The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-31
RAIL AND CRossTIh

W. Il. AFuOlu, RoueFdA trans pOTtdblOH
agent Of the Ocean Steamship Company
left for New York yesterday via the Allan
tic Coast Line
VIM. Hunter superintendent of main
tenance of way, and +. Y. Dabney, chief
engineer OF the Central railroad, left for
Macon last night.
superintendent OF TRANSPORTATION Evans
and Local Car Agent Underwood of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad were in
the city yesterday and went on to Atlanta
last night.
There is we'll aut henticatsd rumor that
on Aug. l the vacancy caused by the resg-
nation of Supt. Marshall of the Savannah,
Americas and Montgomery road, will be
filled by the appointment of John G. Nc
Kenzie Of the Southwestern division OF the
Central. Mr.. Mckenzie began his railroad
career under Mr.. Gabbett, on the Western
Railroad Of Alabama, aud the high apprecia
ton in which he il held by Mr.. Gabbett is
shown by the high place he gave him as
soon as he assumed the general management
Of the Central system.
The Boston Railroad Company has been
discussing before the rapid transit commits
sion the scheme which involves a series of
tunnels to connect the various steam rail-
ways in and around Boston. There would
be required about five miles of tunnels and
two miles of approaches. Those thnnels
would cost about S9lS, 900 mile, or a total,
roundly, Of s., 600, 900, and the approaches
would probably add another 81, 900, 900. The
tunnels would be about II feet in diameter
Electricity would be used in lighting, and
perfect ventilation could be secured by q
series Of double tunnels. IL is estimated
that 2 900 trains could be run each dav in
these tunnels, and 1900, 900 passengers car
rled annually. The cars would be trans
terred to the tunnels by inclines, there at
taohed TO an electric motor, and by that
transported to the point desired, and there
raised again to the.surface.
About the extension OF the Luverne divi-
sion of Tue Alabama Midland road to Pen
sacola, the Luverne (Fla.) Enterprise has
the following to say: THE railroad will
he extended from Luverne to Pensacola,
Fla, at once, and within the next few
months there will be thr ugh trains from
Montgomery to Pen sacola. 1t will be one
or the finest roads in the state, being the
gate through which the Alabama coal must
pass en- route to Mexico, and timber going
TO Europe, and all eastern goods coming
this way. Just thick of the Immense fer.
tilizer shipments over that route and through
that port, sugar, coffee, dry goods, ete.-it
will be commercial floodgate Fish and
vegetable business over the line will be i'm
mense. By the route selected, it will be
a short llne from Montgomery to Pensacola.
About l75 miles the road will run a little
west OF south from Luverne.
Aug. 6, Thursday-Railway Freight
Claim Association of the eastern, western
and southern states; semi-annual meeting
at Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass. Sept. Z,
Monday-Ipternation Association of
Ticket Agents; annual meeting at st. Paul,
MINI. Sept. 8, Observation-Disclosures
Association of America annual convention
in Minneapois, MINI. Sept. Is, Tuesday
American Association of General Passenger
and Ticket Agents at Old Point Comfort.
Va. sept Is, Tuesday Travelling Pas
senger Agents Association, at Look
out mountain, Chattanooga, Tenn
Oct. II. Monday-American Society of
Railroad uperintendents, at New York
city. Oct. IA, ednesday-American
Hallway Association formerly the general
time convention), at New York city. Oct
81, ednesday-Freight Claim Agents
Association Of the west, at the Southern
hctel, st. Louis. Oct. %, Wednesday,
National Association of Car Service Man
ayers, semi-anuual meeting in New York
CITY.
1t is reported in railroad circles, on what
seems to be good authority, that the Brice-
Thomas syndicate has secured control of
the New Orleans and Northeastern rail-
road, division of the Queen and Crescent,
whiol extends from Meridian to New Or
leans. This syndicate has now secured con-
troll of the Alabama Great Southern and
Cincinnati Southern roads through the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia COM
pany. hey have long desired direct line
with New Orleans While they have
operated into that city on the Northeastern
road, they have not heretofore had control
OF that road. The consolidation of the
East TIE lnessee, Virginia and Georgia and
the Queen and Crescent ticket offices
IN New Orleans was the first signif-
cant step taken which made public
the facts that the deal was on. Regarding
the deal the New Orleans States SAYS: The
position of the East Tennessee with regard
to the Queen aud Crescent is only as a
party to a traffic agreement whereby a
through line to New York from New
Orleans was established. The Queen and
Crescent syndicate had leased from the city
OF Cincinnati for a term of twenty-five
years, at 81 ,000,0)0 year. the Cincinnati
Soutnern railway to Chattanooga The
East tennessee, DESTROYS Of getting a slice
OF the Florida traffic from the west, pur-
chased share in this lease, and subse-
quently with the Queen ard Crescent
entered into the agreement relative to New
York traffic against the Piedmont Airline
and I,OuiSvilla and No