The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-19
RAIL AND CROsSTIR.

Supt. II. r. Dill of the main stem divis-
Ion of the Central railroad and son spent
yesterday in the city.
Supt. John D. Williamson of the Chatta-
nooga division Of the Central railroad spent
yesterday IN the city.
Koadmaster c. E. Marvin, Trainmaster
+. L. Anderson and ]. W. Palmer of the
central railroad at Macon are registered at
the Pulaski.
Inc Iybee railway draw bridge over st.
Augustine creek was struck by lighter in
passing through the draw yesterday after
noon, damaging the bridge so that it is i'm
possible to swing it. The accident will not
interfere with the running Of trains. as the
bridge Is safe for crossing. the only damage
oelng 70 the machinery Of the draw
A Florence (Ala.) disr atch says the Rich
mohd Terminal railroad has assumed con-
trol OF the Birmingham, Sheffield and Ten
heSsee ftlver road and a new schedule is
announced to take effect at once. This
gives the Terminal through line from the
tennessee river TO the gulf, with the excep-
Gioh OF short distance between Jasper and
birmingham. Tie Terminal is building a
line from Princeton. KY, to Florence.
which VIII give it, when completed, a trunk
hue from the lakes to the gulf.
B. Nj. FELTON,, president of the Cincinnati
southern, is out in a card defending his
position In regard to perpetually leasing
that road to the Cincinnati, New Orleans q
1exas Pacific road, claiming that neither
CINCINNATI nor the stockholders could afford
10 90 IL, as the present lease is too burden
some TO think of extending it indefinitely.
lie thinks if the road adopts the rates rec
commended by the merchants of Cincinnati
1t would bring on freight war that would
De rulnous to the company, and says: IAN
investigation into the conditions existing
with reference to southern rates will, | am
sure, lead them TO change their minds on
that subject"
The following editorial is clipped from
the Halfway ReUtetO of Chicago: ut would
appear that rate cutting at the present
tlIne IS not half so funny as it formerly was.
The list of indictments Of both shipDers and
railway officials for violations of Interstate
law is rapidly increasing in length, and it is
beginning to look as If another element
tending 20 promotion from the ranks was
being introduced into the railroad service.
Formerly death and resignation were the
only means OF creating vacancies, but IL
Uncle Sam continues to interfere as he is
now doing, chances for promotion will be
more frequent. Seriously however, the law
is beginning to make itself felt. A promi-
nent railway official lately said
that the present maintained rates
we're not, as was claimed, owing to the in
fiuences of the various traffic associations.
but were wholly caused by the indictments
which had been found for violations of the
act to regulate commerce. 1t should be
said in this connection that this particular
railway official is opposed to traffic associa-
tions.) However that may be, the influence
OF the law is being felt, so much SO that
shippers have been known to inquire of
higher official If a rate quoted them by a
soliciting agent was not violation Of the
law. Very many Of our railway officials
pretend to believe that the law is unconsti-
tutional, but it is becoming to be apparent
that they do not care to take the personal
risk of being made to occupy the position
of defendant in criminal case in order
that its constitutionality may be disproved."