Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-11

moving south into fernando county.
They camped on the WithlacoOchee Satur-
day. This survey is the permanent line.
Grading progresses rapidly. and the clear
ing force Is far ahead in their work.
The surveying corps OF the L. L., W.
W, W, f. c. and &. railroad (Which
means the Lady Lake, Wild Wood, With
lacoochee, Floral City and GulD have
completed the survey 10 Floral City. The
distance from the latter place TO the
Florida Southern is - miles.
President James p Nerdery has re-
signed the presidency Of the Augusta,
Elberton and Chicago railroad and Mr..
W. }. Pollard has been elected TO fill the
vacancy. Mr.Verdery, it is said, resigned
TO give his whole time to the presi-
dency Of the Enterprise factory, to which
ne was recently elected The Augusta,
Elberton and Chicago is only graded a
short distance from Augusta, but com
bination is spoken Of which viii make the
road a success and greatly benefit that
section.
A fast train between this city and Au-
gusta would do much towards increasing
the business between the two cities and
also along the line Of the railroad. The
people Of The two cities are very intimate
In many respects, and with quick transit
would visit each other quite frequently.
A schedule so arranged that passengers
could leave either city early in the MORN
ing and after spending two or three hours
at their destination return home in time to
get a good nights rest would doubtless
induce travel.
/ Commissioner Powers in his annual
/ report to the Southern Railway and Steam
/ ship Association, in Atlanta, on Wednes-
/ day, submitted tables showing compare
! tive statements of business done for nine
months, from Sept. /. 1888, to May 81, 1884,
and from Sept. 1, 1884, to May 81. 1888.
I The tables show an increase of 1913 per
cent.in tonnage, and decrease OF 1.23
! per cent. in revenue on merchandise,
/ which is due to reduced rates. On cot
/ ton, he said the comparison cannot be
/ made so accurately as wished. AS the past
season the Georgia Pacific railroad has
taken considerable cotton from Atlanta
which has not been reported TO this office.
! Leaving out such shipments. the tables
show net Increase OF IA per cent. IN
bales. and a decrease OF 90 per cent. in
revenue-due largely to change in move
ment of cotton in Southern ports, instead
OF to Eastern cities.
The action OF the Southern Railway and
Steamship Association in determining to
discontinue the rebllling system after
July 10, has caused quite a flutter
in Atlanta business circles. A
prominent merchant there said {:
THAT is hard to tell, yet know that the
effect will be injurious. The merchants
Of Atlanta for two years have been bend
ing their energies and combining their
efforts to get the privilege of
reshipping. We got it at last,
but have had it only about a
month, and now it is swept away. During
the time that the rebilling system was IN
operation the grain shipments to Atlanta
from the West We're unusually large, and
this fact is attributable to the privilege of
reshipping. Recently the merchants, act
ing upon the good faith that they had in
the railroads, have purchased large guam
titles of grain in Western markets tor
delivery here the latter part of July, aud
they feel like the railroads have trapped
them.N