The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-25
RAILROAD AND CROssT1E.
Two New Freight Agents Appointed
for the Plant System,


for the Plant System,
Traffic Manager Of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway has issued the follow
ing circulars appointing contracting freight
agents for the Plant system for Florida, the
first appointment to take effect at once
and the other Oct l:
MIR. j. II. Stephens is hereby appointed
contracting agent for this system.
His territory will embrace Jacksonville
proper, the western and southern divisions
OF the Florida Central and Peninsular rail-
road between Jacksonville and Chatta-.
hoochee, and Cedar Keys, as also the line OF
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way, between Live Oak, Lake City and
Gainesville, with headquarters at Jackson
vile. Fla.
Mr.. F. s. Knight is hereby promoted to
the position of contracting freight agent.
His territery will embrace the lines of the
Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West rail-
way; the Florida Central and Peninsular,
and the Florida Southern railways, west
and south of Palatka and Gainesville, as far
south as Brooksville aud Dade City; the
Jacksonville, st. Augustine and Halifax
River railway; the east coast OF Florida and
the st. Johns river. Until otherwise dl-
rected, his headquarters will be at Jackson
vile. Fla.
William Hendrie denies that the Cana
dian Pacific has secured control OF the tram
way along the Niagara river.
The AngIo-American says George Gould
Ia in Honduras in the interest Of a railroad
to be built from Puerto Cortes, on the Gulf
of Honduras, to Amspala, on the Pacific.
A receiver has been applied for for the
Atlanta aud Chatta hoochee River Railroad
q,
doctors who attended passengers injured in
last June's tragic wreck. The case will lie
heard Sept 5.
No representatives OF the Gould lines at
tended the meeting of the board of commits
sioners Of the Western Traffic Association
in Chicago on Thursday. 1t is inferred
that Mr.. Gould regards the presidents
agreement as a dead letter.
Officers OF the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railway say that when the work now IN
progress is completed, the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas Will then form a continuous end
independent line of its own from st. Louis
to tidewater on the Gulf of Mexico.
All work has been stopped at the new
bridge which the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company is erecting over the Raritan at
New Bruins wick, \. j., because of litigation
over the title to lands held by the railroad
company on both sides OF the river.
A special from Montreal saws that the
Cenadi IN Pacific railroad has gained posses
sion of the new line along the Canadian
side of the Niagara river. 1t is intended 10
beat the New York Central out of mines
tenths of the tourist travel to the falls.
One of the fast engines of the Empire
State express is beng remodeled Seven
foot driving wheels will be put on it, and
the New York Central will give it thor
ough test to see whether such large wheels
contribute to increase of speed under the
operating conditions of their line.
A narrow gauge railroad is being built in
Guatemala from Guatemala City to Porto
Barrios, on the Atlantic coast, a distance of
300 miles. In connection with the Guate-
mala Central railroad, extending from San
Jose, on the Pacific, to Guatemala City, this
will give an all~rail route3from ocean to
ocean.
Monday the longest train ever reported
having been hauled over any road in the
state with 16-inch cylinder engine WAS
pulled from Galveston TO Houston by en-
CINE No. 60. Engineer Killeen, Of the Inter-
national and Great Southern. There were
l28 cars In the train, the greater number of
them being loaded.
Telegraphio dispatches announce that
freight rates on -four, grain and meat will be
advanced cents per 100 pounds. from Ohio
river points to all southern points on Sept.
5. Railroad men say they cannot afford to
live at present rates. The advance is uni
form and puts the rates back exactly where
they were before the reduction last August.
On account OF a big suit fled In the dis
triot court of Missouri day or two ago, it
Is said not to be not unlikely that Jay Gould
will be obliged to wait several months before
he Is able to secure absolute control Of the
Kansas City. Wyandotte and Northwestern
railroad. The title Of the suit is +. s. W.
Drought against the Northwestern Con-
struotion Company, and it is brought to rs-
cover S350,0O0 on a CONTRACT
The editor of Electric PoiOer, relating OBJ
servAtiong and experiences in Colorado, re-
Gently mentioned having seen heavy loco
motive hauling a baggage car aud two
coaches, manned by an engineer, fireman,
baggageman, conductor and brakeman
competing with an electric car on parallel
track, which was carrying three times as
much paying load az half the fare aud han
died by motorman aud conductor.
BorOfula cannot resist the purifying now