The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-05
ON RAIL AND CRossTIE.
Local and General Gossip in Railway
Circles

Knute o. Zethethus Of Gotenburg. Sweden,
chief engineer of the Royal Swedish rail
way service, and Carl Ozel Holm, the
Macon Negs Learns, have left St. Louis for
q tour of the south, and they will probably
visit Savannah. They came TO this coun-
try to study the American railroad system,
and have just returned from a trip over the
western lines. They say there is a vast diff
ference in the construction Of Swedish and
American railroads. In Sweden railroads
are built with view to permanency. Toe
railroads are thoroughly ballasted, aud all
br dyes and culverts are built sOlidly Of
stone and iron, and when once put in opera
tion few repairs are necessary.
A Griffin, Ga, special says that J. D.
Williamson, president Of the Chattanooga,
Rome and Columbus railroad, has been in
Griffin for the last two 1ys, accompanied
by some Of the officials and engineers of
that road. Thursday he started a recon
noisance from here to Augusta, Ga, via
jackson, Monticello, Eatolton, Sparta, and
to a connection with the Augusta, Gibson
and Sandersville railroad, near Mitchell, to
bs followed by locating party of
engineers. The Augusta, Gibson and San
derville people have a party ia the field
coming westward from Mitchell. The
Chattanooga, Rome aud Coluubus viii
build eastward to Griffin from the line of
bht ANDi vi 4 AOA ihA r8AO lo4Obs
Reports to the Manufacturers Record
show that the total prod Ict of pig iron
in the south last year was | ,065, 900 net tons
OF this Alabama made 34l 900 tons, Tea
nessee 21s, 900 tons, Virginia 2l7, 900
This is an increase of l30, 600 tons over 1887
while in the rest Of the country the prOduc-
ton of pig iron was about 500 900 tons less
tban in 1887 Omittiug Texas the south
built 2, l72 miles Of railroad in 1888, against
1915 in 1887, an decrease of 257 miles; while
the total construction FOR the whole country
was 5000 miles less than in 1887. In 1885
TIRE s iuth built 20 per cent. of the total new
railroad mileage of that year; in 1887 it
built % per cent, and in 1888 it had IS per
cent.
The Columbus Enquirer-Sltn says: "The
Tribune Of Rome firmly believes that the
Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus road will
soon becoms part Of a great through line
between the west and South Alta tic and
Florida ports. This is mora than pro bah e.
Before that road can possibly be CON pIeted
from Carrollton to this city, the Colum-
bus Southern will have been finished
to Albany The legislature has granted this
road charter to extend It's line on e.
Florida, and as the men who bave the mat
ter In charge are in earnest, its early eKten-
sion in that direction may be confidently eK-
pected. The Chattanooga, Rome and Co.
lumbus Southern will form an almost air
line from Chattanooga to Florida, and the
whole country through which il passes IS
fertile and well-timbered. The two roads
will form one Of the most important lines
Of railway ever constructed in the south
The Tribune is thorou 5hly satisfied that
within fifteen months it will hear fifty trains
day go whirliag through Rome west and
south over the Chattanooga, Rome and
Columbus road"