The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-26

tHiuS Is now moved by weight, and
[ [aS nsuTes ayove have been prepared for
49'o on Tue basis Of the average weight for
ue goods mentioned in such packages. In
1919 I'VE stock was moved at so much
uedU' REGARDLESS of weight a horse. mule
Vi cow being taken from here to Gordon
=. wee versa for $40. To-day the rate is
cents per hundredweight. Dry goods.
w. went at Is cents per cubic foot while
no" me freight on them is calculated at
t tle Iate OF 50 cents per 100 pounds. Poul-
ny was then charged for at the rate of
cents head for bringing IT from anv
POINT beyond fifty miles to Savannah Now
huudredweicht. ~
ne uaNeler had his choice of two fares
Hy'ooh and points between He could
.!-g HI me passenger coaches or he could
barl 'n me baggage car. For the former
bap aU 10 Gordon ST. while the rate in the
is 79"ee car was but $3.50. To-day there
Iut me one class of accommodations
al, qua lhe fare is $3.50. The man who went
er tf,, oasgage car accordingly rode cheap
IN Ivy -"Fe years ago than does the man
ny passenger coach Of to-day.
,pra,r.t We system in use in the Central S
tos+tIs OF grouping a lot of commodities
pnieom1i mo one class and charging one
L. ',t III rate OF freight for them regard
81 weight some goods could actually
ir1a a. '+NDePNA lIdH lleY are at this
,, 80 Oh other goods, as a natural result
bicho5 Us OF transportation were very much
ar5 49,. IN looking over the old ra re sheets
49, pairing them with the carefully
reoiHlti ouC rate sheets of TODAY. one can
has h appreclate the great progress that
otba,.,.i llIaue by the Central, along with
ana - 'odus' In the classification of freigbts
Nv tle liking of rates commensnrata tritts
tb4 'ol4ous distances and other featnras
ebirrl must De considered TO do Justice -
anu secure equitable charges.
oro.55-bSs -Four is testing at Harrison
dinger q, signal invented by A. w. Bid
mile lls1,.i iiairison. When a train is
trcal co,,tI,. rom the crossing, by an cleo
Ing .TTolitllIVance sign is shown read
an ram coming" When no t,.ai,, =
Is shown ie'ulns Track clear
two 10 sumated that Minnesota and tbo
OF 1'Aotas VIII raise 100000 900 bnebeie
will rai-. ms season, while Washington
history IN tHe largest crop in the states
be ken, h ue Northern Pacific expects TO
r..re ~ Dusy for the next Two wears car
aug The crop to market. e''' car
warj -toDHe and Ohio has offered 70
who ~ @I0o to the coupon ticket aSant,
nam lhe best suggestions for a "lino
far t- -or the Noble and OHIO ana rar ,1,,e
ana ,1o trough trains between ST. Tonis
Aug X 9ou5h The award is to be made
first s5, ana the prizes divided into seo
{ '-' second and SIS third. NV T''
/, os1isoO .neinnati, New Orleans and rovae
eceiver road Gv under the management Of
hue on a. e'ton, has made a renarlSs nly
Levine el wing for the fiscal wear and,,sr
.er le fho ne gross earnings reported for
Tie al vao e EAST month Of the companv,s
Doc. corres+o are SAL S7 against S299. Ss4 for
Non, m pohdlng month Of last wear he
s .ni M, increase Of $111953. The gross oe
.ra ne reacb..S 5ne road during the month of
Wa '''"ed nearly $4,000 per mile.
Wiland lance Of the Frisco and Grand
.lebrateGJ ' W.. INTO Kansas city will he
net to The Wy public holiday and a ban
win be az oiilcials OF the two roads. This
We ABOUT Aug. /. '>'' 1 MS
turned 'T yog Kline of the Central re-
yesterday from his second trim