The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-25
RAIL AND CRO55TLa.

The Jacksonville. Tampa and Key West
road has abandoned the idea Of making the
Charlotte Harbor division a standard gauge
road this season.
A number of capitalists, among whom
are number of Orlandos citizens, have
applied for charter for a road between
Orlando and Forest City, Fla, to be called
the Orlando and North western Railroad
Company.
The DeLand, Fla. railroad junction is to
be discontinued, and the business at that
point is to be transferred to the Beresford
station. The DeLand branch is to be ex-
tended to that point, part Of the main line
to be used.
En- route to San Francisco next month, it
is expected that the trip from st. Louis to
the coast, distance of 2, 500 miles, will lie
made in seventy-two hours, or an average
Of thirty-five miles an hour.
Jessie Thompson of Augusta and Chief
Engineer Sturdivant of the Augusta and
West Florida Railroad Company, are max
ing a Typographical survey of the country
from brownsville in the direction of the
proposed road. 1t is quite probable that an
engineer corps will be put in the fisld locat-
ing the road at an early day. The Thomas
vile Times says that Thomasville's people
look upon the present movement with much
favor, as presenting the most
feasible and probably successful solu-
ton of the towns railroad difficulties.
The connection of brownsville with
Augusta the Times SAYS, would place US
in a direct connection with old and favorite
lines and insure a paying line from the
jump. Not only this, it will open up to us
a fine country heretofore undevelOpel, and
a section which would naturally seek our
town for its business"
The twenty-third annual convention of
the Railway Conductors Life Insurance
Association of the United States and Can
ada will he held at San Francisco, COM
mencing Oct %, and continuing three
days. In many respects this will be an
eventful meeting. aud it is always regarded
as highly important to any city where the
conventions are held. Railway conductors,
as body, can do more for or against city
than almost any other organization. They
come in contact with the whole world, and
have opportunities to talk of what they
know and see. This organization now has
a membership of about 1900, and will send
over 400 delegates to San Francisco.
The Railroad Conductors Life Insurance
Association is organized expressly for the
purpose of "perpetuating and maintaining
an association which shall provide for the
widows and children, heirs or representa-
tives of those of the members who
may lose Inelr lives or die aullu the dang gers
and perils of a hazardous VOCATION No
person can be member VINO is not of good
moral character and in active service as
conductor. Since its organization in 1868
the association has paid SOP benefits, or a
total of 81, 169, $40 to the widows or children
of deceased conductors.
The New York Herald states that a syn
dictate of New York and Philadelphia CAPT
talists has purchased Sc. 000, 900 of the 90 DIS
of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago
railroad. The line is row in operation from
Carolina railroad from Charleston to Cam
| den being used as a part Of the line. II is
stated that 200 miles have been put under
contract to lie built within a year.
The remainder of the line to
the Ohio river will be placed
| under contract as soon as ar
rangements can be made. Col Frank
Cox, president of the road, says that the
norton of the road from Blacks, on the
| Richmond Air Line, to Augusta would be
| pushed through without delay. The Mas
sachusstts and Southern Construction Com
pany purchased the Augusta, Edge
field and Newberry railroad. This
is the company that is to build
the "Three C's" and the branch
road from Blacks TO Augusta. The
Three C'S" road is mortgaged for the uni
form amount of S25 600 per mile of the
road, and the issue of bonds is limited to
$20, 100000, the mortgage covering fran
! caises, sdingS, stations, terminal facilities,
| branches, extensions and equipment ac-
| quired and TO be acquired.