension Of the road, as
that matter is about settled on account OF
the inability Of the company to procure
the means with which to pay the cost OF
construction, even if it should desire TO
extend. At least That seems TO be the
general impression"
In speaking Of tho extension from
Blakely TO Columbus the ERterprise says
ono one can fOresee the many advantages
to result to US FROM that extension, aud
without il there are decided probabilities
Of harm 10 US. While we do not feel that
we are dependent upon il or any other one
thing for our prosperity, yet ROAD from
Eufaula tr9Versing the country west OIL us
to reach some point on the gulf, or the
extension Of the Montgomery and Troy
road TO st. Andrews and Columbia, would
feel the effect OF her diminished trade.
The bursting Of the Chipley and st. an
drews bubble may lull us TO sieep while
those interested in securing our trnde are
n "A fiAff
hard, il not impossible, to break. Let us
have the extension from Blakely while it
is in our power"
Ii is generals understood in Columbus
that the Central and the Peoples line OF
steamboats, nave dissolved cOpartncrshlp.
For some time, says the EHgHfef-SttH,
the boats of these two lines have been
acting in concert, and the agreement was
that the Central Railroad would pay the
savannah, Florida and Western a GER
tain amount on each bale of cotton
coming up the river to Columbus as
long as there was no competition down
the river. The Merchants and Planters
line of boats coming ON the river and
taking cotton down caused the Central to
cease paying the Savannah, Florida ana
Western for the cotton, and was, there
fore, notified that the boats would be
withdrawn from any further connection
with the Central, and it went into effect
on July 1.
A mass meeting of the citizens Of
Columbus, for the purpose Of urthering
the interest of the Georgia Midland, was
in contemplation tor tonight, but was
postponed. The directors of the Georgia
Midland have received proposition from
those interested in getting up the Column
bus and Athens road, and they have
thought best TO postpone the meeting for
the present. Timely notice will be given
the public as to when the meeting will be
held, and the whole matter viii
receive a thorough investigation IN
order that the people may be IN
diligently informed as to what course is
best to pursue in the premises. 1t is evil
dent, says the EnQtirer-SMl, that the
business men Of Columbus are III earnest
in this matter, and as they mean business
they will take no steps unadyisedlV. They
recognize the Importance Of prompt ac-
ton, and the demands of the city for trans
portation facilities in the direction indi-
Gated is fully appreciated. The city
cannot afford to stand still and wait for
others to come in and give them the
needed requirements.