The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-18
RAIL AND OROSSTIE.

| Col. II. 8. Haines of Savannah, general
manager of the Plant system, was in Mont
! gomery yesterday on matters pertaining to
the Alabama Midland.
All the passenger engines of the Central
are to be equipped with standard Pennsyl-
vanis whistles. The difference 10 sound
will readily be distinguished from freight
! whistle. se
The yardmastars of the different railways
| in Charleston have determined to organize
| a branch of the International Yardmasters
Association there. This organization will
govern discipline around the yards and
depots, and. it is thought, will be of great
value to railroads and employees. 1t will be
| the only association of the kind in this sec
| tion of the south.
B. W. Wrenu, general passenger agent
of the East Tennessee, Virginia aud Georgia,
is authority for the statement that the
East Tennessee has purchased the stock o.
Gently held by the minority stockholders Of
the Memphis and Charleston railroad. He
says further that the Memphis and Charles
ton will be built from Stevenson into
Chattanooga and that ths Tennessee river
will be bridged near that city.
The Montgomery Advertiser says that
Superintendent ID. d. Curran and Road
master E. Ford, of the Savannah and Wes-
tern division Of the Central, are in the city
n0J are Qer6 10 look AlU6E some improve
ments in the roads terminal facilities. A
track will be put in from the company's
yards on Twenty-ninth street to the Sloss
furnaces. Additional yard room will be
made and better transfer connections ar
ranged.
William 81. Winston, travelling passenger
agent of the Central railroad at Mont
gomery, has rendered his official resignation
to General Passenger Agent Charlton, in
Savannah. H. s. McBlesky, who repre-
sents the passenger department. as city
agent in Atlanta will be appointed to the
position vacated by Mr.. Winston here. Mr..
McClesky was formerly passenger agent of
the Georgia Pacific, with headquarters
Charlotte N. c. He is an active man and
is rapidly rising in his business.
The Macon Telegraph says that the plans
and elevations for the machine shop and
round-house for the Georgia Southern rail-
way have been completed, and work will
be commenced on the building at an early
date. The buildings will be brick and iron,
two stories in hight, and so arranged that
all OF them wall be under one roof. The
dimensions will be as follows: Machine
shop, 2lOxl20 feet; carpenter shop and car
building department, 1S716x120 feet, and
the transfer department, where the turn
tables are located. 90x60 feet The new
shop will be located on the site Of the pres
will not be far from 100000 The break
ing of ground for the foundation will prob
ably be commenced during the coming
week.
The Chattanooga Times saws: That was
novel lot of freight which passed though
Chattanooga last Monday on the Queen aud
crescent. The novelty consisted IN the fact
that four cars of train No. were loaded
with silver bullion. The shipment consisted
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bullion from the United States mint at
Philadelphia to the mint at New Orleans,
where 1t Will be turned into coin of the
realm. The four cars were forwarded by
the Baltimore and Ohio ra ilroad from
Philadelphia to Cincinnati, and from there
to New Orleans by the Queen aud Ores cent
sysen, travelling all the way as parts of
the fast express trains. This is the first
shipment of the kind to pass through
Chattanooga, but under the new silver law
now In effect it is likely TO be followed by
many more.
The Macon Telegraph Of Tuesday says
A large outfit OF scrapers, mules, etc.,
went through Macon yesterday to work on
the Macon and Dublin road about fourteen
miles from Macon. Another outfit will fol-
low in few days. The builders of the road
seem to mean business" and the Macon
NetcS says: Grading on the Macon aud
Dublin. to be l5s miles long and from Ma
con to Savannah, is now nearly finished.
Inc portion between Macon and Dublin.
ffty-four miles, is ready for track laying.
which was begun yesterday. 1t is ex-
pected that this section will be in opera
ton by Nov. l. The work is quite heavy;
the maximum grade is forty feet per mile,
and the maximum curve is four degrees.
The Illinois and Georgia Improvement
Company has the contract for constructing
the whole road, and has let Mvrick 81 Row
man of this city the Contract for the earth
work. D. T. Rogers has the contrac5 for
trestles and bridges. 1t is stated that all
the money needed for building the road has
heen raised. d. B. Dunn is chief engineer
Of the railroad company, and James T.
Wright is president of the construction
company. bud Hughes is still president of