The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-31
IN THE RArLoAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest 10 savannah ana
Elsewhere.

HlseWnCFts
A meeting OF the officials Of the South
ern railway will be held at Chattanooga
to-day for the purpose of rearranging the
schedules of the entire system and making
out the new spring and summer time
cards. Several changes of importance are
contemplated. and they will be made at
this meeting. Those who are expected to
attend the meeting are General Super
intendent Green, Assistants Thompson
and Vaughan, General Passenger Agent
Turk and Assistants Hardwick, Benscoter
and Tayloe and Division superintendent
Huger, Barrett and Beauprie.
Mr. John Axtell of Fleming, Ga. has
patented safety and life saving bridge"
for freight cars. The appliance is very
simple, and can be easily and cheaply at
tached to freight cars of any hight. Its
purpose is to provide safe bridge so that
trainmen can pass from car to car with
out danger. The invention suggested &C.
self to Mr. Axtell by an accident near his
residence, by which two trainmen lost
their lives by falling between the cars.
The records show that 500 men are killed
in the United States and Canada every
year for want of such protection as Mr..
Axtelrs invention provides. The patent
was thought so well of by the examiner
was given precedence over others, and
caveat granted within two days after the
application. Mr.. Axtell claims that his
invention ranks with the air brake and
safety couplers.
MIR. John M. Cutler, general freight
agent of the Georgia Southern and Flor
ida with headquarters at Macon, was In
the city yesterday.
President william checkley Shaw of the
Georgia Southern and Florida spent yes
terday in the city.
Mr. ]. w Morris. division freight and
passenger agent of the Atlantic Coast
Line. is down from Charleston his head
quarters looking after business for mis-
road. t}
Mr.. John w. owen, assistant chief
clerk in the passenger department of the
Plant system has gotten out pamphlet
list Of all the fruit and vegetable growers
OF Florida, along the line of the Plant
system The list shows the acreage of
each farmer under cultivation, his pro-
ducts and the location of his farm. 1t
is of great advantage in the conduct of
a number of businesses, and reflects cred
1t upon it's compiler, who was put to great
trouble in gathering his data.
The "Old Hoss' sale .of'the Central rail-
road will be held to-day. These sales are
held every three months, and great deal
Of unclaimed freight is disposed Of. The
stuff is sold in the original packages, and
the buyer does not know what he his get
ting for his money till he breaks open the
bag, box or barrel, as the case may be.
Considera BILE merriment is often provoked
by the exhibition of the purchases.
The talked-of amalgamatlon OF the
Southern railway labor unions with the
American Federation Of Labor meets with
violent opposition from many Of the
members of those unions. The larger fed
Grafton admits other than white laborers
TO membership but that of the FIVE great
southern organizations Is exclusively
white These are: The Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Firemen, the brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, order Of Railway
TeIegraphers, order of Railway Conduc-
tors, and Brotherhood Of Railway Train
men. Three of these unions will hold
meetings during the year. and the matter
of admitting colored laborers and join
ing the federation win come up The
other two met last year and will not again
meet till next year.