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

Richmond and Danville's earnings for the
month OF October show an increase of nearly
$4,000.
The gross earnings of forty-seven roads
for the fourth week in October increased
1857 per cent, and for the month sixty-five
roads increased gross 1880 per cent.
st. Clair tunnel, under the st. Clair river
at Port Huron, which was recently COM
pleted by the Grand Trunk Company. is not
yet used generally !, but the results are sat-
lstactory so far as running trains are con-
cerned. Aside from the delay of changing
engines trains run through in a few min
uteS intact, whereas under the old system
OF floating cars across it used to take several
hours on account OF being obliged TO break
a train in several parts for floating.
A committee, representing the Brother
hood Of Railway Section Foremen and Or
der OF Railway Trackmen, has completed
the analgamation Of the two orders, which
is to be known hereafter as the International
brotherhood of Railway Track Foremen.
Inc International headquarters are at st.
Louis. The officers chosen were John T.
wilson. Tennessee, grand chief foreman; R.
I. Bridges, Kansas, vice grand chief; NJ
O'Dowd, Kansas City, secretary and treas
urer. The next meeting of the order will be
held in Cincinnati in October, 1892.
A Cordele special says: DR.. George W.
| Marvin of COrdee has lately secured for
parties abroad an option on the charter of
the Southeastern Railroad Company, which
Is controlled by gentlemen of this place.
This charter authorizes the building of the
road from Fort Valley to Brunswick. The
people of Cordele have never yet doubted
the fact but that the Atlanta and Florida
would be extended to Cordele, for at this
| point 1t would meet the Albany and Cordele
| railroad and form the shortest line OF travel
| from Albany to Atlanta. 1t would also be
| fed by the Savannah, Americns and Mont
| gomery railroad, which would give it more
lumber business than it cuold do. The At
lanta and Florida railroad would be more
than self-sustaining whenever the gap be-
tween Cordele and Fort Valley, distance
of forty miles, is built. This would make q
route direct to Atlanta and the north.
Receiver w. B. Sparks is back from New
| Y rk and has filed his regular quarterly re-
port for the Macon Construction Company,
Macon and Savannah Construction Com
| pany, Georgia Southern and the Macon and
| Birmingham railroads. The reports, the
| Telegraph SAYS, are interesting and show
an encouraging state OF affairs with all
the concerns except, possibly, the
Macon and Birmingham railroad.
With the Macon Construction Com.
! pany and the Macon and Savannah Con-
| structton Company, the report shows that
the complications are being Strengthened
out and resources made to bear a more ia
| vorable comparison with the liabilities,
The income from mileage on the rolling
stock OF the two companies if shown to be
increasing the funds of each, while the ex-
penses are kept small aud on the decrease.
The best part Of the report is that of the
Georgia Southern road, in which the gros,
| earnings for the quarter ending Sept.
80. are shown to be Sl92,3l3 II
with operating expenses at Sis,
613 rs, making the total net earnings fol
the quarter, S73, 500 40. This is considered
a remarkably fine showing for the road, anC
with another year OF such work, its condi
ton will be most favorable The Macor
| and Birmingham still continues to be a mill.
stone around the latter. it appears, and here
the expenses have been greater than the in
come. The resources of the Macon and
Birmingham are given at S7,276 ~, will
liabilities at sl9.959 SO, showing differ,
ence Of S12,673 II.