Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-03
IN TILE RAILWAY WORLD.
Items Gathered Along the Track
and Crossties.


The Savannah Valley railroad now car
ries express.
Beginning on Oct. trains will run reg
ularly from Wilson to Fayetteville ON the
"shOrt cut"
The Sunday excursions on the Charles
ton and Savannah railway having been
discontinued there will be no excursions
over this road to-day.
1t is now stated that the East Georgia
and Florida railroad, known as the Millen
road, viii certainly be completed and IN
running order from Hart's road to Jesup
by Dec. 10 at the farthest.
The Carolina Central Railroad is now
completed to Puzzle Creek, point eight
cen miles beyond Shelby. A new station
will soon be established at Ellenboro,
fourteen miles west OF the present ter
minus.
The work OF laying the ties and iron on
the Green Pond, " alterbO and Branch
vile S. e. J railroad has been commenced
and will be pushed to completion with as
much rapidlty as possibly. 1t is impos-
sible to say how long it Will take, prob
ably until about Nov. 10.
Col. John stewart left Jacksonville for
Sanford on Thursday with a large body of
hands 10 aesist in track laying on the
CdbLOiu anu I4ahe CubtlS tdllN ECN-
eDteen miles of rails are already dis
tributed along the road. Col. stewart eX-
poets to finish the work on the entire line
inside OF six weeks.
The Mount Carmel correspondent of
the Abbeville IS. G. } Medium says: "Our
folks are much pleased since the new
schedule over the Savannah Valley rail
road went into effect last Sunday. We
now have four passenger and mail trains
every day, i. e., two each way. to aud
from Anderson and Mccormick"
The new railroad from Walhalla to An
derson, S. g.. to connect with the Sayau-
nah Valley railroad, is all the talk just
now in Walballa. The keowee Courier
says. I'VE believe the road can be built.
Let every man put mis- shoulder to the
wheel and give it push. Walhalla can
very well afford to put $4,000 INTO the
enterprise"
The people OF Gainesville are anxious
for the Macon and Florida Air Line. The
Advocate, OF that city, says: Such road
would be of inCalculEble benefit to this
portion of Florida, and we sincerely trust
that the company proposing to build the
road will meet with all possible encour-
agement. The matter has been before
the City Council ana committee APP
pointed to cOnsiderit.
The Anderson Is. o. lntelllgencer
says: 1--WE are pleased to note the fact
TINT Mr.. William Gaillard, formerly OF
PendetOn, has been appointed supervisor
Of the main line of the South Carolina
railway. This Is a deserved promotion OF
most efficient and worthy young gentle
man, and we wish tor him that continued
promotion and success which his dill
gence and attachments deserve"
The Anderson Is. co. Intelligencer
says: sour people complain greatly that
the United States government is
80 picayunish as to decline
to put a mail service upon the
savannah Valley railroad. This is a
route tifty-iye miles long, and would SUI
ply a most necessary want. We trust
That the matter will be speedily adjusted
and the customary mail service given
u.s."
President Demons, Of the Orange Belt
{ Fla. railway, has stated that regular
trains were to be placed on his road on
Thursday last to connect at Monroe June.
lion with trains on the Jacksonville.
Tampa and Key West railway. The road
Is completed aud trains running as far as
Lakeville, and track laying continues.
The track is laid almost to Oakland and
will not be discontinued permanently
until it touches the briny water Of the
Gull