The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-28
RAIL AND CROSSTIE.

The Central railroad and Savannah,
Florida and Western railway conductors at
ameetng, held yesterday, delegated Con-
ductors A. A. Mathis of the Central rail-
read, and Conductor N. G. Pearson Of the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway. to
represent these two roads in the tourna-
ment Wednesday night.
The Savannah lodge of the Order of
Railway Conductors held meeting yester-
day to perfect arrangements for sending
delegates to the annual convention to be
held in Rochester, MAY Is. The delegates
will leave here May s, going by Chatta-
nooga, Philadelphia and other places, and
making excursions over the principal por-
tons of the east.
The Edinburgh Scotsman presents pic
ture Of the Cliff railway, "the steepest in
the world" which unites plymouth and
Lynton, England. The railway starts
from the Esplanade at Lynmouth and runs
sheer up the face Of the cliff, its inclination
being one in one ana three quarters
throughout its entire length. The journey,
of close upon 1000 feet, is accomplished in
minute and half, and the passenger is
thereby saved climb up the steepest bit Of
road in all England.
From some horse car line statistics, pub
lished in German paper, are taken the fol-
lowing figures relating to horse car lines in
IOHuOu. IueT0 are dU pT6SoDI elRub GULL
panies with mileages given below:
North Metropolitan company .-........... al
London Tramway mpany............... 1858
South London company .......... ........ 5
London street company. .......... 1880
North London company. -................. II
South London company ............. - so
Southwark and Deptford company...... $50
west Metropolitan company .............. 6.25
Total. Observation-Disclosures. .........11S.3S
What would appear to be form of telph-
erage system is at present being considered
as means Of transporting mail matter be-
tween Buenos Ayres and Montevideo, in
South America. Postal communication be-
tween the two cities is now maintained by
way of the Platte river, but the service Is
necessarily slow and full of delays; whence
the proposed scheme, which provides for
what is really a small overhead electric
railroad the electric current passing
through the track and from this to q small
motor attached to a cigar-shaped vehicle
containing the matter to be transported.
The distance between the two cities is about
$50 miles, and, in view of the very high
speed at which it is proposed to work the
electric road, would be covered in about
two hours. The project is said to call for
comparatively little capital.
Railroad labor forms the subject Of Com
missioner Carroll D. Wright's fifth annual
EepOIb. 1u6 report, loAIOWIuS Tue 1uUorSIdl0
commissions report as to this point, gives
the whole number of railroads on June so,
1889. as 1913, with a mileage of 1856, 900
miles, and employees numbering 9,912. OF
the ,7l8 roads. however, only about 600 are
operating roads with an actual work
ing force, the others being leased and
operated by these. OF the total
number of employees, Col. Wright has OBJ
tanned statistics relative to the compensa-
ton of 241 ,910 OF this number 224, $50
were employed on specified time. while
1880 were employed by the mile. the trip,
the piece or on commission. OF those en-
ployed on time, 81 per cent. worked full
year or more counting extra time) and
5S8 per cent worked less than half year.
leu hours are counted as a day. Wages
range from 81 cents to 50 60 day, the
average daily rate OF all being 81 64115.