The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-25
RAIL AND CRossTIE.
Eighteen trains arrive and depart every
twenty-four hours at Ocala, Fla.

Eighteen trains arrive and depart every
tWenty-four hours at Ocala, Fla.
Cecil Gabbe.t, ex-general manager Of the
Central railroad, is to make Atlanta his
home.
Timothy b. Blackstone, president Of the
Chicago and Alton railroad, is said 20 be
the only railroad president in the country
who owns majority Of the stock in the
railroad he manages.
The first railroad in Sweden was opened
in 1856. At the end of 1866 the total length
OF lines amounted to rs kilometers about
l.lO4 miles. and at the end Of 1884 the fig
ures had reached $500 kilometers about
4.O9o miles. OF this length 2,3l3 kilome-
tiers belonged to the government and 4,2S7
kilometers were under private control.
Col. Fl. 8. HaInes. vice president of the
Plant system, made a speech before the
Senate committee on Interstate commerce
last week against the interference by con-
gress in the selection Of the type of coupler
TO be used. Col. Haines says that the rail-
roads are making rapid progress in idopt-
ing the master car-builders' lines for
couplers.
Hard work TO finish the first twenty miles
OF the Arcadia, Gulf and Florida railroad
was done last week. Recently the company
building the road sold 1900 acres of land
granted by the state to a company of
Scotch capitalists for $780, 600 The Scotch
men are ready TO pay their money, but I'M
less the first section, twenty miles, Braiden-
town 60 Sarasota, was built by last Mon-
day night the land reverts back to the state.
hundreds of hands have been working night
and day laying iron in order to complete
the line.
Erhe shortest railway line in this country
lssshe Marine railway, that runs from Man
haitian Beach to Brighton Beach at Corev
Island, n. Y. 1t is little short of one>third
OF mile long and is double tracked Ii is
only operated during the summer, but has a
large traffic, being the only means Of access
between the two points. There is q uniform
rare OF cents, or at the rate of about Is
cents per mile, and the number of passen-
gers during the year ending June 30, 1890.
was 49,, 496. The net surplus for that year
was S30.35s.
1t is now stated on the best authority. &C.
cording to the New York Herald that the
Richmond Terminal plan of reorganiza-
tlon viii not be made public before March
L. meanwhile conferences are being held
with representative holders of existing Sc
curitles with view to arranging for the
exchange of these on such a basis as will
secure the support of these important in
terests for the plan. The delay will also
give the street time to recover from TIL
shock caused BY the proposition to issue
$500, 000,0 900 Of stocks and bonds and to be-
come familiar with these stupendous
figures.
Supt. Peddle of the Central rail-
way OF New Jersey, caused a sensation
among the railroad men at Jersey City Sat
urday by summoning to his Office at the
Jersey City depot over hundred employees,
including many holding responsible posi-
lions, and accusing them of playing policy.
Inose who denied the charge were at once
discharged, while those who confessed were
repFlmanded and told not to do so again.
Inc men have been under surveillance for
some time, the company discovering that
much time was wasted by the men, who
played the game with agents who daily be-
sieged the depot.
John Karshner holds more positions in q
railroad than any other man in the United
States. be 10 general manager general
traffic manager, master mechanic, conduc
tor, baggagemaster, brakeman. news agent
and owner OF the Cincinnati. Hooking Val
ley and Huntington railroad. Cincinnati
aud Huntington are 200 miles apart but the
road is only ten miles in length. KarshneI
built the road himself, aud all the rolling
stock, too, except the locomotive. The road
starts from Adelphi and ends at Kingston
on the Soioto Valley railroad. John Harsh.
ner Is farmer 70 years old. A few year:
ago he got tired of carting his produce tc
market in wagon and organized q railroad
company.
A meeting Of the officials of the Albany,
Florida and Northern and of the Savannah,
Americas and Montgomery railroads was
held In Albany day before yesterday, re-
sulting in the lease of the Albany, Florida
and Northern by the Savannah, Americas
and Montgomery for au indefinite period
The Atlanta, Florida and Northern has
$4,000 in outstanding bonds, the payment
of the principal and interest of which the
Savannah, Americus and Montgomery road
guarantees as they fall due. This is under
stood 10 be the principal condition of the
lease. The Albany, Florida and Northern
will prove valuable feeder to the Savan,
nah, Americas and Montgomery when the
latter has been built to Savannah.
The Columbia Is. c. Register predicts
that there will be music Ia the air with
the railroads of South Carolina soon. The
railroads have until March 9 to pay
their taxes with the addition of Is
per cent. penalty. 1t is Improbable, the
Register says, that they will do so. II they
fail then the treasurers of the various
counties will issue executions against their
property for the taxes, with the addition Of
so per cent. penalty. Then!the big legal fight
will come off, for the railroads will resist
as vigorously the attempt to collect taxes
on larger assessment than that on which
they paid taxes last year. They will make
their fight on the ground that the increase
of their assessment is an injustice to them
and is against the principle of equity, which
should underly the taking of taxes.
REID FOR THE PRESIDEN