The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-18
n THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters OF Interest in savannah aud
EIsewhere.

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Elsewhere.
Rensen Crawford. press agent q the
Plant system. IS 81 town He has just
returned from Havana and WiH be loca,ed
here Tor some time
r s French. traveiinr passenger agent
az s. Augustine for the Plant system. has
been appointed chief clerk in the passenger
lfallac managers once and VIII De located
IN this oisy after This week
Georee Dsmine. travelling passenger
agent Of the Plant system has resigned.
II is understood that he viii form a CON
utory.
The Central OF Georgia Knights Temp
lar special between Macon and Columbus
made fast run on Welnesiay- one
hundred miles were .r1 or ID ZWo
hours and 11rtY-iive minutes The Heights
returned yesterday morning. and report
the Colum bus brethren A banquet was
given them al Warn Springs
Half hundred laborers employed In
grading the site for the new freight
depot az atlanta 20 he used jointly ~ the
Sea hoard Air Line and Western and At
lsn,ic railroads, struck for higher wages
Thursday.
Il IS the opinion CT those who understand
the railroad situation in Florida thai Mr.
Plant. or his friends. viii purchase the
jacksonville, Isrula and Key West rail-
way when i j. sod The road extends
from Jacksonville 20 Sanford and az the
latter ely connects with the southern
FLORIDA division % The Plant system The
J. T. and X ". however. is naukeli by the
Eaagler system on The east side Of the 81
Johns river. and on the west by the Plant
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into the hands Of either Mr. Plant OF Ar.
flagler. as 30 is not worth much without
the guardianship OF those Florida railruad
kiags. Mr. Plant and M FlaEler may join
forces and buy the road.
The Southern and Southwestern Rail
road Club held its quarterly meeting at
the Kimhall House IN Atlanta, THURSDAY.
The following subjects came up FOR dis
cussion and were treated by members %
the club Is follows: Present state Of the
Ar q kindl.nE Locomotive Fires with
OILS. Messrs. ". L Tracy. =. u. Schrel-
Der and , 7. Sivius. COMMITTEES. The
Best and Most Accessible Plan for Apply
ing Air Brakes 10 Hopper Gondola Cars
Having straight ChuleS' Messrs- A i.
Corintn ana W H. Il Price, COMMITTEES.
The New Node % BrakinE Trains bv Ar-
plying Brakiug Power 10 Rails Instead o.
Wheels, Is shown IN the Devlin Brake
Messrs. X n. Gallnraifh. r. Il Briggs
a1l1 n. T. carson committee The Qulctrs
Of the club are President, +. +. g. san
lerson. Roanoke. va, division superin-
tendent motive power norfolk and West
crn rairoad. first vice president. ".
II. Thomas. Washington u. c., assistant
super. 1-enueut motive power Southern
Railway Company; second vice president,
" u. Hudson. Atlanta. master mechanic
Southern railway. treasurer. Robert T.
LIBBY. Atlanta southern agent New YORK
AR Brake Company. secretary, =. a
CharPiet- Macon II. c. 3. Central o. Geor-
gia Railway Company.
Georgia $ youngest locomotive engineer IS
Alvin Hinebury Of sparn. johnson county.
He Is but u years old. and rams an engine
on a short road connecting a chain Of saw
stated that be has had charge Of the en-
CINE since he was nine years Old, and that
he j. regarded 10y the owners Of the rail-
road as an entirely capable engineer
II is estimated that the various railways
IN interest will receive S3o1o,ooo more out Of
bltumlnous coal than last year. This sum
viii be divided among the several roads
hauling coal 70 udeWater and the great
additional protlt can not faL 70 De OF much
assistance in lifting the Baltimore and
OHIO and Norfolk and Western out Of
bankruptcy
The employees Of the Georgia railroad
shops al Augusta have been notified that
henceforth they would be on half time
The regulation affects al employees recelv-
ing more than s. a day. about two hun
dred-
The Carolina Cumberland Gap and CHI
cago road. is now disconnected from every
other road. and - run and operated by the
bon6hold ers, being entirely under the man
ageTnent q / VI. Fowler, agent for the
purchasers. Mr. Fowler took charge Of the
road to-day.
The South Carolina railroad commission
will meet at Rock Hin next Wednesday.
10 consider the matter OF union depot
al Rock Hi for the Southern railway and
the Ohio River and Charleston railroad,
and VIII meet at Denmark on the 24th IN
slant 10 consider the matter OF a union
depot for the three roads centering there.
The daily train service on the Tybee d.
vision OF the Central Of Georgia viii begin
about April ..
". ". Finley. whose resignation as third
vice president OF the Southern was an
nounced last week. has been elected first
vice president OF the Northwest tern rail-
road. headquarters al ST Paul. MINI Mr.
Finley viii have full charge Of traffic bus
mess.
A new dining car has been recently ad-
ded 10 the service Of the Atlanta and West
Point railroad which was manufactured by
the s.. Charles Car Company. The car is
$ feet long. IS mounted on six wheel trucks
with & inch steel-tired wheels 4 j. equip
ped with the Could vestibule, lighted with
Pintsch gas. and heated By steam. The
dining room Is finished in Louis XIV style
in dark mahogany. The ceiling Of the
clere-story is painted light green With
gilt decorations. The chairs are uphol-
stored IN brown leather. and the window
drsperies are OF artistically figured six
with heavy fringes.
A bin now before the House OF Represen-
fstives aims 10 amend the safety appliance
law Of l5a3 50 that the requirements as 70
brakes shall not apply 10 trains composed
OF four wheeled cars. or 10 trains c0mpOs-
ed Of efght-wheeled logging cars whose
draWbar hight does not exceed twenty-five
inches OF 10 locomotives used exclusively
in hauling trains composed Of such cars.
The Marietta and North Georgia railroad
is again 10 be sold al auction. the pur-
chassrs having failed 70 meet the $1,000
pavueur which fell due Wednesday. II Is
Understood that vigorous efforts 70 raise
the money In New York met with failure
The Tennessee division OF the road viii
be offered next Thursday al Knoxville,
and the Georgia division on April 3 al
Marietta Fifty thousand dollars IS the
upset price.
There win be union meeting of rail-
road men in Atlanta tomorrow. -Four
standard railroad organizations win be
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