The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-04
ON RAIL AND CROSsTIE.
Local and General Gossip in Railway
Circles

new excess baggage ticket was re-
Gently adopted by the National Association
of General Baggage Agents at st. Louis
1t will be put into use all over the country.
Mr.. C. R. Barnhardt, late Superintendent
of the Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington
division of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, who was recently appointed Mas
ter of Train Service of the Central system,
with headquarters at Savannah, has taken
charge. Mr.. j. NJ Norman, late Master of
Tram Service of the entire system, will at
| tend to the train service on the main stem
! division only, and will have his office here,
! as formerly.
April 9 and 10, National Association of
American Railroad Superintendents,
| fifteenth annual meeting in New York city.
| April 5, General Time Convention: spring
meeting in New York city. June IL, Tues
| day, American Train Dispatchers' Associa-
ton; fifth annual convention at Louisville,
KY. June II, Master Car Builders Asso-
citation; annual convention at Alexandria
Bay, n. Y. June 10, American Railway
! Master Mechanics Association: annual CON
vention at Thousand Islands, N. Y. July
| 10, Wednesday, National Association of
General Baggage Agents at New Y ork city
The imports of steel rails for the seven
months ended Jan. 81, 1888, were 1O3, OF
| tons, against 80, 461 tons in the same period
| figures show great increase a falling off
has already begun, January of the present
| year showing large decrease over Deem
Der and October of 1887. Still the total for
January-11, 755 tons-and for the past seven
months-l03, 81 tons-is very large, show
ing that the duty which some are desirous
of seeing reduced is not high enough now to
keep out serious foreign competition. The
value of the steel rails which were i'm
ported during tie seven months referred
to was no less than 81, 424 ,653,
The annual meeting of the incorporators
of the South Florida and Georgia Air Line
Railroad Company was held in Madison,
Fla, last week. The following officers
were elected: President. II. NJ. Drane, Sa-
vannah; Vice President, George w. Scott,
Atlanta; Secretary and Treasurer, W. II.
| Call, Quitman; Directors, H. NJ. Drane,
Joseph Tillman, j. g. Mccall, w H. Dial,
| George w. Scott, w. II. Sebring, John F.
White The Madisod Reporter learns that
the prospects of the company are very flat
tering and the company is encouraged to
believe that matters are assuming tangible
shape for the beginning of work.
Hon. p w. Meldrim, of this city, and
Messrs. c. b. Wallace and II. S. Mcfarland.
of the Savannah and Birmingham Air Line,
are in Birmingham in the interests of the
enterprise. The first link of the projected
road is what is known as the Savannah and
Western railroad, of which Mr. Meldrim is
President. This road is projected to run
| from Savannah to Eastman, on the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroadl
The charter was obtained some time ago.
The right-of-way has been secured al
along the route, and plans for the
construction of the road are all complete.
The second link in the proposed line is the
Macon, LaGrange and Birmingham rail
road, Of which Mr.. r. s. McFarlin is Pres
ident 1t has been surveyed from La
Grange to Macon, and all the rights of way
| secured
The third link between Birmingham,
| Ala, and LaGrange, Ga, is the Birmine.
ham, LaGrange and Macon railroad Mr..
| c. b. Wallace is President of this road.
! The charter for it WIS secured last year.
and the survey has been made The right
| of way has also been secured.
President Meldrim is quoted by the Bir-
mingham Age as follows: I'VE have con
suited with "A large number of the leading
business men and capitalists of this city in
regard to the matter, and they all are ia
vorably impressed with the idea of building
the road and will, no doubt, contribute to-
ward it,"