The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-15
RAIL AND CROSsTIE.

At dinner given to celebrate the 25th
anniversary of bis entrance into the service
Of the New York Central system of rail-
ways, President Chauncey Depew said I'm
sls66 the Vanderbilt lines hauled little less
than $780, 900 tons a distance of 1860, 600
miles. In 1891 the sixteen roads now form
ing the system hauled 10 500, 900 tons dis :
lance of BIOS, 000, 900 miles. In 1866 the
average passenger paid 22S cents per mile; in
1891 he paid 1896 cents. In 1866 each ton of
| freight hauled produced an average revenue
OF 4. cents per ton-mile; In 1891 the ton mile
cost is reduced by competition and scientific
development to less than 0.75 cents. In 1865
las locomotives, 251 passenger and ,421
freight cars handled the business of the
state; in 1891 the list shows 1,176
locomotives, ,232 passenger and
42.578 freight cars The fast express
train of 1896 made "a miles per hour; that
Of 1891 averages 81 miles in the same time
from the Atlantic to the lake."
A. ]. McEvoy, formerly Of the Macon
and Covington road, is now time card in
structor OF the Illinois Central railroad
one of the most prominent positions In the
system. There are but three similar posi-
tions in the country. Every employee
from superintendent down is compelled
to undergo frequent examinations by
the instructor, who travels from one end
of the line to the other constantly
in his private car. The instructor himself
has to pass before being appointed a rigid
examination before board Of railroad men.
Mr.. McEvoy, when examined last fall in
New Orleans, gave the board something of
surprise by not only answering all their
questions, but by Dropounding III turn
queries that the examiners themselves could
not answer. Employers are examined as
regards their duties in the local and through
time cards, aud unless they pass high
grade are put back.
The drummers have filed q suit to require
railroads operating connecting lines TO sell
mileage books good over the entire lines.
The railroad commission will sit TODAY
to hear the case of the city of Americus
against the Richmond and Danville to re-
quire them to give Americas the same rate
on guano from Savannah as is given to
Albany.
John A. Stinson, who was injured on the
East Tennessee road last year, near Dalton.
has filed a suit against the company for
81, 200 damages.
The reorganization scheme of the Marietta
and North Georgia railroad is said to be
bonds of the company have been deposited
with the committee appointed to reorgan-
ize the company, and as soon as the re-
ceiver completes the work of repairing the
road it will be sold and the company
formed under the reorganization scheme
will buy it in.
Gross earnings for January Of 125 of the
| more important railways of the country re-
ported to Brddstreet's show an aggregate
of $37. 062, 955. an incaease of only a lit
tie more than per cent, as compared
with the record of the like roads in January,
1891.
In q suit recently brought by mother
for the death Of her son against the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas railroad, the SUI
preme court Of Texas has decided that mas
much as the law mentioned specifically as
liable owners, proprietors, ETC., and omitted
receivers, the latter could not be held re-
sponsible for injuries inflicted nor COM
or n Aar