Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-28

GleanInge ArOm Along the Track an
CrONsfiRs

Crossties.
The Atlantic Coast Line has assumed
control of the eating houses at Whining
ton and Weldon.
1t Is stated that Major Henry r. Short
eT, who is President OF the Alabama Rail
road Commission, has called the board to
meet to-day for the purpose Of receiving
the books from the old board and to or
ganize for future operations. The new
board Will enter upon their duties on
Monday, March ,.
The Dublin Gazette reports that the
survey of the Dublin and WrightSville
Railroad has been completed, and that
work has been commenced with force OF
100 hands. The distance is 1917 miles,
and if the amount OF subscription Is
promptly paid in, the road will be COM
pleted in three months.
A meeting of the directors of the Au-
gusta and Knoxville Railroad was held
in Augusta on Wednesday. 1t was or
dered that the issue of few shares of
stock be made in lieu of some stock which
has been lost. The directors decided to
close the transfer books of the company
from March t. March Is and from Sept
l TO Sept. Is inclusive of each year. the
Treasurer of the company was also in
structed not TO allow the splitting OF
shares.
The river war, SAYS the Columbus En-
9ttiTer-SU seems to be carried on rather
fiercely, and it is difficult matter to Un-
derstand where there is any money to
others than shippers. If the boats do not
complain there is certainly little cause
for others to do so. On Wednesday an
other cut was made, when the Merchants
and Planters line took a cargo of 80 sacks
of guanO at a rate Of 49, cents per ton.
The rate heretofore has been 40 cents,
and whether or not the Central and Peo-
ple's line Will meet it, we have not been
informed.
1t is reported that Judge d. C.. Aldrich,
of Chicago, is engaged in a scheme to
construct railroad from ST. Andrews
Bay, Fla, to the interior of Alabama.
He has secured a grant of 25T, 600 acres of
pine land along the proposed route. The
company has a capital OF 81 100000, with
Judge Aldrich as President. He proposes
to settle the territory of his road with
foreigners, and will send an immigration
agent to Ireland and other parts of Eu-
rope. st. Andrews Bay is on the Gulf
coast, about midway of the western horn
OF Florida. The proposed road will run
north, and be principally in Alabama.
meeting of the citizens of Brooks
county was held al Quitman on Wednes-
day 20 consider the proposed branch road
from QuitmaE 10 Monticello. A commit
tee was appointed to confer with the rail-
road authorities in regard to building the
road. The following resolution was
passed. That the good people of Jefferson
county, Florida, and the city of Monticello
are hereby requested to hold a convention
to take into consideration the feasibility
of procuring d charter and having a rail-
road connection between Quitman and
Monticello. The said convention shall
appoint a committee of conference with
the authorities of the Savannah, Florida
and Western to meet with the committee
of this convention. A letter from Col. II.
5. Haines, General Manager of the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western Railway,
was read, in which he stated that nothing
definite had been as yet decided upon, but
he would in the future confer with the
people of Brooks county.