The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-17
ON RAIL AND CROssTIE.
Local and General Gossip in Railway
Circles.

AlIC4bb.
The Central is pushing the work on its
Blakely extension toward Columbia, Ala.
Ohio legislators are threatening to pass a
law reducing all railway passengers rates
in that State to &c. per mile.
There is now in use in the world the
equvalento of 46 600, 000-hors power in steam
engines; 100000 in locomotives. In
engines other than locomotives the United
States comes first, with 800, 000-horse
power; England next, 100000; Germany,
1880, 900; France, 100000; Austria, 800
900.
Jan. 90, Friday National Association
of General Baggage Agents Seventh
annual convention at Chicago. March 20,
Tuesday National Association cf General
Passenger and Ticket Agents. Annual
meeting at st. Augustine, Fla. April H.,
WeGnesday-Ge Time Convention
Semi-annual meeting at New York city.
1t is rumored that work on the East Ala
bama railway will begin at an early date
There is only a gap of about forty miles be
tween Admission and Roanoke This will be
an important road to Admission, on account
of the unlimited resources on the route.
This road will eventually have Columbus
for its southern terminus.
Supt. McClintock, of the Columbus and
Western, and Supt. Scott, of the Admission
and Atlantic, were i'll Sylacauga last week.
Their business was connected with the build
ing of ii union depot at that place. The
Admission and Atlantic and the Columbus
and Western trains make close connection
at Sylacauga since the schedule changed on
the Admission and Atlantic road.
Preparations are being made for the
building of branch of the Midland road
from Ocala to Lake Apopka, Fla. The esti-
mated cost of the road will reach S24, 900,
and it will be about three miles IN length
1t will tap one of the densest and richest
regions of groves and gardens i'll Florida
The freight traffic is estimated to be nearly
double over the contemplated branch than
it is on the main line
General Freight and Passenger Agent
Hardee and Rate and Division Clerk Rich
ardson of the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway General Passenger
Agent Charlton and Rate and Division
Clerk Kershaw of the Central left for
Atlanta last night to attend the rate meet
ing there to-day and John H. Griffin of the
c. and c. l., and Billy Hughes North
western Passenger Agent of the savannah,
Florida and Western railway passed through
the city yesterday on their return from
Florida.
Railway receivershipS are expensive lux
uries for the owners of the properties con-
cerned. 1t is stated that the lawyers and
receivership fees and expenses of the Phila-
delphia and Reading railroad during the
three and half years in which it has been
in the hands of receivers amount to
1881 ,596 already reported, with two
accounts yet TO be added which will increase
the total to 1850, 900. AS usual, the lawyers
absorb the hons share, their fees and ex-
penses footing up SEQ, 5l2, with the bills
not yet completed
A through line of railroad to Florida
from the North, East and West via Biz
miughanl and Columbus, the Troy (Aia.)
Messenger says, is now one of the pet
schemes of the Central system, and ii built,
will be much shorter route than via Mont
gomery and Albany. 1t should not, the
Messenger thinks prove stumbling block
in the path of the Alabama Midland as it
is a well-known fact that Gen. Alexander
has moved all the powers possible to foil
[ ol. Voolfolk and his associates in this
worthy and much needed enterprise. Even
should the Central succeed in building its
line, the Midland would still be as great
necessity as ever.