The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-19
BAIL AND CROSsTIE.

British railway directors are well paid for
the time they devote to railroadiug, as
would appear from the following statement
OF annual fees credited to the directors OF a
Few OF the larger companies: London and
Northwestern. al, 375 10 % directors: Great
Western, $4,000 to 10 directors; London
and Southwestern, S25. 600 to u directors:
Great Northern. S25 900 70 Is directors:
Northeastern, SS7. 800 to 20 directors: Lam
cashire and Yorkshire, So, 500 to IA direc-
tors; CALIFORNIAN railway, Sl5,75O 70 IA
directors; Glasgow and Southwestern. 210.-
CO., to 10 directors. These amounts include
the chalrman's salary, which Is sometimes
large, although in other cases very mod
crate, but IL remains that the universal
service OF attending board meetings is
better rewarded by British railway com
panieS than 1t Is in the United States.
A novel invention to prevent tail-end col
llsions has recently been made by a Roch-
ester man. It consists of light steel car
rage having four wheels and a framework
OF light steel tubing, upon which are
mounted two or more powerful coil springs
with the necessary levers, clutches. etc, for
drlving the same, and equipped with red
flags and lanterns as signals. The car Is at
tached under the platform of the rear coach
IN SUCH manner as to be readily detached
by the conductor and started back with the
necessary signals displayed whenever the
train Is stopped for any reason. The signal
car 10 so arranged that it will remain where's
ever 1t stops. even il on a steep grade. until
picked up by the next train; and IN case the
engineer should not see the car In time to
stop, no damage would be done except 70
the signal car, which would be a small mat
Ter IN comparison to loss of human life. The
train which dispatched the signal car, when
ready, proceeds to the next station, where
another signal car lone or more of which is
Kept at each important stationl is attached
and the one picked up by the folio wing train
Is left to take its place. 1t is stated that a
company Is now being organized to build
these cars, and that the preliminary steps
have been taken TO have them patented in
this and foreign countries.
The first railway to Jerusalem will be
opened to traffic this spring. 1t is a short
line, running from Joppa on the Mediter-
ranean. The work OF construction is being
carried out by French company, which be-
gan laying down the line in April. 1890. II
ID Iully expected that the speculation will
be paying one. The company anticipates.
at all events, making large profits, after
paying the shareholders a guaranteed in
| terest of per cent. 1t is stated that over
10000 persons land at Joppa every year, in
over to make q pilgrimage to Jerusalem
and other spots celebrated IN sacred his
tory. The number of steamers and other
vessels putting into the port of Joppa is
now upward OF 800 a year, the destination Of
most of the passengers and merchandise they
convey being the capital of Palestine. In
evidence OF the recent rapid growth OF the
| traffic, il may be mentioned that Joppa has
| trebled in population within the past thirty
| years. Tourists will be able TO taxa re.
turn ticket from the port ia question and
Jerusalem for 20 francs, and, what is more.
they will be able to do the journey in a far
shorter time with infinitely greater safety
| than hitherto. The rush of tourists from
all parts of the civilized world to Jerusalem
will, if the expectations OF the promoters are
fulfilled, be something phenomenal in the
immediate future.
No great railway system iu this country
is ever finished, but however extensive aud
prosperous it is continually impelled TO in
crease Its mileage by construction or pur-
chase, or both. Immense as is the system
of lines OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany it continues to grow, as will be seen
by the following figures from statement
OF construction in 1891 kindly furnished by
Chief Engineer W. II. Brown; 1.-THE lines
east Of Pittsburg and Erie aggregate in
mileage 4 ,433.45 mot including 1924 miles OF
canals and ferries, with a total of S,546. 90
| miles OF tracks or all KINDS, being an IN
crease Of 1886 miles of line and 25S. 76 miles
of track during the year 1891.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany east of Pittsburg and Erie
owns 5O7. 4S miles, leases 2,ol2. "a miles and
controls through other tenures ,913. 43 miles
Of railroad located in eight states. West of
| Pittsburg and Erie the lines aggregate
! 3,4l2.S4 miles and total trackage OF 5,129. 70
miles, being an increase over the previous
year of 1926 miles of line and 1850 miles
of track, the same being located in seven
states The grand total of all lines least
and west Of Pittsburg and Erie) in which
this company is interested shows mileage
of I $40. 70 miles OF railroad line, Is, 676. 90
miles of railroad track and 234 miles of
canals and ferries. an increase during the
year of 102 IL miles Of railroad and S14. 65
miles of tracks of all kinds" So the Penn
! sylvania Railroad Company lacks only $50
miles of round 5000 miles of lines.