The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-29
RAIL AND CROsSTIK.

Everything now points to ell the rail-
roads in New England being consolidated
into four systems within the next two
years. Taking advantage of the consolids-
ton act passed by the last legislature of
Massachusetts, the Boston and Maine is all
ready moving TO consolidate its affiliating
lines with the main line.
A passenger-rate war has broken out in
New England on west-bound business, the
roads not being content with the huge
freight-rate wer. The Boston and Maine
has made rate Of slS TO Chicago and re-
turn, first-class, good going July and T.,
and good TO return until Aug. 20, and a
ticket OF such character that a scalper can
handle it.
George b. Roberts, president of the Penn
syivanla lines. reached his 57th birthday
last week. He Is one Of the most modest
and unassuming of the officers employed ON
these great lines. He began as rodman in
the spring of 1852 on the road of which he is
now president. Although one would think
him 10 poor health. there Is not an official
on that system who works harder and
spends more time in his office or on the road
than he.
At the last meeting of the Central Traffic
Association a new rule was adopted In re-
gard to the one-and-a-third rate for parties
OF 100 or more. BY the old rule, when pas
sage for parties OF 100 or more was en-
gagged, the required number was not always
procured. and the railroad company lost
money. By the new rule, when passage is
engaged fer 100 or more, the person or per-
sons who procure the rate must deposit $40
with the company. so that the company can
send an agent to see that the required nuns
Der Is procured.
Engineer Hogan took hand last week in
helping the New York Central to the posi-
ton OF having beaten all the known records
OF fast runs. The Chicago Limited, from
New York to Buffalo, left the Grand Cen
trial station in New York at 1904 p. m,
being detained on account of blockade in
the yards. The run over the Hudson d.
vision was made In two hours and fifty-hve
minutes. The train was held five minutes
az Albany for the draw bridge. The run
ming time on the Mohawk division, Albany
to Syracuse, was two hours and fifty-nine
minutes, and on the Western division, the
fastest time Of all was made, viz: Two
hours and hfty-seven minutes from SYRIA
cuse to Buffalo, making the run from New
York to Buffalo in eight hours and tifty-six
minutes, forty minutes being made up on
the Buffalo division.
A charter has been secured for q railroad
running from Harrison, Tenn, to Grays-
vile. GA. The road was graded and all the
stone work completed years ago, and but
little remains to he done but lay the track.
meeting Of the directors. Col March,
banks, Judge Whiteside, Capt Bond, J. M.
sutton and q. Smith. was called for last
week, but owing to the illness of Col
Marchbanks it was postponed. As soon as
the directors meet the contract will be let
and the work pushed to completion. The
line is about thirty miles long. and passes
through some of the finest ore beds IA the
state. The road will be called the "Boyn-
ton National road" because of its running
around the edge of the National park at
Chickamauga, In which Gen. Boynton is so
much interested.