The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-08
TO BUILD INTO SAVANNAH.
THE MACON, DUBLIN AND SAVAN-
NAH PEOPLE ON THE MOVE.

They Seem to Mean Business in
Holding on to Their Franchises
Here-The Macon Conference Be-
Iieved to Have Been for the Pur-
pose of Arranging for The Compile
ton of the Road.
Mr.. Sol Haas, formerly general traffic
manager of the Southern railway, was in
town yesterday 1t is pretty well under
stood that Mr.. Haas is interested in the
Macon, Dublin and Savannah railroad,
though he declines to discuss any of its
affairs. He was present at the Macon con-
ference day before yesterday at which
President Shaw of Chicago, A. c. Soper,
financial agent of the road, w. B. Strang,
a well known railroad contractor of New
York, F. B. Bard of New York, Col. Mike
Brown of South Carolina and others were
present
Mr. Bard is the attorney of Contractors
Strang and Mike Brown. of South Carroll
ma. He is also the attorney of other large
railroad contractors. 1t is said that he has
just made a SIS, 900 contract for the ex-
tension of the Canadian Pacific railroad
It is further said that the bonds in this
amount have been taken by English cap
italists
ing of the directors of the Macon, Dublin
and Savannah road steps may be taken
for the completion of the road from Dublin
to Savannah. and that a contract viii be
made with Contractors Strang and Brown
to do the work.
There are some who think that the own
ers of the Macon, Dublin ana Savannah
are interested in some way with the own
ershp of the Macon and birmingham road,
rs T
ham.
The effort Of the Macon, Dublin and sa-
vannah to hold its rights in Savannah
seem 10 Indicate that it means business!
Col B. w. Wrenn of the Plant system
arrived in town yesterday, and will be
here for some days.
Mr.. B. f. Drake has been appointed
assistant general freight agent and pas
senger agent of the Canada Atlantic and
Plant Steamship Company, with offices
at Boston.
Col T. f. Preston, soliciting passenger
agent of the Plant system at Sanford,
Fla, was in town yesterday.
The Birmingham, Bessemer and Pow
derby railroad, extending from Bessemer
to Birmingham, was sold recently to the
Maryland Trust Company of Baltimore.
The Norfolk, Albemarle and Atlantic
has been purchased by the bondholders for
$4,000, at foreclosure sale.
The ASHORE and Montgomery railroad
has been Incorporated in North Carolina
to build from Star north to Ashboro n
G., twenty-four miles. The road will be
built this year, and will connect the Aber-
deem and West End at Star with the
Southern railway at ASHORE.
The South Alabama and Gulf will build
from Dothan to Greenville, Ala, eighty
five miles, this year.
The Nashville and Knoxville will be
bonded at $4,000 per mile to purchase new
rolling stock
The citizens of Mobile, Ala, have raised
bonus of $25O0O0 to aid the Mobile, Jack
son and Kansas City in building from
Mobile to Jackson, Miss, about $50 miles.
A road is projected to run from Burns
vile, Miss, to Hackelburg, Ala, sixty
niles Grading will commence June l. The
principal traffic will be lumber, coal and
iron ore.
Edward Robinson, the first railway con-
ductor in the world, recently died at
American Fork, Utah, aged So years.
When the Liverpool and Manchester rail-
way was opened Sept Is, 1890, Mr.. Robin
sun was placed IN charge OF the nfSt train.
It is stated that Mr.. W. W. Finley's
title with the Great Northern will be vice
President, and that he win have charge
Of the operating and traffic department.
4r. Finley was third vice president of the
Southern railway, and recently resigned
70 go with the Great Northern.
The English railroads work their men
long and pay them very little. A recent
Official report shows that there are in the
english railway service about 100000 men.
~ these 10000 get $3.50 a week or less;
!o4VJ0 get $3.50 a week or less, and so on
up 70 the highest class who aggregate
itoyy and receive $3.50 a week or more. Two
hundred thousand of the 100000 railroad
men of that country receive less than 90
ttsnIs each day for a long days work, and
day.
II IS estimated that the average cash
value of a locomotive is $4,000. There are
5a.9W in use in the United States about
~yuV locomotives representing an aggre-
sale investment Of $3.50 100000. The Penn
cSrEanla owns the largest number of To-
N9lllo yves, something over 1900. The
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