The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-06
RAIL AND CROSSTIE.

The schedule of the Birmingham train
has been changed. Hereafter the trains
will leave Savannah at 1880 a. m. instead
of 1890 p. m. and will arrive at $40 p. m.
instead of 4;30 p. m.
Charles Dowell of the Central railroad
ticket office, states that the receipts from
the sale of tickets at the Savannah office
during last month were $1,000 in excess of
the receipts for June last year.
The annual basket picnic of Brotherhood
of Locomotive engineers will take place at
Tybee Wednesday, July %. The following
committee have the matter in hand: R. J.
Walsh, j. L. Mallett, F. NJ. Lamotte, NJ.
w. Cahill, F. Goolsby, A. H. Lodge, j. T.
Studdard.
The East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
has purchased twenty-six acres of ground
at Cleveland, Tenn. 1t is said that this
means that the Cohutta cutoff running be-
tween Dalton, Ga, and Ooltewah, will be
abandoned, and that Cleveland will be made
the terminal point for the Memphis and
Charleston.
The Decatur, Chesapeake and New Or
leans road has commenced operations, and
has advertised for contracts for the con-
struction of the line from Decatur, Ala. to
the state line, distance of twenty-five
miles. The road, which will be completed
as rapidly as possible, will prove a valuable
addition to southern railroads and will open
up wealthy section of the country. The
officials OF the road have set to work in
earnest and propose to have it In operation
in the shortest possible time The building
of the Decatur branch will close the branch
between that city and the southwestern
Lincoln county line.
An important decision in interstate com
merce law has recently been handed down
by Judge jackson of the United States dis
trlct court at Cincinnati The case was
that of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, charging the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad Company with discrimination in
issuing low rate party tickets to theatrical
companies and other large parties of travel
ers. In rendering a decision in favor of the
defendants, Judge jackson said that it was
not the purpose of the interstate commerce
Jaw to have one railroad company bring
charges against another, but was intended
Tor the protection of the public. He also
SAID that II such charges were again brought
INTO his court they would not be enter
tanned.
The resignation of Mr. D. F. Jack as
general manager of the jacksonville
Tampa and Key West railway is the first
move IN big deal. the st. Augustine Neqvs
considers. In the first place, the Ne,vs saws.
IL must De remembered that Capt. Jack was
mace manager Of the jacksonville. Tarnna
ana Key West system through Mr. Flag
GERS interests. Just before Mr.. FIagler left
Tor the north last April it was reported that
the Jacksonville, Tampa and Kew West
nao not done what it agreed to do. touch
ing certain questions of finance of the Fast
Soast system 1t is said that Mr.. Flagler
insisted upon the fulfillment of this a0ree-
ment by the Jacksonville, Tampa and Kav
west, but no satisfactory arranpement
could be reached. Then, it is Reported
other interests in the Jacksonville Tan,na
ana Key3West wanted Mr.. Flagler to bnv
Cne entire road. Just about this time II
seems that the Pennsylvania Central people
submitted proposition to Mr.. Flagler to
form STOCK company of $4,000. 600 to he
known as the Ponce de Leon Hotel. Railroad
ana Navigation Company. Mr.. Flapler vvas
20 nave $4,000. 900 for his hotel and raiIroeJ
INVESTMENTS, and the company was to ex-
Send, connect and operate railroad from
New ork to Miami, on Biscayne Bav. II
% Understood that MIR. Flagler wonld
GonslGer no proposition which wonld
tao MS hotels, and at this stage
matter rested. The little war
;y "omeen MT. Flagler and other
interests OF the Jacksonville Tamna end
Afey West continued. Capt Jack Went 70
New York in a hurry. but nothing nosit;ro
was I heard until the official annoIncenent
"a resident Coleman appeared. In this
doCice one fact is significant. Mr.. Coleman
.I us not mention the East Coast system in
\ Ne NE hst OF roads of which he is President
Nv. IL appears that Mr. Flagler has gotten
riu OF bis interest in the Jackso9viIIa
l. aLhpa and Key West railway. If SO. he Is
I'D position to talk business with the Penn
~ lama tsI Central people. What the outcome
'ua1 VIII be no one knows. Capt. Jack