The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-06
Rail AftD CaOssrIE.

c. Fl. Hudson, general manager; d. w.
Lum, assistant passenger agent. and E. IL.
Barnes, superintendent of the East Teunes-
SEA, Virginia and Georgia railroad. stopped
at The De Soto yesterday on their way to
Florida.
The charter Of the Mobile and Western
Railroad Company has besn fled in the sec
rotary of states Office of Alabam7. The
incorporators are John II. Turner and F.
G. Rufin, Jr., Mobile; H. Merigold, Lima,
o.; Archibald Mcdonald, St. Paul. MINI. =;
ID. Il. Campbell, Admission; A. Nesbit Turn
bull, Baltimore, aud Elmo Clristm1D,
Minneapolis, MINI. A charter of a construc-
tion company INCORPORATED by the above
with the excsg ton OF the last two named
has b9el filed This company has purchased
twenty miles Of graded roadbed OF ths old
Mobile and Northwestern road, and pro-
poses to rebuild the railway and push it
through to Jackson, Miss. and the Missis-
siDpi river.
At the last meeting OF the board Of
directors Of the Augusta Carnival Associa-
ton, DIR. J. G. Shaw of Savannah, travel
ing passenger agent of the Central railroad,
was unanimously elecbsd an honorary MEM
Der of the board. The reasons for this
compliment, 81 stated by lIr. J. W. White
of Augusta, in making the motion, were
that Mr.. Shaw has interested himself in the
Augustan. Mr. Shaw received q letter yes
terday from Secretary II. P. Walsh of the
carnival association, notifying him
of his election as an honorary
member of tie board of directors
and expressing the appreciation of the
board of IFS WORK in behalf of the carnival.
The Augusta ca rnivai and tradess display
takes place Jan. 81 and ~, and will be a
great attraction and an occasion Of much
in tRFaSt in AfIpuSka aud throughout that
section
AT meetings held by thes tockholders Of
the Marietta and North Georgia Railway
Company and the Knoxville Southern Rail-
road Company las5 week, the two roads
were consolidated under one management,
and under the name Of the Marietta and
North Georgia Railway Company, with
principal Office in Knoxville, Tenn. The
following named parties were elected
directors for the said consolidated company:
LenoX Smith of New York, A. L. Hart
Hartridge Of Savannah, G. G.
Whitconb Of Murphy, n. c., J. B.
Glover and H. M hammetG of Marietta,
W. B. Bradle, ID Z. Gay, H. NJ Aiken and
l.. II. Baker OF Knoxville, Tenn. At a
subsequent nesting Of said directors, held
ct Knoxville, the following officers were
elected: LenOx Smith Of New York, vco
president; H. VI. Hammett of Marietta,
secretary; J. B. Glover of Marietta, super
intendent and treasurer.
A museum train of four cars, in which
exhibitions are held en- route, and which is
illuminated by Its own electric light plant,
is one Of the new developments of the sea
son" out west. The chief point of interest
in this equipment il the installation OF the
electrical apparatus, which, By the way,
forms one OF the features of the museum.
The main portion OF the outfit IS on the first
car Of the train. The equipment consists OF
3O-hOrse power engine and boiler,
dynamo and battery Of storage cells. To
place ell OF this apparatus together, with
coal box, pump, and other appliances necss-
sary for the successful operation of a COM
plete steam plant, within the space assigned,
which was 9xl5 feet, wGs quite a problem.
The work, however, was doae in such a way
as to leave convenient passages to all the
machinery. The boiler is fitted with
stack arranged 80 that it may be dropped
when desired, upon the top of the car.
There is also connected with the boiler a
foghorn, which is provided for the purpose
OF awakening every one within a radius of
two miles. This horn is intended TO attract
the attention Of tho popuace of the towns
to the side-tracks upon which the train is
exhibited.