The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-28
RAIL AND CROssTIE.

Clyde Bosticz, of the Central, will spend
| to-day in Atlanta.
y. d. hrieFshaber, Of the Central rail
road, went up to Atlanta last night.
| Capt. S. I. Kingsbury. assistant counsel
for the Savannah, Florida and Western
railway, left for Atlanta last night.
General Freight and Passenger Agent NJ.
b. Snbers, of the Savannah, Americus and
Montgomery railroad, returned to Ameri-
Gus last night.
They say that a railroad is going to be
built from Carahelle, Fla, TO Augusta, and
at once; and that II will run via Tallahassee
and thence on direct route TO Augusta
1t is claimed that the Richmond and Dan
vile system is back OF the movement.
The latest returns show that there are
342, 900 miles of railroad in the world about
half OF which are ia America. Europe has
10000, Asia 1900 Africa 5.0O0 and Aus
tralasia about 1900 miles. In FGroDs the
country with the greatest absolute mileage
is Germany, with nearly 25,00J miles fol
lowed by france with p, 900. Greay Britain
with not quite 10000 Russia with p little
less than $4,000, and the Austrian Empire
with 15,000
The South Carolina railroad report for
the month of May is very good. A num-
Der Of roads show large increases The
tonnage shows handsome increase. while
the passenger earnings are growing much
larger. The largest increase is shown in
the Atlanta and Charlotte Airline. with
the South Carolina railway and the Charles
ton and Savannah coming next. The com
mission requires the reports to be made by
the 10th Of the month following the month
for which they are made.
1t was reported in cambridge last week.
the Democrat says, that the projectors of
the b., c. and W. had declined an offer of
$50, 900 for their rights and franchises, and
that the amount had been offered by G.
Gunby Jordan and his associates. II true.
it looks like the line is worth something to
tae offerers and more to the projectors.
The roadbed and right of way Of tue b., C.,
and w. will be cleared as far north as Col
quit, in Miller county, by Saturday night,
barring any mishap. Two and a half miles
were cleared the first day tuesday.
Hurrah for the g., c. and W.
The work Of clearing off the old roadbed
of the defunct b. e. and c. railroad from
Bainbridge 10 Cuthhert was begun last
week, the Democrat says, preparatory t.
putting the surveyors on the line rs so m as
q sufficient distance can be covered to kaer
ahead of the crops from this place to Cuth-
| bort. IL having been about twenty years
since the grading was done the Toadbed has
grown up with trees and bushes, which
needs must be cleared away before the
grading pegs can be put down aud the bed
made ready for the ties and iron. ana this
work is bling done by the force mentioned.
The Democrat learns that the surveyors are
ready to begin work at a minutes notice
setting the grading pegs, and that the con
tractors for grading, cro6sties and track
laying will in all probability be let very
| soon, there being plenty of bidders on the
work The road viii operate under an en-
tiTely new charter under the name of the
Bainbridge, Cuthbert and Western railroad
and will begin al a point on the Florida
line and run via cambridge and CuUhbert.
river in the county of Stewart, Chattsuoo-
chez or Muscogee, and will be standard
gauge road.