The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-12
RAIL AND oROssTIE

President W. G. Raoul Of the Mexican
National railway was in Atlanta short
while F.id y. He is now at boingbroke.
G. c. Levy of Charleston has been ap-
poiuted to take the place of A. P. Salley as
postal clerk IN Wilmington and Jack
sonviile postal route.
Maj. Belk zap, general manager Of the
Central, was in Macon, Fiidav, discussing
the new depot to be erected by the Central
with some Of Macon's prominent citizens.
Work on the iron bridge and trestle
across Flint river, at Montezuma, is rapidly
progressing. THIS opens wide ave ue TO
greatly increased trade for Montezuma
Gen raj Manager NJ. S. Belkrap, of the
Central railroad, and Hon. NJ. B. Harold
Ct Americas came down in the general
managers private car from Macon yester-
day.
Capt. W. w. Wallace died at Gainesville
last Friday. He was fatally hurt in the
hurricane creek railroad accident in
March, 1888. He has suffered terribly since
that time.
Acting General Passenger Agent W. ].
Craig, of the Port Royal and Augusta
railrO ad, accompa led by his wife, came
down from Augusta yesterday, and are
stopping at Gen. E. P. Alsxan ier's.
The Alabama Midland railroad has sent
an engine and const uction train by steam
boat to Gordon from Bainbridge to begin
track-laying while the bridge crossing the
Chatt shoochee is being completed.
A Macon special says that an eff )rt is be-
ing ade to put the Georgia Southern and
Florida railroad again "in the SOUP" 1t
has had several injunctions on its hands
from time to ii ne, aud has now Leen con-
fronted by another one.
The retirement from business of the man
doirg probably the largest railroad ticket
brokerage in the United ST .es, with fIic S
at Chicago. ST. Louis, St Paul, etc, is an
nounce1, This is interpreted as Al effect of
the clause OF he interstate commerce law
prohibiting co missions.
The Central railroad and Savannah.
Florida and Western railway have made
reduced rates to the Macon drill next we k.
Tickets will be put o. sale next Saturday,
and will be go)d until Nav 81 One fare
will be charged to the drill. Mil airy COM
panys of tive ty-1ye mon travelling on one
ticket are allowed to go for ceht per mile.
The annual convention of the Order of
Railway Co ductors Of the United States
will be Eeld at Denver, c l., Nav Il. FIR IN
Chicago, whic is the general meeting
place of all southern aud eastern deleg ties,
he party will p Led to Denver i I special
sic pers ard elegant coac les, furnished by.
the Burlington ronte and the Pullman
mpany. The convention will be in session
abou1 ten GAYS.
Col. F. j. NJ. DAILY, as attorney f1r Mary
o. Ivey Mrs Venabie, has filed i'll Of
lnjurction VS.. the Macon Construction Com
rany of the Georgia So thern and Florida
railroad, and petitions for the co collation.
Of deed granted by the city councl to the
company to an encroachment on Fifth
street, and enjoining the co npa v from
aki e pos essiol of the encroachment and
settling upon it. The case will be fought
hard.
The Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way schedule viii change to-day as folio $:
The fast mail, No. 81. will leave at 7:09
o'clock ?. m. arriving at Jacksonville at
noon. NJ. Is will leave Savannah at 2:3O
O'clock D. M. a q viii arrive at JAG sonville
a. O'Clock p. m. No. 5, leaving Savannah
at o'clock y. M, viii arrive az Jackson
vile at 1920 o'cl ok a. m. Returning, NJ.
IA will leave Jacksonville al z o'clock a. NJ,
arriving in Savannah at 1874 O'clock o. m.
No. q will leave Jacksonville al : :05 o'clock
n. ~, arriving in Sava nah al 6 O'Clock r.
m. No Is will leave Jacksonville at l:l5
o'clock p m, arriving in Savannah at 7:45
o'clock p. m.
Mr.. Alfred Sully said a day or two ago
in regard to the southern trip of himself
and Me Sis. Dow and Borg, the financial
hackers OF the Chattanooga, Rome End Co
lumbus railroad, and who are in the south
for the purpose OF investi eating their prop
srty: The object of our trip is to examine
INTO the condition of the various indie
pendent lines i Georgia, with a view o
consolidating them under one management,
building connecting links and new and d.
rect line to the sea. | think Savannah will
5e the point we shall build TO- Our object
is to extend the Chattanooga. Ro ne and
Columbus to Atlanta, take 10 Att IN d
Fl0ri la AID build into Macon thence over
the old prop sed route of the Savannah,
Dublin and Western to Savannah. tbs
cute will shorten the dsta CO ma
teriallY. Then we shall connect with
Columbus. via the g orgia Midland,
and to Albany from Columbus Then with
others by the Covington and Mac n. We
also want Col. HAWKINS road, the Savan-
nah, Americas and Montg merry, to unite
with us and connect with our line t Sa-
vannah al some point northeast of Able
vile. This will b. TO the interest of Col,
Hawkins and by this means we shall be
able to build great and independe : syndi-
cate In Georgia. Our object" he con-
timed, lis to unite with the people of Georr
gia in this movement, to wor in connection
with them, aid to have system of roads
that will pay fair dividend on the amount
Invested. We do not go into this for specus
lative p rposss, but STALL operate the Ines
in o interest Of the people and the country,
provided we formulate the plans we have
about agreed upon"