The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-13
RAIL AND cROssTIE.

Beginning Sunday the sleeping car service
now operated between Savannah and Au-
gusta will be extended to Spartanburg, to
which point it will be operated until jan
uary, when it will be extended to Asheville.
Columbia merchants are hustling for
trade in the South Bounds territory. The
first bale of cotton shipped that way over
the new road was delivered In Columbia
Wednesday. In commenting upon its re-
ceipt, the State says: This shipment marks
a new era in the business Of Columbia, and
is but the forerunner of other cotton which
will find its way to this market. 1t also
shows that when the proper facilities are
offered that trade can be brought here as
readily as 1t is attracted to other markets.
With little push and proper effort on the
part of her business men. Columbia's trade
can be greatly augmented from the South
Bounds territory"
English engineers who have watched the
| gradual development of the speed of rail-
way trains in this country believe that the
| limit with the present rails and rolling stock
has nearly been reached. They say that rs
| matters stand it would seem that IL is easier
| to construct motive power which will pro-
| pei, or rather drag, vehicles at a startling
| pace than to design vehicles that will keep
| on the track or be uninjured by the heat
| generated, but It is quite possible that some
| form of rail and wheel may yet be designed
which will permit of higher rate of speed
| than has been achieved yet Whether the
solution will lie in the adoption Of the
sliding railway type or in an immense in
crease of wheal diameter, depth of fapge or
other device is uncertain.
The sale of the Mobile and Montgomery
shops Of the Louisville and Nashville road
| in Montgomery TO the Alabama Midland
road has been consummated, the Montgom-
| cry Advertiser says, after pending for
| nearly year. The deal was completed the
| first part of the week, and the transfer will
| follow as soon as the necessary papers are
arranged and properly signed by both party
corporations concerned. The purchase
includes the Mobile and Montgomery
shops proper, with other real estate
| contingent. There Is some secret as to the
price paid by the Midland for the property
| It is fact, however, that 1t cost the pur-
chaser between $35, 900 and $4,000. The
| reason the sale was not contaminated be-
fore was due to the price, S35, 900, which
the Midland offered and which the Louis
| vile and Nashville refused to take. Before
the Midland takes charge of the property
tire Louisville and Nashville will build q
round house and repair shops in the south
and north yard in North Montgomery.
The recent discussion OF the question OF
| ~
National Corporation Reporter the fact
that Massachusetts has had on her statute
books for many years law relating to this
subject which probably antedates all
similar legislation in the United States. Al
modified by the Iegislat OF 1880, The
chief provisions OF this law are: After
petition from the proper authorities OF
municipality, or directors of railroad com
pany. and hearing thereon, the superior
court may appoint a commission OF three
disinterested persons to prescribe such
alterations as will avoid the crossing OF any
highway by railroad at grade
The railroad company shall pay q
per cent. of the total cost o
such alterations. The remaining 50 PEI
cent. is to be apportioned by the commits
sion between the commonwealth and IN
city or town in which the crossing is located
but not more than 10 per cent shall be ap'
portioned to the latter. The decree OF tn
superior court confirming the decision o
the commission as to the change IN LOCATOR
of railroad or public way shall constitut
, a taking of the specified land or other prop
erty. An agreement may. however oe ca
tered into between the city or town autnof
tiles and the railroad directors witnou
recourse to the court, such agreement TO .
subject to approval by the board Of rall
way commissioners.