The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-29
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters OF Interest In Savannah and
Elsewhere.

Inc Nenlrdi OF georgia mas Just pub
Ished its earnings for the month Of April.
which show a decrease OF Sl0.sl535 from
April lss3- Ihe gross earnings for Apri,
1855. were S33l9i6.09 and for April, 1885,
ST. 65e-l3- The expenses for April l,s6
snow "a a decrease Of Sl.Z26-sI over April.
1855 The comparative statement Of earn
-nss ana expenses is as follows:
1895 1895. Deer Sc.
Gross earnings S5zI,62 . S531,9i6 % Sl02l5 S.
Expenses ...-. -sI.zIl 81 29s49s 81 l.z26 81
Net ..--.-...'s PASS ass ss4i7 7sS s.oss 90
The Macon and Northern was taken mo
the system on December p, 1895. 50 the
comparative figures Of the los miles Of
that road are not included I'm the compare
tive figures OF april. 1895. The Lyons
branch, . miles. was not operated IN
April 1896 having been leased 10 the
Georgia and Alabama April 1.
The decision by the United states su-
prsme court that the Georgia law pro-
a.biting the running Of freight cars in
beneficial in its effects TO railway en-
Q.oyes, who stand in need Of one days
lest in the week. on the grounds of
physical, mental and moral benefit. 1t
has been demonstrated in Georgia rail-
nd men say, and for many years IN
canada, that freight traffic may be sus-
pended on sunday without material i'm
jury to the public and with great benefit
20 the railway employees.
The citizens of Mobile have just com
pleted a subscription OF $l25,OOO to secure
The building OF the Mobile, Jackson and
Kansas City railroad.
Work has been started on a railroad
from st. Sebastian to Cincinnatus Farms,
Fla. The head of the enterprise is Mr..
A. o. Russell. who intends 10 make a
city at the terminus Of the road.
The Atlantic Coast Line shops at Will
mington are turning out some very hand
some cars.
The Georgia and Alabama will buy three
eght-wheel passenger and three ten-wheel
freight engines.
The Southern railway has placed orders
for ten consolidated engines, six with the
Brooks and four with the Richmond To-
connective works.
a committee Of the Car Accountants
association calls attention to a little trick
Of the trade, which it is probable is not
dalton:
Having been informed that certain al
legged refrigerator cars, from which the
ice boxes having been removed. are being
used in the general Interchange for the
transportation of package freight, green
hides and other low class freight, your
ton request the owners OF such cars to
classify them as ordinary box cars in their
equipment list, and that their service be
paid for at the rate of siX-tenths instead
of one cent per mile.
After an "aleged refrigerator car has
ceased to refrigerate and is doing only or
binary box car service. il evidently is not
fair to bill it at so for a 1O00-mile run,
when the box car charge would be only
Sc. So the operative department has a new
conundrum 10 wrestle With-namely, when
IS refrigerator car not a refrigerator
car?
Judge Newmans confirmation of Spec
ial Master w. p. Hnrs report on the case
of Carter & Rogan against the Chatta-
nOoga Southern railroad make the reOr-
ganizatiOn committee liable for $40 3S7. 20.
with interest at per cent. from Feb.
Il, 1893
1t is reported that sharp competition
will be engaged in on business on Chesa-
peake Bay, between Baltimore, Norfolk
and West Point, Pa, by the Seaboard
and Southern lines. Both companies have
steamboat lines.
A fair idea of the enormous increase in
railway taxation during the past seven
years may be gathered from the fact that
during the year 1898 the railroads of the
country paid Sl3,Sl47n more in taxes than
in 1888, although their income from opera
ton, before deducung taxes, had only in
creased S9,72S, 564, according to a report
just made. During the last eight years
the railway. mileage of Great Britain in
try's mileage increased 1141 per cent. The
gross receipts of the British lines in that
period increased 1851 per cent, and the
American lines lois per cent. Net re-
ceipts of British lines increased 9.55 per
cent, and American lines 3.OS per cent.