The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
RAIL AND cRoSsrIE

A report is published in several exchanges
that B. w. Wrenn, general passenger agent
/ OF the East Tennessee, Will become the gem
eral passenger agent of the consolidated
roads-the East Tennessee, Virginia and
| Georgia and Queen and Crescent
The Plant system has issued pocket map
Of its railway, steamer and steamship lines
and connecting railways Of South Carolina,
Georgia and Alabama. Florida and Cuba
The map Is complete. and contains valuable
information to both railroad men and
tourists.
Sixty years ago railroads we're unknown
in the y nited States, which then had a
population Of 100000 people. To-day
there are in the country 10000 miles OF
railroad, on which were transported last
year 600, 100000 tons of freight. Upon these
lines 100000 men are employed, and the
annual disbursements for labor and supplies
are above 5000, 900.
President Mayer OF the Baltimore and
Ohio is the executor of the Harrison Garrett
estate, and also takes his place as one of the
administrators of his fathers estate. He
thus controls their joint holdings of the
company's stock. In fact, Mr.. Mayer rep
resents the entire Garrett interests. He Is
building up the road and is seeking to make
reputation for himself as a railroad exec
utlve. In the last year, under his manage
ment,. 1.-THE Baltimore and Ohio's revenue in
creased from SIS, 000.0 900 to $24.OOO,OO0
Experimental trials have been made in
London on Southwark subway with the
electric locomotive, by which this new I'M
foreground line is to be worked, and highly
satisfactory results are said to have been
obtained. With train of three carriages,
conveying 100 persons, the maximum load
to be carried by any train when the line is
open for traffic, a speed Of twenty miles an
hour was obtained, and the locomotive alone
ran at the rate of thirty miles an hour. 1t
is possible before the subway is formally
opened for traffic in the spring that further
improvements in the electrical plant may be
made by which the speed may be still
further increased.
L. Coe Young, the veteran conductor on
the southwestern division of the Central
railroad, has been appointed supervisor of
passenger trains, with headquarters at Ma
con. Mr.. Young has been conductor for
| quarter of a century. He has been with
the Central for number of years, and is one
of its most popular conductors. He has
| served as conductor on the New York. West
| Shore and Buffalo railroad and the Bruins
| wick and Western railroad. He succeeds
| Capt. John A. Gee, resigned. MIR. Young
| was prominent member Of the New Y ork
| legislature in 1881, and was also department
commander of the Grand Army of the Re-
| public of New York.
Steve r. Johnston, general agent of the
| Queen and Crescent, ami one of the most
| popular railroad men on the road, is in the
city, guest of the Pulaski Mr.. johnson
used to be newspaper man, taking his first
| lesson in the profession when a small boy as
| a carrier of the Augusta Chronicle. He
| was promoted step by step until the allure
ments of great railroad system took him
| from the journalistic field. A MORNING
| NEWS reporter endeavored to learn from
.InhnetOp CT 10Th Ic ny
| in the rumor that the Richmond Terminal
| Company has secured control of the Queen
and Crescent, but Mr.. johnson said he mad
| no official information to that effect.
Beyond the fact that 1.-THE newspapers per-
sist in saying that it has changed hands, p"
| said Mr.. johnson, you are as well informed
| on the subject as myself"
A special from Baltimore says: In re-
| gard to The decision Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission in the case of the Pitts
| burg, Cincinnati and st. Louis railroad
company, against the Baltimore and Ohio
| Railroad Company, announced yesterday,
| General Passenger Agent Fordsaid this
| evening: The loss to theatrical companies by
a change of railroad rates from 2 cents to
| cents mile will be such that a great many
| now on the road will be compelled to give
| up before the end of the season. The de
ciSion, if sustained, will cost the larger COM
| panies from 200 to $40, 900 q season,
which virtually wipes out all the profits. "
| ce-Presdent Lord speaks as follows:
I'm advance of the receipt of an official copy
of the decision of the interstate commerce
commission. am unable to say what will
be the action of the Baltimore and Ohio.
The tickets have not, however, been on sale
for points east of the Ohio river for q long
time past, and were good only within the
lines of the Central Traffic Association, or
between the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
At least twenty roads, and perhaps
more, have been selling the tickets in ques-
ton, and the suit against the Baltimore
and Ohio was in the nature of test case
Whether we shall abide by the decision of
the interstate commerce commission. or
shall go into court and contest the question,
will not be settled until after the decision is
| received