The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-06
RAIL AND CROSSTIa.

The Central road has just purchased
| eight new locomotives to be used for pull
| ing passenger trains.
In 1890 the railroads of the country hauled
701, 000, 900 tons of freight, or 402 000, 000-
900 pounds This immensely is almost past
conception. There is probably no sufficient
horsepower in the world-thau is living
fiesh-and blood horse power - to have
moved this stupendous weight the millions of
miles it was carried.
The Jurisdiction of Trainmaster W. J.
Mckee of the Central railroad has been ex-
tended over the Savannah yards, recently
under the jurisdiction of the Savannah
agent. The jurisdiction of the yards is
transferred to the transportation Depart
ment, where it properly belongs, to facili-
tate the handling of cars.
If the Dakota railroad commissioners en-
force their rule for daylight inspection of
grain, it is said 1t will greatly delay the
movement Of cars, hampering the farmers
as we'll as the railroads, as it will require at
least twelve hours, and delay fully so per
cent of the cars, besides filling yards and
side-tracks with empty cars.
Prominent railroad officials say that the
crops this year are heavy enough to keep
the roads busy for the next two years, even
if the CROPS of 1899 should be light. Added
to this are the large earnings which the
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ton. The outlook for the roads is more
promising than at any other period in the
past ten years.
The Fayetteville IN. c. Observer says of
the "Short Cut:" The work of grading the
''Short Cut" portion of the Atlantic Coast
Line between here and Rowland will be
completed this week, so say the contractors
Tuesday morning the masonry for the iron
bridge over Big and Little Rockfish and
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be pushed vigorously to completion. About
one hundred carloads of crossties and fifty
cars Of steel rails, spikes, etc, are standing
on the side tracks here, ready tor distribu-
ton along the line. which are TO be followed
10y additional supplies, as the work pro-
crosses.
The largest electric locomotive ever con-
structed ls said TO be the one now being used
| by the Lonsdale Company at its extensive
cotton mills in Lonsdale, r. |. 1t CONSISTS
of platform car and trucks having 80
| horse power motor, with a trolley stand at
one end, and at each end controlling de-
| vices. So that the locomotive may be moved
| both forward and backward. The locomo-
| tive is capable of hauling 10000 pounds,
| and goods may also be placed on the plat
| form OF the locomotive itself. The length
| of the track over which the machine runs
is 2,700 feet. the trolley wire being sus-
pended some sixteen or eighteen feet above
the rails, and attached either to poles or to
the adjacent buildings. Electricity is sup-
| piled from a 500-volt dynamo having a
| capacity of 30, 600 volts, and this is operated
| by water wheel. This renders the cost of
| operation very inexpensive, while large
amount of time and energy is saved in
| shipping goods from one part of the estab-
| ment to another.
The facts connected with the resignation
of D. H. Motfatt as president Of the Denver
and Rio Grande road are beginning to come
| to the surface. London reports state that
when the recent dividend on preferred stock
was passed English shareholders at once
concluded their interests had been neglected,
and they appointed committee of experts
| to investigate the action Of the board of
directors When that committee handed in
its findings some weeks ago another meet
ing of the shareholders was held.
and, in view of revelations alleged
to have been made, resolutions were
passed censuring the management and
| pledging those present to the disposal
at the next annual election of the men now
in charge of the road. As the English
shareholders are powerful factor in the
direction Of the company's affairs, the right
! ing III this matter of their fancied wrongs
would be easy of accomplishment The
| Chicago Journal says: Hearing through O
friend of this move, Mr. Moffatt, who is
worth $4,000 900. and got along without
the Rio Grande road, simply told the Eng
| lishmen to take the road and run it, and
! sent in his resignation. He was not the kind
| of a man to wait for and suffer the hun il
ton Of being forced out or give any one
chance to iniure him by the publication Of
| alleged charges