Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-24
IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.
Items Gathered Along the Track
and CrOsstieS.


The East Tennessee, Virginia ana
Georgia railway abandoned us higuC
train from Jesup to Brunswick last sun
day.
1t is said the Jacksonville, Tampa ana
Key West will on or about Oct. l, put
through sleepers on its road direct from
New York to Tampa.
The earnings Of the Louisville and
Nashville for the second week 81 Septem-
Der were $300,345, against $3.50 $40 for the
corresponding week of 1889, beng an In
crease OF $4,000.
Upon the occasion Of his 4sth birthday
last Saturday, superintendent Hayden,
OF the Jacksonville and Atlantic, was
presented with handsome walking cane
by the employees Of the road.
An additional mail pouch for Beaufort
and points between Yemassee and Beau
fort is now made up at the Savannah post
office daily, going out at O'Clock and re-
turning the next day at noon.
The people along the line of the pro-
posed Palatka and Tavares Fla. rail-
road are in earnest about having the
road, and continue to get up suOscrip-
tions for it. Major Abrams is now in
New York in the Interest Of the road.
1t is stated that Joint Agent IL. 5. De-
pew, of the Central Traffic Association,
has been rendered and will accept the
position of General Traffic Manager of tue
Mobile and Alabama railway, and that be
will resign his present position about
Oct. L.
Mr.. Arthur Chief of the Locomotive
Engineers Brotherhood, in recent
speech stated that the brotherhood en-
braces 10000 members, and in the last
seventeen years has pad out nearly
S2,000,000 to widows and orphans and
5000, 900 TO it's needy members.
TIE Jacksonville, Tampa and Key
West railway began running on " ednes-
day through fast mail cars clear from
Jacksonville to Tampa without change
or transfer. They have been running
fast mail car to Sanford for some weeks.
but this goes through to Tampa direct.
The new Western traffic pool goes into
effect at once, and remains IN force three
years. 1t covers all trade west and south
of Chicago, except that OF the Southwest
ern Traffic Association aud the Northwest
ern Traffic Association. The last named
pool, it is said, will be perfected this
week.
The Macon and Florida Air Line rail-
road is being rapidly pushed from Macon
direct to Florida via Valdosta or Quit
man. All necessary money has been Sc
cured. The contracts have been let out,
while it is only little over month since
the scheme took definite ehape. The SUI
waunee and Gulf is to meet this road at
Branlord.
The Gulf View says if the people OF
Cedar Key want a railroad built TO con-
meet with the great Northwest why don't
they say so. ValdOsta subscribed $4,000
to the Macon and Florida Air Line, al
though they were assured the road was
coming there before they did it. Why
can't Cedar Key do something to encOur-
age the enterprise?
Three hundred and seventy-fve million
persons are annually carried over the
railroads of this country. But 400 OF this
number are killed, and only 1900 meet
with injuries more or less severe. OF
these 800 or the injured and 200 OF the
killed may be charged to causes for which
the railroad companies are more or less
responsible. while the rest are due to the
carelessness of the passengers them
selves.