The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-28
RAIL AND CROSsTIg.

Circular No. 1877, Railroad Commission
Of Georgia, is published in this issue.
Cashier w. W. Dowell of the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway will succeed
Paymaster Wilcox, whose resignation goes
into effect Oct. |. City Ticket Agent J. B.
Oliveros will succeed Mr.. Dowell in the
position of cashier, and will be succeeded in
the Bull street office by Depot Ticket Agent
A. Z. Armand.
Central railroad sleeper was smashed
in enc end by a collision between a Central
and Western and Atlantic train at the
Atlanta depot Saturday. The Central
train was backing out Of the depot and the
Western and Atlantic train was going H.
misplaced switch caused the collision.
Moody was hurt.
The Electrical Age and Street RdillcGy
NelCS of New YORK furnishes statistics
showing that three and half years ago lin
January, 1888 there were only thirteen
electric street railways in operation, with
forty-eight miles of track and ninety-five
cars, against 354 railways, 1893 miles and
4,5l3 cars in July this year.
Chattanooga gives out the sensational ru-
NOR to the effect that the great Louisville
and Nashville railroad is to be consolidated
with the East Tennessee. II this rumor is
correct, the Louisville and Nashville will
become part Of the great Inman system.
What authority there is for the story is not
known. It is the most improbable rumor
That has been afloat for sone time.
Railroad construction in Australia has
been slow as compared with that in the
United States or most of the countries of
Europe. This has been due in large meas
ure to the rough contour of the country and
In no small degree to her dependence upon
foreign sources for most of her railroad
materials and supplies. In 1877 the seven
colonies had 3,472 miles of railway
open for traffic. This was increased
to 4,S45 miles in 1880, to 6,7Oc
miles in 1888, to $40 miles in 1885, and to
1891 miles in 1856. The progress in New
South Wales is perhaps the most noticeable
ofany of the colonies. There are 153 miles
of track under construction in this colony.
which will make, when completed, 1885
miles. The United States has furnished q
large part of the materials which have been
used In the construction and operation OF
Australian railroads.
The gross earnings of railways in the
United States for August, as reported by
the Financial Chronicle, show very ir-
regular results on the whole. The final
aggregate of earnings shows considerable
Improvement over that reported for the
corresponding month of last year, viz, an
tuSicaSc VI Sl@, oJS 4S4S, or al per cent.
but when the earnings OF the various roads
are considered in details, the exhibit is less
favorable. The aggregate increase is due
largely to the heavy gains of a compare
lively few lines. There are 14S
roads included in the returns
Sd of this number fifty-one show
ecreases. Tweaty-one systems
now increases of over $40, 600 each. and a
Nal increase Of s., PIG, 722, which is $23, 7SC
more than the aggregate for the total 14s
as These twenty-five are composed
mostly Of the grain carriers, with two
Ssa'hern roads and few coal roads. Con-
asted by groups, the middle and middle
gaern roads exhibit the best results, only
Isst,een out Of fifty-eight showing decreases
rs w south, southwest and northwest, the
Ss,as are generally unfevorable, as COM
is~l with those Of last year, although 9
h ,eparate systems show very large gains
p,sera!, the returns show the varying
fs,.lee, OF the influences at work, some
Sole and some unfavorable.