The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-28
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Read. Campbell & Co., who have taken
charge of the grand tunnel TO drain the
lakes that surround the City of Mexico,
have already spent 81 ,00J. 900 II machinery
and in the construction Of q railway which
will run along the tunnel, carrying away
the gravel, etc.
The committee of the South Bound Rail-
way Company, which is in the north in the
interest OF the new road, is expected to re-
turn the early part of next week. Herman
Myers, president of the road, accompanied
the Savannah representative Of the com
pany, and Col Mike Brown of Barnwell, s.
c., joined the party in New York.
The freight commit tee of the Central
Traffic Association has appointed the fol-
lowing standing committee on relations
with roads south of the Ohio river: l.. r.
Peterborough, A. H. Mcleod, d. f. Me-
Cabe, r. w. Criger, J. J.. Fletcher, c. e.
Cochran, II. w. Hibbard, S. B. Knight, w.
S. Weed and +. II. Fraser.
The differences between the Thunderbolt
authorities and the Coast Line railroad folks
have been satisfactorily adjusted, and yes
terday Contractor Edward Ward had a
force of fifty men track-laying on the Isle
of Hope extension. The work is to be-
pushed vigorously TO make up for lost time,
and the read is expected to be ready for
operation by the middle of April.
General Manager Van Pelt of the Trav-
elers' Protective Association secured the
following members to the board which is
endeavoring to secure the international
mileage book: Savannah Guano Company,
Commercial Guano Company, Wilcox,
Gibbs s. Co, Hammond, Hull & Co., Chas.
e. Stultz & Co., Lee Roy Myers, G. w.
Tiedeman & Bro, Smith Bros, NJ. Ferst's
Sons q Co., and S. Guckenheimer.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy has
decided to equip its freight cars with the
air brake at once. and has given the West
inghouse Air-brake Company an order for
6, $50 sets of the quick acting brake. Tue
total freight equipment of the burlington
was reported last month at 20, 40 cars of
all classes, of which box and combination
and stock cars were Is, 45S. OF these cars
about 200 are already equipped with the
airbrake.
The Westinghouse Air Brake Company is
providing homes for its employees. The
company will sell to any of its employees a
lot with house on it at the actual cost
price, payable in monthly installments, for
the next ten years. In the plan is an I'M
pOrtant provision, which is that an amount
of life insurance shall be carried to cancel
the balance of the debt and leave the
widows and heirs with the properly uuin-
numbered in case an employe dies. This
method is adopted TO secure loyalty and
permanency, and to conserve the interests
of the workingmen.
John Scott, Il former president of the
Queen and Crescent system, has spent the
past week in the south as the guest of Presi-
dent Williamson of the Chattanooga, Rome
and Columbus railway. These two have
been travelling over the roads mentioned a
greater portion of the week. Mr.. Scott lett
for Boston upon the receipt of an urgent
falaorroIa Ha 10 rnf1rpCaDripor "a thU
English syndicate aud an intimate friend
of Mr.. Scott states the syndicate is neg3-
tiating for the purchase OF the Queen and
Crescent and the Chattanooga, Rome and
Columbus railway. Details of the negotia-
tions cannot be learned, but something is in
tire wind.
The following paragraph from the Louis
vile Post of March % will be read with in
terest by Mr.. Levi Hege's friends in Georgia
and elsewhere: "Mr. Levi Hege, formerly
superintendent of the main division of the
Central railroad of Georgia, has been made
general manager of the Kentucky Union
railroad, succeeding George die Wadley,
resigned. Mr.. Hege commenced his railroad
career with the Jeffersonville, Madison and
indianapolis railroad as superintendent of
bridges, but has for several years past been
in the south. He is competent railroad
man. Capt. James M. Phillips, formerly
with the Air Line. will probably take a
position with MIR. Hege, as they both re-
signed together from the Central railroad y
Local Record for the Morning News.
Local forecasts for Savannah and vicinity
for to-day: Cloudy, with occasional showers
\ Special forecasts for Georgia:
RAIN Light rains. southerly winds, sta
tionary temperature; severe local
storms.
Comparison of mean temperature at Savan-
nah, Ga, March y, 1890 and the mean of the
same day for sixteen years:
Departure Y,...
MEAN TEMPERATURE. from the Geoar1 lure
for 1G years Mich. 81, 90 + or = l. 1891
G2 70 IS 1855
COMPARATIVE RAINFALL STATEMENT.
Amount Departure nenartura
Amount for from the since Ian
LOT 10 years Mch. 81, 30 ne Norman m /, 1890.
% 90 - IL - 600
Maximum temperature. 81; minimum TEN
perature 80.
Observations taken at the same moment
of time at all stations.
The hight of the river at Augusta at
1888 O'Clock O. m yesterday augusta time
was 1912 feet-a fall of Ia feet during the
past twenty-four hours.
Observations taken at the same moment of
time at all stations for the MORNING NEWS.
SAVANNAH. March q. 7:36 P. NJ. city time.
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NAME 8 81 = STATE
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STATIONS. 8 5 Il WEATHER.