The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-03
ON RAIL AND oRossTIR.
Local and General Gossip in Railway
Circlea

r. E. Minis, paymaster OF the Central
railroad, left for Augusta last night.
S. B. Subers, clerk in the claim depart
ment of the Central railroad, spent yester-
day in Macon.
C. T. B. Glenn, auditing clerk in the
claim department of the Central railroad,
left for Atlanta last night.
The Birmingham Herald prints long
interview with "a prominent railroader,"
who says the Georgia Central and Louis
vile and Nashville railroads are going to
consolidate and make the biggest line in the
United States.
The completion of the Central railroads
Eden extension will shorten the present dis
tances from Savannah TO important COM
petitive points, about as follows: To Co
lumbus, Opelika, Birmingham and beyond
26 miles. To Americas, Albany, Eufaula
and beyond, 81 miles. To Montgomery,
Selma, Mobile, New Orleans and beyond,
80 miles To Mobile and New Orleans
still further reduction of about Sc miles
may be made in the future by the Ozark
extern ion.
A through passenger service between Sa-
vannah aud Kansas City via Birmingham,
it is understood, will be inaugurated Sept.
l5 The trains will consist of q mail and
express service, and will carry first-class
passenger coaches, smoker, etc. A local
sleeper from Savannah to Birmingham will
be put in service on the Central, and local
sleeper from Birmingham to Memphis will
be put on the Kansas City. Memphis and
Birmingham. A through Pullman will be
run between Savannah and Kansas City.
The Birmingham Age has been author
lied to say that the Alabama Midland rail-
road from Montgomery to cambridge will
be built. AT the latter place connection
will be made with the Savannah, Florida
and Western railroad, forming through
line from Montgomery to Savannah,
nearly 100 miles shorter than by the present
route. Work of construction is expected to
commence at the earliest practical date and
the road will be finished before the end OF
next year. The directors say that trains
will be running through from Montgomery
to Savannah via this line by January, 1890.
Hon. o. c. Wiley of Troy has been elected
president, and Capt w. f. Joseph of
Montgomery, secretary of the company.
Capt J. w. Voolfolk has been elected by
the directors to negotiate the bonds on the
road, and to make necessary arrangements
to build and equip the same. He telegraphs
from New YORK he has made all necessary
arrangements, and that the road will be
built
An application has been filed for a patent
by New York civil engineer for Iocomo-
tive and tender, Designed for making the
fastest time ever attempted in this or any
other country. The boiler is rectangular in
shape, having large and permanent area
of evaporating, and the pressure can be
carried 10 30 pounds to the inch, WHICH is
one-third of the bursting pressure at the
weakest point. The cylinders are in the
rear of the boiler instead of between the
truck wheels, and the fire box is supported
between the centre of gravity of the driving
wheels. All combinations of parts are in
exact harmony, and it is intended to easily
make sixty miles per hour with ten coaches
and the speed can without difficulty, danger
or strain be pushed to ninety miles per
hour with tho same number of cars. If
successful, it is calculated to revolutionize
locomotives of the future.