The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-19
RAIL AND CRossTIE.

The new seventy-pound steel rails are
being laid on the South Florida railroad s
fast as it can be put down.
The Atlantic Coast Line authorities are
at work on their extension between Sumter
and Augusta. A force of hands is now at
work on the west side Of the Santee river
clearing the swamps for the proposed line.
| Orangeburg is very much interested In the
coming line. At recent meeting of the
citizens letter was addressed to General
Manager Walters, offering 10 him site for
depots and shops and all rights OF way that
may be required. The road expects to have
the line completed to Augusta within a
year.
A railroad official who has made inquiry
regarding the affairs of the Three C's road
is quoted by the Charleston NelVs and Cou-
rier as saying: II have very good infor-
nation to the effect that the troubles of the
Three C's road are quite serious. The rail-
road authorities, however, say it is only
temporary trouble, which we hope it is.
but then it does not look as well as it might
They sent money down here recently for
| their employees, and paid one months
arrears, aid owe for two OF three months
yet" 1t is said that the road is indebted to
other roads, and that they cannot get their
pay. The entire difficulty, as far as can be
| ascertained, is in negotiating their bonds.
They can. OF course, sell the bonds, but at
present it seems they are quoted at a dis
count, and the road wants to sell them at
TAR or a very small discount. Every one
hopes the Three C's road will tide its present
financial troubles. The road is doug good
business.
There have just been completed at the
| Central shops in Macon two machines for
the car building department to clean and
prepare the oakum used in the manufacture
Of the cushions for the passenger coaches.
| They are somewhat on the order OF the
| picker machines used in the manufacture OF
cotton goods. The machines were build by
Mr.. Weilfed and A. M. Kelley. They are
| destined for the shops in Savannah.
| There has also been built a novel and
| unique little machine at the Macon shop
| which is intended to prepare car window
| glasses with sand. The sand is forced against
| the frame with a powerful blast of air,
| every grain taking eff ct on its surface,
| thus making a beautiful notified effect
wherever needed, the portion not needing
| to be thus treated being covered with some
| substance on which the sand has no effect.
So strong is the current of air that hole
can be very readily forced through a thick
| plate of glass.
Hereis an interesting bit of news regard
| ing the Caroline, Knoxville and Greeuville
railroad from the Railroad Gazette: 1.-THE
completed part of the Carolina, Knoxville
and Greenville road from Greenville to
Marietta, s. c., fourteen miles, and the
unfinished grade and surveys have been
| purchased by James U. jackson of Au-
gusta, William B liley of New York, aud
other directors Of the Augusta and West
Florida. A new construction company,
with capital stock Of $500, 900, has been
| formed by New York, st. Louis and Au-
| gusta parties, and it is stated that they pro-
pose to resume work on the line within two
months. The project includes road from
! Augusta to Knoxville, two hundred and
and eighty miles long, but of this only
| fourteen miles we're built ABOUT two years
| ago. At that time various counties in
| South Carolina and Tennessee voted $780,
| 600 in aid OF the project. OF this sum
| $4,000 of the amount voted by Greenville
has been paid over. The sum voted by
Knox county, 100000, and Sewer county,
| $50, 900, have become void by expiration of
the time within which the road was to be
| built, but it is stated that the other SUBJ
| scriptions are still good"
The first through train between Atlanta
and Knoxville over the Knoxville Southern
passed over the road Friday. Trains began
running regularly yesterday. A free excur-
! sion to Knoxville, complimentary to the
merchants of North Georgia and portions of
East Tennessee and Western North Carolina
contiguous to the new road will
| 10 gwen lOepb. 10 Il, IN lOnOr
of the opening Of the new road
The merchants and manufacturers of KNOX
vile will entertain the visitors while there.
Each merchant invited can come to Knox
vile for three days any time between Sept.
s and II, suiting his own convenience.
Three years ago, Aug. 10. 1887, the city of
Knoxville subscribed S275, 900 TO the stock
of the Knoxville Southern railroad, the sub
scription to be paid on the completion of the
road, provided it should be completed by
Aug. 90, 1890. Practically the road has
already been completed for a week or two.
At any rate trains will be running between
Knoxville and Atlanta q week before the
expiration of the contract time. The
Knoxville Southern railroad is almost an
air line between Knoxville and Atlanta, the
distance being 22O miles. From Knoxville
to the Georgia State line the new road is
the Knoxville Southern railroad. From At
Atlanta to the Tennessee State line the road
is the Marietta and North Georgia. The two
roads will be operated as one line and are
practically owned by the same company.