The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-14
RAIL AND CRoSSTIE.

The Charleston and Savannah railway
will bring Barnum & Baileys circus to
Savannah on the night of Oct. 29.
The western roads have asked the inter-
state commission to postpone the date for
tie reduced grain rates, to go into effect un-
til October first.
The Macon Nelcs says the work of extern
sion will be pushed rapidly on the extension
Of the Macon, Dublin and Savannah rail
way from Dublin TO Savannah.
Work has been begun upon frame shed
over the wash track of the Central railroad,
adjoining the passenger depot. The shed will
be over 300 feet long and about 40 feet wide
The citizens of Allendale, s. c., met in
mass meeting at the town hall night before
last, and it is understood that they agreed
to subscribe 81 900 to the common stock of
the South Bound railway.
The Charleston NelCS and Courier of
yesterday, says a party of South Caro-
lima railway officials, is expected here on
Sunday morning. The returning officials
are: Receiver Chamberlain, General Freight
and Passenger Agent Pickens and General
Manager Ward.
The Fort Valley Enterprise says that
Maj w. D. Glessner, immigration agent
of the Central railroad of Georgia, and
editor of the Americas Daily Recorder,
Will arrive in the city Monday morning
and will, IN company with Capt James,
leave Tomorrow afternoon for Ohio and
michigan to talk up immigration to
Georgia.
The Allendaie Is. CO. Enterprise saws that
the engineer corps of the South Bound rail
road are on the line of route to Allendale
and crossed the Coosawhatchie Thursday.
and were expected to reach Allendale yes
terday. They will cross the Port ROYAL
railroad about the Hampton Grove, west
three-fourths of mile from the depot. The
party complain of hard work and warm
weather.
Col. c. 8. Gadsden. superintendent of the
Charleston and Savannah railway, has re-
turned to Charleston from WATERFORD.
Coi. Gadsden spent day in Colleton county
inspecting the lire of the Green Pond, Wal
terboro and Branchvilie railroad, and dis
cussing with the people interested in the ad-
visibility of extending the line beyond
WATERFORD Col Gadsden has made care
full observations to President Plant, of the
RANT system, which owns the line as far as
1t has already been completed.
The Florence correspondent of the Lump
| Kin Independent says that the new town of
Union Station. on the Savannah, Americas
and Montgomery road, on the Hanna
hatchee, Is to be rapidly developed and a
new depot erected there The correspond
emit states that near by is an inexhaustible
quarry that has slept for ages unknown. 1t
consists of very fine quality of stone ap-
preaching very nearly to marble in appear
| ance. A specimen was shipped to EufauIa
some time ago and was pronounced superb
for building purposes. There is prospect
now of this quarry being utilized
The Leary Courier is accused of not
having an eye for the beautiful, and Cen
| trail official says the complaint made by il
is not justifable. The Courier says: The
| Central railroad has added to its army of
employees an experienced landscape gar
dener from Scotland. who will lay off and
| establish parks at different points on its
line of roads, which will be put out in
choice shrubbery of all kinds, which is in.
tended to rest the eyes Of the weary travel
| ers passing over their lines. Now if the
] Central railroad will send corps of hands
| down the extension and remove the worn.
out rails and stringers, and give us a good
| track, it will relieve the uneasiness of q
large travelling public who are compelled tc
| go over this branch road.
| A Knoxville special to the Chattanooga
Times says: The business of the country
has developed so enormously that the Nor
folk and Western people seem to be of the
opinion that it will pay to compete with
the East Tennessee. So they have had 6
line surveyed down the Holston river coun-
try to Bean station, and this week the
| engineers begin the work of locating the
line. They finished the preliminary survey
Saturday and returned to Bristol Tuesday
Whyit is that they have not come on &c
Knoxville no one seems to know. 1t is said
that an understanding has been
reached by the Norfolk and West
| ern and the Knoxville, Cumberland
Gap and Louisville people for g
connection at Beams station. There may
be some truth in this, as each road is con
trolled by English money. 1t will be re-
membered that the Morristown extension
of the Knoxville, Cumberland Gap and
Louisville goes by Bean station. But it is
not likely that the Norfolk and Western can
stop there. The company could not afford
to stop in ansold field, with simply one little
connection and its small business. The
statement that it is to come on to Knox
| vile is more likely true. At Bristol no one
doubts but that the Norfolk and Western
will be built TO Knoxville. 1t is even
stated there that grading will be under way