The morning news., 1891-09-30
RAIL AND eros srIs.

! Great Britain has not yet attained TO as
great railway mileage as the U nj ed States
had in 1855, thirty-five years ago, aud the
disparity is inc easing very rapidly.
/ Ten years ago over 20 per cent. of the
rails of railways in The United States were
of iron; nov more than 80 per cent. are of
steel. OF the 1857 miles Of iron rails yet
remaining, according TO Poor's Manual, IL
! the EOS, ,303 miles of track of all kinds, the
greater part is in sidings ana spurs-the
main lines of railways, with very few excep-
/ tions. being now completely equipped with
| steel rails.
| The engine Charles Dickens, built in 1882
for the London and North western railroad
has just completed its miilionth mile, having
run daily between London and Manchester
during the last nine years, except occasio lal
laying up for repairs. The engine has never
broken down. but has maintained this severe
service and high speed at slight expense. and
after beiug overhauled has been pronounced
good for many years of service.
An order has been given for new vesti-
buled trains on the East Tennessee as soon
as they can be put in service. This will be
done TO catch the Florida travel this winter
That road has also in contem ulation the es-
| tab.Ishment of dining car service between
New York and Florida. Thev will be put
on as soon as they can get the cars The
factories are behind with their orders for
such cars. and the East Tennessee will have
TO wait its turn.
A proposition was to be submitted at the
meeting of general passenger agents in Gin
cinnati yesterday to form a new Southern
Passenger Association independent of the
Southern Railway and Steamship Associa-
tion. This is the outcome OF the recent
meetings of the general passenger agents on
Lockout HolntaiG, at which 10 hing was
accomplished, because Of the lack of quo
rum. c. p. Atmore, general agent of the
Louisville and Nashville, is the prime mover
III the affair.
The entire railway mileage of Great Brit
ain is now 20,U73 miles; or less than one
eighth Of that of che United States and
the increase for the last year was only l50
miles, which is less than one-torty second
part of the new mileage built in our country
during 1890. But in respect to railway
capitalization the United Kingdom makes
the much larger proportionate showing Of
81, 487 ,000, 900, against about S9.750000,0 900
in the United States, while British railway
earnings aggregated nearly 00,000 900,
against s., ,0S6 900, 900 by our lines-a vastly
greater average per mile than we can show.
The operating expenses of British roads
average "a per cent. OF the receipts against
6S12 percent. in this country.
The Richmond and Dauville road is max
ing Rome howl just now. The citizeus Of
Rome claim that the town is being boycott
ted by the Richmond and Danville, and they
are much exercised ovef it. They claim
that letter from Maj. G. A White lead,
general freight agent of the Richmond ana
Danville, to the Howell Cotton Company of
Rome, stating that the Richmond aud Dan
vile hes no rates to cas- ,ern points other thau
via Savannah, means a big cutting of Of
Rome's cotton supply, because local rates
will he charged. In consequence of this
they claim that Rome will lose from 20, 900
to 30,0 0G0 bales annually. as the cotton in that
section will be forced to points south, over
the Central. through their compresses. and
over their Ocean Steamship line to eastern
poiuts.
An old traveller who has seen a great
deal Of the world, says in regard to the
rights of the railroad passengers and the
courtesy thev show to one anotner: There
is one thing | have noticed In ICY journeys
that seems to me to deserve more attention
than it receives This is tle regard travel
ers show for the rights of others. 1t is the
universal custom to recognize the right of
person to a seat il he or she has pre-empted
it by leaving valise or other property in
it. In all my experience | never saw any
one seize such piece of baggage and eject
IL, and then sit down and occupy the seat.
How rarely does it happen that a passenger
loses any baggage that he may have loft I'M
guarded in seat A man may 90 into a
smoking car and remain an hour or more
ald on his return he will find his property
intact. at stations where there are eating
houses passengers get out by the score, re-
rving their seats with bags, overcoats
books, magazines, ETC., and coming back
will find everything undisturbed. This re-
gard for others rights is one of the char
acteristics of American travellers that ought
to be emphasized"
A verdict was rendered SATURDAY. in one
of the biggest railroad lawsuits ever filed in
the southern states. Over S20O,001 was in
volved. Mr.. R. T. Armstrong of Rome and
Mr.. C. E. Danforth of Chattanooga were
the plaintiffs In the case and the Tennessee
and Coosa River Railroad Company was
the defendant. This road was built by a
company from Gadsden to Guntersville.
Ala, and after completion was sold to the
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis road
The plaintiffs had contract on the road
but were not paid up promptly, and in 1888
they brought suit for 5000 900 for work
done and damages sustained by reason of
default in payment. Since then the case has
been in the courts. In September, 1889, it
was tried at Gadsden and verdict of sc, 600
in favor of plaintiff was rendered The
plaintiff appealed the case to the supreme
court, and that court reversed the case and
sent it back to the circuit court. Before
trial in the circuit court the defendant sue
ceeded in having the case transferred to the
city court. A trial was begun there on
Sept. s last, and has just ended. 1t resulted
in verdict in favor of plaintiffs to the
tune Of $4,000. But they are not satiss
fed, as they believe their claim for $500 600
is good, and will again appeal to the su-
prene court. The case has excited a great
deal of interest in railroad circles.
After Oct l the Central railroad will have
but two employees in Chattanooga. 1t now
has twenty there. Orders were issued day
before yesterday dismis,tng from its sesvioe
the local freight agent. yardmasters and all
yard employees. The cause Of their dis
charge is the fact that the Central aid
Queen and Crescent road yards have been
consolidated, and hereafter all the switch
ing will be done by the force employed by
the Queen and Crescent. A Chattanooga
special says the move is looked upon
there as consolidation OF the
two roads, to what extent is not known.
Ever since the Chattanooga, Rome and Co. |
lumaus, now the Central railroad, was |
built, it has had an Office in the Queen and |
Crescent depot. The latter tried to oust the |
former in the spring by an appeal to the |
courts, but failed. Representations are |
freely INDUCED by railroad men. They claim |
close freight traffic arrangements between |
the two roads is intended. Nothing is said |
about the passenger business. The consoli- |
dation would make a very strong COM |
petitor with the East Tennessee for Florida |
business Freight Agent Sloan and Pas |
seuger Agent ThWeatt are the only two rop-