The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-15
RAIL AND CRossTIEL

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
uses about 5000 tons OF rails annually.
The orders already given out for 1892 cover
15,OOO tons OF rails, distributed as usual
among the mills on the line Of the company.
Col. c. johnson. president of the Ten
nessee River, Asnvile and Coosa railroad,
says in regard to the extension OF the road !:
BY March continuous line Of rails on the
Tennessee River. Ashvil'e and Coosa will
extend from a point in Murfree's valley to
the Coosa river. Not later than Dec. Is
from Zoo TO 1900 hands will be operating
on the roadbed.
A change Of schedule on the South Bound
goes into effect to-day. The time between
Savannah and Columbia is heightened by
half an hour. Trains will now leave Sa-
vanDah at 9 a m. and $50 D. M, and
arrive at Columbia at 2:40 o. m,
Trains will leave Columbia at 6:10 a. m.
and $3.50 p. M, arriving at Savannah at
40 a. m. and IL P. m. This makes a
schedule of about 5 hours between Savah-
nah and Columbia.
The stockholders of the Montgomery and
Eufaula road, division Of the Richmond
aud Danville system, have reelected the
old board Of directors and officials:
President. Gen. E. P. Alexander, Sa-
z. McBee, Savannah; treasurer, ].
II. Hall, Atlanta; secretary, E. Workman,
Atlanta. Board of directors: /. Pollak, C.
A Stern, j. X. Warren, Montgomery; j
w. Tullis, G. l.. Conner, s. II. Dent, Eu>
faula; William Stakely, Union Springs; E.
I. Alexander and V. Z. McBee, Savannah.
Now that the Central railroad and the
Savannah. Americus and Montgomery rail-
road have fallen out it is suggested that the
Savannah, Americas and Montgomery
combine with the Middle Georgia and At
lantic, and the two roads come into the city
on the same track. By this arrangement
the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery
Wolld secure ample terminal facilities, and
the Middle Georgia and Atlantic would se-
cure the corporation desired in bridging the
the river and developing Hutchinson's
Island The Middle Georgia and Atlantic
could build its proposed track to Statesboro
and the Savannah, Americus and Mont
gomery would build to meet it half way be-
tween Savannah and Statesboro and save
building the entire distance to Savannah.
- notice that the newspapers are making
mention of the fact that a woman has been
elected president Of the board of directors of
a railroad down in West Virginia." re-
marked the general passenger agent Of one
of the local lines. "That is one of the few
instances of genuine humor in the railroad
business. The railroad of which Mrs. Hat
tie n. Kimball of Harrisville, w. Va, was
recently elected president is called the
Pennsboro and Harrisville railroad, and il
is about as long as good after-breakfast
fast walk. Its business and its importance
in the commercial world is proportionate to
its length. 1t is. perhaps. needless TO say
that it is all under one management, and its
capital stock has never attracted the eager
eye of Jay Gould. Speaking of that rail-
road reminds me Of an incident
that gave me considerable smuse-
ment few years ago. One
day received a typewriter letter on a
beautiful autographed letter-head asking
for passes for the officials Of the Cleveland
and Southern Railway Company knew
nothing of the railway, but the autographed
stationery informed all to whom it might
come that the Cleveland and Southern
railway was the shortest line between Chi
cago and New York l Immediately for
warded the usual courteSies, and a few weeks
later, as l CHANGED to be in Cleveland,
made inquiry concerning the new corpora
ton. learned that the shortest line be-
tween Chicago and New Y FORK is just four
miles long and that it runs from Chagrin
Falls, o., to Scion, o. There can be little
doubt that the road is all that is claimed for
it on the stationery of its officials"