The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-10
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters Of Interest In savannah and
Elsewhere.

Elsewhere.
one and one-third fare rates have been
authorized by Commissioner Richardson,
as follows:
Baptist state convention. Nashville. July
Il - 20
Colored Methodist Episcopal church.
Waycr0ss. July 10 10 "a.
state Baptist sunday school convention
OF Georgia. Albany. Ca. July 3 to Is
Auburn district Sunday school c0uven-
ton, ShOrters. Ala, July II 10 10.
Grand United order OF odd Fellows Of
Tennessee, johnson City. Tenn, Aug. Il
10 -
District conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal church, south, Tennllle, Ga,
July IS TO Aug 3.
Interstate Biliposters' Protective Asso-
citation, Chicago. H.. July p TO a
National Dental Association Saratoga,
y Y. July 81 to Aug. s
Jteunion of the Seventh and Forty-sec-
ond Georgia regiments Of confederate
veterans, Decatur, Ga. July p.
sunday school convention OF me Atri-
can Methodist Episcopal district confer
ence' Marion. Ala, July l6 TO p.
On the first of July the payroll of the
roadway department of the Southern rail-
road was increased $4,000. A very large
portion of this amount goes to employees
OF the division for which Atlanta is the
headquarters. In communication to
BALDWIN calls attention TO an article IN
last Fridays Atlanta Journal, in which
an employe Of the road states that 100
men We're laid of at the shops on the
first of the month, and a general reduc-
ton of 10 per cent was made in the wages
OF those retained, and incidentally men
tons the foregoing fact. He states that
only tWenty-one men We're discharged
and that there was no reduction in the
pay of the others. These twenty-one men
We're all car repairers, and they lost their
positions because Of the light movement
OF freight cars during the summer, Mr.
Baldwin asserts.
Joseph McWniams has been appointed
superintendent of the Marietta and North
Georgia railway, in charge of the oper-
ating departments. Mr.. McWiliams has
held the following positions: Division en-
gineer of the Chicago, Burlington and
quincy railroad, division engineer OF the
Erie railway, engineer maintenance of
way of the Chicago and Northwes tern
railway, chief engineer and superintend-
ent of the Western and Lake Erie rail-
way, general superintendent and chief en-
gineer of the Texas Central railway. Mr.
McWnliams has made "a good record in
building extensions and operating roads
similar to the Marietta and North Geor-
gla. Mr.. McWilliams will make his head
quarters at present in Marietta Ca He
resigned from the Texas Central to come
to the Marietta and North Georgia.
The Texas state railway commission on
Wednesday, July IS, will take up the
matter of suitable rates for Transporting
bagging and ties for baling cotton in
straight or mixed carloads by railways
between points in Texas.
The new East river bridge between New
York city and Brooklyn will extend from
Delaney street New York TO Fifth
street, Brooklyn. The clear span will be
1910 feet; the maximum hight above high
water, 1876 feet, and the hight from high
water to top OF towers, 1872 feet. There
viii be two tracks for through trains OF
the elevated railways, and four for cleo
trio street cars; two foot-walks, two car
riageways and perhaps bicycle path.
The public in Baltimore may have some
protection against unnecessary noises
through the enforcement of a
new ordinance regarding street
cars. The intention is to pro-
vide for a constant inspection of all
street railways, to see that their works,
tracks, rolling stock or other equipments
used upon the street shall be at all times
manufactured in perfect order and in the
highest state of efficiency, to the end that
they may be operated to the least annoy
ance and inconvenience to private prom
erty owners and residents. Noisy rolling
stock in which category may be placed
many electric cars are to be sharply look
ed after
The roadmasters' annual.convention will
be held at Niagara Falls September 8.
Among the social features Of the conven-
ton will be a trip over the new Gorge
railroad and an excursion TO Toronto
Philadelphia's highest taxpayer is the
Pennsylvania railroad. which, in the per-
son of one of its clerks, stepped up to
the window Of the tax receivers office this
week and laid down a check for 1921, 925. AZ
as its share of the taxes for 1896 This rep
resents valuation of about $780, 900 on
the real estate in that city owned by the
company.