The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-09

is adopted, the time will be p. m. Begin
ming the same day, Dec. d2 general
changes will be inaugurated in the sched-
ules OF the freight trains of the Central
The Valdosta, Atlantic and Western
Railroad Company has bought the ST.
Marys River road, running from Craw-
ford, on the line of the Florida Central
and Peninsular, to a point in Georgia, in
the direction of Naldosta. The price paid
was $4,000. The purchase of this prop
erty by the Valdosta road has been ex-
pected for some time, as it was desired
10 complete one of the links separating
that place from jacksonville 1t is the
ambition of the promoters of the Valdosta
enterprise to connect their city with Jack
sonville by rail direct. If the road is
ever built it viii be the fourth that Val
dosta will have. At present the Plant sys-
tenn, the Georgia Southern and Florida
and the ValdoSta Southern are the lines
that have helped in the building up the
lourishing place.
Master Mechanic Burton of the Florida
Central and Peninsular railroad spent yes
terday in the city. Mr.. Burton has hosts
of friends in Savannah, who are always
glad to see him.
A balloon and parachute were sold yes
terday at the ''old hoss'' sale of the Cen
trail railroad. What the purchaser will do
with his new acquisition is not known.
The box containing the balloon was
marked Sails for a boat" Lieut.. H. S.
Colding of the naval militia had been told
that such box was at the depot and that
it had not been claimed He went down
to investigate, but found that it was bal
loon cloth instead of sails. Lieut. Cold
Ing has been expecting a set of sails and
masts for the captains gig that is now
used by the naval militia. He thought
the box might have been wrongly marked
and that the one consigned to Dan Dono-
van and the "old boss" corner might hold
the wished for sails. The purchaser of
the aeronaut's layout is wondering what
he is going to do with it, and the naval
militia officers are still waiting for their
sails
The railroads, as rule did well last
month. The Central of Georgia increased
its gross earnings $75.652. the increase for
the last week of the month being Sc, 1874.
For the months of July, August, Septem-
Der, October and November the roads
earnings were $2,454, 400, an increase over
the corresponding period of last year of
S109,97S. The gross earnings of the South
ern railway for the first five months of the
fiscal year were $S,G45648. The increase for
the month of November was $3.50, 463.
A rate of one and one-third fares for the
round trip has been authorized by the
Southern Passenger association for the
Southern Bankers Association which
meets at Atlanta next Wednesday.
Cars for hauling cotton are at a premium
in Texas, and the roads are said to be I'M
able to obtain enough of them to move
the crop. The railroad managers say they
have never seen such a demand for cars
and so much trouble in getting them.
The Baltimore and Ohio, the Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern, Illinois Central
and the Southern Pacific have arranged
for Pullman service between Pittsburs
and San Francisco by way of New Or
leans.
The gross earnings of seventy-nine roads
for the month of November were So, lis. O56.
an increase of a trihe over IS per cent.
over the aggregate earnings of the sane
roads for the same month of last year.
Mr.. Joseph Strong, formerly New Eng
land passenger agent of the Seaboard Air
Line, has been appointed assistant indus
trial agent, with his office at Portsmouth
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