Savannah morning news., 1885-07-27
THE RAILWAY WORLD.
Gossip Gathered Everywhere in Rail-
road CIrces.


road Circes.
Rails between Palatka and Buffalo Bluff
are being laid rapidly on the Palatka and
Indian River railroad.
The Central railroad shops in Macon
have been turning out some magnificent
cars, built for the West Point aud At
lanta railroad.
The last issue OF the Rdjl,ody Age con-
tains a portrait and sketch OF Commits
sioner Virgil Powers of the Southern
Railway and Steamship Association.
The Executive Committee OF the South
ern Railway and Steamship Association
will meet IN New York next Wednesday
instead Of in Atlanta, as heretofore an
nounced.
1t is said that the Central railroad is
preparing for the survey Of the Columbus
and Rome from Greenville to the most ac-
cesslble point on the Atlanta and west
Point railroad.
A circular has been Issued by the Presi-
dent Of the Railroad Conductors Life In
surance Association Of the United States
and Canada, announcing that the eigh-
teenth annual convention Of the assOcia-
tion Will meet in Denver, Col, Oct. 7.
A new road has been surveyed from
Keuka to Orange Springs, and it will he
cleared up and used by the transfer COM
pany. II IL two miles shorter than the
old route aud passes through splendid
country.
There is probability that the st. Johns
and Lake Eustis railroad Will be convert
ed into standard gauge 10 connect with
the road that will cross the river at AstOr.
Broad gauge ties are being used wherever
new material is necessary TO replace the
old.
Ioh
bile, ClarksYille and Evansville, and
Princeton and Ohio River roads have
been consolidated under the name of the
first. When completed This will give a
continuous line under this name from
Mobile, terminating at some point on
Green river, in Kentucky, with branch
extending to Mount Vernon, Ind.
At the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers Of the Atlanta and West Point rail
road on Saturday the following officers
aud directors were elected: DirectOrs--L.
+. Grant, w. G.. Raoul, j. $. Bgby. J. A.
Davis, j. w. Green, ID. N. Speer, w. b.
Berry. The total number Of shares voted
was 1860. The directors elected the fol-
lowing officers: l.. =. Grant, president;
| Cecil Gabbett, general manager; II. NJ.
Albeit, secretary.
Manager Gaddls, of the Brunswick and
" estern, which has been suffering at the
hands Of car robbers, is quoted as saying
to Brunswick reporter: "You can give
to the people this fact oflicially-that If
the Brunswick aud Western railroad
can't get any protection in the courts in
this county against thieves, ! shall move
away TO Waycross every single solitary
thing that | can. Railroads have some
rights as well as other people"
Baxley Bdnner: 1t seems 10 us that
the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia railroad could not do a bet
ter or more profitable thing for itself
than to run a branch road from BaX-
| ley to Savannah. Such IA road would run
/ through an excellent country, easy to
| grade. and there would be little difficulty
/ in'building a bridge across the Altamaha
river at what is known as "lrOn Mines
/ Bluff"
| Several days since Judge King issued
an order TO the Sheriff to summon six
/ qualified citizens 10 act rs a commission
for the purpose of appTaising the value of
the lands of b. F. and l.. A. McGraw, at
! Buffalo Bluff, through which the 7. and L.
extension of the Jacksonville, Tampa and
Key West railroad proposes to run. The
| gentlemen summoned TO act as the COM
mission met at the court house at Palatk a
Friday, and after issuing the customary
ten days notice TO the Messrs. McGraW,
adjourned to meet again on Aug. 4.
IL is reported that the owners of the
Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
railroad, and st. Johns railroad (the
latter from TOcOi to ST. Augustne), pro-
pose to bridge the St. Johns river at or
near West ToeOi, to form Junction with
the st. Johns road on the east bank Of the
river. A preliminary survey OF the river
has been made, and the engineer has
expressed his Willingness to take a con-
tract to build the trestle and bridge
with two draws tor 100000. The entire
cost of the work will not exceed Sl2O,000
When completed Pullman cars are to be
/ run through to the Ancient City. The
bridge will be several miles in length.