The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-16
ON RAIL AND ORossTIR.
Local ana General Gossip in Railway
Circiea

The Central railroad has recently had
| built in Scranton, Pa, three new engines.
A passenger engine arrived yesterday and
will be put on the Atlanta line.
The Wall Street NeiOs learns that Drexel,
Morgan & Co. have emphatically declined
to act as financial agents for the Richmond
Terminal consolidators. They have care
| fully examined the entire matter, the Neios
says, and as result of such examination
refuse to have anything to do with it.
| The fast mail train from Atlanta on the
Central railroad was delayed an hour last
night, having been detained at Scarboro by
run off. Freight train No. 1870, while
pulling into the side-track at the station,
ran off and several cars were derailed. 1t
took some time to get them back on the
| track, but the track was clear when the
fast mail passed over.
Engineer Goolsby, of the Central rail
road was telling last night of his surprise
at Macon Wednesday night. He was
about TO open out the throttle and pull out
or Macon, when repast of wedding cake
and champagne was passed up into the cab
with the compliments of q newly welded
pair. Mr.. George Bonly, a well-known
railroader. of Augusta. with many friends
in this city, and Miss Maggie Joiner of
Macon were the contracting parties.
They are doing the exposition at Angus a.
The New York Commercial Bulletin says
that it has been reported very recently. on
presumably good authority, that the Rich
mond Terminal management is considering
the formation of some new relations with
neighboring lines, which will give it en-
trance into New Orleans. 1t has been said
that direct connection with the latter city,
over a practically independent line, will be
indispensable. Business is now conducted
between the Terminals southern terminus
and New Orleans over a section of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad. A di-
rector of the Terminal company said yes
terday that though it might be necessary in
time TO secure New Orleans connection, 1t Is
not proposed to do SO Immediately, and
that the subject has not yet been discussed
officially. How such connection will ulti-
mately be acquired cannot yet be said.
The best evidence of increasing business
is found in the Central's appointment of a
general agent at KANSAS City, Mo. Mr..
Henry j. Hargraves. formerly connected
with the Armour Packing Company, has
| received the appointment, and he will as
sumo the duties of his new office on Nov.
20. Hitherto the agent of the Georgia
traffic associated lines handled all this
| roads business, but the traffic having in.
creased General Freight Agent G.. A.
| Whitehead deemed it advisable to have a
separate office located in Kansas City. The
| business will be carried on by the use of the
Fort Scott road to Birmingham, Ala, the
connecting point of the two roads, and
from Birmingham to Savannah, via the
| Columbus and Western. BY these connec-
tons a short route is given to the seaboard
from Kansas City, aud these two roads will
form an important competitor for the for
| eign shipments of kanSaS grain and flour
! The two lines obtained considerable of this
freight that went through about two
months since. which, on account of the
snort route, they were able to handle at
| figures much lower than could be obtained
from the railroads going by the way Of
| Chicago or st. Louis.