The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-26
ON RAIL AND CROSsTIR.
Local and General Gossip in Railway
Circlea

Eighteen miles of the road between Buena
Vista and Columbus have been graded, and
il is expected that cars will be running be-
tween Columbus and Americas by next
Christmas.
At no distant day the gauge of the Ameri-
Gus, Preston and Lumpkin will te changed
from the narrow to the standard gauge.
Preparations are already being made for
the change.
c. f. Clarke, the clever express messen-
ger between Macon and Savannah was pre-
sented beautiful initial ring yesterday by
friend in Macon. The initial letter G was
inlaid with diamonds.
As an evidence of the benefit the extern
sion of the Buena Vista road to Columbus
will be to Americas, the Americas RecOr.
der says that coal which has been selling in
Americas at from Sc 80 to 81 per ton will,
after the road is completed, be sold at from
So 50 to 81 per ton.
The surveyors of the Atlanta and Florida
railroad passed near Rochelee last week on
their way TO Fort Valley. making pre-
liminary survey of the Atlanta and Florida
railroad. They will pass back soon through
Abbeville to Waycross, after which the
route will be permanently located.
William f. Penniman, Mallory r. King
and Henry 4. Symons, Of Brunswick, have
made application for a charter for railroad
TO be known as the "Cordele, Waynesville
and South Brunswick railroad" The road
will be about 125 miles in length. and will
connect with the South Brunswick Termi-
nal road at Waynesvil!e. This will give
the Americas, Preston and Lumpkin and
Georgia Southern roads direct rail connec-
tion to Brunswick
The Central railroad has named the fol-
lowing round trip rates from Savannah TO
the several fairs and expositions To the
Augusta National Exposition So 40, to the
Chattahoochee Valley Exposition at Co
lumbus So as, and to the Georgia State Fair
at Macon 90 80. Tickets will be on sale to
Augusta exposition from Nov. to Dec. Is,
20 the state fair at Macon from Nov. to
10 inclusive, and to the Chattahoochee
Valley Exposition at Columbus from Nov.
IA to 80 inclusive The tickets will be good
to return on and until Dec. . inclusive.
Constitution reporter interviewed Col.
George Fry, president of the Atlantic,
Atlanta and Great Western railroad, in
Atlanta, Tuesday, on the big Terminal deal.
Col. Fry was asked if the deal would not
affect the building of the Atlantic, Atlanta
and Great Western. mot a bit of it,"
said Col Fry emphatically. And you can
say that II there ever was doubt about the
roads being built, that doubt would have
disappeared with the news of this deal. 1t
has made my line an absolute and indispen-
sable necessity, as it will give Atlanta the
only independent line to tide water that she
has any prospect for securing "What is
the present status of affairs on your roadf'
well, there are two corps Of surveyors in
the field, one Of them working on a perma-
nent location OF the line from Atlanta to
Eatonton, and the other from Eatonton to
Savannah. We are securing our right OF
way by purchase and condemnation, and
have already permanently located seven
miles OF the line east of Atlanta. I have
every dollar Of the money necessary to
build the road, and it is going through"