Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-25
IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.
Items Gathered Along the Track
and CrOssties.

and CrOssties.
The line of tine White Ella railroad
has been cleared to the North Canal near
OrmOnd.
1t is estimated that the grading and tie
ing of the Lake City and White Springs
{ Fla railroad will cost only $4,000 per
mile.
Work was begun at Birmingham, Ala,
Wednesday on the Memphis, Kansas City,
Fort Scott and Gulf railroad. About 1000
hands are employed.
The State and county taxes due by the
Green Cove and Melrose Ella. railroad
tor the years 1884 and 1885, we're paid last
week. The amount paid into the Clay
county treasury was $429 so.
President Brown, OF the Southern Rail-
way and Steamship Association, an
nOunces that the twelfth annual cOnven-
ton Of that organization will be held at
the National Hotel, Washington, ID. c.,
Wednesday, July IA.
The City Council OF Lake City, Fla, has
made a proposition to the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway in regard to
paving the main street OF the town. II
the railway authorities will have the rock
hauled, the Council will nave the rock put
down.
The Fort Mason, Seneca and st. Johns
Railroad Company have had their charter
granted to operate their road, and steps
have been taken to raise money to carry
on the work. Some $50, 600 has been sub
scribed, mostly in land. This company
hope to perfect arrangements with the
jacksonville, Tampa and Key West rail-
road TO take the work in hand.
The Chester, Greenwood and A bbeville
Is. CO. road has been fully organized.
President, Maj. Julius Mills, of Chester;
Vice President, Col. d. z. Duncan, of
Union; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr.. NJ.
5. Bailey, Of Clinton; Attorney, Mr.. l.. W.
Perrin, of AbbeYille. The President has
been authorized by the board OF directors
to issue as much as $4,000 Hrst mortgage
bonds per mile towards constructing the
road. He has been further authorized to
employ corps of surveyors 10 locate the
road at once.
The Dublin Post says that within a few
weeks the Dublin and Wrightsville rail-
road, which has already TO a great degree
turned the tide of immigration in the d.
rection OF Dublin, will he completed to
the opposite bank OF the Oconee. 1t will
take upwards OF 100, 900 feet of timber to
construct bridge across the river, bill
of which has been made out, and for the
saving OF which President Thomas WAS
last week negotiating with prominent
steam-mill men. A specified time ia given
the contractor. whoever he may be, for
the completion of the order, and then the
construction of the bridge will commence
In real earnest,
Work on the Georgia Pacific extension
out of Birmingham in the direction of
Columbus was brought to a sudden halt
Monday by the breaking of dirt for the
building of the road between Birmingham
and Kansas City. This line is what is
known as the Kansas City, Fort Scott and
Gulf railroad. 1t seems that the Georgia
Pacific had about 800 hands at work on
the extension between Birmingham and
Coalburg paying 81 per day. When the
contractors for the Kansas City, Fort
Scott and Gulf commenced work Monday
morning an offer Of 81 20 was made for
labor, and as soon as the Georgia Pacific
hands heard Of it they quit work and tell
into line on the new road. The Georgia
Pacific Is getting up new men and ship
ping them to Birmingham.