Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-01
rHE RAILWAY WORLD.
Gossip Gathered Everywhere in Rail
road Circles.


The annual meeting Of the southern
RAILWAY and Steamship Association VIII
. pe heItln Atlanta next Monday.
CTS. Iattuc the travelling passenger
aren't tue Chic and Aississlppi h1ll-
wa, who has been travelling through
Geor-is FLORIDA and South Carolina. mas
had Nr.h Carolina. Virginia ana East
T-nnsa he added TO his territory.
Cant John McFall. of Ocala, IS going
I'D ulI d railroad whose initial point
VIII b. ather Gainesville or Arredonda,
ON the ransit Road. Its terminus IS NOT
nIy d.sided yet. IL viii pass through
or uea FautVille, Cotton Plant and
thence outward.
Rail ad excitement is running high IN
the lover part of Monroe county ana at
-0cial role. These people are not golug
t3a.lQN The Athens and Columbus hoad
TO 60 . Madison without hard struggle.
A hlg railroad meeting viii be held at
~Ocia circle next Saturday.
The Kansas City, Springfield and Mem
phis ,ailr0ad is getting up a boom
fhrOu bout the South, the object OF which
is ia induce immigration 10 the west.
ExcQ sions will be run from Atlanta,
Ju}Y and 10. The destination OF tickets
viii Baxter Spring, or Cherryvale,
kaubas.
Prajdent Hillyer, OF the Rome Rail
road and others Interested, left Rome
Tues ~ to take a survey Of the route OF
the Ipp0sed extension Of the Rome Rail
road rom Kingston 10 Decatur. From
present indications it is more than proba-
Bile that this extension viii be constructed
at an carly day.
President Barrow, of the Northeastern
Ralrad, says that his road is now ready
to sign an agreement with the City COun-
ell II Athens TO build a road within TWO
Year, to either Madison or Social Circle
Cat he discretion Of his company upon
BENG released from the obligation to nil
the gap between Tallulah and Clayton,
Ga.
some change has been made in the man
a2eueat of the construction of the Blue
sprns, Orange City and Atlantic Rail
ROAD and ts Deland branch. Gen. Il. H.
Mason, who built the Jacksonville, Tampa
ana Key West Road, has taken the con-
tract To- build both roads, and To be com
p'tlaC as soon as money and hands can do
it. The General takes immediate charge.
AlujH0ad meeting was held at Frank
lu Friday. After some discussion 1t was
decide q to appoint three men from each
strict to canvass tDeir respective dis
tr.ets and solicit subscriptions. Another
Nlb4llJGe Was appointed 10 correspond
b capitalists and ascertain where the
money can be secured at the best rates,
and port at next meeting. The meet
ir- tlen adjourned to meet again on Sat
uaiay, July %.
3 large delegation from Madison. Social
Circle, COvingtOn and OcoDee county was
10 a lens Monday to attend the railroad
Getting. The opera house was crowded
With delegates and citizens. A great
many speeches were made for Madison,
social Circle and Covington. Ex-senator
Barrow spoke in behalf Of the Northeast
ern Railroad. There seems to be great
division on the two proposed routes 10
Madison and Social Circle In the even
ag the delegates were given a drive over
the city. Every body is jubilant over the
prospects of a road to Columbus, whether
is by Madison, Social Circle or Coying-
ton.