The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-07
SETTLING UP THE SUITS.
THE PURCHASERS OF THE CEN
TRIAL STILL N LITIG ALTON.


20 some Matters Relating 20 the
Receivership Litigation - Settle
ments Being Made Whenever 1t
can De Done So satisfactorily.
AIR Henry Crawford, attorney for
srs=-rs. Thomas and Ryan, the purchasers
ii the Central railroad. IS IN the city.
mr. Crawford IS here 10 attend TO some
matters in connection with the litigation
.tat is still pending. All the suits against
-re receivers OF the Central We're trans
f-rred TO AIessrs. Thomas and Ryan. They
are arranging to settle them whenever
q satisfactory settlement can be reached,
ana in others they will look out for the
defense. Mr.. Crawford represents Messrs.
Thomas and Ryan in these matters.
An ordinance granting the Macon, Dub
lin and Savannah railroad a further ex-
tension of time in which to comply with
certain conditions by which 10 may be-
come the absolute owner of certain lots
q land ana rights OF way granted by the
ci-v was introduced in the city council
last night The railroad company is re-
qured TO pay into the city treasury $500
V.thn the next sixty days. and TO com
pele its line from Macon TO Savannah by
3ay 1898. The city reserves the right TO
confer the lands, rights Of way and other
privileges to any other railroad company
which may complete fifty miles of rail-
way into the city previous to May, 1855,
and before the completion of its line by
the Macon. Dublin and Savannah railway.
The company has been twice granted
extensions Of time on its grant hereto
fore. and the object of council is evidently
10 secure compliance with the terms of the
grant 1t remains to be seen whether the
5i5ys terms VIII be accepted by the COM
pany
Plans are said to be on foot in Macon for
the early completion of the Macon, Dublin
and savannah road from Dublin to Sa-
vaunah. 1t is said that the work on the
extension may begin in the next thirty
days. An important conference was held
.n Macon Tuesday, at which General Man
aser Wright Of the Macon, Dublin and
savannah, was present There were also
there Mr.. f. b. Bard, a lawyer of New
York and Mr.. Mike Brown of South
Carolina, well-knOwn railroad contract
or. Mr. w. b. Strang of Virginia an
other well-knOwn contractor, was also
present Another conference was to have
been held yesterday with a view to an
early completion OF the road.
The Florida Midland railroad has been
merged into the South Florida railroad,
all the freight now being handled at the
freight depot of the South Florida rail-
road.
The Georgia and Alabama viii soon
have a competitor at Fitzgerald, the
colony capital, in the Triton and North
eastern road, which Is rapidly building
in that direction. The grading has been
completed to within a mile or two of
the Town and trains will be running with
in a few weeks. The Georgia and Ala
bama was the first road to reach Fitz-
gerald, and is doing, and will continue to
do, a very large business there.
The final report Of Capt. J. w. Murphy,
master commissioner Of the Georgia Mid
land and Gulf railroad has been filed
and approved by the United States court.
Judge Newman has passed an order for
capt. Murphys discharge as commission
CT.
In the May Ladies' Home Journal John
Glimer speed writes entertalningly and IN
structlvely on the construction and opera
ton of railroads, under the caption, Run
ming a Train al Night" He prefatorily
asserts that "the most remarkable achiev-
ments of modern civilization, probably, are
those which affect travelling, making It
AT once quick, comfortable and secure. We
cross states and continents at the rate of
(nirty miles an hour, with greater securi-
~ against accident than our GRANDPA
theirs enjoyed in their stage coaches. and
We have, even when on the cars, comforts
unknown in the palaces of kings when our
grandfathers' grandfathers were young.
comemrce Commissions report for year
ending July /, 1890 one passenger was
killed for every 1885, 1853 passengers carried,
and one was injured for every 1873, SO car
Tied. This surely is as safe as living or
binary humdrum lives in large cities. The
report further shows that a mans chances
against injury were SUCH that he would
have to travel 4,406 $50 miles before getting
hurt, and 60 4I,5SS, $50 miles before being
killed. At the rate of thirty miles an hour
a man could travel, if nature permitted,
on American railways for one hundred
and eighty-one years, without leaving the
cars, before being killed, or with the same
amount of security against accident he
could go around the earth nineteen hun
dred and three times before meeting his
death by accident, and one hundred and
seventy-six times before getting hurt"
The Central Of Georgia will run a special
train from Augusta to Savannah May II,
y and IS, for the May week celebration.
The train will leave Augusta at $40 a. m,
arriving here at II a. m, and returning
leave Savannah at p. m. and arrive in
Augusta at II p. m. The rate will be $2.65
for the round trip.
Mr., Charles H. Angle has been appoint
ed commercial agent at Atlanta for the
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago.
A large number of railroad supply men
have passed through town during the last
TWO weeks. Two recent arrivals are Mr.
Fred Collins of the Valentine Varnish
Company of New York, and Mr.. r. e.
Meehan of the Reeves Brass Company of
Philadelphia.
The Southern States Passenger Associa-
ton has granted a one fare rate to Mem
phis, Tenn, on the occasion of the general
assembly Of the Presbyterian church in
the United States, May q.
THUNDERBOLT's MAYOR.