The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-13
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.

IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest in savannah and
Elsewhere.
The protection of the railroad from
scalpers in Nashville has been stiven for
by the city council and ordinances have
gone into effect there that hedge the traf-
dc in tickets with announcement re-
strictions The $1,000 license, first fixed
for the business, was adjudged unconsti-
tutional by the Tennessee supreme court
Now the council has fixed The license at
only SIS, but has ordinances that the scalp
er must give his purchasers a certificate
with every ticket, stating the date on
which the ticket was sold, the starting
point, the destination, and how much was
paid for 1t. Failure in any Of these par
ticulars is punishable by $50 fine A fine
Of $50 Is also imposed where a broker sells
ticket thatHwill be useless to the pur-
chaser A $1,000 bond Is required from a
broker before he Is given a license. This
bond is TO insure his abiding by the city's
laws and his payment of whatever fines
may be imposed for their violation.
A plan is on foot for the building of
road from MocksVille to Mooresville. N
G. Such a road would give Winston-Sa-
ieiA a 5outHtIn outlet through MOckSVille
and Mooresville that the business men Of
the twin cities would be glad to see
Summer Homes" the interesting work
descriptive of the mountain and seaside
resorts along its route, has been issued
by the Southern railway.
The contract for the extensive shops to
be built at Paducah, Ky, by the Illinois
Central has been partly let
The appointment of Mr.. T. D. Rhodes
as general passenger agent OF the Ohio
River and Charleston and the Cincinnati
Portsmouth and Virginia railway compa-
MES has been announced.
Mr.. w. II. Winfield has been appointed
general freight agent Of the Kansas City,
Pittsburg and Gulf system, with head
quarters at Texarkana, Tex.
Col W. II. Brewer of the Griffin firm of
Brewer a. Hanleiter, which brought the
petition for a S3A per cent. horizontal cut
IN freight rates before the state railroad
commission some time ago, has been
heard from again. He new wants a re-
duction of Is per cent. on cotton rates, and
his petition cites the following claims why
such reduction should be granted:
81. Since the present rates were estab-
lished the production Of cotton has large
ly increased, and the price has declined,
while the cost of production has remained
about the same, but the cost of marketing
has not declined.
2. Tie cost Of transportation has been
greatly reduced by the building of cars of
double the capacity of twenty years ago.
decreasing the amount OF dead weight to
haul, building Of locomotives capable OF
pulling double the number of loaded cars.
the consolidation of so many roads under
one management; the building Of COM
presses In large number Of towns. saw
ing the roads large expense in hauling.
Your petitioners pray that you will ap-
point day I'm the near future, when they
can be heard by counsel or otherwise. and
a full and fair investigation be had
This petition will soon be presented to
the commission.
Mr.. J. A. Fitzwilson has been appointed
travelling freight agent, with Raleigh
headquarters, Of the Southern railway.
General Freight and Passenger Agent
A. Pope OF the Georgia and Alabama went
up TO Atlanta last night, by way Of the
Central.
Mr.. W. e. Arnold. general travelling
passenger agent OF the Ocean Steamship
Company came down from New York
yesterday.
The leading locomotive works show that
there have been a number OF engines
brought by Southern lines since Jan. / OF
this year The Baldwin locomtlve works
have built since that time Al engines for
southern roads distributed as follows:
Georgia; New York, Philadelphia a. Nor
folk; Nicksburg, Shreveport q Pacific.
Allegheny Iron Co.: Greenleaf johnson
Lumber Co. Nashville, Chattanooga &
ST. Louis; Hughes Brothers & Bangs;
Low Moor Iron Co.; Queen Anne's Rail-
road Co; GUNNER Lumber Co; Louisville
a Nashville. Southern Railway Co. Ball
timore & Ohio; Woodward Iron Co. Rogers
Locomotive Co.-rwenty-two locomotives
ordered since Jan. l. OF
which seven have been COM
pleted. The purchasers were as fol-
lows; Mobile g. Ohio. and Nashville. Chat
tanooga g. ST. Louis. Richmond Locomo-
tive Works-Built thirty-six locomotives
since Jan. ] for the following companies:
Chesapeake q Ohio. Augusta Terminal.
Southern Railway CO., Seaboard Air Line.
New Orleans g. Northeastern, Aberdeen &
West End Pittsburg Locomotive and Car
Works-Built two locomotives since Jan.
!. Lima Ohio Locomotive Co.-Bullt ten
locomotives for logging and mining pur-
poses IN the south. Climax Manufacturing
Co., Cory Pa. Sold seven locomotives for
tram roads. The estimated valua lion OF
these orders Is as follows: Richmond I,o-
connective works. $3.50. 900; Plttsbure Loco
motive works, $4,000. Rogers Locomotive
works, $1,000 Baldwin Locomotive works.
10000 Climax Manufacturing Co, $1,000.
Lima Locomotive Co, 5000; total. 81 ,095,-
900.
Mr D. r. Jack. freight trafic manager
OF the Plant system has returned from a
visit 20 Jacksonville.