The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-11
BAIL AND CRO5sTIE.

The parlor car over the Central took well
yesterday. When il gut to Atlanta it had
fifteen passengers.
Last week was one of heavy travel. The
hotels were crowded. Some DAYS two and
three pages Of the registers we're flied.
The bulk Of the travel is southwark to
Florida, but quite an influx Of country
merchants was feature of the arrivals,
and commercial agents of northern houses
were here in large numbers soliciting for
the winter trade.
The contract for the construction OF the
extension of the Florida Central and
fenfnsular railroad from Plant City to
Tampa by Feb. l, 1890, has been let. Work
VIII be commenced Immediately at Plant
City and half way between that place and
Tampa. 1t is estimated that $50, 900 will be
expended for labor alone in the con-
struction Of the road.
Vestibules are being placed upon first
class cars in Europe, but as a rule they are
dlnerently located from those in use in
America, larger portion of the platform
being included IN the vestibule. In the
United States the universal custom is to inz
Guide only enough of the platform to make
good longitudinal passage, but in Europe
many of the vestibnles extend the full
width of the car
The United States consul at Kingston.
Jamaica, reports to the state department
the sale of the railway system on that
island by the colonial government to a
syndicate of citizens of the United States.
subject TO the approval Of the home govern
ment The railway system was begun in
1913, and now consists Of 6315 miles in oper-
alton and 119I miles TO be constructed
The lines already built 1st s., AIS, 235. The
operations OF the year ended September,
1888. were as follows: Receipts, s27S, OBJ;
number OF passengers carried. 2S4, 923; ex-
penditures, Sl7l, 959; net earnings, $l06, 452.
The great length of trains in England, in
proportion to the number of passengers,
mas given rise to several attempts to reduce
the distance between cars The distance
between the cars is about feet 8 inches.
In some cases the distance is only about 2
Ieet. On the London. Brighton and South
Coast, trains of from twelve to fifteen cars
are made up solid and seldom uucoupled.
Sheds are arranged of great length in order
that the trains may be taken in entire. In
Germany and France the dista ice between
cars is even greater than in England, and
Ine waste OF spacs in train of ordin airy
dimensions is something enormous.
j. s. McTighe & Co., of Memphis, Tenn,
have the contract for grading the Macon
and Birmingham road, and active work
will begin Nov. Is. The money for build
ing the first fifth of the line, so miles, is
now In the company's treasury. Work on
this section will be pushed through at once,
and when completed bonds will be issued,
Endorsed by the Georgia Southern and
Florida, for the rest of the line. The road
will extend from Macon to Birmingham,
Ala, 23O miles, and will pass through Gull
loden, Thomaston, Greenville, Lagrange, in
Georgia, and Millinville, Talladega. Leeds
and Birmingham, in Alabama; los miles
will be in Georgia and 12z miles in Ala
bama. The work is generally heavy. The
maximum grade is II per cent. and the
curves five degrees There will be five iron
bridges, aggregating 1900 feet, and one
tunnel, probably 1900 feet long, in Oak
Mountain.