The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-04
RAIL ANDcRossIIE.

The Central railroad will sell excursion
tickets 10 MONTGOMERY. Ala, during the
Southern Exposition there, Nov. to Is, for
40 IS for the round trip These tickets are
now on sale, and viii be on sale until Nov.
IA. limited to return until the 10th.
The fast time advocates are now getting
too impatient even for the locomotive.
N1t satisfied to await the working out of
the theory OF running trains by steam at
100 miles an hour which some declare 60 be
possible and desirable, Others Of them are
now. clamoring for Pneumatic railways aud
living machines. An engineer OF no little
rsnutation in Philadelphia proposes the con-
struction of a pneumatic railway for
passenger travel, consisting OF two parallel
tnbes between Philadelphia and New York,
Inv means of which the eighty miles or so of
air line distance between those cities is to be
covered in twenty minUtes-which would
would mean only about 24O miles an hour.
The total number of street railways in
the Unitod States and Canada is now esti-
mated at about 1000, with total length
of s. $50 miles. and it is asserted that of these
roads 264. or about % per cent. with mile
AGE of .753 miles. or about 20 per cent. of
tSe total Inileage, are operated by electricity
This shows the wonderfully rapid progress
of the new motive power. CaOle railways
have also grown in favor, representing now
about 40 miles of line; but electricity is
coming into use far more rapidly and seems
des ined to supersede the horse, which at
present. however, furnishes the motive
mower for the greater part OF the street
railways, to the extent of something like
5000 miles.
II is estimated that the wrecking of
Rarnums circus on the Covington and
Macon railroad, near Monticello last week,
will cost thaC road from 100000 to $685.
600 The circus will hold the Covington
ard Macon road responsible for damages
for each days performance it misses, aGd
this is put at SIS, 900 per day. The actual
daily expenses of the CIRQUE is $500 This
damage. added to the wreck Of cars, the
death of the horses, the killing of
the men and the demolishinG of the
engines will run the sum total
TO high figures. AS the road is now in the
hands of a receiver by action Of the bond
holders, and under process of puolic sale,
there is much interest to know the effect of
the wreck on the road. Under the law the
above damages will have to be considered
as exy enses, and must be paid ahead of a1y
claims of bondholders. 1t is said that
short time since the Selma and Montgomery
road failed to put Barnun's circus in Mont
gomery on time, and Barnum's claim for
damages was compromised at $500.
General Manager Gabbett has been in
conference during the last few days with
representatives of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers of the different branches
of the Central system, with reference
to the adoption of a new cou-
tract for the government of the relations
between the road and its engineers. There
are some material changes in the
contract, which appear to be advan tageous
to both the empl yes and the road. The
most important change is that of paying
the engineers by the mile instead of by tine
day as heretofore, rate being proposed of
cents per mile to freight train engineers
for every mile Travelled ana 3 cents mile
to passenger train engineers This rate is
based upon the pay of 81 per day for pas
senger engineer. it being estimated at the
engineer will receive as much for an aver
age days work by the mileage system as
under the day system according to the old
contract. II is believed to be better plan
for the engineers because they will be able
to make more money by it than the old one,
as they will be willing to work more hours
per day, and also better plan for the road,
as it win be able to get more work out of a
smaller number of men.