The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest In savannah and
Elsewhere.

and Peninsular railroad freight depot,
which was begun about the last of May, Is
rapidly nearing completion. 1t is expect
ed that the shed will be ready for use by
next Tuesday 1t is TO be $50 feet in
| length by % feet in width. Fireproof Rus
| STA iron is used in the construction of the
extension.
The work on the shed was delayed for
about two weeks shortly after 1t was be-
gun on account of a lack of material.
Messrs. Harris & Adams are the con-
tractors. The work is being done by the
Central railroad, to which the property
| belongs, but the extension Will be occu-
pied by the Florida Central and PENN
sular.
The extension is really the result of
the Georgia and Alabama's need for more
| space to handle it's freight The Georgia
and Alabama uses the eastern and the
Florida Central and Peninsular the vest
ern half OF the same building, and it is to
| the part of the building used by the latter
road that the extension is being built.
The wall separating the freight rooms
| of the two roads will be moved $50 feet
westward on the completion of the addi-
ton. The Georgia and Alabama will thus
be given $50 feet more of available space
| in the eastern half of the building, while
| the Florida Central and Peninsular, with
the use of the extension, will have just
| the same space as 1t now has. The plank
walks along the south side of the shed
| has been extended to the end of the addi-
| ton as has also the platform used for
| loading.
The platform, however has been raised
where it runs along the extension. The
platform of the Old building was built
years ago when the small ten-ton freight
| cars were in use. 1t is consequently lower
| than the floors of the larger cars now
used, and the extensions platform Is ele-
| waited about ten inches above that of the
| original shed in order to facilitate the
| handling of the freight.
A still further sixty feet extension of
| platform runs beyond the addition to the
| shed.
The Central railroad passenger agents
will work up a business from Bufaula and
neighboring Alabama points for Tybee
| about Aug /. The cost of tickets will
! probably be 81 and the limit returning five
days.
| Superintendent T. D. Kline of the Central
| railroad is off on an inspection tour of the
| western division Of the system.
! Mr.. w. H. Chandler, chief claim clerk of
| the Ocean Steamship Company at New
| York, was In the city yesterday.
The Central railroad has announced a
round trip rate of 50 to Americas Aug. 9
| on account of the meeting Of the grand
| lodge of Colored Odd Fellows. The tick
! cts returning will be good till Aug. 10. The
| road has also put on a rate of SO for the
round trip to Milledgeville at the same
| time.
The Florida Central and Peninsulars
excursion train to Tampa passed through
yesterday afternoon at $40 o'clock. The
| train was made up ut Columbia and
| good crowd of Florid abound excursion
| lists taken aboard The round trip ticket
| was sold for s. from all points on the
| northern division Of the road. There
| were some Savannah people who board
| ed the train here for the trip. the tick
cts win be good returning on regular
| trains till July %.
Mr. w. D. Stark, who is connected with
the Southern Express Company at jack
| sonville, left yesterday for North Caro-
| lima, where he will spend his vacation,
| after a very pleasant stay Of a couple Of
| days with his friend, Mr.. w. II. Leahy,
chief clerk in the passenger department
| Of the Plant system.
| Mr.. z. H. Hinton, traffic manager Of the
| Central railroad, who left a week ago for
his home in st. Louis to recuperate from
| the effects of a rather severe illness, is
| expected to return to-day His trends
| will be pleased to learn that he Is thor
| oughly restored to health.
| Mr.. George j. Mills was elected d.
rector of the Augusta and Savannah
| railroad at a meeting of the directors
| yesterday, to fill the vacancy caused by
| the death of Col. George S. Owens, who
was director Of the company for num-
Der of years.
| The Ocean Steamship Company has
made a rate Of $S425 from Savannah to
! Buffalo and return for the national en-
| campment Of the G. A. r. Tickets will
be sold from Aug. IS to q, and will be
! good TO return until Sept. ], with an ex-
| tension until Sept TO- The rate includes
| meals and stateroom on the steamship
| line from Savannah to New York and re-
| turn.
| 1t Is reported that the Interstate com
merce commission intends to investigate
the practices of shippers In southern
| states. Reports have been received by
| the commission from time to time Of lr-
Irregularities practiced by shippers. False
| billing Is alleged to have been practiced
/ particularly at Atlanta and Nashville
| and those guilty Of having done so would
| experience some trouble " the commits
| sion gets actively AT WOfk IN an inVesu-
| cation. The offense is penal and a number
/ of instances of punishment are on record.
The little railroad, known as the Guild,
| which runs from the line OF the Chatta-
nooga. Rome and Columbus, and connects
| with Broncho on the Chattanooga South
ern, has been ordered by Judge Newman
| OF the northern district court at Atlanta,
| TO be divided between the ltlgants strug-
| Cling for It's possession, Eugene Jones, re-
ceiver for the Chattanooga, Rome and
| Columbus, and the Central Trust Com
| psny OF New York The little road IL al
most valuefess with the exception Of the
rails. and Is not In a condition 10 be used.
| The rails Will be torn up and the litigants
| win divide.