The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-08
RAIL AND CRoSsTrE.


The Three C's railroad is now completed
within slx miles Of Marion. \. c. This will
be complsted IN two weeks, weather per-
hitting
The Charleston World says very hand
some signal tower of wood, on brick
foundation, has just besn completed at
ashley junction. The tower will be used
by both the Charleston and Savannah and
northeastern railroads, a square shaped
signal being used for the first named, and
round one for the latter Five new side
tracks are being laid at the junction to
accommodate trains, both passenger aud
freight. which constantly reslain there.
The Baltimore Sun says: "The Charles
ton, Wilmington and Norfolk railroad has
been Incorporated with capital Of st, 00Q-
600 John G.. McNaughton of this city Is
president. and the headquarters of the new
company, for the present, at least, will be
In Baltimore. The railroad is to form a
new inside Atlantic coast route, and it is
claimed will shorten the distance between
northern cities and Charleston and points
further south about 100 miles compared
with existing lines. A meeting Of
the company WIS held yesterday,
and the purchase of the charters
of the Mount Pleasant, Santee and Little
River railroad in South Carolina. and of the
Portsmouth, and South Mills Railroad Com
pany, in Virginia, was authorized. These
charters, with tho company's own. give it
the right to build between Norfolk and
Charleston 365 miles and branches. A con-
tract was made with the Carolina Construc-
ten Company to build the road, and work
has been begun. The officers, in addition
TO Mr.. McNaughton, president, are r.
Duncan Harris Of New Y ork. vice president
and treasurer; Carroll Foster OF Philadel-
phia, secretary, and the following directors:
-. NVy IhATr
Caroline, Hon. Thomas Pinckuey of
South Carolina, G.. W.. Kennedy Of Phila-
delphia, r. Duncan. Harris OF New
York, j.. c. McNaughton, Philadelphia;
Hon. ]. +. Delano, Ohio; Gen. T. A.
Hugueln, Char leston; Hon. A. S. Cadval-
lader, Yardiey, Pa. LAWS G. Maus, Phila-
dephta; Lewis a. C0nwell. Philadelphia;
William A.. Hazard New York; Carroll
Foster, Philadelphia; : NJ j. Ramsey, Phila-
and James McKeuna, Philadelphia. The
company viii issue S6. 900. 900 of first mort
gage bonds. The Carolina Land Company
has been organized by the same stockhold-
ers. with q capital of 81 900, 900, and the
Carolina Construction Company with
capital Of $3.50, 600. OF the railroad COM
panle6' capital $500, coo has been subscribed"
The Birmingham Ners says: What
promises To- be long and and effective war
w ulohcJ eC2aipSIS las Deeu COnfuenCSu Dy
the Queen and Crescent system, which rail-
road will probably be joined and cooper
ated with by lines all ovet the country. The
Queen and Crescent general passenger agent
has sent out circular which shows a rather
singular state of affairs prevailing in the
railway world. The circular in question
Is proposition from the general passenger
agent OF the Queen and Crescent line to do
away with the issue of all unlimited passen-
ger tickets in the future. He gives as
his reason that the Queen and Crescent has
ont more than 600 unlimited tickets;
which were sold in 1887, and have sincs
been in the hands of scalpers The Queen
and Crescent has issued instructions 60 all
of its agents to refuse to honor these
tickets, and the persons who purchase them
may find themselves left out in the cold.
The Queen and Crescent officials propose to
ali railways that are members Of the
Southern Interstate association that tickets
hereafter be limited to thirty, sixty or
ninety days, as the case may demand. The
Queen aud Crescent circular is the result
OF determined effort on the part
OF the railroads to break up the scalping
business. Ii all the roads entering the
southwest enter in the proposition there is
little doubt OF its success. 1t is already
given out that the roads in Texas and
Louisiana will indorse the plan. 1t is
believed that all the Richmond Terminal
lines viii join in the plan, as the Queen aud
Crescent is now virtually a part IL the
Terminal lines. All the roads in Birming-
ham have received circulars from General
Passenger Agent Edwards of the Queen and
Crescent, relative to the unlimited ticket
business IL has not been announced what
the oJher lines will do about IL