Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-17
AMONG THE RAILROADS.
GleaninEs from Along the Track and
CrOssties.

The new railroad to Titusville, Fla,
will be known as the Atlantic Coast, St.
Johns and Indian River Railroad.
The Florida Southern has completed its
road to PembertOn's Ferry, and by April
20 will be able to receive at that place
both freight and passengers.
Quantities of new crossties are being
laid on the road between Live Oak and
jacksonville, and the road bed is being
otherwise greatly strengthened.
An effort is now on foot to raise money
for the extention OF the Americas, Pres
ton and Lumpkin Railroad 20 Florence,
on the Chattahoochee river. 1t is said
the survey will soon be made.
D. G.. Perry, Division Roadmaster ofthe
Alabama Great Southern Railroad, re-
signed to accept similar position on the
Brunswick division Of the East Tennes-
see, Virginia and Georgia Railroad.
Work will be begun on the extension Of
the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
Railroad from Palatka to Sanford in few
days, when it will be pushed to compile
ton as rapidly as possible, and by Au-
gust or September the "iron horse" VIII
roll from Sanford to Palatka and Jackson
Vile.
T. Green Of the Cincinnati Southern
says he expects an unusual watermelon
crop and reports that his road is making
special arrangements for handling the
business. He expects to haul more mel
ons than last season. The road has large
number of specially built melon cars that
will be put into use.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Enterprise Railroad was held in
Charleston on Wednesday, and the fol-
lowing gentlemen elected as President
and Directors for the ensuing year: Pres
ident, A. T. Rayenel; Directors, Thomas
Frost, G.. 5. Gadsden, J. c. Mallonee, b. F.
Newcomer, c. G. Olney, 5. B. Pic6ens, 5.
5. SOlomons and George Fl. Walter.
The round house of the South Carolina
Railway. at Charleston, was damaged by
fire on Wednesday morning. The house
contained about twenty locomotives at
the time of the breaking out of the fire,
but they were soon pushed out on a side
track by the hands employed in the shops
and We're not damaged. The fire IS sup
posed TO have been caused by a spark
from one Of the locomotives. The build
ing was insured for $4,000. The damage
win be fully covered by about $500.
The following roads have gone into the
hands Of receivers since Jan. l. East
Tennessee Virginia and Georgia, Oregon
and California, Cincinnati, Hooking Val
ley and HiilsbOr0, st. Clairsville and
Northern, Brooklyn, Bath and COney
Island, Bradf rd, Eldred and Cuba. Cleve-
land and Marietta, Nevada Central, Grand
Tower and Carbonate, Houston and
Texas Central, Utah Eastern, Pittsburg
and Western, Pittsburg, Bradford and
Buffalo. Fort Madison ana Northwestern,
st. Louis Coal Railroad.
Representatives Of the Chipley and St.
Andrews Bay Railroad Company havo
left in charge of $50 negro men who 90 te
work on the new road at 81 a day wages.
This movement of such large numbers of
hands, says the Advertiser. shows that
the Chipley and st. Andrews Bay Road
will soon be finished. And this calls to
mind the prime Importance to MOntgom-
cry and Southern Alabama of the prOp0s-
ed South Alabama and West Florida
Road, TO run from Montgomery to Chip
ley and connect with the Chipley and ST.
Andrews Bay Road.