The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-06
RAIL AND cRoSsrIE.

The national convention of Ticket Agents
Of the United States and Canada will meet
in Jacksonville, Fla, on Feb. IL. The rail-
road people of Savannah ought to see that
they stop over in Savannah either going or
returning.
The annual report of the Alabama rail-
read commission will show 1929 miles of
railroad operated in that state June 30
1889, an incre Sc Of 133 miles durl 2 the
fiscal year. Of light railroads, called
dummy" lines. there are in the state now
nearly eighty miles, most of il being in the
vicinity Of cities used for suburban travel.
The tenth annual report Of the Kentucky
railroad commission gives the mileage of
the railroads in the state as 2.S35. an in
crease of 232 miles over the previous wear
One hundred miles are now uader conStruc-
ton and expected to be completed early in
the spring. The total gross earnings for
the year amount to S14, 400,996: OPERATING
expenses, SIS, us, 100, and net earnings, as
sos, IN. The total assessed value is S44, $780,
g03, and the value Of tax-paying ROADS
$32, ia, 272. The net earnings are II DER
cent. of the assessed value.
Pullman's Palace Car Company EMPLOYS
Il ,063 hands, who are paid nearly Sc, 600 600
per year, the average wages being about
$50 per month. In the Pullman Loan and
Savings bank there are 1900 depositors.
who are nearly all employees Of the Pullman
works. The average amount of the deposit
to the credit of each depositor is about S24O.
This company supplies with sleeping cars
III. 854 miles of the 100, 900 miles of railroad
in this country, and during last year in
creased the mileage supply by II, 723 miles.
The surplus of the company is oil cially
stated at $4,000, 900. The average edu
cation of the workmen aud the interest
taken in literature is improving rapidly
under the methods Of cultivation offered to
tho employees by the Pullman Company.
1t seems to be very curious fact, says
the Engineer, that the proper lighting of
railway carriages makes much more rand
progress anywhere abroad than it does in
this country. We have had no serious
burnings as the result Of the use of the
wretched oil lamps used in most Of our rail-
ways, but if we had a bad smash on any of
the lines at night, the lamps might add to
the horrors, just as they have elsewhere.
Then, perhaps. public opinion might force
the railway companies to do something A
fatal accident Of this kind last spring has
driven the Argentine railway people TO i'm
prove matters Of this kind, and already the
following number of coaches have been or
dered TO be fitted with gas-oil apparatus
Buenos Ayres and Great Southern, PAT;
Argentine-northern-3 and Buenos Ayres
and Eusenada Port, Al. Vivi-cremation is
terrible thing, and now that railways are
doing so we'll surely more light might be
put on without waiting for it as an argu-
ment.
Since the order was issued by the railroad
commission, reducing rates on fertilizers 20
per cent. on and after Jan. 10, the railroads
have made application for new hearing,
but it seems definitely settled now that the
order will go into effect wit bout delay or
change. Pat Calhoun, Esq, some days ago
went to Maj. Wallace to know if it would
be worth while to MAKE the formal applica-
tion for re-hearing. The commissioner
gave it as his opinion that it would not, aud
stated that he personally was opposed to it,
Later, however, a petition, signed by all
the large railroads in the state, was ad-
dressed, copy to each commissioner. This
asked for another hearing on the part of the
railroads before the order went into effect
II have had no conference with the other
commissioners Maj. Wallace Is quoted as
saying, "but / don't think that any action
will be taken on it before Jan. Is. The
commission is to meet on Jan. 81, and the
probabilities are that the order will go into
effect on Jan. Is, with ut even a further
consideration by the commission"
This synopsis of the year work 10 rail
road building in Georgia is taken from the
Engineering NeWS of Dece mber;
Alabama misunderstanding to Alabama
state line, commandments
Atlanta and West Point.-Atlanta to East
IOlul. ..-....----. ..-.-..- o.
Central Railroad of Georgia.-(Sayannah
and Westerly Eden to Pembroke. IS.
Upatoi Creek to Buena Vista. ............ g.
Columbus Southern. columbus to Rich
ianu ..-....... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5o.
-.
Empire and Dublin. -Hawklnsville towards
DuDHn .....+.-.-. .......... a..
Georgia Southern and Florida Mile post
$50 to Florida state line. ...................2O
Knoxville Southern.-Blue Ridge to Ten
HSSSeS StdCe une.....-.. .'......- ~.
Lexington administration to Lexing-
Midwife, Swainsboro and Red Bluf.-Mid-
NlLe 10 foWalnS0OrO. .....-..-..- ''.s.@L
Rogers and Summt.-Rogers to Stilimore. -.
Savannah, Americas aud Montgomery.
Abbeyille to Oconee river........... .... As.
South Brunswick Terminal South Bruins
wick to Waynesville. .....................18 .
Union Point and White Plains.-Union Point
10 WHITE PlalnS. ....... ...........-..-....l IL
Total Tx lines hnilt nv ~ counDauesl $500. 3tb