The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-19
RAIL AND CROsSTIE.

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! the United States during the present year
shows a remarkable falling off compared
with 1870, the total output in the first six
months of 1891 being $40 929 tons, decrease
Of "A per cent.
The trouble between the Alabama Termt-
nal and Improvement Company and the
Alabama Midland road, i5 is stated in Mont
gomery, has been virtually settled by the
conference OF the counsel of both corpora
tions involved, which has been going on
nearly the entire week.
British railway employees have held Ineet-
ings recently TO arrange for q concerted Pc
tition to the different companies to grant "a
universal interchange privilege ticket,
whereby all railway servants of one COM
pany may travel over the lines OF other
companies, and vice versa, at the rate of I'd
per mile at any time during the year."
The annual convention of the Brother
hood of Railway Conductors will be held in
September in Louisville. There seems to
be general disposition on the part of the
members Of both the brotherhood and the
Order of Railway Conductors TO consolidate
the two organizations, and it Is probable that
some action looking to such consolidation
will take place at the coming meeting.
An official report of the railway disaster
at Mlncheusteiu, in Switzerland, June Is,
says that the i'll fated train which broke
through bridge carried $50 passengers. OF
whom 260 were in the carriages preclpitated
into the river OF these 73 were either
killed outright or died from their injuries,
and $50 were wounded. Reports at the time
OF the accident stated that 120 were killed.
The late census gives as the number of
miles OF electric railway in the principal
cities in the United States in operation last
year the following: Boston 40, Scranton
and Omaha, ench IS; Pittsburg 20, Cleve>
land and st. Joseph, each II; Detroit IL,
Nashville IL, Cincinnati 9, Richmond 8,
Kansas City, Los Angeles aud Albany, each
Z; and few other cities with less mile
age, making total of 260 miles.
North America is estimated to possess
1877, AIS miles of railway, or 21.54 miles per
10,0e0 inhabitants South America to have
10000 miles, or miles per 10 coo inhabi-
tants; while Europe has 14l 900 miles, being
at the rate of 400 per 10000; Asia having
10000 miles, or only ratio Of d mile per
10000; Africa, with 5000 miles OF railroad,
averaging $40 of a mile per 10000 inhabi-
ants, and Australia ranking nearly with
Europe and South America, with 5000
miles of railroad and q ratio of 3.42 miles
per 10, 600 Inhabitants.
The rapidity with which steel rails have
continued to replace those of iron in the
railways OF this country is remarkable. In
1880 there were down IS, $50 miles of steel
IulASs Oub VI 1lO,Ott mites OF fOaQ reported
upon, or 29.l per cent. In 1885 the steel
rails had increased to los, 724 miles, or 90
| per cent, and at the end of 1890, according
TO Poor's Manual, the steel rail mileage had
reached 16I, 500 miles, or so. per cent. of
the whole mileage reported including
sidings and other tracks. The increase
seems to have averaged more than per
cent. each year, and at that rate it will
take only about two years TO remove the
last iron rails used on railways in the
United States.
The New York Central has placed in
service on the Yonkers local trains new
double endern locomotives, which are
especially adapted for suburban service.
These engines are radical departure from
the lines Of the ordinary engines They
have pair OF leading wheels. six driving
wheels and six>wheel truck. The cylinders
are % inches stroke and Is inches diameter;
the boiler has been constructed to carry the
high pressure OF $50 pounds per square inch.
The driving wheels are GA inches in diameter
and carry a weight OF 1900 pounds. Tho
fire-box is = AGED above the frame and 10
| constructed TO burn anthracite coal. These
engines are equipped with the most ap.
proved appliances for safety, speed and
comfort.
Nothing now stands in the way OF the
South Bound railroad and her entrance into
last tracts of land, the State says, have
been secured. The appraisers appointed
last week. as announced at the time, met
and the matter was settled without trouble
They examined the Long lands of about
four acres and appraised them at $3.50 per
acre. The amount was paid at once by the
railroad officials. After the appraisement
Miss Mary Cook at once accepted cash
offer Of 81, 400 for the right of way through
thlrty-eight acres OF her land. She dis
pensed with the appraisement and received
her money. The construction force has been
waiting on this matter, having finished up
to this point. The work of grading through
the land 50 as to make the connection with
the Richmond and Danville road has begun
and will be rapidly pushed.
Sept. r. G. Talcott, at present superin-
| tendent of the Columbia and Greenville
road, with headquarters at Columbia, S. c.,
| Will I'LL his new appointment as superin-
! tendent of the Mobile and Birmingham
road from Mobile TO Selma. The Mobile
| and Birmingham road is q subdivision of
| the Alabama division of the East Tennessee,
! Virginia and Georgia SYSTEM aud has been
under the SUPPLEMENTARY of Supt. John
| NJ. Bridges The appointment of Supt.
Islcott will relieve Supt. Bridges of about
| 1855 miles Of road. The latter will still have
under his management four other sub
| divisions, all Of which converge at Selma
! and embrace about 400 miles of track. Mr.
Bridges enjoys the reputation Of superin-
| tending nearly 600 miles Of road, and even
after being relieved of the Mobile and Bir-
mingnam subdivision he will have more
mileage of track TO manage than any SINH
lar officer in the railroad business either
north or south.
1t is stated that a short line route be-
tween Louisville and Jacksonville. Fla,
will soon be in operation. The route of the
new road which will make the connection
is now being surveyed by the Florida Gem
trail and Peninsular railroad. It will begin at
River junction and be built to Birming ham,
where it will connect with the Louisvills
and Nashville. 1t is said that the proposed
line will pass through the richest agricul-
tural districts in Alabama, cutting in the
center the marble plateau in the south
western portion of the state. Under the
present system of through trains from
| Montgomery to Jacksonville via the Ala
bama Midland, the Florida Central and
| Penlnsular gets only a small haul of the
traffic over distance of ninety-six miles.
| The new road will make direct connections
between Louisville and Jacksonville in con-
nection with the Louisville and Nashville
| line. The time it takes to go from Louis
vile to Jacksonville at present will be