The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-21
ON RAIL AND OROSSTIR.
Local ana General Gossip in Railwa,
Circlea

Circles.
Supt. Hege returned from the washouts
yesterday, where he has been ever since the
breaks on the Central.
j. A. McDutfie, General Freight and Pas
senger Agent of the Brunswick and Western
railroad, is in the city.
j. G. Bruyn, Claim Agent of the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western railway, left for
New York last night, via the Atlantic
Coast line.
Marion Knowles, Passenger Agent of the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway,
left for New York last night via the At
lantic Coast line.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Fremen
have had their meeting, and the next conven-
ton is that of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, to be held at Richmond,
Va, Oct. 10.
John G. Roberts, auditor of the receipts
OF the Central railroad, and F. W. Ed
wardy, assistant travelling auditor, left last
night for Buena Vista to straighten up the
accounts of that line and turn the books
over to the Central railroad.
Since Jan. l, q 2S miles of railroads in the
United States have been placed in the hands
OF receivers, with stock and bond debt of
$685. 900, against 42S miles in the CORE
spending period of 1897 such roads having
oSCCFA
The magnitude of the investments made
in southern railroads since 1880 are almost
beyond comprehension. In seven years and
half $4,000 miles of new road, not count
ing sidings and switches, have been laid in
the fourteen southern states This is only
1000 miles less than the entire mileage of
the south in 1880.
In consequence of the quarantine regula-
tions of Putnam, st. Johns, Volusia, and
Lake counties, Florida, the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway will not, at
present, receive freight for any points in
these counties, or for any point on the Jack
sonville, Tampa and Key West and South
Florida railroads.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
railway has given notice that in consequence
of the quarantine regulations in Florida,
the company will only receipt for freights
for infected or suspected points Subject to
delay and loss from quarantine" This
clause will be written in ink on the receipt,
and must be signed by the shipper.
The Central railroad received two brand
new engines from the Scranton PA shops
yesterday. The locomotives are Dickson
make. They are after the latest patents of
improved locomotive machinery. and have
a car capacity of thirty loaded cars on any
portion of the Central. They were put up
at a cost of between SO, 900 and SIC, 900 each,
and Will be used on the main stem division.
The engineers are proud of the new loco
motives, and handle them tenderly until
more new ones are received. The conduct
ors rejoced when the new sleeper ''Fernan-
dina" was turned out some days since, but
the machinists have a day of reioic-
ing now. There is probably no
road in the United States whose
employees take more pride In their work
than the Central railroad" said gentle
man yesterday. They are looking out
always for the Improvements which are
added from time to time, and each set OF
men in whose department the Improvement
is made, consider it a great victory for them"
One of the sturdy old brakemen, who is
not the least in the praise of his road, was
heard TO have remarked that ''it is as hard
to keep a good road down as it is good
man. The old Central was slightly dis
figured but she is still in the ring, and is
ready for all that otfersn