Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-02
AMONG THE RAILROADS.
NEW SCHEDULES GOING INTO
EFFECT TOMORROW.

Georgia Troubles-1is charEfng EN-
/ 81 .ycs On the Macon aud brunswick
/ Division Genes Along the Road
GOSSIP Gathered In Railroad Circles.
/ Alex. 5. Thweatt OF the Georgia Pacific
railroad is in the city.
The Dodge railroad has been GRADED
within two miles Of Cb2unccy. 1t will
cross the Fast Tennessee, Virginia and
/ Georgia railroad one mile below Chaun-
cey.
There Will be a change in the scbed-
ulo on the Charleston and Savannah
railroad 10 take effect on sunday, May 3.
Train No 30 viii leave this city at 300
p. ~.
Capt. J. W. Fitzgerald superintendent
of the Peoples line OF steamers, will meet
the Savannah and Charleston excursion
TO Tampa next week, on its arrival in
Jacksonville, and accompany the party
over the entire trip.
A number OF Northern capitalists who
are identified with the movement to build
the Rome and CarrOllt0n and Rome and
Chattanooga railways are expected at
Rome shortly to make final arrangements
for the commencement OF the work.
The Jacksonville, st. Augustine and
Halifax railway are building a station
room at their new terminus, at st. Au-
RNhllUe4 west VI lue llOLbl San NJ dICO.
That the st. Johns railway intended TO
pile across the river and unite with the
Halifax railway and have a union depot
has been asserted.
The Elberton Gazette says there will be
narrow gauge railroad run from Able
Vile, 5. g., to intersect the savannah Val
/ ley road at EnWright. We learn it's only
~ miles from ElbertOn to the EnWright
place. Why can't the people Of Elberton
and Ebert put their shoulders to the
wheels and build road from Elberton to
the above mentioned place.
by the notice in another column from
Capt. Edward j. Thomas, Superintendent
Of the SylYania railroad, it will be seen
that the running Of a regular schedule
begun yesterday. A train leaves Rocky
Ford every day at LILO p. m. for sylvanla,
making close connection with the day
passenger train on the Central railroad.
There is a warehouse and freight agentat
Rocky Ford. This is a short but import
ant railroad, and opens up a good agri-
cultural country, inhabited by thrifty
population.
Advertisements for the right of way are
being posted i'm all the counties in Geor-
ola traYersed by the proposed railroad
from Augusta to Chattanooga. 1t Is a
projected line of the Memphis and Charles
ton railroad, which terminates at Chatta-
nOOga. A link has been built from Charles
ton to Augusta. Those at the head of the
enterprise are said to be leading capital
lists in Georgia, and announce their in
tentiOn of bCilding the line. The company
is capitalized at $4,000, 600. This is one
Of the most important projects yet con-
Ceived for the benefit of Northeast GeOr-
gia. Next to the Piedmont Airline it is
certainly the most important to Gaines
vile. The line will be a direct one be-
tween Augusta, or rather Charleston and
Memphis via Chattanooga.
A new schedule Will 90 into effect on
the savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way tomorrow. There will be nOchange
in the fast mail. The Jesup express, for
merly leaving Savannah at 4:15 p. m, will
leave at APO, arriving here at 80 instead
of S:15 n. M, and arriving at
Jesup at $3.50 p. m. instead of !.
The Albany express will leave Savan-
nah at 8 p. m. instead of 1920, arriving
at Jesup at $50 instead of 1920, Way
cross 2:10 instead Of 12:15, Callahan 1858
/ instead of 6:05, Jacksonville at 500 in
stead of 7, Dupont 4:05 instead of $50,
/ Live Oak G:30 instead of $40, GAINESVILLE
$3.50 instead of $40, Valdosta 3 :33 instead
/ Of 4:25, Qultman 6:l4 instead OF $40,
/ Townsville at 10 instead of 6:15 and
arriving at Albany at 1890. The north
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6:20 instead of 6:05.
The Montgomery Advertiser says:
General Manager Gabbett, of the West
ern road, viii take charge of the Selma
division on Friday, and thereafter the
passenger train only will be run each way
daily. This will continue at least until
Mr.. Gabbett gets the road in first class
condition. Among the distinguished gen
tlemen drawn here by the transfer of the
Selma road from the Louisville and Nash
Vile to the Central are General Superin-
tendents r. Wells and j. II. Harrahan, Of
the Louisville and Nashville. and SUPER
intendent w. d. Chipley, of the p. and A =.
Capt. Chipley was Superintendent of the
Selma division five years ago, when it
was turned over to the Louisville and
Nashville Inder five years lease, and he
came TO witness the transfer of it back to
ire Central by special request of Presi-
dent Smith, of the Louisville and Nash
/ vile.
The regular monthly pay train of the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad was in Macon on Thursday. All
Of the employees received their mon thly
wages as usual. After the hands were
all paid off number were discharged
Most of them were construction hands
engaged at work on the line of the road
/ between Maconand Brunswick. The TCle-
graph and Messenger saws IL is estimated
! that fully 100 between there and Rome
= have been deprived Of work on account
/ Of the present complications of the road.
/ This number does not include those who
were recently turned out of the shops in
Atlanta and elsewhere. Al the East
| Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia depot
/ Thursday night, says the Messenger, fully
sixty were waiting to take the trains
/ for their homes. The scene was a
I peculiar one, and appealed strongly to
the sympathies of those who witnessed
/ It,. These men have been suddenly dis
missed for no valid reason, but simply be-
/ cause the troubles in which the road is at
present involved renders il necessary that
the expenses should be cut down. No
blame can be attached to the authorities
for the action. 1t is prompted by desire
TO accomplish for the road as much as is
l possible under the circumstances. The
men who have brought about the circum-
stances that render the step necessary
must shoulder the blame. For humane
reasons, such as are suggested by such
scenes, 1t is hoped by the public that the
affairs Of the road may be Strengthened
out, in order that these men may resume
work, which they are willing TO perform
and of which they have been wrongly de-
\ prived.
A Farmers Strange Death.