Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-07
GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.
Matters of Money and Management
About Various Lines.


Supt. W. W. Starr, OF the CentraPs
Carolina system of railroads, is in the
city.
In six years the number of miles OF
railway in Florida has increased from six
hundred to two thousand.
The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key
West railway commenced running" a
fast freight" between Jacksonville and
Tampa yesterday.
meeting of rate clerks and rate sheet
complers for the purpose Of revising the
Central Traffic Association basing rate
sheetiwill be held Nov. II at Chicago.
Mr.. Arthur ID. Knight, formerly IN the
freight office OF the Savannah. Florida
and Western railway, in Jacksonville,
has been appointed agent Of the road at
Waycross.
Sir Edward Watkin, the well known
English railway magnate, proposes the
establishment OF line of transatlantic
steamers from bull, to run in connection
with the Canadian Pacific railway.
meeting of the managers of the va
riOus W eStern and South western railroads
controlled by Jaw Gould and Russell Sage
is to he held in New York soon. Mr.. Gould
having summoned the managers to meet
him to decide various matters of detail in
~ SBNA chViOb W Tue Ocucs
1t is said that the only way an express
car on the Pacific roads can be robbed is
hV cOllusiOn with the messenger The
cars are lined with boiler iron and pro-
yided with shotgun and two revOlvers.
and the doors so secured that thew cannot
ne opened from without in an hours time
There is a complaint that Southern
roads do not return the cars of Northern
roads as rapidly as they should, owing
10 the superiority OF the latter. The in.
-erchange of cars between the two sec
lions has been quite extensive since the
southern roads have changed to the
standard gauge.
The Orange Belt Fla railway was
completed as far south as Oakland on
saturday, Sept. 80, and a REGULAR
schedule will be put into effect this week
covering that portion of the road between
Tampa and Key West Railway and Oak.
aud on the southern shore of Lake
Apopka.
The Mobile Register SAYS: "The two
working gangs on the Mobile and West
Alabama railroad are now only 10 m lies
apart, the northern workmen having
reached Lewis creek. As soon as the
TWO gangs meet, track laying will oegin.
Three car loads of cross ties, together
with all the necessary implements for
constru ction OF track. have already been
'"roived. The track will probably be laid
by Jan. 1.
The stockholders of the Atlantic, Green
vile and Western railroad met in conven-
ton at Ninety-siX, s. G., on Friday. j.
B. Hum bert was elected President, T. r.
Denny Vice President. The following d.
rectOrs were elected: Fl. P. Hammett. A.
Y. Smjt the W. p McKplvv I w No
CullOugh, Willie T. Jones, q. T. jackson,
W. 5. Allen, w. }. Reidy, G. w. Turner.
The proposition OF Susong & Co. was
withdrawn.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has an accumulated surplus' to be d.
ylded, amounting nOminaIly to $26, 865, 900.
1t is spoken of asif 1t were so much money
IN bank subject to check. IU consists OF
improvements to the property, securities
OF other companies, acquired to
strengthen or defend the property. and
other investments made to benefit the
stockholders property, whose effect is
either to increase their income or to pre-
vent it's growing smaller.
The Georgia railroad is now construct
ing one OF the finest sleepers ever seen in
the south, to run on the line between Au-
gusta and Atlanta. 1t IS called the "Oco-
nee," and everything about 1T IS being
done at the cOmpany's shops. 1t is
painted canary color, the standard color
of the railroad, trimmed with Grecian
scroll work. The berths, doors and panels
between the windows are decorated with
floral work, which was done by an en-
ploye OF the company. Everything
about 1t is neatly and Hastily arranged.
and, in fact, it is a model of beauty and
comfort. 1t Will be put In use this week.