The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-04
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest In Savannah and
Elsewhere.

The Plant system will run an excursion
to Augusta tomorrow. The tickets, good
for the day only, will be sold for $3.50
They will be used on the regular train
leaving here at 6 o'clock in the morning
and a special train will be run out of Au-
gusta, leaving there at 10 o'clock at night
for the return. The route will be via
Yemassee and the Charleston and West
ern Carolina. The game of base ball be-
tween the c. L. A. teams of the two
cities is the occasion. The Central rail-
road will also run an excursion to Au-
gusta tomorrow, on account of the con-
vention of the colored Knights of Pythias.
figure that has grown familiar to the
patrons of the uptown ticket office of the
Central railroad will now be missed. Jes-
sic has given up his job with the Central.
He has gone from the employ of the cor
poration, to enter the service of the mu-
nicipality in the capacity of porter at the
city dispensary. Jesse, who other name is
Damos, has a good nature that will insure
him as great a popularity in his new po-
sition as he enjoyed In his old.
A special Fourth Of July excursion train
got In from Jacksonville yesterday over
the Plant system with 400 Florida excur-
sionists aboard. The excursions starting
ed train. Passengers were picked up along
the line between there and Jacksonville,
and the number on reaching the latter
place was $50. These, with the rest of
the crowd that was made up at Jackson
vile, came on by special train, arriving
here at O'Clock in the afternoon. large
number got off here and many continued
their ride over into South Carolina. The
excursionsts are riding on very low rates,
with ten-day limit tickets. They will visit
points in Georgia and South Carolina.
The Plant system moved 45 carloads of
watermelons on July 2 On that day last
year 119 carloads were handled. Up to
July g. 1872 carloads have been handled
this season. In 1896, the number was 1888,
in 1895. 2,O96, and in 1884, 1866.
Mr. H. H. Steele. chief clerk to General
Freight and Passenger Agent A. Pope Of
the Georgia and Alabama. came over yes
terday from Americas to spend a few days
at Tybee.
Mr. Charles N. Right assistant general
passenger agent of the Georgia and Ala
bama, came over from Amerlcus yes
terday.
The Railway Age. In its review Of track
laying for the nrst six months OF 1897,
says Railway building has proceeded
slowly in the United States this year, as
has been the case every year since the
panic Of 1898, and the end Of the first six
months Of 1897 finds only 622 miles OF new
track laid, upon hfty-fve lines. in twenty
three OF the forty-nlne states and terrific
ries. This is lG6 miles less than In the
corresponding half OF 1896, nineteen miles
less than in that OF 1895. and about 100
more than in the first half OF 1885, The
number Of states in which track has gone
down is less than IN any previous year
for two decades and the number OF lines
is also less than in any OF those years ex-
cept 1884, Construction Is in progress on
very many lines. upon which tracklayng
has not yet begun, and II the financial sit
uatlon continues 70 improve II Is quite
possible that 1897 may show more track
laid than In either OF the three preceding
years. our present estimate however, ls
that the new construction Of the year will
aggregate from 800 to 300 miles. The
following figures show the extent Of track
laying done IN each OF the last eight
years. commencing with the prosperous
year 1890: