The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-25
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD,
Matters of Interest in savannah and
Elsewhere.


Elsewhere.
The Central of Georgia is putting in a
new turn table at Guyton. so y.
1t is rumored that the railroad schedule
will soon be changed on the Central Of
Georgia, and that the Shoony will stop
at Guyton, instead Of going on to OIL
yer.
Col b. w. Wrenn Of the Plant system
left for New York yesterday.
Eighty per cent. Of the presidents and
general managers Of the railways Of the
United States are men who have climbed
up the ladder from the bottom,
Japan now has over 1000 miles of rail-
way and about 1000 miles more are under
construction OF survey. The First railway
was built there In 1872 The 1.-THE island
empire shows a wonderful contrast to its
big neighbor China, which thus far has
only single line about $50 miles long.
An excessively enterprising representa-
tive of the Southern Pacific, on a tour
of the world, writes from Cairo Egypt
to the effect that he climbed the pyra-
mids, and on the topmost stones fastened
cards advertising the Sunset route, and
also placed a similar plaster on the sun
smitten forehead of the sphinx.
- ~ Slelil VI DdbBdbc lHbuIduCe mas
been introduced on the Boston and Maine
and Maine Central roads which Is very
similar IN its plan Of operation to the
accident insurance now sold at the ticket
Offices. A traveller can procure insurance
policies on his baggage from any ticket
agent on these roads the price of the
policy varying according to the value
he places on his baggage These policies
cover all dangers OF loss or damage to
baggage while on the road or at hotels
or private residences. Boston papers say
that the new scheme is proving very pop
ular, and a large number Of The policies
are being sold. an
As an argument for the adoption of uni
form standard for freight cars, to pre-
vent costly competition in large car
building, as well as to secure economy
in maintenance, is advanced by the fact
that of furniture cars alone, over 81 feet
in length, the Equipment Guide shows
ia different sizes owned by railway com
panies How many more variations indi-
Vidual owners have INDUCED in is not
stated, but ia kinds will do Evidently
there is unnecessary waste and annoyance
in maintaining such multiplicity Of
measurements for equipment IN this dav
of increasing car interchange The mas
ter car builders have done wonders in
the direction of uniformity in standards
for running gear and appliances, but there
IS still room for reform in respect to d.
mansions of cars for special service.
Three great railway foreclosure sales
have been decreed and will probably take
place within two or three months, name
ly: Philadelphia and Reading, mileage,
LILO; stock and debt, $247, 100000; Northern
Pacific, mileage, 4,55l; stock and debt S24O %
100000; St. Louis and San Francisco mil
cage, 1854; stock and debt, sos, 90 600; to-
tai mileage. 1855; total stock and debt
1892 600, 600. These three companies there
fore represent over per cent Of the total
railway mileage of the United States and
nearly 81 per cent Of the total capitaliza-
ton. The Philadelphia and Reading has
been in the hands Of receivers three times
since 1880 the Northern Pacific was fore
closed and reorganized IN 1875, but failed
again in 1893, and the st. Louis and San
Francisco experienced foreclosure in 1875
Their reorganization Will have a very bene-
fetal effect on the financial situation and
when the Union Pacific, Norfolk and Wes-
tern, and few other great bankrupts are
similarly rehabilitated, it may be hoDed
that there viii be a period Of rest from the
business of running railways by means of
courts.
Timid travellers may be comforted bv
knowing that they are vastly more la
BILE to be killed while walking CITY streets
than while occupying railway cars. At
a recent gathering Of officials of the Lon
don and Southwestern railway the chair
man stated that during the last five years
that company had carried 81, OO0. 900 peo-
pie, and in that time II had not killed a.
passenger, whereas IN the streets of Lon
don alone between 200 and 300 persons are
killed every year. In the last year for
which a report had been published 247 per-
sons were killed in London streets. while
in the same year, on all the railways OF
the country, carrying thousands Of mill
ions Of people, only five passengers were
killed. Although American railways cam
not show so good a record as those Of
Great Britain, In comparison with the
number OF persons carried yet consider
ing the much greater mileage and the