The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-13

bama, Georgia and Florida the projectors
OF the road have been busily engaged in
making preparations for thorough survey
ana general lay out of the route 10 be
traversed. Such railroad, connecting. as
1t probably Will, with the Florida Central
and Penlnsulsr system, COO miles of already
cor struci ed road, and the Georgia Midland
and Gnlf and Columbus Southern's addi-
tlonal ZOO miles, must make a road of i'm
portance. he Alabama, Georgia and
Florida will be about 275 miles long, in a
direct line from Birmingham to Quincy,
fla, and with about seventy miles of
branches, as now contemplated by its char
tiers
A Washington dispatch SAYS that salts
Factory tests of a new railroad electric
danger signal have been made on the Balti-
more anu Ohio railroad near Washington.
The device consists Of an electric circuit
formed by brush contact underneath the
engine with an iron rod laid between the
rails With suitable batteries and telegraph
apparatus the engineers of the trains COM
ing from the same or opposite directions,
within mile or a mile and a half of each
other, are notified of the proximity of their
trains with uneIring certainty by the ring
ing Of an electric bell, and then as soon as
tnls dangerous proximity is noted telephone
communication through the rail and rod
can at once be established, and the engi-
neers, after stopping their trains, may talk
with each other. The tests, made in the
presence of number of newspaper corre-
spondents and electrical experts and others,
were highly satisfactory, and will IN
doubtedly result in the adoption by the
Baltimore aud Ohio railroad of a cheap and
certain extra precaution against collisions
or all kinds, which, in spite of extraordi-
nary care, are likely to happen, and do
sometimes happen on all railroads.
The Wall Street NelCs says: The Balti-
more and Ohio has never yet seen the day
| IL had not reason to regret the action of the
late John w. Garrett in reaching out for a
| northern and eastern connection and sur
| rendering the south. The Pennsylvania
was forced to give up its southern line ow-
ing to the impossibility Of making a connec-
ton through Richmond against the Atlantic
Coast Line and Baltimore aud Ohio. The
latter controlled the great Kennesaw route,
and could easily have connected that with
Its own Washington branch around the city,
and thus held the control of the
southern business, which has so enormously
| developed since. Mr.. Garrett, however,
chose to follow the Pennsylvania, and fight
for through business east and west, instead
| or building up the great southern systems,
| which would have made his line the head
ohO Oho UeIluluttl VI Iuo 6uIlT6 IlCuluOuu
Terminal system. Now, more than six
years after, the old system is to be restored,
but the Richmond Terminal will be the
partner and not the servant The Baltimore
and Ohio is the natural ally of the Rich
mond Terminal system, for its interests are
Southern and the trade Of the south natur-
ally centers at Baltimore instead of further
north, if Baltimore will only furnish the
facilities for handling it. That will be
secured as soon as the new interest takes
hold OF the Baltimore and Ohio. For this
reason we think that Richmond Terminal
stands in very strong position. No other
| interests are injured. but the Richmond
| Terminal is benefited. With the money
that it will receive from the new collateral
trust it will be in ample funds and will have
no occasion to borrow.
The East Tennessee employees are prepar-
ing for big time at ST. Simon's next week.
The occasion is the second annual conven-
ton of the general officers and agents Of the
road. This feature was established by Gen
eral Manager G. II. Hudson, and the first
meeting of the kind was held last year. The
officers and agents of the road throughout
the country want to enjoy week OF
rest and social intercourse and at the
same time discuss numerous topics
pertaining to their business. The party
| will arrive in st. Simon's on the 10th,
and will remain throughout the week. The
| following gentlemen will be in attendance
General Manager Hudson, E. B. Park
| superintendent transportation; +. K
Huger, superintendent main stem; J.
M. Bridges, SUPERINTENDENT Alabams
division; E. w. Barnes, superin-
tendent Georgia division; r. B. Peagram
superintendent Memphis and Charleston
division; Edwin T. Fitzgerald, genera
traffic manager; T. 8. Davant, genera
freight agent; J. Gothard, J. J. Griffin. j.
s. Davent. R. H. Vinton, assistant genera
freight agents, and the following loca
freight agents. G. A Barnes, Chattanooga
H. A. Lowry, Dalton; c. 1. Graves, Rome
| w. NJ. Grimes, Admission; G. H. Lavender
Selma; j. D. Waddell, Meridian: w. c.
| Taylor, Mobile; T. A. Bossley, Atlanta; J.
H. Turner, Macon; J. 2. 7. Fam. Hawkins
vile. The following soliciting freight agent:
will also attend the convention: T. J. Bar
nard, general travelling freight agent; John
M. WHY, w. H. Gatcher, inspecting
agent, Chattanooga; H. Osborn, Chicago
J. NJ. Bullock, Kansas City; H. E. Mclean,
st. Louis T. G. Mcclellan, Memphis; Bar.
ney Hughes, Memoirs; Fraok Fickling,
Florence; W. W. Napier, Nashville; s. T.
Garland, Cincinnati; Taylor Williams,
Chattanooga; c. A. Cowles, Virginia and
Tennessee, Chattanooga; M. V. Mahoney,
c. T. A., Atlanta; John s. King. Rome; L.
r. Jeter, Macon; S. G. Boylston, Jackson
vile; j. R. Rice. Macon; J. A. Maryman,