The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-07
Rail AND CaOsS rIE.

At a meeting of the directors of the In
dan River Steamboat Company, last week,
H. b. Cable, general manager of the Jack
Bnville, Tampa and Key West, and South
florida railways, was appointed gel eral
manager of the Indian River Steamboat
Company. Robert H. Coleman was elected
president Of the same company, vice Mason
/ Young.
Arailroad man who knows Senator Brice
intimately recently told an Indiauapolis
AelUS repo ter this story OF him: Mr.. Brice
for some time wanted certain matters ar
ranged at Sandusky, but his desires were
prevented by two Of the younger Wander
tilts. and he finally went TO them. They
laughed at him, and Brice became quite
angry. Young men," said he, sternly,
you must not laugh at me; won't permit
IL. Your father laughed at me once and it
cost him him nearly So, 000, 00J, aud know
ne mad great deal more sense than you
nave President Brice in a months time
got what he asked for Sa .dusky.
The Columbia State says: The Carolina,
Yves ern and Knoxville railroad. which,
when completed, is to be one Of the most
important lines Ia the south, is likely to be
oullt through to Knoxville as was first in
tended. lt was ascerJained yesterday that
construction company in Augusta, which
was organized for the purpose OF building a
ROAD TO chattanooga, in ends to purchase
1ne road The company, if they maze the
purchase, will connect it with the Aiken
ana Edgeteld road. The principal pro-
motors of the road are Messrs. John Mitch
en- the ex-president and builder
OF the Saundersvilie and Augusta
Fanroad, and William Gary. The
work on tae road has been stopped
LOT over two years, said Greenville CAPT
tanst yesterday. One hundred and fifty
miles is graded, and fourteen miles is in
operation. All that is required to carry on
Ine work is enough money TO erect a trestle
AT tne fourteenth mile-post, as then the
pond money may be secured. The road has
Deeh IN the Courts for long time, and only
recently 1t vas cleared from them. 1t can
no" be bought for S1S0, 900. There is 81, 900, =
oUO or more in the road for those who
purchase it if they build the road to Knox
vllle.n
says well-known vegetable grower of
FLORIDA: THE principal cause of complai Mt
VI the orange, vegetable and strawberry
growers against the railroads in the recent
cases before the interstate commerce COM
mission, does not SO much lie in the f1ct
tnat rates have been increased as in the fact
tuao TIE service is not improved pro-
portlonately. The schedules of the orange
ana vegetable trains are about four DAYS
MS Is fast enough, but frequently three
uays pass at the destinati n before unload>
ing IS begun. Celebrity in handing fruit at
the destination is essential to the profit OF
tne grower. Frequently these delays
occasion damages of minor char
acter to fruit for which no
claims are made, but at the end of the sea-
sJn loot up and deprive the grower of not
an lnconsiderable portion Of his profits. If
tne grower comes out with fair profit at
Lne end OF the season be will do no kicking.
ne Is willing always to pay good price for
:. good service. That one of the steamship
ines has splendid service, including
prompt delivery and warm storage, is &C.
countable for the fact that it's proportion of
Huit freights from Florida is greater than
any other line. The differentials charged
py the railroads for service inferior 10
THIS are too great and the things are being
appreciated by the railroad men themselves
There is no question that the growers are
willing to pay profitable price Tor fast
sarYiea."