The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-07
PAIL AND CRossTIE.

- Manager BeIknap was N us
51ii'. ---es+er,iav. after short trip 10
Gu a..-,-,sft On railroad affairs.
-, charles r. King Of Lake City has
Ca5 s,-,,,,-,:,,ted land adjuster for the ehtIre
pL s9 II the Florida Central and fenlhSula
railroads. 10 own +,a
The New York parties VINO own TIE
Dr-r,bve,tern and Florida raliroau coAVs;ll-
No -, ovtension Of their line from Ala
hama 70 Pensacola.
v-or,- on the Georgia Southern ana
Florida railroad IS 10" progressins AO .rlI-
- directions from Lake City. Track
lh - 1eid northward to within couple OF
: NJ Of the Suwannee river, where the
No. has been delayed by reason OF nigh
water Do,-;,.,
cLi-'n'-s, Union held July q at Leesburg,
S-'I5,tions we're unanimously adopted re-
.-a-tI,e, tbe governor to reappolnt Mr..
w. % railroad commissioner, and de-
a',,7ciry tie way in which railroads I'M
pose upon the people.
The last number of The Friendly up,
..tIf.tsd under the auspices of the Central
Pro5Iroa5 passenger department, ana com
I,;ia5 and edited by Clyde BostlcK, the Cen
ttrsrs advertising and travelling passenger
cent IS an exceedingly cleverly goI-up
"a .gsE
rsiIvav and steamship schedules ana gives
I Hli,i irformation as to routes and ticket
rates.
Tho Rorne and Decatur road will be sold
Nv % 10 the highest bidder at the real
as+ota archanre in New York. No bid OF
Iess thon S75O0OO will be received, and 10
ner cont II the purchase money Will nave %
be reid in cash. Not less than Sll2, 800 Will
ba danaDded of the purchaser on the spot.
Tne road was built IN 1SSj-'S7-So, having
been completed by the receiver, Judge r.
T Dorsey oil Atlanta, after about three-
fourths Of the work had been done. IL
would doubtless have been running on 70
Decatur. Ala. by this time but for the fail
IRE of t4e promoters, Ives q Staynor, VINO
were involved il a number OF enterprises.
Adsei # trust made by the Georgia Pa
cidc Railroad Company to the Central
Trust Company Of New York city for
s5O1l. 900 was fled in the clerks Office Of
the Fulton couuty superior court day or
two ago. The Richmond and Danville
railroad GOES security for the Georgia
Pacific. The road owes $640,099 for engines,
rolling stock and equipment, and the notes
for { EN- VIII fall due very soon. In add
ton TO rais fact the road needs money TO
improve It's equipment and rcadbed, and
hence the cause Of the mortgage. Two
lLJLealQ DDlAS " Fl,OOO OtSt nave OSSAA
issued. They are payable Aug. l, 1904, and
bear per cent interest. The directors of the
Georgia Pacific resolved to issue the bonds
some time ago and the directors of the
Richmond ana Dauville system ratified the
resolution al meeting held on May 4.
Traffic Manager Knapp of the Georgia
Southern and Florida railroad came over
to savannah Yesterday on a flying trip. He
returned last night. He had arranged to go
gu with The Chicago board of trade, and
the commercial, produce and lumber ex-
changes of hat city, accompanied by about
seventy meIbera Of NacOu's representative
business men, when he received e telegram
to come TO Savannah on important bust
ness. The Chicago party left Macon yes
terday Afternoon, after going down to
Beach Haven, ride of an hour from
Macon On the Georgia Southern and Flor
ida. The party was royalty entertained
there. Beach Haven, Maj. Knapp said, is
the finest picnic ground in the world. The
press was represented in the Chicago party
by j. Il. 4. Pearson of the Tribune, c. F.
Fearce Of the Inter- Ocean, and f. Thomp-
son of the Herald.
Hon. W. J. Northern met General Man
ager Belknap in Augusta Monday, and
Il csc two arranged a very important
scheme. About Sept. /, the Central rail-
Eve" "'I carry ue4egAIlOn OF twenty
Georgia farmers to the great west. A
special car will be arranged, and the farm
ers convention and alliance meeting are
each 70 select one man from every district
IN Georgia to make this trip. These mon
are to be practical and prominent farmers
and will take in the fall fairs and stock
shows in the west. It is arranged that
they shall visit the great grain and stock
farms Of Indiana, Illinois and Ohio and get
new IDEAS abou farming methods. The re-
ports and experience of such delegations
when brought nome to the people viii be of
great value to the state. The idea arose
With MIR. Northen, and the enterprise of
aSanager belknap will carry it into success
Iul execution. Last year the Central rail-
load sent cabinet car with Georgia prod
uctS up into the west. This year there
Will be sleeper Of Georgia folks.