The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-15

| 80 SUI VeSt Hne possible between Atlanta
anu Noiutnous. The twenty-six miles ex-
tension, through Meriwether and Cowata.
would traverse splendid country.
The reform Of numbering the twenty-four
hours OF the day continuously and alb Fishing
ene confusing atflxes a. ID. aud D. m. is
! gaming headway. The special Committee
Oh the American Society of Civil Engineers
appointed 10 carry on this movement has
Inade another showing that absolute and
SUBSTANTIAL progress" has been made in the
uirectlon OF securing the general adoption
OF the twenty -four hour notation by the
IalI"ays OF the country. In response to a
circular issued TO railway managers and
other officers asking their views as to the
Feasibility and desirability Of the use OF the
| ne" notation by the railways the commit
zee announces the receipt Of 237 replies, of
mnlen ~ were favorable and only seven
teen unfavorable.
The Monticello Fla) Constitution under
STANDS that the Georgia Southern and
FLORIDA railroad has given out the contract
70 nave the road extended from Triton to
AhonasVlile, and that the work is under
contract to be completed by January, 1891.
ms road is the only one, the Constitution
says, ever constructed in the south that paid
good interest on the investment the
nrst Few months. 1t is considered
tne best feeder the Florida Central
ana Fenlnsular ever had, and they appre-
clate the opportunity Of getting short
ana oirect route to the great northwest and
VIII In short while commence the con-
struction of a line from Monticello to
Ihomasville, to connect with the Georgia
southern and Florida. This will necessitate
khe Strengthening of their main line by
| monticello, which will bring our city into
prominence at once and give US the ad-
vantage Of cheap rates from Chicago, the
coming metropolis OF the United States"
Assistant Station Agent Ward OF the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway
was walking in front of his office Yesterday
just before the Florida special left and he
found New York and Florida ticket I'M
limited. The platform was thronged with
people, and after asking several had they
lost a ticket he got on the train just as it
was pulling out and the first thing he
noticed was an aged lady aud her husband
turning over the seats, opening valises, feel
ing IN their stockings and almost every
where for something. He went up to them
and asked for their ticket The old lady in
the greatest distress told him that she had
lost it. He handed her the ticket and asked
her if it belonged to her. She jumped to
her feet like 3-year-old and told the assist
ant agent that she couldn't thank him
enough, and she pulled out a roll of money
to pay him for the find, but Ward told her
that her that her thanks were enough. that
she had lost it and 1t was his luck to find it.
and he took lots of'pieasure in returning it.
Honest young man. said the old lady,
wringing Wards shand as he jumped off
the train.
The scoop of the Louis vile, New Albany
and Chicago railroad by the Louisville aud
Nashville railroad day before yesterday has
caused great deal of talk in Georgia rail-.
road circles. 1t viii bring about complete
change of traffic from the northwest to this
section of the world. Formerly, by an ar
rangement which the Queen and Crescent
road, a rival of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, had with the Louisville, New
Albany and Chicago railroad, all freight
arting from Chicago and that section for
the southeast came by the Queen and
Crescent. The business Of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad to this section was
comparatively small. The two roads have
been working in harmony and they have
been antagonistic to the PENNSYLVANIA rail-
road and the Louisville and Nashville to
the extent that something had 20 be
done to break the combine This was
| accomplished by scooping the Louisville,
New Albany and Chicago railroad. 1t is.a
| road running from Chicago to Louisville,
with branch to indianapolis and branch
from Louisville extending down, connect
ing with the Louisville Southern. The
mileage of road through Illinois. Indiana,
and Kentucky is 600 miles. The future
shipments of meat and grain, and western
produce to this section and to the coast for
reshipment will come by the Louisville and
Nashville railroad and its connections.
This change will doubtless bring about
change of rates with all the connections
south of the Louisville and Nashville rail
road.
An exceedingly interesting rumor was
afloat in Montgomery a day or two ago,
says the Advertiser. 1t was reported on
first rate authority that a company. COM
posed of capitalists and railroad magnates.
had been formed for the purpose of build
ing line of railroad from Troy down
through South Alabama to the Gulf. The
| plan, according to the report, is to complete
the line of the Mobile and Girard road, &C
cording to the general route formerly
mapped out, and secure the timber lands
granted to that road in 1856 to
aid in the construction of the line.
| That there is some sucl plan on foot
there is little room to doubt, and if it
works well it will furnish an immediate
settlement of the big suit now pending in
the United States court against the Mobile
and Girard Railroad Company and others,
and a solution of the vexed questions aris-
ing from the action Of the government in
Selling mills and timber in the lower coun-
ties. A rather suggestive meeting was held
at the Rankin House in Columbus a few
days ago. There were present Maj. W. j.
VanKirk, c. H. Elliott, chief engineer of
the Kansas City, Memphis and Birming-
ham railroad; Col. J. w. Worthington of
Birmingham; Horace G. Stringfellow.
ESQ.,, and T. j. Scott of Montgomery; Maj.
Y F. Dabney of the Central Railroads
engineering corps, and Hon. John Pea
body of Columbus. In comment
ing on the meeting the Columbus
Ledger said: Evidently some new railroad
move is on foot; but the most that the
reporter could learn was that more direct
rail connection from Troy TO the Gulf was
being discussed. The facts of that meeting
and the positions of the men who took part
in it give extra weight to the latest report.
1t is claimed by the govern ment that the
Mobile and Girard railroad forfeited its
title and claims to the lands in controversy
by reason of Its failure to comply with the
provisi ms of the grant. 1t seems that the
plan of the latest movement is to take up
1.-THE railroad at Troy, where the Mobile
and, Girard people left off, and
build it on to the Gulf ard obtain
from the government title to the timber
lands which would have passed to the Mobile
and Girard road if it had been built accord
ing to the original plan and agreement.
The original act making the grant provided
that for each continuous length OF twenty
miles of railroad constructed the company
would receive 40 sections of land. 1t also
provided that the road should be completed
r.