The morning news., 1888-10-01
ON RAIL AND oRossrIE.
Local and General Gossip in Railway
Circles.

w. J. Craig of Augusta, acting general
freight and passenger agent OF the Fort
Royal and Western Carolina railroad, is in
the city.
| The Backvile, Aston and Newberry
railroad has just been finished to Slevern, a
| station near the kaolin mines and about
thirty miles from Backville. Sievern is
named in honor of the place of the same
| name in Germany near Bremen, and it now
| promises to be a town Of considerable size
| and importance. The place will be surveyed
at once and lots will be laid out for the
building of town.
Maj. s. C. Boylston, who for many years
! held an important and responsible position
on the executive staff of the Charleston
and Savannah railway, passed through the
city yesterday on his way TO Florida. Maj.
Boylston is now general freight and passel-
ger agent of the Florida Southern Railway
Company his headquarters being at Palatka
He left there about three weeks ago to at
tend the recent railway agents convention
| at Saratoga.
Atlanta and Florida surveyors are work
ing on the preliminary survey of line
from Fort Valley to Madison, Fla. The
route, so far as selected, follows the Thomas
vile survey to Isabella, and from there
takes southeasterly course, going through
Quitman to Madison, where a connection
with the Florida Central would be secured.
On the completion Of this survey the line to
the seacoast at Brunswick will be run. and
the final estimate as to cost of construction
and advantages Of the two routes will de-
termine the southern terminus Of the At
lanta and Florida.
The Forth bridge, which has been styled
the last wonder of the world" has been
under construction for six years and will re-
hon lott
portions Of this vast and costly structure can
scarcely be realizei from the figures. There
are eleven spans, two of which measure no
less than 17l0 feet each, making the most
majestic arches the world has ever seen.
The extreme hight of the bridge is 361 feet :;
the foundations are some ninetv-one feet
below the surface of tue water, and there is
clear headway of i50 feet for ships of all
sizes to pass under.
Recently published statistics of the rail
road gauges Of the world show that nearly
three-quarters of the total railway mileage
of the world is of the standard foot S14 O.
inch gauge. The total mileage of the world
at the close of 1885 was 3J3,048 miles. OF
this "a per cent. was Of the aOo1e gauge, IA
per cent. was narrower and IL per cent. was
wider than the standard. In America,
apart from the comparatively small mile
age of the United States roals with 3-foot
gauge, practically the whole OF the United
States aud Canedian railroads are of foot
81 inch to foot 0 inca gauge. In Mexic1,
III 1884, 2,0S3 miles we're foot So inch and
944 3-foot gauge.
Tne following jewelers. have been ap-
pointed watch and clock inspectors of the
Central railroad: j. F. Stevens of Atlanta,
j. f. Wells, of Macon and Theus Bros. of
Savannah. They will begin an ms pection
Of all the watches Of the engineers and con-
ductors aud other employees tomorrow.
Every watch viii be thorough examined
lrd if ii is found to be all unreliable or il
acurate timepiece or unable to run within
a variation exceeding thirty seco IDS per
week, it will 0e refused and tine emplOye
| will be required to provide him self with a
| better timepiece. The clocks at the rail-
road stations will also be ex amined and put
| i'll proper repair. The inspection will take
about fifteen days.
The citizens Of Graham, s. c., at a mass
| meeting held last week adopted the follow
| ing resolutions:
| WHEREAS, The Southboupd Railroad Com
pany have surveyed route for railroad lead
| ing from Savannah, Ga, to Columbia S. c., and
| whereas, tho said route passes very near the
| town of Graham, S. c., therefore be it
| Resolved, l. That we, the citizens of the town
OF Graham and surrounding country, i'll mass
meeting assembled on Sept, 2j 1898, do extend
| to the said company q cordial invitation to come
| through the town of Graham, and pledge them
| our hearty support and approval We do also
extend to the said company right of way
| through our town and country.
ReSOiUed :. That copy OF these resoluti ons
be sent to the said company, ami the Savannah
| and Columbia daily papers and the Graham
Ne,cS for publication