The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-27

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Dublin and Savannah railway to push it to
completion, and there is little doubt that by
the end of next year the road will be COM
pleted and In operation.
William H. Smith Dead.
William II. Smith. one of Bryan county's
most public-spirited citizens, died at his
home near Ellsbell night before last, after a
long illness. Mr.. Smith was 90 years old ,
and was well known IN Savannah.
He was a confederate veteran, having
served with distinction in the Seventh
Georgia cavalry. de leaves a wife and
seven daughters and three sons. Mr.. Smith
was q consistent member of the Methodist
church. His funeral will take place this
morning ut 10 O'Clock from Liberty chapel.
RAILROAD NOTES.
Mr.. J. e. Tucker Of New York city, land
commissioner of the Florida Central and
Peninsular railroad, and Maj. W. s. Greene,
chief engineer of the line OF the South
Bound now being surveyed between Herts
Road, Fla, and Savannah, have had con-
fsrences with the city council OF Bruins wick
and the board of trade of that city this
fully attended and propositions were made
by the railroad pien that will receive care
full consideration.
The Covington Star says Mr.. W. B.
Thomas, general manager OF the Middle
Georgia and Atlantic railroad, is there,
working up the new loan for completing the
road TO that city.
1t Is said that President Ingalls,, Of the Big
-Four and of the Chesapeake and Ohio, will
in his annual report favor profit Sharing
With employees.
According to telegram from Boston, the
New England Terminal Company has been
transferred to the New York, New Haven
and Hartford RailrOad Company.
There Is apparently night for the control
OF the Wabash, aud George Gould is said
10 be trying to defeat the election Of Pres
ident 0. d. Ashley and one or two directors.
Samuel Spencer, formerly president OF the
Baltimore and Ohio and now q member OF
the firm OF Drexel. Morgan & Co., is a
native Of Columbus. Ga. He Is just A
years Of age. He is an alumnus Of the
University of Virginia.
The Baltimore aud Ohios statement for
| July for Its entire system shows total earn
| lngs of 81, 089, 6s3, a decrease of 1929, 1893
from 1891; total expenses Of sl,554, 1884, an
| increase OF $50 ,45l over 1891 The net
earnings are 1854. 1893, net decrease of
$16S, 645. .ft
DR.. Seward Webb is said TO be compe-
| tent locomotive engineer aud railroad me-
| chanic. One of bis friends saw him run
ming an engine on his new Adirondack rail-
road the other day. He was studying the
| fitness Of the engine for service on the line
General Traffic Manager B. f. Yookum
OF the San Antonio and Arapsas Pass rail-
| way, in speaking about the decision adverse
| to the railway commission OF Texas, said:
"The commission being In operation at
| present, think the various roads will now
| make a change in the tariff schedules &c
| correct the injustices Of which they COM
| planned to the court There will be no great
| advance in rates, however, and only Local
| traffic will be affected. Our road had no
hand in this matter whatever, but will now
| correct inequalities heretofore existing.
| On our road, OF least, there will be no Rd,
vance in tariff worth speaking about"
| While all the American trunk lines will
have imposing exhibits at the worlds fair
foreign railroads will also make good show
| ings. English railroads will be well repre-.
sented. The London and North western roac
will show one of it's thoroughly equipped
passenger trains, and alongside it will be 6
train lighted throughout with electricity, al
run on the Canadian Pacific road. England
will also furnish several of its latest built
compound locomotives. A model Of tbs
| Forth bridge, the most remarkable railroad
bridge in the world, will also be shown. A
complete outfit of railroad material anC
equipment will be sent from Germany. II
will include the locomotives and the Ger
man notifications OF the Pullman palace
aud sleeping cars. France will also make G
coed exhibit Of locomotives, as we'll as his
toric features in railroad construction and
operation. Russia has also made applica-
tion for considerable space in this depart
ment. Switzerland will show how the st
Gothsrd tunnel bores the Alps and will
make one of the most wonderful displays
connected with railroad operation in the
world.
Just now, when there is 80 much opposl-
ton to the use of the trolley III our city
streets, says the New York Tribune, that i:
a timely suggestion of the Engineering
| Mdgdzine that pneumatic motors should be
employed for the propulsion of street cars
1t appears that five Of these motors werc
successfully tried on the Second avenue
New York. surface road IN 1878 and 1879
but 1t was felt at that time that cars rum
ming without horses in front of them would
brighten horses attached TO other vehicles
and cause no end of trouble. That objec-
ton is as strong in the case OF cable OF
trolley cars, but cannot now be regarded a!
serious. With pneumatic motors speed Of
twenty miles an hour is possible, 1t is said
aud there would be no tearing up Of The
streets and no Objectionable wires. Ii 4
sufficiently high speed can DO obtained by
the use Of compressed air, the pneumatic
motor may be a formidable rival Of cleo
tricity as the traction agent IN the under
ground roads contemplated by the rapid
transit commission for New York, sine,