The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-05
N THE RAILROAD WORLD.
waters of Interest in Savannah and
Elsewhere.

MATTERS OF interest anu
Elsewhere.
The New York and Florida special over
.-- Plant system will start on its last
e-urh bound trip from New York April Is.
Tae last north bound trip will start from
: Augustine April Is.
The steamship Florida has been tempo
-s-fv withdrawn from the Mobile and Port
tampa service for repairs. The South
esrs has been secured 10 perform
s-a service temporarily. The Algiers has
rs passenger ACCOMMODATIONS and no tick
Is viii be sold via Port Tampa or Mobile
al present
Letters from agents of the Plant system
~ the central Office say large crowds NCe
hooked for May week.
The new rates fixed by the South Caro-
INA railroad commission and published in
the Morning News yesterday, came to the
local railroads in the nature or an unpleaS-
mi surprise as they viii be put to consid-
erable expense to revise their tariffs.
Mr. B. Patton, commercial agent of the
pant system at Montgomery. was in town
yesterday.
The sale Of the Jacksonville. Tampa and
Kew West railroad has been postponed
from April until May.
The sale Of the Carolina. Knoxville and
western railroad will take place April IS
II is understood that the Port Royal and
Western Carolina Railroad Company has
decided to purchase the property.
The Macon, Dublin and Savannah rail-
road is operating fifty-nine miles of road
from Macon toward Savannah.
A new road is to be built in Florida. from
Biscayne Bay to Key West. A unique
zen - ...sffI -
built on partly submerged coral reefs. Il
Is said the completion of the road will
bring Havana one day nearer to New
York.
1t is understood that official announce
ment has been made of the extension to
be built to Suffolk and Carolina railroad,
which runs from Suffolk, Va, to Mont
rose n. c.. The proposed extension is
from the terminus at Edentown, fifteen
miles to connect with the Norfolk and
Western and Sea Board Air Line.
The Roanoke and Southern contemplates
a 1OO-mile extension from Winston to
Charlotte, n. c.
]. w. Preston, general manager of the
Middle Georgia and Atlantic railroad, was
in town yesterday on business connected
with his road.
The New York and Georgia Lumber
southwest from Tallapoosa, towards the
ChattahOochee river, with the intention
of extending it to Roanoke, Ala, a dis
lance of fi1ty-hve miles.
An extension to the Wilmington, New
bern and Norfolk is being strongly adj
vocated. The proposed extension is thir-
ty-tWO miles. AT present the road oper-
ates eighty-seven miles, and the addition
would carry it to Washington, n. c. If
The proposed extension Is built it is I'M
derstood that the Norfolk and Southern
will extend its, line from Plymouth to
uous line from Wilmington to Norfolk,
about 23O miles.
The Plant system has had plans drawn
for new depot at Ocala, Fla
A report having been circulated that the
Georgia and Alabama railway, having en-
tered the Southern States Passenger Asso-
citation, would be compelled to discontinue
the sale of 1000 mile ticket books TO mer-
chants and others, Commissioner Purse
addressed Agent Beck letter on the sub
Ject. Mr. Beck replied that the Georgia
and Alabama has neither Joined the South,
the sale of 1000 mile ticket books, but that
they are still on sale and that he is ready
TO supply them under the usual hmita-
tons.
When train No. 30 of the Plant system
from the south arrived at the trestle at the
St Mary's river yesterday morning, it was
found that the structure was on fire and
about 100 feet of it had burned; The fire
started some time between and o clock.
but it's origin is unknown. All trains over
the Waycross and Jacksonville part of the
system are being run over the Florida Cen
trail and Peninsular. The trestle will be
repaired by this afternoon, and the regular
traffic will be resumed. Train 81, south
bound, left over the Florida Central and
Peninsular at $40 p m. yesterday after
noon. Train No. Is from Jacksonville was
an hour late last night on the run to Sa-
Vannah.
Mr.. J. c. Halle, general passenger agent
Of the Central of Georgia, arrived last
night from Atlanta, where he has been
examining the accounts of the Southern
States Passenger Association.