Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-02
AMONG THE RAILROADS.
NEW ENTERPRISES DEVELOP
ING ALI OVER THE STATE.

Railroad is completed.
Work wss begun Monday morning on
the railroad 10 run from Tav0res TO Lake
Apopks, kissimmee and the Cuff.
The Central Railroad viii place on sale
on Friday excursion tickejs 10 Macon
and return for "a, and TO Atlanta and re-
turn for 50. Tickets good TO return until
July 8.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
and the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Roads VIII sell round trip tickets
from Savannah 70 Macon and return,
goGd from July to 8, Tor 81, and TO At
lanta und return for s..
The Chief Engineer Of the Macon and
Dublin Railroad alverttses for sealed pro-
posals for grading the first ten miles,
commencing at Dublin. This indicates
that the company are in earnest, ard are
pushing forward the link between Macon
and Dublin.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad has con-
tracted for the equipment Of its engines
with electric headlights, subject to Ger
tain tests that are 10 be made between
kastou and Jersey CITY early next week.
The dynamo is run by small engine OF
one and half horse power, attached to
the side of the regular boiler, ana led by il.
A stock company has been formed, the
capital subscribed and the money placed
in bank in Pensacola, by the Newton
Navigation Company, for the building Of
a regular freight and passenger steamer
to run from CaryYille, Fla, to Newton,
Ala, on the Chocta whatchee river. The
boat is now being built at JefersOuYIlle,
Ind, under the personal supervision OF
Capt. George Lapham.
The jury in the case Of the negro brake
man, Roberts. who sued the Richmond
and Dauville Railroad in the City Court
of Atlanta for 50, 600 damages for Injuries
received in coupling cars, returned a YER
dict for the defendant. Ii appeared that
the com Dany had posted notices warning
employees not to couple cars with their
hands, but to use a stick, and that Roberts
failed to observe these instructions.
Col. 5. II. Hawkins, President Of the
Americas, Preston and Lumpkin Rail-
road arrived home Sunday night from his
trip 70 Ohio, where he had been arranging
for the transportation OF the engines and
cars of the Americas, Preston ana Lump
kin Road. He succeeded in etfecting con
tracts whereby the freight on the same
was reduced fully One-half from the prices
at first asked. he expects one engine
and the nat cars to arrive by the last of
next week.
A meeting of the Board of Directors of
the Rome and CarroIlton Railroad was
held at Rome Tuesday. The contract for
building the CedaCtOwn division OF the
road was let TO Heating n Co., a strong
firm Of contractors from Pennsylvania.
The work is to be commenced by or be-
fore July 10, and finished to CedartOwn
by Oct. 10, under a heavy forfeit. The
chief engineer Of the contractors is now
in Rome ready to purchase ties and other
material. The work Of grading will com
mence ut fuckers mountain, midway be-
Ween Rome and CedartOwn.
The Monroe Nelos urges High Shoals,
Good Hope, Monroe, Jersey, Walnut
Grove ard CovingtOn to pull together for
the new road from Athens to Columbus.
These places will give from $50, 900 TO
$4,000, and probably more. A mass meet
ing viii be held at Monroe Tuesday, at
which Athens and all the other places
will he represented. Committees hsve
already been appointed to visit COving-
ton and Athens. The business men of
Monroe nat In the court house and APP
pointed committees TO go TO Athens and
COvington 10 work up an interest in the
new project.
The splendid plaster of Paris relief map
of the peninsula of the State, which the
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway
had on exhibition at the Worlds Fair at
New Orleans, has been taken to Jackson
vile, says the HerdId, and Is being set
D
| block. The work of placing it in position
is under the personal supervision of its
talented designer and builder, Mr.. Trevor
/ G. LeutZe, OF the cOmpany's Offices in
! Savannah. This map elioited universal
attention and praise at New Orleans, and
was acknowledged the finest work Of its
kind at the great Worlds Fair.
For some time work has been quietly
/ going on, looking 10 the building of rail-
] IN, s Il
| rangements are being made to that end.
/ A preliminary survey will be commenced
shortly, and il is thought that the road
! viii he at once pushed vigorously towards
! completion. Commencing at the head Of
/ navigation of the COOsa river, and being
/ built on line running northwest. II
! would be on the same line with the Rome
and Chattanooga Road running through
Gathey's Gap, going toward
and the same track can
be used in common that far. Then the
line continues between Cornwall and
Round Mountain furnaces, ascending
/ Lookout Mountain about Blue Point.
going cross the top OF Lookout, descend
| ing towards COliinsYille. tntersecting with
the Alabama Great Southern at this
point, which Is now part OF the Clnciu-
natl Southern line from New Orleans 10
Cincinnati direct. From Collinsyille the
road will cross Sand Mountain to Gun.
tersvile and from there be carried on TO
I Decatur.
Several years ago a charter was granted
10 toe Birmingham and Tennessee River
Railroad Company to build a road from
Birmingham to some point on the Ten
nessee river. The rapid rise Of Sheffield
made that the most desirable point. and
the road was surveyed with Sheffield as
it's terminus. About 1fteen miles have
already been constructed out from Shelf
field. This work has been done by the
Alabama Improvement Company, VINO
entered into "A contract 10 build the road
for share in the land grants obtained
along its line and portion az its stock. A
few DAYS ago the work passed into new
hands and acquired a prospect OF speedy
completion. Robert q. Hewey, OF New
/ York, representing an association Of can't
! talists. took the contract or the hands az
the Alabama Improvement Company ard
assumed 10 carry il out. The new COM
/ pany agrees 10 build and equip the road
/ iOrty-ive miles out from sheffield within
1 the next twelve months. This will put il
! into the heart of the richest coal fields I'm
/ Alabama. The remaining iOrty.hye miles
/ TO Birmingham are 10 be constructed as
/ soon as practicable. The new line viii
/ be standard gauge.
Several attempts have been made 70
wreck the midnight train nom Atlanta