Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-04
THE RAILWAY WORLD.
Gossip Gathered Everywhere in Rail
road Circles.


on to-day no local freight trains will be
run on any OF the railroads Of the Atlantic
Coast Line.
The Central Railroad sent up between
125 and $50 people 10 Macon and Atlanta
last night to spend the Fourth.
A meeting Of the citizens Of Crescent
City was held yesterday for the purpose
Of selecting three or more men TO locate
the Crescent City station on the railroad.
1t il rumored that the railroads nave
several attorneys in Tallahassee in behalf
of their interest, prominent OF which Is
the effort to keep down legislation regula-
ting roads.
The trustees Of the Townsville aud
Tallahassee Railroad Company, -. w.
Gwynn, Col. } ohm Bradford and Edward
Lewis, are working jealousy for dona-
tiOns.
The fruit movement at Atlanta is be-
coming lively. Thursday the W estern and
Atlantic Railroad carried fitty-nlne cars
OF melons and other fruit which goes from
Southwest Georgia TO the Western mar
kets.
Mayor Grimes, of Columbus, has APP
pointed q. NJ. Williams and 3. T. hatch
as the two citizens to act with G.. Gunby
Jordan and !. Joseph on the committee to
dispose of the Mobile and Grard Railroad
stock.
The Plant Investment Company will
probably obtain the new contract tor car
rying the United States mails from Tam
pa to Havana, in which case they VIII
place two tirst-class boats on the line
touching at Key West, going aud return
ing.
When the survey Of the CovingtOn and
Macon Railroad is completed from tine
g 3 h.. Non 10 hf
engineers will return TO COylngtOn and
make the survey Of the COyingtOn and
North Georgia Railroad to the Richmond
and DanVille Railroad.
The Southern Railway and Steamship
Association meets in annual convention
in Atlanta on Wednesday, July s. The
meetings will be held at General Commits
siOner Powers office, and will be presided
over by President Joseph r. Brown. The
meeting is held to elect officers for the en-
suing year.
1t is proposed to have a mass meeting
at Columbus Tuesday night to consider
the project OF building the Georgia Mid
land Railroad. The committee from the
Atlanta Chamber Of Commerce is ex-
pected to be present. There is much en-
thusiasm there over the bright prospect
of the road being built.
Palatka NecS: The Jacksonville, Tampa
and Key West Railroad has some OF the
most Obliging engineers on record. One
OF them was seen 10 take a yalise weigh
ing almost a hundred pounds from the
WaycrOss depot to hotel, for young
lady that was lett by the Palatka bound
train Sunday night, while another went
ahead with the lady and received the
hOnOrs.
The trips Of the local sleeping car Of
70 A / fv,n hot (
ton and Wilmington were discontinued
yesterday. This car was heretofore at
tached to the train leaving Charleston at
midnight, and as it was available for
Charleston at an early hour, it was "A
great convenience TO the travelling pub
lie. The sleepers between Jacksonville
and New York viii be run as hitherto.
The East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia and Savannah, Florida and
Western Railways Will run a special
cheap excursion to Brunswick tomorrow,
leaving Savannah at : :01 a. m, arriving
at Brunswick at 1850, leaving there at
430, and arriving here at 1925 in the
evening. The fare for the round trip Is 81.
The cheap excursions which the two
roads have been running in conjunction
with each other for the past month have
attained a wide popularity, and are
largely patrOnized. The accommodations
are first class.
Barlow Informant: We stated in a for
mer issue that the Florida Southern Rail-
road had surrendered its reservation from
Lakeland southwark, and was now endea-
yOring to enter the lands with float claims
thataccrue for building that portion OF the
railroad from Lake City TO Lakeland, and
from Gainesville TO Palatka. We are Of
ficially informed that the report is true,
and that the matter is before the Internal
Improvement Committee and that the
majority are in favor of granting the ap-
plicatiOn. The grant and reservation
were on the condition that the road should
be built as a whole.