The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-25
RAIL AND CROSsTIE.

The Central railroad has received six
elegant new coaches for use on the main
stem.
President Miller of the ST. Paul road JUS
titles the purchase of the Milwaukee and
Northern by saying that an acre of pine
land will furnish more tonnage than an
acre OF wheat in one hundred years.
Three new engines have just been received
by the Western Railway of Alabama The
new engines have 1Sx24 cylinders, and
weigh 1850 pounds each. They are ten
wheel locomotives, fitted up with all the
latest improvements.
The contract for building the Yemassee
and WATERFORD road from Pregnall to
Yemassee, S. c., distance of forty miles,
has been awarded to j. ]. Cummings of
Port Royal, s. G. Mr. Gordon Gardiner,
Augusta, Ga. is chief engineer.
For the past two weeks the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia has been trying
TO buy the Kentucky Union and the Lex
ington Belt Line road at Lexington, XIV.
1t is said the deal has been consummated.
Inc consideration Is said TO be $500, 900.
The East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railway will connect its track with the Gin
cinnati Southern by building a mile of track
from its tunnel, five miles from Chatta-
nooga, to Boyce. This will save ten miles
or travel TO through passengers via these
roads.
The East Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia
railroad is preparing to push the Rome and
Decatur extension through to Decatur. 1t
Ing property for terminal facilities. depots
shops, ETC., at Decatur, and that they are
going to build the extension right away.
The western railroads are taking active
steps to prepare their case against the inter-
state commerce commission to secure from
the court of last resort definite interpre-
tation of the law whether the commission
has right to put ia force its order to
reduce grain rates to Missouri river points.
The Macon Telegraph of Tuesday says
the Macon and Dublin builders had in
tended to commence laying track Just
across the river on their road Yesterday.
but they could not do 80 because of the
delay in the arrival of part Of the material.
They say, however, that they are pretty
sure of being able to commence operations
Tomorrow.
The Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis
stockholders have authorized an increase of
10 per cent In the capital stock, amounting
to SG1, 900 to be offered to the present
stockholders. OF this amount $3.50 900 will
be used to pay for 100000 of Georgia
bonds. which have been bought and de-
posted with the state of Georgia as security
for the Western and Atlantic lease. The
balance will be used for improvements of
the road.
The contract tor completing the Carolina,
Knoxville and Western road from Augusta,
Ca, to Knoxville, Tenn, has been let to "a
construction company with capital stock
of S5OO,O0O. The president of the construc-
tion company is James u. jackson of
Augusta. Ga. The stockholders are New
York, Boston, Sc. Louis and Augusta capt.
talsts. The company proposes to begin
work within sixty days and to push it to
completion as rapidly as possible. The sub
scriptions amount to S550.000 William
Bailey Of st. Louis, Mo-, is president of the
railroad company. The control of the road
has been secured by tine Augusta and West
Florida