The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-13
RAIL AND OROSSTIE.

The brick for the new Savannah, Florida
and Western railway depot is being put on
the building site.
The statement of the Richmond and West
Point Terminal Company for the year end
ing Sept. 80, 1889, shows: Gross earnings,
$2S, 294 ,461; operating expenses, SIS, 457, 654
net earnings, SO, S36, 806; fixed charges,
$7,S77, OBS; surplus, $l.959,7S0.
Harry e. Ransford, who has been private
secretary to Supt. Curran of the South
Carolina division of the Central at Augusta,
viii succeed j. L. Graham as private secre-
tary to Maj. Shellman, Mr.. Graham having
been promoted to the chief clerkship in the
Central's traffic department.
A bridge twenty miles in length is to be
constructed by the Roumanian govern
ment. crossing the Danube between Dedesci
and Tchernavoda and an extensive tract OF
marshy ground adjoining the river, and
forming an extension of the Western rail-
way to Hustinoge harbor. In length the
structure will nearly equal that of the pro-
posed English channel bridge, but in the
character of the construction required there
will, of course. be a very large difference
between the two.
Iowa is almost the only state in the union,
the RGittcay Age says. whose railroad com
mission is unable to report any increase in
railway mileage during the last fiscal year.
The Iowa report states that only twenty
one miles of road have been actually built,
while, on the other hand, it appears that
during the year several branches of exist
ing roads have been abandoned and taken
up, SO that the mileage of the state at the
end of the year was actually less than at its
commencement. This is a surprising and
altogether unprecedented showing for one
of the largest and wealthiest states of the
4rntox s.Tr ~ sn1s 20
that the attitude Of the Iowa people toward
the railways has tended to the development
Of the state
is 10 pounds Of fresh meats of all kinds,
three dozen spring chickens, two dozen
duck, two dozen partridges and fifty pounds
OF turkey. Canned meats are used to some
extent Ten to twelve quart cans of con-
somme are slowed away somewhere for
emergencies, though it is the pride OF the
chef to prepare his own soups. There are
forty to fifty pounds of fish, 200 pounds of
clans and the same of oysters, the latter
beng only for breakfast use and an oc-
easional pate for dinner. OF fresh vege-
tables the prominent features are eight or
nine dozen of green corn, five or six bushels
OF potatoes and a crate of tomatoes. In
Their season there are taken a bunch of
bananas, four baskets of grapes, four dozen
oranges, two baskets of peaches, seven
sozen pears, half bushel of apples and half
q dozen watermelons. Within the CUP
boards of the pantry are some twenty
quart jars of preserves. five dozen loaves
OF bread, thirty pounds of butter, twelve
pounds of cake, fifteen pounds of coffee,
ten pounds of cheese, four pounds of tea,
nifty pounds of sugar. eight to ten gallons
OF milk, five gallons of cream, thirty dozen
eggs, fifty pounds of salt-used largely for
the packing of wines and ice cream-1 900
quill toothpicks, estimated three for every
passenger, not to mention flour and meal
fupplies for kitchen use