The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-21
RAIL AND oRossTIR.

Arrangements have been made for the
building of railroad between Edgefeld
and Green wood, 8. G. The road IL to be
completed by Oct. l.
The Richmond and Danville railroad au-
thorities have decided TO erect new passen-
ger depot at Spartanburg, 8. c., and the
necessary material has been ordered.
The governor Of New York has signed
the bill giving the railroad commissioners
of New York state full authority to com
pei railroad companies to properly venti-
late aud light railway tunnels.
Rails are being laid on the Macon and
Dublin railroad within twenty miles of
Dublin. The builders expect to reach there
within thirty days, and trains will probably
be carrying the mails from Macon TO Dub
lin by July l.
Few travellers or tourists know what
wonderful feat of engineering is being ac-
complished in the Andes. The highest In
habited place IN the world is Galera, a rail-
sea, or within 100 feet Of the summit of
Mont Blanc. Near IL a tunnel 3,S47 feet
long is being bored through the peak of the
mountain. 900 feet above the perpetual snow
line.
For some time past the camp of the grad
ing forces of the Savannah, Anlericus and
Montgomery has been located on Maj.
Thomas divers place, seven miles from
Montgomery on the Mount Meigs road. On
| near Pickett springs. The grading forces
| are now working about three miles from
that city. Between seventy-dve to 100
hands with teams. scrapes, etc., are making
the dirt fly at o rapid rate. Iron has been
laid to point about fifty miles from Mont
gomery, and the traok-laying forces are
moving up on the grading forces. The
work Is progressing finely all along the
line. By the middle OF July the whistles Of
che Savannah, Amsrious and MONTGOMERY
win be heard In Montgomery.
| The RdillUay Age suggests that a railway
across the ocean will be the next enterprise
for modern genius to undertake. A French
| engineer some years ago wrote q paper in
| which he assumed that at depth of say
| 900 feet the water in the ocean is of such
density that 1t will sustain any object
which can possibly be placed upon 1t, and
then proceeded to propose the construction
OF railway across the Atlantic by sinking
a continuous line of iron tubes in which a
double track could be laid for the running
OF trains from continent to continent The
| only objection that the inventor saw was
| the danger Of suffocation from the smoke
of the engines, but as the electric motor
has now taken away that difficulty it would
seem to be in order for some modern in
/ a
practical conclusion.
| An Illinois man has invented device for
signaling railroad trains between stations,
| transmitting messages by signal in mines,
| and calling policemen to patrol boxes, and
| for any other purpose of a similar nature.
| The plan for signaling trains is to have in
candescent electric lights placed every mile
between stations. In case it is necessary to
| signal a train after leaving one station and
/ ha hxro
rangement OF SWITCHES the light Is turned
On in any lamp desired. In case Of acct
| dent or of train running on another's
time all the lights between stations would
be turned on, and the first oneseen by the
engineer would be sign to stop. Tele-
phones would be placed on every light pole.
and the engineer could communicate with
the nearest station and learn the orders
which 1t was desired to communicate.
The report of Receiver Chamberlain OF
the business OF the South Carolina Railway
| Company, the Three Cs and the Steam
Navigation Company for the past two
months, or portions thereof, were filed
Tuesday in the Office Of the clerk of the
United States circuit court in Charleston.
The reports show the condition of all the
companies, considering the circumstances,
creasipg rapidly. Especial interest. how
ever, attaches to the report from the Three
C's Company, as ii is the FIRST rendered since
the road went into the hands OF the receiver.
The report is from March IA, 1901, to May
\ ], 1891, and shows receipts amounting 10
1919 90, Of which $50. 900 was on re-
csiver's certificates issued under an order of
the cours passed some ume since. The ex-
penditures amounted In the same period &c
s42, 2Ss 70. This indicator q big difference
in favor Of the credit side of the books, and
makes the outlook for the road most en-
couraging In every particular.
To-day is the day set for the selling OF the
Macon and Covington railroad at commits
sioner's sale 10 Macon. Several interested
parties win attend the sale. Among them
viii probably be John M. Robinson of the
Seaboard Air Line Of Virginia, who made
an unsuccessful bid for the road in Balti-
more in February. Among others are Alex
ander Brown and Maj. Skipworth Wilmer
of Baltimore Mr.. Brown is member OF
the banking irm of Alexander Browns
Sons of Baltimore, aud holds at least
81. 200. 600 of the Covington and Macon
bonds. Mai. Wilmer Is general ooun.
sci for the bondholders OF the road
According to the terms of the sale no bid
for less than 81, 0o0, 600 will be considered
and $50. 900 must be paid down to bind the
bargain. 1t is thought that more than this
will be realized, as the road has 81, 1884, 00C
of bonds outstanding. 1t is under
stood that the bondholders will, if pcs
sible, buy In the road in order to gair
clear title to it, for the purpose of trans
ferring it to the Richmond and Danvillt
company.