The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-24
RAIL AND CROSS TIE.

The tunnel under the East river, New
York, giving the various railroads direct
entrance into the city, is a stupendous
work and will cost many millions OF dollars.
Still, it is expected to pay large dividends,
which will go TO England, as the work is to
be done by an English company.
The Georgia Southern and Florida Rail
road Company has located a road from
Triton to Thomasville, a distance Of sixty
miles, and commenced grading Sept
l. This road, when completed,
will give Townsville another outlet to
the south, east, west and north, besides
opening a large area of country covered
from center to circumference with the best
timber in the world.
The Kentucky law requires that each
railroad operating in the state shall keep q
record of the number of people killed per
annum by its trains. Between June 3d.
1889, and June 80, 1890, the Louisville and
Nashville was only responsible for the taking
of one human life, and the victim was a
laborer who had gotten off the train to get
drink, and was killed while attempting TO
board the train after he had satisfied his
thirst.
Brooklyn Eagle. Mr.. William H. Ha-
worth, contract agent for the Ocean Steam
ship Company, is the patentee of an ingenius
device called an "order-pad calendar"
which is attracting the attention Of trans
portation lines throughout the country
The article consists of a handsomely gotten
up calendar, to which is attached an order
pad, so related to the calendar that when
the consigner orders goods there Is left a
tell-tale duplicate record showing the whole
transaction, when the goods were ordered,
how shipped, etc. No mistakes can occur
when this device is employed.
The RaiIl0dy Age says: The farmers are
lnnllnaH RbQrOa
ayers with hard heartedness, and still the
railways do the farmers many kind turn
when they are in trouble. The Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe and Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific companies recently dis
tributed thousands of bushels of seed wheat
in Kansas and Indian Territory, where the
crops were a partial failure, taxing the
individual notes of the recipients without
interest for the net cost of the wheat, pay
able in year. We never hear of individual
grain dealers selling their property on
similar terms.
Several important recommendations are
contained in the report of Grand Master
Sargent of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
F'iremen. One is that the brotherhood erect
in some central city building for officers
Of the grand lodge, to cost not less than
Sl5O,OOO, the money to be raised by general
assessment. Also that steps be taken to
secure legislation in various states prohibit
ing the employment of Pinkerton's or other
armed forces in time of strikes. The report
shows membership of 10000 and $63, 900
In the insurance fund. The report also
states that the brotherhood raised by
assessment $459, 600 to support the great
70" strike between February, 1888, and
January, 1889.
The editor of a newspaper at an alleged
new town on the line Of the Texas aud Pacific
railroad gives vent TO the suppressed an
| quish of a narrowed up soul as follows:
This is the last time we shall allude to the
persistent omission to stop at this town of the
trains of the Texas and Pacific. The old
| excuse or the conductors that they wouldn't
| know Skitville II they were to see it, appears
| singularly thin in the face of the fact that
this morning we personally planted a large
| painted stake beside the track which could
be readily seen by the engineer for the dis
tance Of half mile. This evening nail
| will be driven into said stake and McGlue's
stable lantern hung thereon. If the night
express also ignores the signal it will be
| time for the American people to fully I'M
derstand the malice of this infamous blow
leveled at the prosperity of q growing me-
tropolis by bloated and cowardly mo-
| nopoly."
The Order of Railway Conductors is pre-
pairing to get up big union meeting on
| Sunday, Oct. 70, next, IN Atlanta. The
committee in charge of preparing for the
entertainment of the visitors is busy at
work, and the delegates will be extended
every courtesy during the meeting. Division
| No. $50 of Atlanta is at the head of the
movement to get up the union meeting,
which will be very largely attended by con-
ductors from all over the country The pur-
pose is TO secure an interchange of views on
subjects pertaining to the welfare
| of the order. There are a num-
Der of important issues unsettled that
will come up for consideration, and it is
hoped that every division will send one or
more delegates. and that oil other members
of the order who can get away from bust
ness will be In attendance. An arrange
ment has been made with the Piedmont
exposition directors to set aside Saturday,
Oct. %, to be known as the railroad mems
day, and a programme of extraordinary
interest has been arranged. The delegates
are expected to be in Atlanta by the morn
| ing of the 25th, so as to enjoy the courtesies
and partake of the hospitalities of the man
ayers of the exposition. The union meet
ing will be held in Odd Fellows hall. corner
Alabama and Whitehall streets, and will
open at 10 o'clock in the morning of the
Goth, and the grand chief conductor will be
present with other grand officers