The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-23
RAIL AND CRossTIE.

General Superintendent of Trarsporta-
.;-n starr of the Central returned from
Macon yesterday
President E. P. Alexander and General
Manager Gabbett of the Central, returned
rom weeks trip over the road last night
The Employees Mutual Relief Association
| r tha Savannah. Florida and Western and
charleston and Savannah railroads is max
M preparations for the usual spring ex-
rurs.on tc Florida
The Central railroad will change its
schedule to-day. rain No. from Atlanta,
Macon and Augusta. formerly arriving in
arrive at 5:55 o'clock D. N. All other trains
will arrive and depart as heretofore.
TIE Tribune of Rome says: ''Tne Tribune
has received reliable information to the
effect that all rumors pertaining to the
sco0ping of the Chattanooga, Rome and
Columbus railroad by any syndicate is I'M
true, AID If any scooplng is done the Chat
tanooga, Rome and Columbus will do it.
A Mr.. Watson of Arkansas has begun
suit against the East Tennessee Railroad
Contrary for $500, 900. The suit is broue ut
from the fact that Watson wanted to bid
on the Oke6nokee lands, and had gone to
Atlanta via the East Tennessee for that
purpose. but that delay Of the train pre-
vented him from reaching his destination
Until after the bids were closed.
The railroads of South Carolina earned
nearly 81, 100000 il January, an mere ise of
shout $4,000 over the corresponding
month Of last year. Not only is the total
increase very large, but it is shared by
nearly all of the roads, only five lines out
of tLirty-four showing q decrease. The in
crease in passenger earnings is 2S per cent,
IN freight earnings Is per cent, in tot Il
earnings 1719 per cent, and III tonnage ~
PER cent.
The Central Traffic Association has
decided that where southern roads ascertain
the weight of melons or other property :;
attach to the Way-bills the certificate of
sworn weigherS and enter on way-bIils the
gross, tare and net weights. and also make
notation ''weighers' certificate attached"
such property shall be accepted and passed
without re-weighifg by Central Traffic
association lines. This is decision of much
impor ance TO melon growers. The Central
Associa ion, though not the only one into
whose ierrirory these shipment 60 from the
south, is by far the most important, COM
prlsi g forty trunk lines-counting the
Western New York and Pennsylvania rail-
roads as one system. OF the FIVE or six
traffic associations to whom letters on this
subject were addressed by Commissioner
Carter of the Southern Railway and Steam
ship Association, the Central is the only one
them have yet adopted the eight mills per
mile per ton rate granted by the Southern
Railway and Steamship Association. Col
Carter has notified President g. r. Mckee,
of the Neon Growers Assc citation, of the
action taken by the Central association.
In the arrangement of summer schedules
l. IS hoped that the Atlantic Coast Line will
retain trains &C north and Is south. 1t is
usual in the summer to have practically
lTr fhrC T,sr1f = l.
No Y, but the growing southern business
will undoubtedly warrant Two. Train No
10 has proven great favorite, being the
only one night train between New York
and Jacksonville. Leaving New York in
the morning after breakfast. Savannah is
reached the next day at 1:92 p. m. and
Jacksonville at $50 p. m. Another advan-
Uage of this train would be a second mail
from the north, Savannah the greater part
of the year having only one through mail "a
day. Train IS northbOu1d would be a great
Improvement over No. rs, the usual sum
mer night train, leaving Jacksonville at
$50 p m, taking up the days mail from all
Florida points and Savannah at midnight,
arriving in Washington and New York the
same time as No. Is, early in the morning.
This would give Savannah's northbound
passengers and mail four hours more time
without any difference in arriving time. At
northern points fast train over the
Central fro n Macon, connecting with No.
8, leaving that city about $50 Q. M, on ar
rival Of the South western trains, would be a
GREET benefit to travel, and would put the
Macon aud connecting mail. in New York
practically twenty-four hours ahead of any
existing schedule, besides diverting large
amount of northern bound business
now going via Atlanta. Macon, and other
Georgia north-bound mail from that sec
ton now reaches Atlanta at 9:45, after the
the departure of the Richmond and Dan
vile mail train, remains IN Atlanta until
the next morning, reaching New York the
following afternoon, to- late for attention
that day.