The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-22
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest in Savannah and
Elsewhere.


The recent lease by the Southern rail-
way of the Georgia Midland and Gulf rail-
road for ninety-nine years gives the
Southern an important connection. The
Southern is to pay off all floating debts
against the road, the car trust and the
reorganization expenses and to assume all
contracts made by the management of the
road since its reorganization. In addi-
ton to this II Is to pay the sum of $4,000
annually to the owners of the property as
rental Under these terms the road is
leased for ninetY-nine years. 1t is sta
ted that the REORGANIZATION of the road
Will remain intact and it Is hoped that no
changes in its management will be made.
The Georgia Midland and Gulf railroad
was organized several years ago and was
intended to be a connection between Col
umbus and Atlanta. The road was not
completed, however, beyond McDonough.
Several months ago it was placed in the
hands of a receiver and ordered sold. 1t
was bid in by the bondholders and in the
reorganization the name was changed to
the Georgia Midland railway.
The Georgia and Alabama railroad, 1t
seems. was after the Georgia Midland,
which was leased by the Southern a few
days ago. The Georgia and Alabama.
according to a Columbus dispatch to the
Constitution made a proposition to the
Georgia Midland management to lease il
and the trade was about closed, the terms
being satisfactory. 1t was finally declared
of, however, the would-be lessee not put
ting up the necessary money in the re-
quired time.
The Kentucky court of appeals held,
in the recent case of Louisville and Nash
Vile Railroad Company VS.. Gaines, that
where a limited railroad ticket was by
mistake of the agent issued to a passen-
ger who had contracted and paid for
an unlimited ticket and the passenger
When ne presented the ticket on the next
day was elected from the train because
the ticket had expired, although the
fault was that of the agent who issued
the ticket, and not of the conductor,
the passenger had the right to maintain
an action of tort against the company
TO recover damages for the injury, and
that although the facts with reference
to the purchase by plaintiff of the tick
ct and as to his entering the Train are
stated in the petition. they are mere mat
ters OF inducement and the action is to
be regarded as ex delicto and not eX
contractu.
The supreme court of Indiana held, in
the recent case of the Evansville Street
Railroad Company VS.. Gentry, that evil
dence which showed that a passenger left
north-bound street car at the south
side of cross street. as it was slowing
up, to stop al the north side of such
street, nifty feet away; that another car,
coming south, at a high rate of speed,
was then 200 feet away; that such south
bound car passed the crossing al a very
high rate of speed, and that Immediately
between the car tracks, forty-five feet
south of where he left the car suffering
from injuries inflicted by the south bound
car from which he died, failed TO es-
tablish freedom from contributory neg
ligence on the part of the injured person.
The Southern Railway Company it is
understood, has made arrangements to
lease the Cincinnati Southern or Queen
and Crescent line for ninety-nine years.
| This road, as is well known. runs from
Cincinnati down into Mississippi and Lou
isiana. 1t has been known for some time
Southern to take in the Cincinnati South
ern. The consolidation of these big sys-
tens is the outcome, it seems, of the pro-
visions of the interstate commerce law.
That they would eventually consolidate
was predicted as the logical result of this
ing their business. The natural conse-
Quence is the weaker line eventually goes
under and must be taken under the pro-
tecting arm of the stronger line or sys-
TEN, so that the business may be divided
between the two, and both may be made
profitable.
The Plant system inaugurated yesterday
a quick schedule between Savannah and
the mountain resorts of North Carolina
This train carries passengers to Augusta.
Spartanburg, Saluda, Asheville Hot
Springs and all Western North Carolina
resorts, with through Pullman buffet
sleepers between Savannah and Spartan
burg, via Augusta. This train leaves Sa-
| time, and passengers arrive in Asheville
at 40 p. m, making the trip in just thir-
teen hours.