The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-03
RAIL AND CROS3rI p.

The Savannah. Florida,and Western will
run an excursion from Gainesville, Fla, to
Savannah tomorrow. The fare for the
round trip is So. Tickets good for four days,
returning on any train up to and including
Sept. s.
Assistant Superintendent of Motive Power
A. w. Gibbes ana Chief Clerk II. Plathner
left last night for Atlanta, now the head
quarters of the motive power department
Of the Central railroad, as well as the Rici-
mond and Denville railroad.
The Columbia State says another shut
down has been ordered in the Richmond
and Danville railroad shops in Columbia.
Supt. Dodson has issued an order, to take
effect at once, providing that during the
month Of September the shops shall be shut
down for two days out Of every week. The
object of the shutdown, it is stated, is to
reduce expenses.
The Tennessee Midland railroad, which was
opened for business from Memphis TO Jack
son June l, 1885, and to Perryville June 50,
1889, and which has hal such hard strug-
gle TO gain prestige for itself, the american
of Nashville says seems TO be in a fair wav
To be pushed forward at an early date. The
length of surveyed line of the Midland from
Memphis via Nashville and Knoxville to
the Virginia state line Is about 500 miles,
and the gap between Memphis and Nash
NA44b az DAoNGib 10 OIiJ nluoDl-bhO hllCSs
Ending now ae it does at Perryville, the
road 10 competing for and is gaining much
OF the interchange business OF the steam
ers plying on the Tennessee river.
From Memphis TO a point within ten
miles of Nashville all the right of way has
been secured aud donations Of right of way
have been made on the projected line
through East Tennessee. The road is fairly
we'll equipped for its freight and passenger
business. Financial depression has delayed
tho contamination of negotiations for COM
pleting the road to Nashville, which are
however, still pending, aud for which the
projectors of the road are laboring. lt has
been very strongly urged upon the board of
directors of the road that it be completed at
once to Nashville, which will Immediately
establish the value of the road beyond
question.
The Pittsburg, Pa, Post calls attention
to q minor position in railroad work which
is not often given the credit it deserves
"One of the most important positions in
railroad work, when il is considered what
grave consequences may ensue from inetfi-
cheney or neglect, 10 that of car inspector.
On his reliability and accuracy may depend
many lives, for If his sharp glance fails to
discover any vital defects that NAV exist as
he crawls under or about the car when q
halt is made at the end of division on,
say, a through run, that defect may, by the
time the train of which the car is an integ-
raj part has run fifteen or twenty miles
further, have grown to such proportions as
to cause the derailment of the car, the
wreck OF the entire train and the loss of
many lives. His position is therefore one of
great responsibility. He must be ready
active and resourceful, and be prepared to
remedy any broken portion Of a cars run
ming gear with almost phenomenal rapid
ity. Car inspectors no " depend almost al
| together on their eyesight to detect defects,
and very seldom is the hammer usel. At
night the inspector crawls under the p ALL
man or ordinary coach with torch and
| closely examines vital parts Formerly he
used hammer and by the ring of the
metal told whether or not a wheel was
sound. That practice has been discarded
on most roads, however, the inspector re-
lying on his keen vision to detect anything
| wrong.n