The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-15
Ran AND CAOsSTTE.

The resignation of Supt. T. r. Talcott. of
the Richmond and DanviIle railroad, goes
into effect to-day, and his successor, Mr..
Dodson, will take charge at once.
RumOrs as to the early completion of the
Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf railroad are
again ahoat. They are to the effect that the
road Is about to secure the line of the
Orange Belt from some point in Pasco
county, and by that route to push through
to the Gulf coast.
The Tampa Journal learns from an ap-
parently reliable source that the Florida
Central ard Peninsular railway has entered
OF Is about TO enter into an arrangement
with the Orange Belt railway to transfer all
OF It's phosphate hauls at Lacooche to be
transported to ST. Petersburg for shipment.
The usual beginning in railroad expe-
rlence has been made in Arizona. The leg
islature has exempted all roads that NAV be
constructed within three years from taxa
ton for twenty years, and fixed the maxi
mum rate Of fare at cents per mile. This
Is reduction from 10 cents The ostensible
object OF this legislation is to "Doom" the
territory.
There has been an important reduction
ordered IN fruit and vegetable rates on rail-
roads. Early this year the Pennsylvania
railroad announced an increase OF rates
over its lines to New York, PHILADELPHIA.
Washington and Baltimore of per cent,
Inc southern connecting lines have made
strenuous efforts TO get this reduction, and
finally got the Pennsylvania road to send a
man down this way to look over the field.
A consultation has been in progress in
Philadelphia, and it has been decided that
on and after April 20 the rates of last year
would go into effect. This means q reduc-
ton OF 30 per cent, and it applies to all
points south that ship fruit and vegetables
TO northern cities by all-rail route.
AS one of the results of the recent pan
American congress large and carefully Sc
looted surveying party Of American engin-
GERS left New York Saturday on the Pacific
mail steamship Newport to make a pre-
iminary survey Of the South American
railroad lines and their connections The
party, which is under the direction of w.
f. Skunk, will spend two years in the re-
publics of the south, and the principal work
will be to study the system of railroads now
In use In South America, the local lines and
all their connections. Maps will be pre-
pared, from which it will be possible to
ascertain the feasibility of railway svs-
tenn the entire length of South America to
connect the City of Mexico with Buenos
Ayres and the principal cities Of the other
South American republics.
The Georgia division of the Railway
Agents Association is the name of a new
secret order formed in Macon day before
yesterday. The Railway Agents Associa-
ton, while it is widespread and powerful
organization IN the north, west and south
western states, has not up to the present
been known in Georgia, and the proceed.
ings yesterday were the first step toward
its development 10 the state. For some
time there was a small organization
OF railroad agents in Atlanta, but
1T has not developed any strength
and has become practically inactive, The
objects of the order, which is beneficiary
and secret, are in brief as follows: /. To i'm
prove the standard Of merit aud Increase
the efficiency of the members of the order in
railroad circles. 2 To protect by all lawful
means the interests of the railroad COM
panies. 3. To use the influence of each and
every one Of the members to oppose unjust
and anti-railrOad legislation, and to counter
railroads. neS du'f in pFG sbs Dn6 6Ssn'' D the
The officers of the new organization
are: President, j. G. Halle, agent for the
Central railroad at Columbus; first vice
president, j. l. Oakman, agent OF the Rich
mond and Danville of Augusta; second vice
president, H. H. Woodruff, agent OF the
Central railroad at Wadley; secretary, J.
q. Walker, agent of the Central railroad at
GAINESVILLE; treasurer, G. A. Jobson,
cashier of the Central railroad at Macon.
The following delegates were elected
to represent the Georgia division of the
Order of Railroad Agents at the grand con-
ventlon or the order TO be held at Denver
Col, May 80: Delegates, F. NJ. Stansell
Augusta; G. L. Chandler. Macon; J. c..
Halle, Columbus; F. U Harden, Atlanta,
and j. o. Walker of GAINESVILLE. Alter
mates, Bart Cowden. Brunswick A. Lowry
Dalton; j. ]. Mccall, Cordele; ]. A.
Englerth, Savannah, and G. A. Jobson of
Macon.