The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-14
RAIL AND CRossTIE

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General Superintendent of TRANSPORTATION
W.. w. Starr Of the Central railroad went
to Augusta last night.
General Manager Gabbett of the Central
railroad went over to Montgomery last
night his family accompanied him.
travelling Passenger Agent j. G. Dame of
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, with
| headquarters at Richmond, is in the city.
The first shipment of cotton to Savannah
over the new Americas and Birmingham
line was made by the veteran cotton buyer
Oh Americas, Col. A. s. Cults, and arrive ed
yesterday.
The Ellabell train was late yesterday,
owing to an accident at Oconee, in which
three cars were derailed. The train was run
ming slowly when the accident occurred, and
the delay was not great nor the damage
serious
The Wall Street NeicS says that President
inman refuses either to affirm or deny the
report that the Richmond Terminal Com
pany is negotiating for controlling inter
est In the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Mr.
lnman says that the Terminal is negotiating
lor several properties, and a contamination
may be reached within ten days He is of
tne opinion that q premature announcement
OF the proposed deals would be prejudicial
TO the interests Of the company
General Superintendent Marshall of the
Savannah, Americas and Montgomery
railroad came up to Savannah yesterday on
business with the Tide Water Oil Company
and also to confer with the officers of the
Central railroad relative to the schedule of
trains on tne Savannah and Western rail-
road. He did not see the officers of the
central. however. Both General Manager
Gabbett and General Superintendent of
transportation Starr went away last night.
TO be gone several days. Probably meet
ing will be arranged next week for the plr-
pose of fixing a schedule.
Charles L. Branan, chairman of the rail-
road committee of the Southern Travellers
Association, has received a letter from E.
Il Dorsey, general passenger agent of the
Georgia railroad, notifying him that after
May Is the rates of that road on excess bag
gage will be reduced from 25 to so per cent.
Ibis result OF Mr.. Branan's correspondence
with Mr.. Dorsey encourages the be-
lief that other roads will follow on
the same line Mr.. Branan says that
the roads seem to appreciate the Southern
Travellers Association and its work, and
when the matter is presented to them in the
proper, light it is thought that they will
take pleasure in making a reduction. The
Georgia roads action, it is estimated, will
save the state fully $4,000. The Southern
Travellers Associations railroad committee
is composed Of discreet men who evidently
understand their business. The importance
OF this organization and its work cannot
fail to be appreciated by southern mer-
chants.
The flags on the cars of the Central rail-
road have caused no little comment and
may have given mistaken Interpretation
OF this trade mark. Recently this mark
has been changed, and the flag is now
printed on shield for background. The
following explanation from headquarters
VIII satisfy the curious: The true colors
OF the trade mark" are red, white, blue and
black, the background being black, the let
tering red, the flag white, with blue cross
bars. Formerly the flag was used alone,
but now the shield has been added with
the flag in the center. There have been
several inquiries from newspapers and
the travelling public as to why IL uses the
Bonnie Blue Flag" as a trade mark, and
ON several occasions it has been mistaken
Tor the confederate battle flag. The history
or this trade mark is as follows: When the
steamers OF the Garrison & Allan steam
ship line of New York were purchased by
the Central railroad and operated as the
Ocean Steamship Company, the flag then
known as the Garrison q Allau's 'thouse
flag" was adopted by the Ocean Steamship
Company as its ''house flag" Later the
Central Railroad of Georgia, desiring a
trade mark for the road, concluded to adopt
the flag carried by its steamers, thus max
ing it, as it were, the trade mark for its en-
tire system for both roads and steamers.
The RdillUdy Age says that the railway
construction of 1890 will exceed that of 1889,
when about $500 miles were built. Taking
the result of other years. work as a compar-
ison the fact that l., 100 miles of track were
laid on eighty-two lines in the first four
months of this year makes it fair to believe
that the years work may not fall short of
5000 miles and may possibly exceed that.
although of course it is too early for very
positive predictions on this subject. That
1890 will be fairly active year for those
whose business is related to the construction
and equipment Of new railways seams, howe
ever, to be already assured. Track laid
from Jan. to May 1. 1890: