The morning news., 1892-01-21

E. B. Dunshee, representing the Windsor
hotel. Jacksonville. is at the Pulaski Mr..
Dunshee has travelled around the globe as
advance agent, representative of various
concerns and has seen a great many sights
during his tour. He is always ready to talk
hotel or railroad gossip, with which he is
thoroughly familiar.
The Railroad Commission of North Caro-
lima has made a decision as to the giving of
free passes by railways. 1t adopts the de-
cision Of the United States railway commits
sion that it is G violation Of the act to give
such passes to officials. 1t reserves its de-
cisou as to the right to give passes to news-
papers for advertising.
The first OF the Pennsylvania railroads
personally conducted tourist excursions ar
rived in Savannah at noon yesterday. Tho
cars are all Pullman vestibules and brought
large number OF passengers who are on
their way to Florida. The schedule is run
from Philadelphia every six weeks. The
train left for Jacksonville in the afternoon.
The engineering party to survey the route
for the new north and south road-the Nor
folk, Wilmington and Charleston-has been
started out from Charleston. The road is
to run between Charleston and Norfolk. It
any OF the railroad systems. The work of
survey through Virginia and North Caro-
Ina has been finished. and the line from
Charleston northward has been started
The party Of surveyors engaged in the
work is in charge of Assistant Engineer
George NJ. Brockman of Norfolk, Va. 1t is
not yet decided what points that road will
touch between Norfolk and Charleston,
since the present line is entirely a prelimI-
nary nNa 4 &c ~, l.,
the railroad. The party starting from
Charleston will work northward TO meet an
other corps working southwark. who have
Just crossed the North Carolina line. A third
corps IS at present completing the survey of
the line from Norfolk through North Caro-
lina The company hopes to complete the
sntlre preliminary line between Norfolk
aud Charleston by about March l. The
Norfolk, Wilmington and Charleston road
has the charter Of tho Charleston, Mount
Pleasant and Little River (S. c. railroad,
and is to run through very much the same
territory mapped out by that road.
Inc officials Of the Plant lines in Savan-
nan have returned from the meeting at
Charleston of representatives of the coast
me system between Jacksonville and New
York Among those present were: Supt.
T. u. Fleming, Traffic Manager Owens,
General Freight Agent Papy and G.
l.. Morel of Savannah; G. A. Chipley,
assistant general freight agent, r. NJ. Pat
.elsoh, special agent Of the transportation
department, and F. D. Howell, claim agent.
the pennsylvania railroad; J. R. Kenly,
general manager, t. NJ. Emerson, traffic
manager, and w. A. Riach, auditor, of the
Auanuc Coast Line; G. A. Taylor, traffic
manager. and j. Z. Cox, auditor, of the
nGhmond. fredericksburg and Potomac
B TBaiIIr2ad; Z. s. Gadsden, superintendent, E.
l. hcoWlney, general freight and passen-
ker agent, OF the Charleston and Savannah
lsu"ay; ID. +. Jack, auditor of the Plant
system, and T. G. Main, secretary OF the
Nor'heastern railroad. l. w. Smith acted
as as secretary of the meeting. Col. c. s.
o0uSuen or Charleston was chair
LOU ,tan. Inc most important matter so far as
sne puullc Is concerned, was the arrange
Vlent W OF q fast freight service between New
IorK and Jacksonville Heretofore most
Sas :. que attention Of the railroad authorities
rao- uao oeeh directed to the improvement of the
ff-Soenser fra'sLts service and the north-going
eu@, especially during the truck and
Oerf y season. Perisnable goods have
.ro;r traue no demands for quick line of freight
Il TL OeV"een New York and the south,
avo. Naavurai demands of traffic have, how
III oeeh needed, and the establishment of
s;5e' 80 soutnern freight was the prime con-
n ation. After some discussion, the fol-
b tug f.Ig schedule was decided upon for the
o,.i sn' Gain: Leave New York Z: 80 D. m. {;
timo savannah p. m, Goth meridian
4 JacSso.ioane ioane Savannah p. m.; arrive
viii NIoouFlile I a. N. The new mana9enenb
tnl give one continuous freight train be-
noo.G en Tue north and south each way. The
M cIstnla elso considered the settlement of
sosa,o uiu Gne making out Of freight bills
Tho W w t1acIlitate the business of the roads
intsrcSouni.ors agreed upon plan for the
MI, ttge uange OF way and original bills, which
ierco ~ usnt Will be of considerable conveu-
sgan,s !" tns freight departments The claim
tEeir b.ae H-9o considered some Of the points in
blocks. "nion nave Deen stumbling
CON-, most important case the supreme
the CoI1,p1had IrS had before 1t In years is that of
hyolvious Southern against the state,
toad oo,s tne constitutionality of the rail-
Once ~, tax law. 10 was argued fully
rive not;. wv. tue court Is still in doubt They
css., ori"I that ell counsel interested in
no, ~ .I under the act in question, even
On ths uH san particular case, may file briefs
t',i9ads t'%t9ads in this stets which - '"oTe oTe
Ora . 20 20 The basis of their net incomes
auounSS SOaeu oy the state to pay the full
turths' u1eo In their charters. can any
COUNTY r TAX be imposed upon them Tor
ID hi; parposesl II not. does any defect
lssl Nv Us 70 taxing them invalidate the
10 thl, s,sta ue charters Of certain railroads
which ca 'e unit the amount of taxation
after ts We imposed on their property.
purposssa. 'a1ng these conveyancss, for state
'hsr obn,. " tue full extent authorized by
inpo,s ',N ,sers, the state can constitutionally
coOntv n,tN pou them an additional tax for
make; rr' ,o poses. VIII the fact that this act
posing w co provision whatever for i'm
propertvS vSiEunty IL taxes on railroads whose