The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-04
RAIL AND cRossTIE.
Activity in Railroad Enterprises in the
South.

Activity In Railroad Enterprises in the
South
Two trains have been taken off between
Macon and Columbus.
Representatives of syndicate from Kan
sas City are contemplating an electric rail-
way between Florence, Sheffield and Tus-
cumbia, 70 cost about $50. 900.
Col Mike. Brown, one Of the directors in
the Savannah Construction Company, and
his friend, Alfred Aldrlch, of Barnwell. 8.
q are in the city on matters connected
with the South Bound road.
There will be convention of train dis
patchers in St. Louis on June 10. Dele
gates from all sections will gather there to
familiarize themselves with the work that
comes under their supervision.
The Savannah, Florida and Western will
give excursion rates to st. Augustine and
the Florida seaside resorts next Tuesday.
The passengers can take any regular train
and tickets will be good to return until the
18th.
DID,. Oussan of Columbus, superintendent
of the Savannah and Western division of
the Central railroad; j. G. McKensie of
Macon, superintendent of the southwestern
division, and G. E. Marvin, roadmaster of
the main stem, are in town.
A large meeting of the citizens was held
in Jackson, Miss. recently, called by the
board of trade, to take steps to Sc
cure the building of the Mobile and jackson
railroad, and the running of the Same to
Jackson. 1t was resolved to submit prop
osition to the vote of the city to subscribe
for $4,000 of preferred stock in the railroad
bonds, running twenty years. bearing in
terest at per cent, and not to be issued
until the road is completed. The officials of
the road claim that if the city votes favor
ably on the proposition it will insure the
building of the road at once, and that work
will commence at Jackson. and at Mobile
simultaneously.
The Macon Telegraph says that the
Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad
Company seems bound to keep up its rep
utation for being ono Of Macon's biggest
corporations. The latest Improvement pro-
posed by them, and certain to be carried
out in the near future, is a machine shop
and round house that will require an outlay
of at least 100000. The new shops
of the Georgia Southern are to
be provided with the latest improved
drill presses, iron planners, riveting
machines. steam hammers, ETC., and will be
large enough to transact the necessary work
for not only the Georgia Southern, but also
the Macon and Birmingham and Macon
and Atlantic railroads. 1t is probable that
the final cost Of the shops may largely ex-
coed the amount named. 1t is too early
now TO Oou6rLulu6 Une lOCdplOQ OF ulo
Georgia Southern's new shops but it is
thought that it may be at Sofkee,
or between there and Enterprise.
The Sandersville Herald says that General
Manager McEvoy of the Middle Georgia
and Atlantic road was in Sandersville last
week and met the directors of the Sanders
vile and Tennille road with a view of the
use of the latter line for the Middle Georgia
and Atlantic road. The Herald says: 1.-THE
company desires this county to purchase
bonds to the amount of 500, 900. This will
give assurance of the hearty cooperation of
the people and of their Identification with
the company, the construction and proper
maintenance of the road. Since the above
was written we learn the committee ap-
pointed some two weeks ago to confer with
Col. Machen on the subject of the new road
met Col McEvoy on yesterday. From him
the committee learned that the line will
pass through Kite, thence to Tennille, and
on to Sandersville and Linton and Eaton
ton. A subcommittee was appointed, con-
sisting of DIR. William Lawlings, Louis
Cohen, w. A. McCarty and Charles Rawl-
ings, to confer with Messrs. J. w. Smith,
j. D. Franklin and j. G. Hartman of Ten
mile to work the county in securing the
purchase of the 100000 in bonds, and also
in securing the right Of way where not
already obtained. The company are
anxious to have the people along
the line identified with the enter
prise, and do not wish the bonds all to be
held by northern capitalists, residing out
side of the limits of the state.