The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-29
RAIL AND cRossTIE

The people Of Clinton celebrated the
completion Of the Georgia, Carolina and
Northern to that place on last week by
grand barbecue
An order has been issued over the Louis
Vile and Nashville giving the train CON
ductor control Of the sleeping cars as well as
the entire train.
A charter has been secured by a company
Of Macon capitalists, who propose 70 build
an electric railway from the city TO points
at or near the Houston county line, dis
lance Of four miles
1t is claimed in Charleston that director
in the Louisville and Nashville is authority
for the statement that when tie South Car
olina railroad is put up for sale the Louis
vile and Nashville will have bidder there.
The West Shore Terminal people are now
at work with the Mogul plledriver at
Charleston. constructing the piers at Belle
Island into the waters of the Ashley. A
very large force of hands is at work on the
wharves.
Two carloads Of silver bullion passed
through Birmingham on the Alabama
Great Southern Tuesday, en- ronte 60 the
New Orleans mint. This makes IS, 900, 900
worth Of the precious metal that has passed
through this month.
1t is said that a number Of Pullman car
conductors on the Louisville and Nashville
railroad have been relieved from duty be-
cause, 1t is alleged they held out and
scalpedn tickets collected in their cars in
stead Of returning them to the train con-
ductors.
The NetCS and Courier says: Five miles
Of iron have been laid on the Branchyille
and Bowman railroad, aud already the COM
pany is doing a good freight business. In
the last few days the company has hauled
| 1000 orossties, and the business is i'm
| proving
The officers of the Atlantic Coast Line
system have promised to visit Orangeburg
on Sept 10 to decide upon the route of the
| Augusta extension, and select a site for their
depots and shops, which have been gratui-
tously offered the road by the city of
| Oraugeburg.
| The sheriff Of Kershaw county, under a
| judgment for $25, 900 in favor of Rice &
| Coleman. seized locomotive of the Three
| C's road. The engine is worth about IS, 900
or $1,000, and will, it is thought. be sold.
The Judgment, it is understood, is for an
unpaid bill for trestling over the Wateree
| river.
The Macon Telegraph says: Bids have
been advertised for for erecting the
| Cycloneta farm eating house. which will be
| the dinner station on the Georgia Southern.
| 1t will be no ordinary crossroads hash
| house, with its Fifteen minutes for dinner
| bill of fare, and with dirty table and dirtier
| servants. 1t is to be first-class restaurant,
| constructed on elaborate plans, managed
and provided In the best STYLE and costing
| $4,000
A syndicate, Of which Stephen B. Ekins
| aud ex-senator Henry @. Davis are the
| principal members, has Just completed a
deal for 1000 acres Of coal land in Wheel
ing county. West Virginia, paying $4,000
for it. Similar purchases, aggregating
! S5OO,O have been made in other counties
| by the same parties. Officials OF the West
| Virginia Central, Davis and Elki1s' rail-
road, announce that an extension will be
built into the Monongahela valley TO de-
velop the property. The extension will be
eventually built to Pittsburg, and give the
| west Virginia Central northwestern out
| let. The enterprise is said TO involve
S3,O0O0OO expenditure.
General Superintendent of Transportation
| w. w. Starr, General Purchasing Agent j.
! c. Haskell, Freight Agent w. c. Fowler
and Travelling Freight Agent Henry B.
Byrne of the Central rail- Dad were in
| Birmingham in conference with Division
Superintendent d. D. Curren Of Columbus
relative to the coal business Of the road. The
coal trade Of the Central has recently
| grown to enormous proportions. The Age
| says its delivery to the road, however, has
not been satisfactory to the officials. After
delivering the cars to the Georgia Pacific
for loading at Coalburg it is claimed that
delays from three to five days are expe-
rienced. The gentlemen had a long talk
about the matter, and it is said that mat
ters have now been so arranged that the
delays hereafter will not be greater than
two days at any time.