Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-05
RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE.
GIeanings from Along the Track and
CrOssties.

GIeanings from Along the Track and
CrOssties.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway is laying new steel rails on some
of its branches.
The Cumberland Gap and Chicago
Railroad project is being pushed by
Charleston, Aiken. and other cities in
South Carolina.
The annual meeting of the Florida
Southern Railway Company will be held
at the office Of the company in Palatka,
March 10, for the election of officers and
the transaction of such other business as
may legally be brought before the
meeting.
The railroads all over the country have
made special arrangements for carrying
the people home from w Washington after
to-day. The movement to the capital COW
cred several days, but everybody Will
want to return home with rush. The
railroads have anticipated this and have
made ample arrangements for their trans
portGtiOn.
The Silver Springs (Fla.), Ocala and
Gulf Railroad is considered an assured
fact. In all probability the road Will
start from Ocala southwest to Camp
lizard via the west side Of Tsala-ApOpka
Lake on to BrOOksville, thence over the
route once Travelled by the indOmitable
DeSoto to Tampa. n. r. Gruelle, Chief
Engineer and superintendent of COnstruc-
ton, reports that work will commence In
a few days and the road pushed rapidly
to completion.
Subscriptions to the stock OF the Caro-
lima SeabOard Railroad, incorporated at
the last meeting of the General Assembly
of South Carolina, to run from Charleston
to the North Carolina line in the direction
of Wilmington, were opened in Charles
ton on Tuesday. Nearly all the stock was
at once taken up by Northern capitalists.
The capital stock is 81 800, 900, with power
to increase so as not to exceed $3,000,000
in shares of $50 each. The road is to be
commenced before Dec. 81, 1886, and to
be completed in 10 years. The incOr-
pOratOrs are r. &. Gilchrist, John G. NAL
lonee, o. A. Johnson, Jr., James Allen
and j. r. Whitridge.
Americas Recorder: TaZewell, the old
county site of Marion county, has walked
up and is determined to have railroad.
At a meeting OF the citizens held last Sat-
urday a committee, consisting of j. p.
Blue, w. 7. Stewart, G. G. Owen, j. II.
Hogg and DIR. Nose Edwards, was APP
pointed to 90 to TalbOttOn and Columbus
for the purpose of seeing what arrange
ments can be made to secure the extern
sion CT the Talbotton Railroad from Bos-
water power, and if railroad cOmmunica-
ton can be secured will make fine
manufacturing point. Two gentlemen
from New York were there on Saturday
looking at the place with view of erect
ing factory.
THE s., F. W. STOCKHOLDERS.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway Company was held at the com
pany's general office yesterday. Col. j.
II. Estill presided as Chairman, with
r. B. Smith, Secretary. The reports
of the operations of the company for
the past year were presented by the Gen
eral Manager and the Treasurer. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were elected as Drec-
tors for the ensuing year:
FL. B. Plant, W. S. Chisholm.
NJ. X. Jesup, H. S. Haines,
NJ. j. O'Brien, j. IL. Estill.
Henry Sanford,
The Directors subsequently held meet
ing and elected the following officers:
Presidential. B. Plant.
Vice PreSident-W. S. Chisholm.
General Manager H. S, Halnes.
.Secretdru-R. B. Smith.
TreGSurer-William Z. Hardee.