The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-05
Rail AND CRosSTIR.

me Railroad Commission of Georgia pub
fishes elsewhere in this issue circular
No. 100.
The New York Central now requires con.
ductors to send in an accurate account of
the total mileage travelled by passengers on
each train. The work has heretofore been
done by clerks at headquarters
Col. Nat Harris of Macon passed through
Washington, D. c., Tuesday night on bis
way to Baltimore. He reports the offers of
the Macon Construction company far from
satisfactory, and sees no hope at present of
lifting that concern out OF the hands Of
receiver.
The suit against the East Tennessee. vir-
giBia and Georgia railroad by the holders
OF the second mortgage bonds of the old
Macon and Brunswiok railroad to compel
the payment Of the bonds is now being
argued before Judge Speer, in Macon, bT
Hon. Thomas NJ Norwood and r. e.
Erwin, Esq. of Savannah. The history Of
the case has already been published in the
MORNING News.
In theoriziug upon the possibilities of a
great increase in the speed Of railroad trains
In the future the superintendent of motive
power OF one Of the lines in the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad system is quoted as saying that
a speed OF eighty, ninety, or 100 miles an
hour, or even more. is possible, provided
ShAOAO NAtSt CSA paiu OOuulJlOub Oh bU6 ROAD
way such as no company to-day has the
money TO pay for.
Pat Calhoun is authority for the state
ment that the Savannah and Western, the
buyers OF the Chattanooga, Rome and CO.
lumbus railway, will have now terminal
facilities In Chattanooga. How soon he
can't say, but as soon az possible. Arrange
ments will be made, Mr.. Calhoun says, to
run the passenger trains of the Savannah
and Western in the union depot at Chatta-
nooga.
The master carbuilder on the New York
Central road has recently completed hotel
car for workmen on the road. One end of
the car is designed for O sleeping room, and
will accommodate fifteen men, the berths
| being comfortable. The middle section is
used for dining room, while the kitchen,
which Is fully equipped, occupies the re-
naming room in the car. 1t is especially
adapted 10 bridge builders use when repair
| Ing bridges some distance from any town or
city.
The Marietta aud North Georgia case
will come up again in the United States
court, in Atlanta, before Judge Newman
| next Wednesday. The case was sounded
Tuesday, but on consent of attorneys it
went over until next week. The attorneys
OF the Central Trust Company of New
York are In Atlanta to assist Judge Temp
kins when the case is given a hearing.
What the adjustment between the stock
holders and bondholders will be is some
thing that will be of interest to railroad
people all over the country.
Capt. R, G.. Fleming, superintendent of
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
road, W. W. Starr, superintendent of the
Central system, A. l.. Wilkinson, Savan-
nah freight agent of the Central, 8. g. Nc
Tendon, Esq.,, OF Townsville, counsel for
the railroads in the petition for an increase
In rates on lumber and naval stores before
the railroad commission recently, aud T. j.
Barnard, travelling freight agent, and As
slstaut Freight Agent j. j. Griffin of the East
Tennessee railroad, left Savannah last
night for Atlanta to present, with the rep
resentatives Of other railroads, to the rail-
road commission the rules formulated for
the loading of lumber at the meeting of
representatives of the various railroads in
Macon this week.
The greatest railroad war South Carolina
has seen for years is now on in Columbia,
and the contemplated raise of IS 900 600 on
the assessments Of the railroads is being
fought inoh by inch by all the railroads
The state board Of railroad equalization
now in session will certainly have a vast
amount Of argument aud evidence to sift in
rendering its final decision. An agreement
was made by the board with the officials
that three lawyers to be selected by them
should first make addresses on the
legal grounds involved in the
cases. The arguments proceeded,
and every one of them attacked the
power OF the board to raise the assess
ment. holding that the power Of the board
was to equalize the taxes Of the railroads
and not to raise or reduce them. At the
conclusion Of the meeting 1t was ascertained
that the contemplated raise was only
IS, 600 instead Of e15. 900, 900 as has been
stated. Below is given a comparative table
OF the last years assessment and the con-
templated assessment Of the property of the
roads under discussion showing the raise.
These figures were fixed at the meeting
May 10: Three C's. 900. last year $1,000.
South Carolina railway, $4,000, last
year, $4,000. Barnwell railroad. sill 200.
last year $1,000. Blaokvilie, Aston and
Newberry. 81, 500, last year S., 600. Carolina.
Cumberland Gap and Chicago, IS, 900. last
year $4,000. Charleston and Savannah.
$4,000, last year $4,000. Ashley River
go, 600, last year 81 900. Green Pond.
Walterboro and Branchvills, $500, last
year $1,000. Charleiton, Sumter and
Northern, 5000, last year 81, 600. Bishon--
vile, 81 500. last year $500. Wilmiuoton
Chadbourn and Conway, Sc, 600, last wear
$4,000. Northeastern, $40, 900, last year'
$4,000. ''~''