The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
BAKING POWDER.
TO BE READY MAY 8.
The Tybee Railroad to Be in Operate
by that Time.

The Tybee Railroad to Be in Operation
by that Time.
Mayor McDonough spent the entire day
at Tybee yesterday experimenting the
completion of the work on the Tybee rail
road. The contract with the Central rail
road requires that the road be completed
by May l. The prospect now is that the
work will be finished two days ahead of
time. The Lazaretto bridge was crossed
yesterday, and when work ceased last
night there was remaining Just / 1893 feet
of track to be laid. The track is graded
and the rail in position, and it is expected
that the last rail will be in position and
the last spike driven by nightfall.
Mayor McDonough expects to take the
first trip through from the city to the
island over the newly rebuilt road to-
morrow, accompanied by a small party
of friends. The party will spend the day
at the island.
There will be considerable surfacing
work and filling in to be done for the
next two weeks. This work will be
greatly facilitated however, by the COM
pletiOn of the track.
General Passenger Agent Halle of the
Central railroad, said yesterday that a
regular schedule would not be put on the
road until about the middle of next
month Mr. Halle and Chief Clerk
Bythewood Of the passenger department,
are now at work on the schedule.
1t is not likely that as many regular
trains will be put on the Tybee road
this year as last. The Central
railroad has never found the
Tybee road a paying piece of property and
it will be run this year with as much
economy as possible consistent with
satisfactory passenger service.
The bonded debt of the road is $3.50, 600.
Certificates of indebtedness were issued
for the rebuilding of the road to the
amount of $4,000. This makes total in
debtednesS of 1920, 900. The operations for
the two previous years showed large
deficit for each year. On this account
the fare for the round trip between Sa-
Yannah and Tybee this year will be 80
cents and for the straight trip 35 cents
For children under twelve years of age
the fare will be % cents for the round
trip and 20 cents for the straight trip.
MIR. Halle said that the road would be
thoroughly advertised, and excursion
rates to Tybee made as in previous years.
Circulars have already been issued to all
connecting lines notifying them of the re-
building of the road and requesting ticket
representation at their agencies.
I'VE expect to have cheap rate tickets
during the season, " said Mr. Halle, from
all interior towns, to be on sale on Satur-
days, good to return the following Mon
day. The special Sunday train from Au-
gusta will be run as in previous seasons,
and probably the same cheap rate for
the round trip will be made. The Central
railroad will do all in its power to make
the season at Tybee a successful one"
The Tybee cars have all been overhauled
in the Central railroad shops. The cars
have been repainted and relettered, the
title of the Savannah and Atlantic Coast
railway being used as before. A number
of the cars are now standing in the Cen
trial railroad yard awaiting the opening
of the season.
There win be no lack of rolling stock to
handle the Tybee travel