The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-14
RAIL AND CROSSTIE.

4udJ. OucllLluA LAS I6IhA AOQ oAOSL ocfOi "a
days spent in North Georgia.
General Manager Gabbett of the Central
railroad left Yesterday at noon by the At
lantic Coast Line for Washington and New
York. and will be absent several days.
The Tybee season will doubtless close
Sept. l. as the passenger agent of the Gen.
trail railroad has requested the commits
sioner of the Southern Pa senger Agents
Association to suspend the excursion rate
after that date.
The Savannah, Americus and Mont
gomery road will run an excursion along
the line to Savannah and Tybee Friday.
A very low rate has been given, and as the
excursion has been well advertised, large
crowd will probably come down. Bicycle
ra ces and other sports have been provided
to amuse the crowd at Tybee.
"There isn't the slightest doubt" the
Athe Banner says, "aoout the rapid
completion of the Chattanooga Southeastern
railroad. Little is heard of it in Athe $, as
the gentlemen who are working it up have
no reason to awaken the people Of Athens
to tne great benefit the city will derive from
it. La talking with one of these, he said:
We do not care to say anything especially
about it, as we have plenty of money paid
IN and as much as we want to follow 1t
when called for. There has never been a
TOdu COuoUT IL NIoOTRld WIFI IuOT6 5DllQ
backing, and they have decided on building
the road and nothing can stop them"
A meeting of those interested in the
Gainesville, Tallahassee and Yves tern rail-
road was held in Gainesville, Fla, this
week. The Gainesville Sun says: 1.-THE
outlook, as far as we can observe, is by no
means encouraging for the speedy COM
mencement of the enterprise. Hitch after
hitch comes up to prevent clear way for
those who de ire to build the road, and our
citizens need not be surprised to learn that
after all the efforts put forth to reach an
adjustment of conf citing interests, the en-
terprise will be abandoned for the present,
and possibly for all future time. This is a
sad presentation of the case, but, nsverth he
less, the indications all point in that direc-
ton"
A Chicago dispatch says: The first rail-
| road built out of Chicago was the Galena
| and Chicago Union. 1t was chartered Jan.
| 16, 1885, Galena in those days being con-
sdered a more important place than Chi
| cago. The commissioners appointed to re-
ceive subscriptions of stock were E. d. Tay-
| lor, jesse B. Thomas, Jr, Peter Temple,
| Thomas Drummond. J. C. Goodhue, Will
| lam Bennett and J. W. Turner The CAPT.
tai stock was placed at 100000, but could
b. increased to 81 900, 900, and it was pro-
viled that the incorporators might operate
the ad either by horse or steam power.
Just fancy the great Northwestern railroad
system of to-day, which has grown out OF
the Galena and Chicago Union road, being
operated by horses. In 1887 the survey OF
the road was commenced, but it only CO n
tinued for few months, when the men
employed on it were all discharged, nd it
wa, not till the next year the work was
resumed. 1t had not progressed far when
TIE whole scheme collapsed, and it was not
| till ten years afteward that the project was
placed on successful footing. In 1916 the
scheme was revived by convention held
at Rockford. Strange as it may appear,
some Chicago merchants opposed it on the
ground that it might take some of the trade
from Chicago and give it to inland
towns. Subscription books were re-
opened, however, S250,000 stock wa:
subscribed and the contract for the
first thirty-two miles of the road
was let March l., 1S4S, the first
sixteen miles to be finished by Aug. l, and
the balance by Oct l of the same year. By
November of that year ten miles were ii
operation. the rolling stock consisting Of
one locomotive and six old freight cars.
Nov. IS, 184S, Chicago received the frs
grain ever received by railroad. The
directors had invited a number o.
stockholders and Representatives of the
press to take a flying trip to tn,
wagons were rugged with seats and abou
100 persons started at p m. on the won
derful journey from the foot of Dearborn
avenue. On the return trip a load o.
wheat was transferred from farmer
wagon to one Of the cars and brought t,
Chicago, aud thus began the great railroad
grain traffic of that city. In a week after
the town was thrown into a state of wilt
excitement by report received tina
thirty carloads of grain were waiting ship
ment for Chicago at the Desplaines river
The earning capacity Of the road at tim,
was $l5 per day. The road was complete.
, to Egin in 1858, its length then being 42.4
miles. The construction of this porto
cost 1854, lSl 81, and its rolling stock the
conss ed of four locomotives, forty min
freight cars, four passenger cars and tw
baggage and accommodation cars, and tina
was the beginning Of the railroad bushes
of Chicago.