The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-03
RAIL AND cRossTIE


Beaufort, s. C., had massmeeting few
days ago to send delegates to the Tulahoma,
CTenn.l railroad convention, having ia view
{ projected construction o the Kansas
City, Chattanooga and Port ROYAL railroad.
A number Of fatter.ng letters, pointing TO
Port ROYAL as the terminus 20 which, by
reason Of the deep water facilities, the enter
prise must there find its outlet TO the
ocean, were read.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
railway has cut the hours down from ten
to eight in its mechanical department.
Notices have been posted in all the machine
shops announcing the change which is made
to curtail expense. 1t is the custom Of
some roads 10 suspend their men during the
summer. The Savannah, Florida and
Western railway viii vary the rule this
year and keep all of ITS men, but will give
shorter hours with deduction of wages
for two hours taken of.
Chief Clerk 7. B. Marshall of the general
freight agents department Of the Central
railroad resigned yesterday on account of
Ill health. He was promoted Jan. 1, to the
position which he now hold, and filed it
as creditably as any employee Of the Cen
tral railroad. He has been connected with
the Central for five years, and his promo
lions have been deserved ard be was climb
ing to the op. He was thorough in rail-
road business, and was one of the most pop
ular employees of the road. The confine-
ment incident to railroad life has been
against him, and he has declined in health.
The position TO which h has risen is the re-
suit OF herd labor, and faithf IL aud ener-
getic discharge of his duty 1t is a re-
munerative one, but health is more
t. be desired than position. Mr. Marshall
will leave in a short ii ne for Reynolds, his
former home, where he will spend some
time, after which he will take a trip to
California.
The South Carolina railroad commission
has completed its work on the railroad
freight rates by finishing the tariff for the
charleston and Savannah railway, and all
toe rates went into effect Saturday At the
beginning the commission prepared sta d.
ard tariff for all the roads in the state, but
there were 50 many exceptions asked for on
account of the peculiar conditions of
various roads that in the end he commits
sion concluded to make different tariff
Tor each line, and this has now been accom-
plshed. Of course it is imprac icable to do
more than generalize some Of the leading
changes when so many points are covered
IN so many different tariffs, but the COM
mission tate broadly that they have made
adjustments of rates on all the lines, re-
ducing the charges for short haus and
causing a slight average reduction all
rou d. No rates are increased. Those on
fertilizers, cotton, bacon, -four and other
heavy freights have been generally reduced.
marked reductio has beel made in the
rates for the trans Jortation of dressed
stone, and they approximate those in force
in &c )rgia. The railroad officials have &C.
guessed in the changes made. The classifi-
cation of the Southern Railway and Steam
ship Association is adopted subject to the
changes made by the South Carolina ex-
ception sheet" fixed by the commission.
Not many addition, have been made to this
sheet AS the rates will not be published
the public can only lie r. of their effect by
experience of their working.