The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-11
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A. sing attitude, and from recent in
So-r,ation il seems that work Will COM
neDce about Oct 1.
Tha estimated cost Of the improvement
when IS being given the south Carolina
ra;ir,sv passenger depot in Charleston is
,-rs- 81 OfO This is one of the Oldest depots
in the SOUTH
q Snottswood, solicitor of freights in
I,,o.iSa for the Savannah, Florida and
Uesta~n railway, was in the city yesterday.
NJ Snottswood has his headquarters at
GAINESVILLE Fla
A slaaner has been put on the Savannah,
Florida AID Western to run regularly be-
tyvaan this city and Thomasville. The
sIaenor reaches Townsville by the early
morning passenger Ie'ui 1iliS W A0o' o4Aion
nv the night train.
IT, Macon NelUs says: The Macon and
D,-biin company will turn loose this month
n Macon 81 200 for work done on the line.
T. iS understood that the money is ia bank
raadv 70 be paid to the contractors. The
Macon and Dublin now seems to be GER
tainty.
.ha louisville. New Albany aad Chicago
railrosd. the "Monon Route" denies the
ranorted sale of the road to the Central
abroad of Georgia aad East Tennessee, and
sevs there have been no negotiations by
eifher side looking to the sale Of the prop
erty.
The Citizens Street Railway Company of
Memphis has morJgaged all It's property to
the Union Trust Company Of St. Louis for
s.. 500, 600 to raise funds TO reconstruct its
road which is to be operated by electric
motive power, and to retire the boads of
+ba Citfzens and the Memphis street Rail-
Uav Companies issued prior to their consol-
idaJion.
Tn n conversation relating to electricity,
recently. President Lewis of the Brooklyn
CITY Railroad Company said that the pre-
vaiIing idea that electric motors are dan
0erous is entirely erroneous. Letters from
tbe MAYORS of sixty-four citiesewhere they
are in operation have proven this. More
over. it is all eminently satisfactory mode
of locomotlon.
1t is stated that the Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and St. Louis Railway Company has
bought out the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railway Company. The first named cor
poration is extending its Jasper branch to
Pikevilie, ID the Sequatcnle valley, aud
surveying its Tracy City branch to Pike
vile. and running another line from Tracy
City to Dunlap.
The Birmingham WetCs says Mr. M. B.
Suber, the new travelling freight agent of
the Central Railroad of Georgia, who was
appointed to succeed Mr.. II. B. Byrns, re-
signed, arrived this morning from Savan-
nah, and has entered actively upon his new
duties. Mr.. Suber is an active and expe-
rienced freight man, as well as a clever and
coageniAl gentleman.
The managers of the Georgia state fair to
be held at Macon, Oct 81. on the occasion
of the trades display and carnival, are ask
ing the railroads tor l cent per mile rate
on that day. General Passenger Agent W.
NJ Davidson of the Savannah, Florida aud
Western railway writes that his road will
vote aye. General Passenger Agent E. T.
Charlton of the Central writes that his road
viii give rates entirely satisfactory to the
committee.
The Macon Telegraph of Tuesday says
some important changes were made in the
Central railroad office yesterday. The oiics
of train master of the main stem division,
recently made vacant by the resignation of
Mr.. Story, was filed by the appointment of
Mr.. E. L. Anderson, who has capably filed
that position on the southwestern division
for the past two years. Mr.. j. ]. Cress, who
for the past year has been the chief train dis
pstcher Of the South western, was installed
yesterday as Mr.. Anderson's successor.
The plans Of the yards and depots of
the Macon and Birmingham railroad in
La Grange have been completed and one Of
the most convenient railroad yards IN the
state will be the result There will be six
tracks along the yards for the use of that
AID the Atlanta and West Point railroad.
The neat passenger depot will be 30x60 feet
In size, with waiting and baggage rooms
These buildings, says the La Grange
Graphic. will be Of the latest and most
costly designs, and built in the most sub
stantial manner.
The Montgomery (Ala) Advertiser says:
The Savannah, Americus, and Montgomery
IaiToad is coming this way-coming in a
Irot. A corps OF engineers under Capt
Hurt reached the city yesterday and estab-
Ashed quarters at Clisby's park They have
completed the second preliminary survey
and WILL start back at once to locate the
me; A large grading force is now at
work between Hurtsboro and the Chatta-
hoochee river. They started at Hurtshoro
and are working toward the river. They
nave ALREADY graded eight or ten miles of
the road. Another corps of engineers are
now at work at the Chattahoochee ri YER sur-
Veylng for the approaches and the bridge.
The project has been revived for building
arallroad to st. Andrews Bay, Fla. Some
years ago road was projected from
Eufaula, Ala, TO st. Andrews. but the
maiedorous reputation of the St Andrews
pay company of Cincinnati discouraged
men OF capital from investing in the enter
prise. Still it was believed bv MANY that
Wild the financial assistance Eufaula was
Mlilng 10 contribute 10 the enterprise. and
Tue ald tnat was promised along the pro-
{ecsed line OF road through Alabama and
Florida, that the road would be built hnt the
Death OF Judge Edwards of Lee county.
Aiaoama, who was one of the moving
spirits In tue enterprise, suddenly caused
Tue suspension of further effort. com
pany has filed articles of incorporation at
MoI Igofnery, Ala, and propose to build A
ROAD from Admission, via Opeilka and Able
Ttlle' TO st. Andrews, and the Geneva
record suggests that the new road take in
EsqIlsula Dothan, Columbia and Geneva in
Aiapama, and Cooperate with the company
Snich has projected line from Chipiey TO
~. Andrews. Rights of way, it is under
$1,000, We're secured some four or five years
e. LOT the greater part of the line from
Huiaula to st. Andrews.
Inc Birmingham, Ala, Ne,1s publishes
al interview with Col. George II Nettle-
IN, c9let engineer of the Kansas CITY.
ru Ieilonis and Birmingham railway, in
i tran,l LIE following occurs: "We are double
& " aTTHlug' as You know, for many miles out
KANSAS KANSAS City to the south, and the work is
Il pp,0siessslhg tavorably. AS to building any
tbo+ -. branches for the present, / will say
fba al tue work in that line is finished and
Iool',u pany will devote its time now in
Aug after and improving what it has
coeay built 1t is true that our
sria!IaV will improve and materially
"a IIt Its terminal facilities here.