The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-26
RAIL AND CROsSTIE.

The Talbotton and Western Railroad
/ Company has applied to the legislature for
a charter.
The Dalton and Spring Place Railroad
! Company has petitioned the Legislature for
q charter.
A bill has been introduced in the legls-
lature chartering the Washington and Mid
dleton railroad.
John A. Gee, assistant general passenger
agent OF the Western railway of Alabama,
was in the city yesterday.
The force of hands which was sent some
days ago to begin work on the Macon aud
Atlantic railroad is still being organized By
the contractors. 1t will perhaps be few
days yet before they begin work in earnest.
The Augusta and Asheville sleeper, over
the Central Railroad of Georgia, formerly
leaving Savannah at II 30 D. M, will be
changed to leave Savannah at $40 D. m.
There is no change in arriving time at
Asheville.
Gas pipes and connections for Pintsch gas
have been placed between the tracks of the
Savannah and Atlantic railway at its de-
pot, and hereafter coaches will be charged
without having to leave the main line
Before the pipes were put down consider
able Inconvenience was experienced IN
charging the coaches from tanks.
The Chipola and Chippewa Lake Rail
road Company, Florida was chartered by
the legislature and given a land grant of
10000 acres per mile. The main liue is to
extend from Mariana to the Alabama
state line. with branches to Chippewa lake
and st. Andrews bay. The officers are T.
T. c. Dickinson of Green wood, Fla, presl-
dent; J. T. Davis, Columbia, Ala, vice
president, and w. II. Milton, Jr.. secretary.
The capital stock is Sl,000.0U0.
Passenger Agent Charlton of the Central
says the Savannah and Atlantic railway
never offered purse for the bicycle race at
ybee between Wilson and Brown. which
was declared off day before yesterday on
the plea that the road hadn't put up the
money. Wherever the bicyclists got their
idea, they were laboring under the i'm
preston that the Savannah and Atlantic
vas to put up a purse, but the officials claim
that they never gave an Intlmation of such
thing.
The Lake Jessup, Indian River and At
lautic Rail~ay Company tFlorida) recently
reported, has been chartered by c. NJ
Lewis, John Dickinson and others of Chi
cago, Ill. C. Il. Hamilton of DUBUQUE. la. .
j. E. Brown of Chuluots. Florida and others
to construct a railro al from Lake Jessup to
Lake Worth, in Dade county, Fla. The
length of the main line is TO be about 175
miles, and is to extend through the counties
of Orange, Brevard and Dade. The COM
pany's Office is in Chuluota with financial
office in Chicago. The capital stock is
81, 200, 900.
The Cape Fear and Cincinnati Railroad
Company has executed a mortgage for
$4,000, 600 in favor of the Massachusetts
Loau and Trust Company Of Boston. to Sc
cure the issue of bonds for the building Of
its road. the company proposes building
railroad from Southport. N. c., via Camden
and Winnsboro to Greenville, and from
thence to Knoxville, Tenn. Contracts, it is
stated, have been let for grazing and iron
ing 500 miles Of the road, and work will be
commenced at Southport in twenty days.
George B. Morton of Baltimore, Md, is
vice president and general manager.