The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-27
RAIL AND CROsSrIR

last night.
Theodore Wells, car accountant Of tn,
Central railroad, went up to Atlanta las
night. rus
passenger Agents s. B. Webb and D. q
aud Mrs. Hall were passengers on the Centrs
train Tor Atlanta last night, after speadint
yesterday in the city.
At the convention Of the Road Masters
association Of America, Sept. & /
minneapolis, II, W. Reed, master of rs
roadway department Of the Sayapua,
Florida and Western, will deliver an adde's
on the Preservation of Crossties."
Work on the Trans-Caucasian railrosl ic
progressing satisfactorily. The cont, vent
OF Iaborers consists Of ?, 500 soldiers. aooon-
vlcts at hard labor, 800 Siberia, Lii 400
treemen and ZOO Chinamer. and Dreams
Besides this, 1875 Russians end 400 Csnamen
are employed In the stO..e works mis- army
OF laoorers does not include the bkher Off
claiS, sach as eng 4neers, architecs, inspect
me MexlcAn Central railroad instead Of
a Ioider faas issued q novel, Thecovers bear
1ne SIMPLE announcement that he book was
EVEN BY the Mexican Genital. A small
map OF Mexico and few Advertisements of
tAe road, so arranged as mt to mar the
enir. The novel has for its itle "A Cast for
fortune" and is a story OF Mexico written
Dy CHRISTIAN Reid. The novel contains
over 100 pages Of a wel'written and ex-
ceilently arranged storf. and the means
taken by the road to brng it before the
pubic IS regarded by raircaders as clever
one.
II the bottomless pit las not been located
DeIorc, the Maine Central railroad officials
are willing to wager tat they have found
1t at Lilly Pond, Nc. on the new Dexter
and Dover branch. The track began to
settle at this place aJout two months ago,
and since then tcGinshave been run around
the spot on temporary track. while efforts
nave been made to obtain a solid roadbed by
dumping gravel inte the swamp. The more
gravel used the NOR appears TO be needed.
ana now, after 100 carloads have been
dumped into the hoe, there is still room for
as much more. Its said that the waters of
the swamp are inhabited by strange lizards
and eyeless fish.
General Passenger Agent Taylor of the
Richmond and Danville has issued the fol-
lowing order:
IRREGULAR NO. 66i.
RICHMOND AND DANvIILE RAILROAD Co.
PASSENGER Department
ATLANTA. GA. Aug. 81.
ar w. A, Turk is appointed assistant general
passenger agent with office at Charlotte, n c..
and will be in charge OF the first division
nr. 5. II. Hardwick is appointed assistant
general passenger agent, with Office at SAvan-
nan, Ga, and will be in charge of the second
division.
Alr L. 5. Brown is appoir { sd general agent &C
the passenger department in charge of the thii
division, With office at Washington. D. C. III
ADDITION to this duty he will continue to have
supervision OF passenger traffic in the states OF
Maryland, District of Columbia Pennsylvania
and New York west of and including the line of
the Northern Central railway and west to the
eighty second meridian.
Effective Sept proximo.
JAMES l.. TAYLOR,
Approved: General Passenger Agent.
Sol HAAS, Traffic Manager.
Circular No. Sos, issued by James L.
Iayior, general passenger agent of the
Richmond and Danville, and dated at At
!anta Aug. 81, announces the resignation of
the following officials of the passenger de-
partment under the reorganization: C. NJ.
Borum, division passenger agent of the Vir-
glnia Midland division; w. A Winburn,
division passenger agent of the Western
North Carolina division; d. Cardwell, di-
vision passenger agent of the South Caro-
lima and Columbia and Greenville divisi On
l.. l.. McCleskey, division passenger agent
of the Atlanta and Charlotte division
+. I. Charlton, passenger agent of
the Central railroad of Georgia; w.
J. Craig. passenger agent of the Port
Royal and Augusta and Port Royal and
Western Carolina roads; D. H. Bythewood,
division passenger agent of the Gem
trail at Columbus, GA. OF these
w. ]. Craig, d. Cardwell and c..
NJ. Borum have been provided with division
freight agencies, the first at Columbus, Ga.
the second at Columbia. s. c., and the
third at Lynchburg, Va. L. L. McClesky
will be general agent in Atlanta.
Mr.. Taylor announces the removal
of his Office to Atlanta Sept /.
w. A. Moody has been made the south
western freight agent of the Richmond and
Danville and the Columbus and Western.
NJ. B. Suber, lately travelling freight
agent OF the Central of Georgia, has been
given the same place with headquarters at
Columbus.