The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-28
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest in savannah and
Elsewhere.


Elsewhere.
The summer schedules of tourist rates
on all the roads under the jurisdiction of
the Southern States Passenger Associa-
ton, go into effect on Monday, and then
the exodus TO mountains and coast resorts
will begin. The passenger agents of the
roads leaving Savannah report that they
have received large number of inquiries
as to the rates to seashOre and mountain
summer resorts throughout the south
The outlook is for a large summer tourist
business. All indications point to an eX-
ceedingly warm summer, the probabili-
ties are that Savannah's population will
be largely depleted during the summer
months.
Railway accidents for April in this COIN
try numbered "a, including q collisions,
p derailments and one other accident in
which twenty-eight persons were killed
and 104 injured
The Georgia and Alabama will spend
100000 in improving it's property at Amer
icus. The fourteen miles of road to
Lumpkin will be Strengthened aud partly
rebuilt, which will keep Lumpkin on the
main road instead of at the end of a
branch. The Georgia and Alabama will
also add to its equipment by the purchase
of six heavy locomotives, cabooses and
freight cars. The road will also go to
considerable expense in lowering its tracks
for a mile in Americas and building sub
stantiai iron bridges at the street cross
ings.
F. NJ. Jolly, division passenger agent Of
the Plant system, is in town.
General Freight Agent Papy of the Plant
system, who went to New York at the
close of the freight rate meeting at Old
Point Comfort, will return to Savannah
Saturday
The Florida Central and Peninsular
railroad has settled all claims for dam
ages incurred by the wreck at Anderson.
1t is understood that the company has
fees. There were no suits brought against
the road.
The Florida Central and Peninsular will
build large pavilion just north of the
Strathmore hotel on Amelia Beach for the
use of colored people.
Mr.. T. r. Ryan, formerly commercial
agent of the Mexican Central at st. Louis,
has been appointed general agent of that
read with headquarters at Louisville, KY.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Hunter has been appointed
travelling freight and passenger agent of
the Georgia and Alabama with headquar-
ters at Montgomery, Ala.
Mr.. ]. H. Snow, formerly travelling
freight and passenger agent of the Mex
lean Central at Fort Worth, Tex, has
been appointed travelling freight and pas
serger agent at Louisville, Ky.
Mr.. B. ]. silton, formerly master me-
chanic of the Knoxville, Cumberland
Gap and Louisville, has gone to Richmond,
Va, TO superintend the building of a num-
Der of locomotives for the Southern rail-
way. Since the Southern came into con-
troll of the Gap road the shops of the latter
at Middlesboro, KY, have been closed and
work will be done at the Southern shops.
The statute of the state of Louisiana re-
quiring railroads to supply separate
coaches for white and colored persons has
been declared constitutional and the Uni
ted States supreme court has affirmed the
decision.
There is a rumor that Col. H. S. Haines.
commissioner of the Southern States
Freight Association, will ccept the posi-
ton of vice president and general manager
of the New York elevated railroads This
will leave a $4,000 a year commissioner
ship vacant.
Railroads state that there is no more
money in picnic business, as special rates
have to be made and the service required
eats up all the profits.