The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-31
BAIL AND CROSSTIE.
President Z. p. Alexander of the Central
railroad is in New York

President L. p. Alexander Of the Central
railroad Is in New York.
The Air. Line srstem has adopted a rule
with annual passes, requiring the photo
graph Of tie recipient, about the size Of a
postage stamp, 10 be inserted il the card
"Editorn J. c. Shaw Of the Friendly
TIP, the Central railroads 'DeriODlcal,
is working diligently % make g spicy paper
this month. he snid that It will contain
joke from last months Puck that will
take ike tins dickens
Supt. L. #. Terrell of the rail-
way mail service came down
from Atlanta Yesterday TO look
into the service at this end Of the line. 1t
is understood that the numerous changes in
the schedules which have taken place re-
Gently are throwing tue mails out some
what.
The directors Of the Louisville aud Nash
VILE Railroad Company have decided to
issue the Sl3, 900, Coz sock authorized at the
last annual meeting. for the purpose Of re-
deeming the 6 per cent. trust bonds and
other obligations bearing interest, and TO
offer the new stock 70 the shareholders at
s. per cent.
General Superintendent Of Transportation
". W. Starr, OF tie Central railroad, left
yesterday to inspect the Savannah and
Western division AZ Columbus and Bring
ton. He viii be over there for some time.
Quite number OF changes are expected to
take place in a short time on more than one
Of the Central's divisions.
Southern Passenger Agent William A.
Virgins, Of the Cincinnati. Hamilton aud
Dayton railroad, has on exhibition on Bull
street, between BroughtOn and Congress
streets. an oil painting of a Velvet Pull
man Nestoule' train which the road is run
ming between Cincinnati, Indianapolis and
Chicago The trains are heated by steam
from the engine, and are lighted by cleo
tricity.
The International Association of Ticket
Agents viii hold its annual meeting in
Jacksonville Feb. Il. The ticket agents
Will pass through Savannah on the morn
ing Of Feb. IL. Special trains will be run
for their accommodation. The party will
arrive IN Savannah at : o'clock in the
morning by the Central, and Will be enter
tanned here At LEO O'Clock in the after
noon the party will leave for jacksonville
on a special train. After the meeting the
delegates will spend several days in Florida.
The right of railroad company to pull
up stakes and leave a town on its line with
out a station, when such privileges have
been long enjoyed, was denied recently by
the Illinois state board of railroad and
warehouse commissioners as a principle in
general and as to the town of Lansing in
particular. The Chicago, st. Louis and
Pittsburg Railroad Company Panhandle),
which moved its depot out OF Lansing one
Sunday last fall and then told the 800 peO-
pie living there to go to South Chicago
junction, over a mile distant, if they wanted
to find station, is ordered by the board to
restore the station building and hereafter
keep station agent at the town of Lans-
ing. The road is also ordered to furnish
reasonable train facilities at that point.
both as regards passengers and freight
And If this is not done the attorney general
is requested to begin an action in mandamus
to compel compliance.