The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-26
RAIL AND CROssrIE.

The New Jersey railroads claim the best
record IL the world for the past year. They
carried IN the year 69,0oO,OO0 people, and
out of this mighty throng the accidents
footed up only Ill. OF those twenty-one
proved fatal, and of the remaining $50, los
were not serious.
Roadmaster Marvin, OF the Central rail
road, has just returned from an extended
trip to Colorado. He attended a conven-
ton of the roadmasters Of the United
States at Denver, and excursions were
made to many important points in the noun
tains of Colorado.
A welLkuown financier says that the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton railroad
has made more men rich than any other
road in this country. 1t had always been a
paying road to investors before the Ives
Staynor trouble, and within two years this
trouble will be fully overcome.
The Cumberland Gap tunnel, Just com
pleted for the eastward extension of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad, is nota-
bic not only for being one of the longest
in the world, but also from tho fact that
between the time a train enters and makes
its exit it will have been in Kentucky,
Tennessee and Virginia.
The East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor-
gia railroad will, in the next few days, re-
cave from the Mcqueen Locomotive Works
twenty-five brand now engines to add to
their already large amount Of motive
power. Seven OF the engines are to be tbs
standard class for pas2enger service, with
foot inch driving w cells, and 1Sx2i
cylinders. Two of them are to be switch
engines, and the remaining thirteen will be
of The consolidated type.
Acting General Passenger Agent w. j.
Craig and Travelling Passenger Agent r.
w. Hunt, OF the Port Royal and Augusts
and the Port Royal and Western Caroline
railroads, were in the city yesterday to
attend the presentation to Maj. Belknap
They report affairs on the South Carolina
division Of the Central lively and interest
ing. There is a probability of getting G
direct connection with the Richmond and
Danvllle railroad at Spartanburg shortly
aud In this event through sleepers may &C
without change from Savannah to Ashe
vile.
The following is from the Louisville
COurieT-JouInat:
The long-mOoted question as to WHISTLER
the conductor or the porter was the reign
ing power in Pullman car has Just been
settled at Birmingham. Last week, while
Conductor ". B. Primrose was going
through his car, he heard the porter talking
lmpudently 10 a passenger. He immediately
dropped his punch and fired the negro
bodily. Next day, when the circumstances
were reported, MIR. Primrose was personally
commended by the superintendent anC
placed on the list of 'eligihles' for pro
motion"
A large number of freight cars for south
ern roads are being constructed with all
brakes and close couplers, Notwithstanding
the expense of construction is much greater
than that of ordinary freigh5s. These cars
1t is claimed, will pay In the end, however
as they can be run at a much higher rate OF
speed and will be used for fast freieAts
Thsre will also be less Dumping. An inter
esting car veatilating device Is now being
tried on the Pullman cars on the Pennsyl.
vania limited. 1t is a substitute for wire
screens, and consists of frame crossed by
narrow bars carrying rows of hair OF
bristies-horse hair preferable. The hair /:
said to admit the air freely, while effectually
straining it of cinders, dust, and even
smoke. A square frame is used in the end
windows, but the usual oblong shapes are
used to place beneath partly raised Window
on the sides of the car.
The interstate law practically abolished
the free pass system on railroads, or was in
tended to do so. and the roads have been the
greatest sufferers by the abolition Of the
free pass, so some of the passenger agents
say One Of them Is thus quoted by the
Kansas City Journal: II believe that the
Interstate commerce law, which prohibits
us from using passes, has resulted in direct
loss to the railroads. Merchants who occa-
sionally obtained a pass to 20 to market ro
purchase goods now stay at home When
they received passes they would often take
their wives with them, and would haYe g
desire to travel more. One pass frequently
influenced a merchant to take one or two
nEffa &Rsfrn -.-t.l L. L q
transportation. People must be educated
to travel, and the way to educate them is
to get them IN the habit of travelling, and
this can be done by giving them free ride
occasionally. Strange as it may seem, the
railroad is the loser by being denied the
right to issue passes"
The directors of the Louisville and Nash
vile, acting upon a suggestion made to
them by President Elk. Norton, have
adopted resolution authorizing, provided
the stockholders will agree TO the PROPOSE
ton, further issue Of common stock to the
amount of SS000,000. Part Of the pro-
ceeds will theSbe issued for the purpose of
taking up the present SO, O00, 900 g per cent.
collateral trust bonds, which have some
thing like thirty-hve years to run, and the
balance will be used to retire such interest
bearing obligations as the board of directors
may deem fit. 1t is claimed that the change
will be of great benefit to the stockholdery.
In a communication from the presi-
dent of the road it is recalled that
the issue of the $4,000 stock on Feb.
q, 1888, has in part been applied to scrip
dividend payments ON the stock. The com
pany has been in position to use the sur
plus earnings to great advantage in making
improvements upon the property, virtually
paying for the same with the common
stock of the company at par. The board
has authorized the building of second tracks
on about fifty miles Of road, and has made
and generally toned Up the system TO the
extent that all the surplus of the company
for the three years which will end July 81.
next, has been practically absorbed. The
new stock is to be disposed of as the direc-
tors may deem best, but it is to be the first
offered to present stockholders pro rara.