The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-19
RAIL AND OR OSSTIE.

General Passenger Agent Cromwell of
the Atlanta and West Point and Western
Railway of Alabama is here.
The Wagner Palace Car Company is fast
growing in Importance. Three years ago it
employed but 800 men, while now there are
over 1000 shop ha Ids on the pay roll.
The circuit court Of Wisconsin has decided
a 100000 acre lapd suit in favor Of the Chi
cago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
company. The land is worth over 81 ,000,-
900.
Charles A. Sledge, Savannah, Florida
and Western railway engineer who was
tried in Waycross last week on a charge of
murder. was acquitted. He came up to
Savannah yesterday with his little son to
visit his mother, living at Liberty and
Habersham streets. Mr.. Sledge said that
he did not know he had so many good
friends in Ware until during this trial He
is very grateful to all of his friends for
their expressions of kindness. He will
secure his old position with the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway in a shor t
time. He is a member of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers
The tunnel on the Knoxville, Cumberland
Gap and Louisville railroad is fast approach
ing completion. There are now about $50
feet of the bench unremoved. The tunnel
feet, is now ready for the track. The ap-
proaches to the tunnel on each side are $50
feet in length. These approaches are in
cuts seventy feet deep at the mouth of the
tunnel on one side, and sixty feet on the
other. On the Kentucky side vein of fine
coal five feet thick was passed through.
The coal has beea used by the contractors.
The total length of tunnel and approaches
is over 1000 feet, with very high trestle
ont La Tonnaccoa cinn 200 faaf Iona, adf
ing the approach.
The stockholders of the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia railroad met at Knox
vile this week, and passed resolutions con-
ferring authority upon the directors 10 APP
prove the purchase, either alone or in con -
Junction with the Richmond and Danville
of stock in the Alabama and Great Southern,
or in the Cincinnati, New Orleans and
Texas Pacific company, or in any other
railway company owning lines connecting
with the Alabama and Great Southern, or
other railroads having lines extended
through southern states. The directors are
also authorized to hold or dispose of Mem
phis and Charleston; also TO issue solely or
Jointly with the Richmond and Danville
company a series of fifty-year per cent.
bonds not to exceed $4,000, COO, and to secure
the same by deposit of stock purchased
with proceeds arising from sale of said
bonds $40
Mr.. o. Hartman. formerly of this city,
but now treasurer OF the st. Joseph, do. !,
Street railway, has invented new cash
fare box. 1t is oval in shape, is six inches
long by three inches wide, and is both neat
and pretty 1t is carried by hooking to a
strap, which encircles the conductors shoul-
ders, allowing the box to hang closely to
his left side. When in use the box is I'M
hooked and passed to the passengers, who
slip their fare into the aperture at the top,
the conductor at the same time ringing up
the number Of fares on the large register at
the end of the car. The boxes are collected
twice each day, and at the same time tally
OF the register is taken, empty boxes being
returned to the conductors In place of thqss
taken up. When the boxes are unlocked
and opened at the office of the company, Of
course the cash IN them must correspond
with the tally sheet from the cash register.
A shelf under the glass at the top
of the box allows the fare to
be seen when deposited, and by slight
movement of the hand it quickly slips to
the lower end of the receiving slot, from
where it can only be removed by unlocking
the door in the bottom. \ The use of these
boxes does away with an the clerical labor
of the conductor in counting up and turn
ing over his cash and also greatly simplifies
the duties of the accountant in the COM
panyis offices. When the boxes were dis
tributed to the conductors on the st. Joseph
all the conductors expressed themselves as
being much pleased with the new regime.
Several remarked that that they had fire.
ouently lost small amounts in making
change under the old system, and this
would protect them against such losses in
the future. 9