The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-05
RAIL AND CaOssrIE.

IL would be quite a sight to many to see
how roadmaster looks over road. They
have q little hand car on the front of which
is a seat on which the roadmaster sits and
inspects the ad in front of him while be-
hind him his laborers work the "cranks."
His car runs on Geographic orders, aud the
section masters are always lcokil for the
roadmaster, to receive condemnation or
praise.
Levi Hege, superintendent of the Ken
lucky Union, on his retirement from, the
road Wednesday, went to Columbus, Ind,
bis former home M. Hege began bis rail-
road career as roadmasUer of the Jefferson
vile, Madison aud Indianapolis at Colun-
bus. Then he went with the Louisville ami
Nashville. Later he was superintendent Of
the main line of the Central of Geo. gia, and
lastly with the Kentucky Union.
The hesvi st rail in use in America is the
110-pound rail of the Chignecio ship rail
way, while the heaviest rail In use in the
United States is the 90-pound rail Of the
Philadelphia and Reading. The latter is
to be surpassed by new 95-pound rail,
which is being rolled for the Boston and
Albany. The me al in the rail is distrib-
uted so that about AZ per cent is in the
head, 10 per cent. in the web, and 80 per
cent. in the fiange.
It has been understood all along that tbs
Georgia Southern owned its terminal site
in Pa atka. In its statement to the court
it says it has no terminal facilities, ware
house, passenger depot or side tracks there
and has been using the depot Of the Flor ,da
Southern road. This road uotifeS the
Georgia Southern that in order to use this
depot in future q rental OF S525 per month
will have to he paid. The Georgia South
ern states that this rental is exoroitant,
and asks to be allowed to erect depot, etc.,
at Palatka at a cost not to exceed $4,000.
The suits growing out of the failure Of
the Macon Construction Company are still
occupying the a. teation OF the United States
court in Macon. Tho Telegraph OF Friday
says: The situation in the McT1ghe case
seems now to be that Judy e Speer will re-
quire the defendants, McTighe 81 Co., to
pay into court sufficient money to liqui late
the $34, 900 of indebtedness to the sub
contractors, which MoTighe q Co. admit,
before the Judge will entertain the motion
to dischargs the temporary receiver and &C
cept the approved bonds for MoTighe q
Co., as petitioned, and Nc Tighe e. Co., by
request Of their counsel, were granted until
this morning TO decide wheshar they would
make the payment directed.
The managers of the Chattanooga, Rome
and Columbus railroad, it is reported, have
formed combination with the Savannah,
Griffin and North Alabama railroad, which
will undoubtedly o a financial benefit to
each. The steel rails have been laid on
nearly the entire line between Griffin and
Carrollton, and the road bed Is approaching
first-class, and everything is being prepared
for active operations at once. In few
days O d uble daily psssenger line will DO
esta bllshed between Griffin and Chatta-
nooga over this new line together With am
pie freight service to meet the demands or
commerce. r. C. Williams, former man.
ager of the road from Chattanooga to
Rome, will be manager Of the entire line,
with headquarters in Griffia.
The Macon public library has decided TO
give grand excursion to Tybee island MAY
"a, for the benefit of the library fund. The
Macon Telegraph says: This will be the
true opening of the excursion season In
Macon, and there is no doubt that the event
wi j be looked forward to with the greatest
interest. The train will leave Atlanta on
Saturday morning, passing through Macon
for passengers, and will arrive ae Savannah
at p. m. The excursionIsts can then either
spend their time 10 Savannah or Tybee, or
both. The tickets, which are good for three
days, will be at very low rate. Arrange
ments had been made with The East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad 20 run
the excursion on that day from Atlanta to
Cumberland Island. The fares for the round
trip had been agreed upon. but at the last
moment the East Tennessee. thinking, prob
ably, that too much money would be made
toy the library, Withdrew from the arrange
ment.