The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-16
RAIL AND CRosSTIE

Traffic Manager A c. Knapp. of the
Neon and Birmingham and the Georgia
Southern and Florida railroads. has APP
,1Cinffd W. p. Lawsha travelling passenger
5s1ant of the road at Palatka, Fla
a renort comes from Athens, Ala, that
a. Nav Decatur, Chesapeake and Ohio
-silroad are on the eve OF big legal light
.1;th the louisville and Nashville on account
- the former crossing'a ~" OF the latter
near Athens
II is said that the East Tennessee railroad
he's failed to secure the controlling interest
in the Queen and Crescent system, and that
also the road will not be operated as at
,,resent notwithstanding reports to the
aPontrarv The East Tennessee made a pur-
chase which it thought was controlling
infarest but has since discovered its mis-
take.
The bridge gangs on the Louisville and
NasbviIIe railroad of the Milan divis-
ion are working day and night to have the
-oad in readiness for taking out the wooden
bridges along the line and replacing them
with new and improved iron structures
about Oct. 1. Heavy locomotives, said TO
weigh 10000 pounds, are to be placed on
this division.
Vice President North of the Long island
road has issued an order prohibiting card
road. The passenger department of another
railway. states that,by sending ten cents any
body can obtain from the general passenger
agent "a pack of the latest, smoothest,
sIickest plaving cards that ever gladdened
the ewes or rippled along the fingers of the
deyotee to seven up. casino, Dutch, euchre,
whist. or any other ancient or modern
game"
The motion for q receiver made by plain
tiffs as trustees for the bondholders in the
Macon and Covington railroad case was
made because it was believed that the de-
PENDANTS had not, up TO the present, done
sufficient business to cover the interest on
the bonds already issued. The bonded in
dahteiness of the company amounts to
81. 800 900 in 6 per cent. bonds, and the in
terest. PAYABLE annually, amounts to S79, 600
The Macon Telegraph says that this amount
the company has been unable TO meet,
owing to the lack Of business, partially due
TO the fact that they have not at either end
the proper connections to allow them an
outlet for northern freight, which, although
the road runs between two large and -four
lshing cities, is a serious drawback to the
business of any railroad. Another reason
for this failure to do sufficient business is
that the country between Athens and
Macon has not increased in population as
was expected, and the local traffic which,
on a populous line of country pays well, has
been very small. The Macon and Coving-
ton railroad commenced building in the
year 1885, their charter being dated
June IL of that year, and it drove
the last spike and completed
its connection in January, 1889.
The total length is 1O7 miles, The indebted
ness of the company, outside of its bond
and unsecured, amounts to some $500, 900,
The rolling stock now in the hands of the
receiver consists of seventy-six cars and
seven engines, besides the passenger coaches.
The business will, Of course. go on as usual,
but it is not yet known what changes will
be made in the management aud officers of
the road. if any.