The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-08
RAIL AND CROSSTIE.
The Mexican Central earnings for the
fourth week Of August shows an increase
Of s5.025.

The Georgia Rolling Stock Company has
been Incorporated by II. j. Lamar, j. s.
Schofield, J. S. Baxter and Others at Macon
/ Ca, to es -ablIsh car works. The capital
stock is $4,000
The Augusta Chronicle, in an interview
with Col. c. H. Pbinizy, quotes the latter
as saying that the Louisville and Nashville
has not bought the CentraPs share in the
! Georgia railroad, nor have they even init
mated a desire to make any such trade.
A severe hurricane prevailed at NASSAU,
Austria, on Aug. "a. During the storm
lightning struck twenty goods trucks on
the Franz joseph railroad, throwing them
down an embaH kmeut and smashing them
The guards on the train were knocked
senseless by the shock.
The commissioner of the Southern Pas
senger Association has issued notice to the
effect that the Rome railroad of Georgia
has Withdrawn from the association. THIS
is the second road that has dropped out Of
this organization within the past week, the
other being the Western Of Alabama.
The Norfolk aud Western railroad is
being double-tracked from Bristol to Lynch
burg. The work has been progressing for
several months. and at many places along
the line is nearing completion. The divi-
sion from Radford to Roanoke will be
The tunneling of the Khojak mountains
marks an important step in advance In the
project of building a railroad from the
lower Indus valley to Kandahar, in Afghan
istan. The Khojak tunnel, though not yet
completed regards lining, is one of the
longest in the world, having a length of
IL, 456 feet.
In Indiana the supreme court decides
that brakeman unnecessarily walking
upon the track and giving no heed to the
approach Of train which he knows must
follow him, is guilty of such contributory
negligence as will preclude recovery for his
death by reason of his being run over by
that train.
The Cumberland, Fort Payne and Allan
tic Railroad Company Of Bridgeport, Ala,
has completed its organization, with Cnan-
cellor McSpadden president and w. w.
HARRISON secretary. 1t contemplates build
ing railroad from Bridgeport via Fort
Payne, Center and Piedmont, Ala, ITALIA
poosa and Carrollton to Brunswick, Ga.
In Pennsylvania workman directed to
go into a car near which large stone was
hanging suspended by a chain, went under
the stone and was injured by the breaking
of the chain. He knew the chain was con-
sidered unsafe by the men using it, and he
could have reached the car without passing
under the stone. The supreme court rules
that he was guilty of contributory negL-
gence.
1t is reported that the Danville and New
River railroad is to pass into the hands OF
the Richmond and Danville Railroad Com
pany, with its office at Richmond, Va, on
condition that that company will issu
bonds at the rate of $3.50 per mile on the
entire line and guarantee per cent. interest
on same the bonds to be used in retiring
| the old bonds at 80 cents for first mortgage,
20 cents for second, and 80 cents for third.
A North Canadian and Atlantic Railway
| and Steamship syndicate has been incorpor
ated, With a capital OF 100000. The inten-
| tlon Is to form company, with a capita
of e4 900 900, to work the Milford route
and construct railway from the extreme
eastern part of Labrador, probably St
| Charles bay, to Que5ec, the Great Western
| joining Milford and London. Canadian
charters and concessions have already beer
| secured, and surveyors are at work laying
| out the route.
The conductors on the Georgia Pacific
| after considerable negotiation, through
committee, with the officers Of the road, hav
been granted CO considerable Increase of pay
Passenger men are to get $95 per month in
stead OF $50. Local freight men s3 IS pe
day, and SO so per day on tue third division
Work train conductors will be paid S55 pol
month. Through freight conductors viii
get "a 35 for trip between Atlanta anC
birmingham and the same for round triI
between Admission and Birmingham
| Twenty-Five cents per hour will be allowed
for delayed time and one-half pay TO
deadheading.
Mr.: J. G. Kay Of Monticello, the newly
| appointed receiver of the Macon and Gov.
jngton road, has taken charge of the road
The Macon Telegraph Of Saturday say
| Mr.. Key had no time to talk. He was en-
| gagged all day until the hour of his depart
ure attending to the duties of new position
The treasurer of the company made re-
port aud turned over all the funds in hi
hands. The books, which have hilbert,
been kept in the name of the Macon anC
Covington road, were closed. and a new Sc
of books, in the name of j. G. Key, re
ceiver, were opened. No changes in tn,
Office were made and it has been definitely
settled that no changes will be made.
Meetings. and conventions of railroad as.
sociations and technical societies will b.
held as follows: The Roadmasters' Associa.
ton of America will hold its eighth annua
convention at Detroit. Mich, Sept. 9; tn
Claim A gents Association of the eastern
middle and southern states will be held a
Chicago Sept. IL; the American Association
of General Passenger and Ticket Agent
will hold its thirty-fifth semi-anuual meet
ing at Denver, Col, Sept 10 the American
Society of Railway Superintendent will
hold its annual meeting in New York city
Oct z; the General Time convention will
hold its next semi-annual meeting at tn
Hotel Brunswick in New York city Oct. s
The Nashville american in referring t,
the affairs of the Decatur, Chesapeake anC
New Orleans road, tells how one man com.
mands the situation, SO to speak. 1t says
The name of Brady, a contractor who die
thhe work at Browns cut last year, has be
come familiar one of late. He is al
obstacle III the way, as he has de It agains
the road, which, he claims, amounts tx
$4,000, while the railroad company say
they only owe him $1,000 Seated in hi:
shanty, built in the rock cut where the
track, after being used for
time, was torn up for him tt
complete his work by lowering
the grade, holding deed from the former
owner of the land who claimed that it wa,
never condemned, Brady has stopped. by
the display of a shotgun, the workmen sent
TO replace the track. The case has beer