The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-13
y THE RAILROAD wORLH
,,-.,ers Of Interest in savanna4and
Elsewhere.


Elsewhere.
~. southern states Passenger Aisocia-
--- ,,,,,,,-.fzsd rates on the tertih-
t-- q, .-l,a following meetinf. Shi-
r-.rrist Association. Augusts Ca
g. Ply tickets being sold Atf L. %
81 rs. Georgia democratic congAssional
-..0-ion. Warm Springs, Ga. Aug. -
y veterinary Medical Associatiln OF me
77---f states. Buffalo. y r., lepI- ---'
---4u Bankers Association. =. LSlls'
ss.- 22-24: Carriage Build.rs' Ma
.'---sr Association, ST. Louis. 70, l Oet'
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colorado Springs, Col, Oct Ia
,f-. Louis McL.ain was in savanfh yes
Inv on his way north 10 spent A Vaca-
49, Nr. McLain is we'll knOwnas a rail
80 contractor. and has OF lay DgSl ~
s-gs9 ia extending the line OF ne fiorloa
East Coast
7r- J. n. Lattimer, southeastern passeh-
~ gent of the Nashville. chattanooga
nj ST. Louis road, is in thecity'
On saturday the hearing 4 the injunc-
,i,- VIII take place before Judge SIMON
IN at Greenville. To-day there Will De
meeting of the freight association at
Z s5sviiIe. The meeting i called TO dis
r-.s cotton rates and apTortlonInents-l II
+. r.~1ha bile that the rate stuatlOn Will also
II considered. A meeting OF the olnCIais
connected with southern roads was heId
A New York on Monday but nothing ma
erial was accomplished so far as known:
hfai Henry Fink, one q the receivers OF
KS Norfolk and Weston, called the con-
ssranee I'D in New York there Is an I'M
rsssion that Judge Smonton VIII as
-I..a the Injunction. holding that ne mas
70 the mower to interfere with rat -.
r. fear of this action on his part IS sur
NJ up the parties who are financially
Interested in the railroads OF the SCUM
#7Here is strong opposition 10 the lhausu-
alton OF rate war Nothing mas Deeh
one toward the settlement or the sea
A7arj's grievances outside the courts, and
Is said that Mr.. ST. John has more
snasked batteries to put in action when
l he time comes.
q The classification of railways on the
las Of operated mileage shows that for
sy-two companies, each operating more re
han 1000 miles. operate lo0,Di.u miles OF
ne. or 5567 per cent of the total railway
Mileage: twenty-f0ur roads, with an opef-
Atel mileage ranging from 600 to LOU
miles. operate 11I7.07 miles, or 6.l6 per
4aut. fOrtv-fVe roads, with an operated
4 .eage ranging from 250 to 400 miles, oper-
he 1856 % miles, or 7.94 per cent and 81
foads, with an operated mileage under $50
niles, operates 35770.5S miles, or 1871 per
eent.
The New York, New Haven and Hart
Bro has placed an order with the Scran-
% mill for 5000 tons of rails, and this
s said to be the largest given this year.
An important meeting Of the directors OF
D. Georgia and Alabama railroad will
81 held in Americus Saturday. President
WILLIAMS and most of the eastern direct
D. will be in attendance and questions
"a moment will be considered. The max
ng Of certain improvements along the
DC will be discussed. These, if made
- it is thought they will be, will re-
Hlire the expenditure of large sums.
Several of the eastern directors have
1ever been over the road, and this oppor-
Dnity will be used TO show it.
This meeting may be of additional in
crest to Savannah, for it is not improba-
8e that the question of moving the roads
4eneral offices here may come before it,