The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-20
ON RAIL AND OROSSTIR.
Local and General Gossip in Railway
Circlsa


New Zealand at last accounts had 1,75l
miles of railways on her two islands, with
more under instruction.
w. J. CIaig, acting general passenger
agent of the Port Royal and Augusta rail
road, was in the city yesterday.
Gen. z. p. Alexander and his private
secretary Edmond Workman left in the
presidents private car last night for
Augusta.
The afternoon train from Atlanta was
delayed an hour yesterday between Macon
and Savannah The delay was due to hot
box on the engine.
Edward Mcintyre, comptroller, and John
| G. Robertson, auditor of receipts of the
| Central railroad. leave for Montgomery,
Ala, tonight on business.
The Orlando Flal Record says that on
| Nov. Is the Office of general freight and
passenger agent Of the Tavares, Orlando
and Atlantic railroad was merged with that
| of general manager Mr.. T. NJ. T. McKen-
nan assuming the duties of both offices I'M
der the title of general manager, with Mr..
| q. II. Hepburn as assistant general freight
and passenger agent.
China's only railway company has issued
| its first annual report. The line, which is
about twenty seven miles long and was
built principally for carrying coal from the
Kaiping mines in the province of Chilli, in
northern China, earned about $3.50 of
which $24, 800 were net profits, indicating
that the operating expenses were about 63
per cent. A dividend of 6 per cent. has been
declared on the paid up capital, which
amounts to about 1912, 900.
The Louisville and Nashville proposes to
beat the record of the world-faned British
train-the flying Norwester. which does
the run from London to Edinburgh 400
miles, in Z hours and 10 minutes, The
Flying Razor Back, of the Louisville and
Nashville, is the fast Gulf and Atlantic ex-
press, and will run from Pensacola to Chip
ley, the West Florida highlands Q10 miles,
in two hours, including one stop, making
the actual running time 60 miles an hour.
Mr. M. H. Conally has received the ap-
pointment of Florida freight agent Of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad and the
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis rail
way, and will leave here the latter part of
the week for Florida. Mr.. Conally was
formerly private secretary to Super
intendent Fleming, of the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western railway, and
was afterward private secretary to Gen.
Alexander of the Central railroad. He is
an energetic and experienced railroad man,
and the officials of the lines which he will
represent have in him capable and eff
Gent representative. Mr.. Conally will
have charge of all freight matters in
Florida in which the two roads are inter
ested. He will ultimately make Jackson
vile his headquarters, but he says that
Savannah is his home.
On some Of the English roads passengers
are not only required to procure tickets,
but if they happen to get on the train with
out doing 80, are not allowed to pay their
| fare. An English exchange reports the
| case of a gentleman who entered carriage
in haste just as the train was moving off,
not having time to purchase his ticket.
When the collector finally came around to
take the tickets the traveller tenderd the
| legal fare two or three times, but it was
| refused, the official, however, taking his
name and address, with a view doubtless
to future collection of the amount by the
company or to the punishment of the pas
senger for being on the train without
ticket. The fact that ticket collectors are
not allowed even under such circumstances
to receive fare is rather a serious refec-
ton on their honesty.
Judge Marshall u. Clark has appointed
Ex-Gov. II. D. Mcdaniel of Walton county
| as receiver of the Savannah, Griffin and
North Alabama railroad. The appoint
ment of Gov. Mcdaniel, the Griffin NetOs
says, gives dignity and prominence to the
case as we'll as secures fair, equitable
| and honest administration of the road
| Gov. Mcdaniel will run the road to the
best advantage and will give satisfaction to
| all parties at interest Judge Clark has
taken proper conception of the case of
| the minority stockholders from its very in
| cipiency, and in sustaining their cause and
| giving the road such a receiver as Gov
Mcdaniel, he puts the case in such posi-
ton as to obtain for 1t the respect Of all
law loving and law abiding Georgians, who
| oppose the injustice and oppression of mo-
| nopolies. Long live the Savannah, Griffin
and North Alabama, and the loyal minor
| ity." the NelUs adds.
Some excitement has arisen in railroad
circles over the bill now drawn up and
| ready for presentation before the Kansas
| state legislature to regulate the operation
| and correct abuses of the Pullman car SER
vices. The bill regulates the price of berths
at 81 per night and $3 per twenty-four
| hours The upper berths, when vacant,
must be closed to aid ventilation, and the
| maximum wages of the porter is fixed at
| 81 SO per day instead of Sl2 per week, the
| former rate, while it makes 1t a INSIDE
| meanor for the porter to accept any "tips"
| or remuneration for services rendered from
| the passengers. The measure also deals
with the through and local tariffs of the
service, and wherever any discrepancies
have appeared a remedy has been proposed
Heretofore it was possible for passenger
| travelling any distance to beat the through
rate by several dollars by taking the local
rates for the same accommodations. On
hiring the porters the company has consid-
| cred the tips" received from passengers as
an item in the salary paid, and as conse-
quence has forced many impositions upon
|