The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-05
RAIL AND cRossrIE.

james cochran OF the Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West railway is at the De
Soto.
Dispatcher NJ A. Gossett of the Central
railroad has been promoted to chief opera
tor. The train dispatcher force has been
increased also.
Supt. Saussy is putting in two switches
on the Belt Line railroad at Tenth and Mont
gomery streets and at Abercorn and Estill
avenue. This is to facilitate the Tybee
traffic.
The directors Of the Wrightsviile and
Tennille railroad will meet at Tennille next
Friday. They will have under advisement,
among other important matters, the mat
ter of bridging the Ocouee river.
The East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor-
gia railroad has just received million and
a half dollars worth more of equipment,
which has been paid for by the further is
sue of the Improvement mortgage bonds,
making total Of four millions and half
issued to date.
President L. c.. Machen and General
Manager McEvoy of the Middle Georgia and
Atlantic railroad were in the city yesterday.
President Machen said that the road was
pushing right ahead. The twenty miles of
the line between Macheu and Covington are
being built as rapidly as possible.
General Manager Gabbett returned from
Atlanta yesterday. He left the Hewitt
Imam party at Marietta. The general
manager arranged, while in Atlanta, 70
adopt the Pintsch gas lighting system on
the train from Atlanta out to Hapeville. a
distance Of ten miles. The cars are regular
excursion cars, similar to those used ON the
elevated railways. The Central is also hav-
ing two splendid sleepers, the "Savannah'
and the Atlanta" to be used between here
and Atlanta, fitted up with the new gas
attachments. This will be an experiment.
II the experiment proves all right the gas
light will be adopted on the Central sys-
tenn.
The people of Milleigeville are moving
in the matter of securing the MIDI e
Georgia and Atlantic railroad A paper
published there says: An airline route be-
tween these two cities-Atlanta and Savan-
nah-wouId, beyond a doubt, "split
Milledgeville wide open" In order, how
ever, TO make a route from Machen, Il sta
ton on the Coving5on and Macon. to Eaton
ton, it was necessary to leave tho airline
slightly to the left. The present status,
therefore, is this: One of these three routes
is open to the new project: First, defect
from the airline about ten miles eastward
aud take in Sparta. Second, continue a
straight line from Eatonton to Sandersville
and Savannah; and third, to defect about
eight miles to the west and strike this city.
Colonel Machen has not yet located his
route. He is still figuring on the best and
cheapest A number of our leading citi-
zens have concluded that q talk with Col
onel Machen would be advisable. To tha
end committee. consisting of Messrs. Bar
rett, Case and White have been appointed
to do their utmost in this line.
The building of the Middle Georgia ant
Atlantic is attracting no little interest il
Macon among railroad men. The telegraph
says: OF the seventeen miles betweea
Eatonton and Machen already fourteen Of
fiftesn miles of iron have been laid, and tht
balance Of the way has been graded anl
crosstied. For weeks the construction force
has been at work in sight of Eatonton
News is expected every day of the compile
ton of this link in the airline route be
tween Savannah and Atlanta. Goi. Macher
has been pushing the work as fas
as possible, so that he could devot,
his entire attention to the securing
of right of way between Savannah ano
Eatonton. "rhe Middle Georgia and At
lautic," said an official of the new road last
night, twill be of great benefit to Macor
and Savannah as well as Atlanta. Ii
the first place. the air line between Atlanta
and Savannah cannot be improved upon
Then Macon gets another outlet to Atlanta
and another route to Savannah. Whilc
either route will be longer than those il
operation at the present time, it gives tht
| city an independent hne, which, when it i
built, will be an active bidder for business
When the Middle Georgia and Atlantic
railroad i; put through, that will give -four
| roads to Atlanta and two to Savannah.