The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-01
RAIL AND CROSSTIE.

Supt. w. w. Starr, of the Savannah and
Western railroad, came down from Macon
yesterday with party of friends and spent
the day at Tybee.
Townsville has raised $4,000 to build a
road from brownsville TO Cordele. 1t is es-
timated that the road can be built for $780,
900. The Enterprise says that Townsville
is on its mettle and the road will be built,
owned and controlled for the benefit of
Townsville.
The Times Of Kansas City thinks that the
entry of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
system into Kansas City is "another evil
denceof the ever-iucreasing Importance of
this city" as a commercial and railroad
center. With the addition of the Missouri
Kansas and Texas there are twelve railway
systems running into Kansas City that op-
crate over 81, 900 miles Of road and traverse
the country in almost every direction west
of Chicago. One line, the Wabash, runs as
far east as Detroit; the Santa Fe and Union
Pacific strike the Pacific coast; the Burling-
ton, Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul,
the Chicago, st. Paul and Kansas
City, the Rock Island, Santa Fe and
Union Pacific reach every point in the
great northwest, while the Kansas City,
Wyandotte and Northwestern is reaching
out toward the cattle ranges of Montana
and Idaho. The Santa Fe, Missouri, Kan
all points in the southwest while the west
ern division of the Rock Island is being
pushed into the same territory The Mem
phiS route pierces the iron regions of Mis-
souri, and Georgia, opens up extensive piner-
les of Missouri, Arkansas and Texas, and
establishes, not only a through line to the
great south, by way of the Gulf, but also by
connecting with the Georgia lines reaches
the Atlantic at Savannah, one of the prin-
riDal SAanOrtS of the SNyltharD half of chic
country
The Montgomery (Ala) Advertiser says
of the progress of the Alabama Midland;
TRACK has been laid three miles west of
Gordon and the work is progressing finely.
Contractor Campbell has carried a large
force to complete the unfinished grading
between Dothan and Gordon 1t will be
completed and ready for track-laying as
soon as will be necessary. Eight men have
been killed or drowned at the Gordon
bridge, over the Chattahoochee, since work
commenced on it. Newton will have
telegraph Office next week. The line from
Troy to Bainbrldge has been in operation
two weeks, but no office was opened at New
ton on account of the failure of arrival of
instruments. Grading is about completed
between Troy and Ozark. Cross-ties are
piled on each side Of the track nearly all
the way from Gordon to Newton. Track
laying is now in progress between Gordon
and Dothan at the rate of one mile per day.
1t will be completed by July 10. The heay-
lest unfinished grading is near the
Choctawhatchee river between Ozark
and Newton. 1t is expected
to be completed by Aug. l. Every section
of unfinished grading between Ozark and
Troy is under construction. The whole will
not aggregate five miles of light work All
of it will be completed by the time the track
layers reach it. The contractors have
enough ties to complete two-thirds Of the
line, and will keep ahead of the track lay
ing. Every town on the line of road al
ready feels the impetus of looming events,
which cast their shadows before, and real
estate has advanced over an average of 100
per cent, A temporary track has been laid
on both sides If the Chattahooches to the
rivers edge for the purpose of transferring
rails. Thanksgiving will progress
rapidly as soon as sufficient rails
shall be transferred to justify commence
ment of work. They are now being lined
to Dothan to facilitate this movement.
Different forces are at work on different
divisions of it. About one-third of the dis
lance has been laid with crossties. The
piers of the Chattahooehee bridge are in
position, except the center pier, which is
not quite plumb owing to the formation of
the bed OF the river. A day and night
force are at work, and there is no suspen-
sion of labor. The piling and trestling of
the approaches on each side are completed.
The force will be doubled and the work
rushed to completion by Aug. Is, if posi-
BILE. The camps with materials around
them resemble a small village, with not an
idle person in it. Large quantities of pre-
pared concrete are on the bank resembling
an immense quarry.