The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-09
RAIL AND OROssrIE.

There can be but one opinion as to the
relative lightweight now carried and the
vast Importance of lessening IL, writes W.
Barnet LIE Van, in the Engineering MdgG-
zine. II is time that attempts we're made
by railroad companies TO Introduce a new
system OF cars so as to reduce the amount Of
lightweight as compared to paying weight.
To do this effectually each passenger must
be assigned to one seat. If trains were so
| made up, with l1ght-weighE cars, with CONS
Portable armed seats, fitted with doors on
the sides SO that the cars could be coupled
up close together, and psrlor and smoking
cars dispensed with, trains could be- run be-
tween New York and Philadelphia inside Of
ninety minutes. AS trains are now made
up, great many passengers expect not
only seat for their bodies, but another for
their feet; others, not socially disposed, fill
up the vacant seats with their wraps and
handbags. If a seat were assigned to each
passenger, and in case of man and wife a
seat side by side it would prevent the dis
graceful sights witnessed daily at the en-
trance to the cars at our railroad stations
where men, women and children are haul
ing, pulling and crowding each other ham
pered with hand-boxes, bird cages and
handbags, each trying to reach the gate
first so as TO secure a seat,
One Of the most important railroad pro-
certainty Of its completion, is the railway
proposed to connect Alaska primarily, and
the United States secondly, with Cape
Prince Of Wales, the extreme northwestern
point OF Alaska, Though remote from this
section, the question is interesting. 1t will
make it possible for traveller to reach Lon
don and o.her points in Europe by virtually
an all-rau route. Among the many arti-
Giles OF import which would be cheapened
by the completion of the line most impor-
TAM would be tea. The route has been sur
veyed. The distance from Victoria, b. c.,
to Cape Prince of Wales is z, 346 miles
Years ago Senator Stanford gave it as his
opinion that transcontinental road could
be built and profitably operated over this
route and across the Boring straits to Rus
STA, there connecting with the Russian rail
road. which will be completed to the straits
IN about three years. The scenery along
the line Is magnificent.
One hundred men are at work on the
shops of the Central road at Cedartown.
Chief Engineer Hunter is on the ground
this week with the plaus and specifications
for the different buildings, which will be
rapidly pushed to completion.
The Southern Passenger Association will
hold meeting at st. Augustine tomorrow
for the purpose of discussing rates to the
Chicago fair, and also the question of with
drawing unlimited tickets.
W. A. Love has been appointed train
master Of the main stem of the Central
west OF Macon. He succeeds r. E. Good
win and will have headquarters at Griffin.
Two OF the first locomotives constructed
in Europe are en- route for the worlds fair.
They were built at Durham, England, in
1887 and 1888. They are queer pieces OF me-
chanism as compared with those at present
In use, having vertical cylinders and con-
Meeting rods, with fire~boxes and smoke
boxes in front. The locomotives arsaccom-
panied by tender ana an old-fashioued
passenger coach upholstered in satin.
The White Star steamship Runic, to New
York from Liverpool, has on board an
English railway train for exhibition at the
fair at Chicago. The train consists of a
65-ton engine, tender and two coaches. The
| coaches represent the most noted improve
ments in English railway travel, and have
sleeping rooms entirely different from the
American system. The train is from the
London and Northwestern railroad, and will
travel under its own steam over the New
York Central and Hudson River railroad to
Chicago.
AObSSAS pIalSAD nave DSSu applied LOT ana
the articles OK incorporation published,
| creating the Dunnellon Phosphate Railroad
| and transportation Company OF Florida. Iu
is proposed to build road from Dunnellon
to the EARLY Bird phosphate mines, then
| north to Amelia Island on the Atlantic, and
south from Dunnellon to deep water on
Tampa bay. The incorporetors are John
l.. Inglis and Ralph Baker of Madison; H.
D. and John w. Auchincloss and C. X.
Dutton of New York city, w. L. Brantley
of Boston, J. N. Schumacher and J. r.
Tysen Of Jacksonville. Capital stock
| 100000.
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