The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-27
ON RAIL AND CROssTIE.
Local and General Gossip in Railway
Circles.


The affairs of the company are being got
into ship-shape once more, and the Rome
Tribune says that the delay will only be
nominal in the completion of the railroad
from Rome to Gadsden.
The Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf and
Kansas City, Springfield and Memphis have
been consolidated under the name OF the
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Springfield.
The capital stock is $50, O0O, 900.
Application has been made for charter
to extend the Mobile. Birmingham and
Navy Cove railroad along the Gulf to Pen
sacola, thus giving the latter place railroad
connections independent of the Louisville
and Nashville.
The following is the new board of direc-
tors Of the Rome and Decatur railroad:
Libby Rowland n Hazard, Joseph w.
Ogden, George Evans and James Swami, Of
New York city; h. 3. Kyle, of Gadsden,
Ala John c. Printup, T. F. Howell and
John II. Reynolds. of Rome
The Tennessee Midland has been graded
from Memphis to jackson, a distance of
eighty-fye miles, while the contract has
been let TO the Tennessee river, 1876 miles
from Memphis. About fifteen miles Of the
track has been lain. The enthusiastic meet
ing Of the citizens of Nashville, which took
road.
The Savannah, Florida and Western and
Charleston and Savannah railways are
crowded with trains and the arrangements
of the roads are able, with great difficulty,
to handle the immense business. One only
has to glance around the train yards and
through the freight depots to see that the
freight traffic is heavy. Large consign-
ments of oranges are being handled from
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points. The tourist travel may now be said
to he at its flood and trains are loaded with
the coming and speeding guests.
The Rojt,Cdy ReUieW has the following
editorial on the probabilities of the general
Introduction of iron and steel cross-tieS:
Zone of the most important articles of
railway constructions and one which offers
a large field for the future use of iron and
STEEL is the cross-tie. AT present, on the
majority of American roads, the relative
prices of wood and metal prevent the
adoption of an iron or steel tie for general
use But that this method of construction
will be introduced in the future there seems
no doubt, especially in the warmer sections
of the country, where the life of wood eX-
posed to the elements is very short.
The Columbus and Western railroad is
now in shape to push its GOodwater extern
sion to an early completion. The headings
of the COOSa mountain tunnel have met
and daylight now shines through both tun-
uels Only 100 feet of rock remain in the
bench of Oak mountain tunnel, and when
this is cut out the tunnel will be clear and
ready for the railroad track to be laid
through it. The bridge over the Cahaba
river was completed last week, and track
has been laid over it. Instead of letting
the track-laying force continue that work,
on account of the bad weather they have
been put TO work with two construction
trains grading the depot grounds near Biz
mingham. Part of this force will resume
the work of laying track again this week
near the Cahaha river. Track-laying on
the G0odwater end of the road is steadily
progressing.
The directors of the Carolina, Knoxville
and Western railroad met at Greenvllle, S.
c., a day or two ago and ratified the con-
tract that had previously been made by the
executive committee with the Georgia
Construction Company. Lieut.. Gov. Maui
din rendered his resignation as President,
on the ground that he did not think the con-
tract protected the interests of the people
along the line, and gave the president no
control over the construction company, and
he was unwilling to continue in position
to be held responsible for their action His
resignation was accepted and j. B. Hum
bert, of Laurens, was elected President and
j. A. Hoyt director, in place of Gov. Maui
din. The construction company now has
200 hands at work on the road between
Greenyille and Knoxville, and have just
made a contract with the North Carolina
authorities for 800 convicts to work on the
grading through that State.