The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-17
Rail AID CRosSTIE

There are ten sain lines of railway cens
tering in LONDON On these 2,210 suburban
traiGs run in sndout daily, while the main
line trains ar 4oIly about 410. In 1889 the
ten lines carrid 400 600, 900 suburban pas
sengers.
The averagelumber Of men employed by
the Chicago, lock Island & Pacific COM
pany last year Nas IL ,372, against IL ,431 in
the preceding ear; while the average
monthly pay I'll was $685., 2S6, as com
pared with $780, A in the year before-the
monthly wages, therefore,, showing an in
crease from an avrage Of $40 Sc to $50 SO.
A bill incorpohting the Arcadia, Gulf
Coast and Lakelad railroad passed the
Florida legislature The road is to run
from Arcadia to Mtchelville and Lakeland,
Fla, with branctto Tampa and another
TO Shaw's Point. { is also proposed to
build line from Acadia to Boca Grande
The company has penty of capital and will
soon commence woE.
A device has recatly been brought out
for preventing the overlooking of freight
cars. 1t consists Of vertical bolt attached
50 the truck holster II such manner as to
permit of adjustment As the springs settle
with the loading Of tie car, the bolt operates
an indicator on the cad of the spring plank,
the index of which arrives at the loaded
mark when ths capacity of the car is
reached. A seal prevents any one thmper-
ing with the adjustment.
One of the longest and most costly rail-
way bridges m the country is now being
erected in the newest portion of the United
States, almost at its extreme western
boundary: the great stsel bridge which the
Union Pacific is building across the Column
bia river at Vancouver, Wash. The
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shore will be 5000 feet, and the draw pier
will be over 400 fe,t long. The cost of the
structure will be over 81 900, 900.
The supreme court of New York has de-
eided that where passenger has lost his
ticket for a seat In dTawing-room car but
presents evidence Tat he has purchased it
the conductor has 10 right to exclude him
from the car. In tie case referred to the
passenger obtained note from the agent
that he had sold hin ticket to certain
seat, the diagram showed tho seat sold and
no other person climed it. Equitably,
therefore, it is evident that the passenger
should not have been excluded although,
on the other hand, thu conductor doubtless
had no option to do otherwise than he did,
as his company required him to turn In a
regular ticket for every seat occupied. This
is one Of the many case in which railway
employees are obliged t. carry out literally
their instructions, ever when they know
that the circumstances Justify an exception
to the rule.
The following are among the Forthcoming
railroad conventions: June Is, Monday
Order Of Railroad Tebgraphers; sixth an
nual session at st. louis, Mo. June l6,
Tuesday Internationd Association of Car
Accountants; annual convention in Denver,
Col. June 16. Tueshy-American Rail
way Master Mechanic' Association; annual
convention at Cape May. N. j. June 16,
Tuesday-Train Dlspatchers' Association Of
America; annual nesting in Toledo, o.
June II, Wednesday Of Rail
way Telegraph Sperintendents; tenth an
nual meeting, at Grand hotel, Cincinnati.
Sept. Z, Monday-Internation Associa-
ton of Ticket Agents; annual meeting at
st. Paul, MINI. Sept. Is, Tuesday
American Association of General Passenger
and Ticket Agentsat Old Point Comfort.
Va, at II a. m. OG. IL, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Society of Railr,ad Superintendent at
New York city. Oct. IA. W ednesday-
General time convention at New York
city.