The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-04
ON RAIL AND CRossTIE.
Local ana General Gossip in Reilws
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Local anu t6Doral GOSSIP III 1t6ll way
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The track on the Three C's railroad has
been laid four miles beyond Hickory Grove,
S. c.
The authorities of the Three Cs railroad
offer to build branch road from Lancaster,
S. c., to Cheraw if local aid Is given.
the Atlantic Coast Line extension has
been completed to within mile of Fulton,
in Clarendon county, South Carolina.
The North German Gazette says that ow-
ing to the increased traffic on the railways
the Prussian government has ordered the
construction OF 1000 new goods wagons and
has hired 800 wagons from abroad. 1t
will also ask the landtag to vote 1000, 900
marks for the purpose of increasing the roll
ing stock of the railways
Chna's first railway, which was built
chiefly to reach coal mines. has been ex-
tended and now comprises eighty-one miles
of main line, with five miles of sidiugs and
branches, and was officially opened Nov. g.
1t extends from Tientsin, on the northern
coast, inland almost to Peking, and it is
stated that it will be extended to the capt.
tai and in time also to southern as well as
to northwestern China.
The Moniteur I.dust,-ieL states that the
six principal railway companies of France
use more than 10000 sleepers Der day, or 81
$50, 600 per annum. As tree of the usual
dimensions will only give ten sleepers the
railways in question require 600 trees per
day for seepers alone. In the United States
the consumption is much greater, amount
ing to about 15U00,000 Sleepers a year,
which is equivalent to the destruction of
about 1904 900 acres of forest. The annual
consumption of sleepers by the railways of
the world is estimated at 40, 900, 600, and this
is probably less than the actual number.
The commissioner of the Southern Passen-
ger ASSOCIATION has authorized rates on the
certificate plan to the following meetings:
Grand Lodge of Masons of Alabama, at
Montgomery, Dec. 10; Woman's Missionary
Society of the North Alabama conference,
at Birmingham, Dec. S-13; West Alabama
annual conference of the A. M. Z. Zion
church. at Selma, Dec. 1921; Baptist con-
gress at Richmond, Va, Dec. 4-6: South
Georgia annual conference, colored Metho-
dist Episcopal church, at Fort Valley, Ga,
Dec $40. The commissioner has also an
nounced the following excursion rates: To
Augusta, Ga, and return, for
special excursions. on account of the
Augusta National Exposition, until Dec Is,
/ cent per mile for all points within the ter
ritory of the association, tickets to be sold
only one day in the week; to
Asheville, N. c., and return, on
the occasion Of the opening of the
ASnSVllIe bIbCbTIC SlreeJ railway III
Der, rates of cents per mile one way for
the round trip; to Nashville, Tenn, and re-
turn, on account of the second annual exhi-
bition of the Tennessee Poultry and Pet
Stock Association, Dec. 1915, rates 4 cents
per mile one way for the round trip; to
Selma, Ala, aud return, on account of the
prize drill, Dec. %, rates of fare for the
round trip for parties of not less than
twenty on one ticket; to Washing
ton, D. c., and return, on the occasion of
the inauguration of the President, March 4,
1899, rates of one lowest first class limited
fare for the rouud trip, tickets to be sold
Feb. % to March 8, and limited to March 8;
to Albany, Ga. and return. on account of
the Southern Chauteuqua Assembly, March,
1899, rates of one fare and one-third, on the
certificate plan.