The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-07
RAIL AND osossr1F.

Within the next thirty days most Of the
passenger as Citations viii act on the ques-
ton Of abolishing the sale CT unlimited
tickets When this is done il a person
wishes to stop at points between termini he
will purchase a local ticket The ticket
scalpers fear this action more than any
other which has been proposed by the gem
eral passenger agents.
The Journal of Agriculture sayo; 1.-THE
railroad pass has for many years been an
important factor in politics. Railroad COM
panios and railroad men know full well the
seductive influence OF the little piece Of
cardboard that enables a man TO bluff the
conductor and ride Free In fact, there is
nothing else so small we know Of that TO the
average man confers 50 much pleasure as TO
get on a train and ride withers0ever one
wisheth and not have to paw a cent for it.
The latest thing in tho way Of rapid
TRANSIT is the invention of a Colorado
genius. He proposes an ordinary railroad
coach, to the roof Of which is to be fastened
a balloon-shaped doma made Of aluminium
and filed with a sufficient amount of gas to
overcome the power of gravitation. This
much accomplished. 1t is only necessary to
provide a roadbed suffice thy strong to
keep q train of cars going in the right direc-
ton. The cars will be provided on each
side with grooved pulleys instead Of wheels,
aud these pulleys Will run upon steel
cables strung upon two rows Of iron
posts. No grading will bs necessary, the
csble tracks simply spanning ravines, can
yons and rivers like telegraph wires The
inventor claims that with the aid of some
new discoveries In locomotive power he can
easily propel train of cars at the rate of
200 miles an hour. He proposes to build a
line of cable from Denver to New York,
and make the run from the mountains to
the sesboard in half day, stopping at
Chicago for dinner. At each station gas
reservoir will be maintained, and each coach
can be charged or emptied with gas as the
traffic demands The inventor has organ
lied company, and proposes to build
short line at once.
The Allendale Is. c. Enterprise SAYS:
THE editor of the Enterprise visited Sa-
vannah Monday under a commission from
leading citizens of Allendale for the purpose
Of inquiring into the situation and
summing up Allendale's chances for
the South Bound road. Mr.. Dem
struction Company. and Mr.. Wadlsy, chief
engineer in charge of the road, received us
very cordially, and very courteously entered
into the business with which we were in
trusted. They were both very open and
candid, and in very short time put us into
possession OF the facts Of the case aud the
true inwardness eff the situation. We were
men, but soon discovered that they
we're fully up to the details ana
magnitude of the important enterprise in SO
great measure intrusted TO their manage
ment. We were cordially INFORMED that
the Alleudale and Barnwell route was pre-
ferred from the beginning, but certain CONS
plcations growing out of Col. Mike Browns
connection with the road. resulting in the
sale OF the Barnwell and Blackville and the
Blackville and Aston road to another com
pany now leave that line Of route out Of
the question. One purpose was to get AL
lendale on the route to Graham's. We
were informed that after the change from
the Barnwell route the Brunson route was
preferred, but owing to difficulties in OBJ
tanning rights of way and other necessary
concessions the Completion route has been
settled upon, If any further difficulty oc-
ourred Allendale's offer would be consid-
ered.n