The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-06
IN GO TO CINCINNATI SOON.
CLERK ACOsTA BECOMES
'rnvrRACTING FREIGHT AGENT.

we'll qualified by Experience ana
,.t1ttv 10 Look After the Plant
MS interests in That Section.
,,,i1road that Studies the Inter
og the Bicy cIists-Various Mat
of interest in the Railroad
world.
~. charles ]. Acosta, chief clerk to the
frsfeht agent of the Plant System,
,,p7erstood, is to be transferred TO
.r,,ti where he will be contracting
(...,1r agent for the system, a position OF
..,s,5er,ble responsibility and requiring
,,, of bustling abilities, as well as one
.,,,i1fei with freight department meth
DDS
Me- acosta has been in the railroad bus
,. thirteen years, five with the Jack
I'VE TAMPA and Key West, five with
17lor;da Central and Peninsular and
.,rsa with the Plant System. He is ener-
.t, well informed and thoroughly COM
,.rt 10 fill his prospective position. His
l..o7s will be glad to hear of his adj
,..,,ement He viii probably leave for
-,n,.oDati the latter part of the month.
,,r crosby chief clerk TO Mr.. Jack.
fraigbt traffic manager it is believed, will
H. MI. Acosta's successor. Whether there
will he a successor to Mr.. Crosby, or
whether the position viii be abolished, is
as vet undetermined
Mr. ]. T Elliott, the agent of the Park
or News Company at the Central depot, is
off on Through During his vacation
Mr. H Morris, the company's travel
ing auditor, is in charge.
Freight trains of sixty cars have become
common on the Maine Central, and last
week one of seventy-five cars was hauled
over the road Its estimated length was
a half mile Think of a conductor having
TO travel that distance over the tops of
cars to communicate with the engineer, or
the latter looking back for signals and
keeping lookout for a break-in7two.
The Pullman company is said to be max
ing more money out of the transportation
of troops than the railroads. Every car
that could be commanded has been in
service for weeks, including some that
had been consigned TO the scrap heap, and
we're fixed up for temporary use.
Fe has offered to give site for build
ines to be erected by the Young Mems
Christian Association In establishing
branches at Argentine and Topeka, Kan,
and Cleburne, and Temple, Tex, pro-
vded the buildings do not cost less than
$4,000 each. The company will also do
nate 50 for each dollar raised by subscrip-
ton for the enterprise, and pay the sala-
ries of the secretaries to be employed for
each branch.
Quick appreciation of the value of the
patronage of Wheelmen was shown by
President Baldwin of the Long Island
road in being the first to put on car that
was specially equipped for carrying bicy-
ces and issuing neat little brochure
containing a map of all the highways of
the island, which indicated their charac-
ter the best routes for reaching popular
resorts, and much other information of
interest to the tourist, whether for a day
or a weeks trip.
BY Nov. 1 every foot of track on the
Pennsylvania will be laid with rails
weighing 100 pounds to the yard
Next Thursday the Buffalo and Lock-
port electric line will be opened for traffic
Doth freight and passenger. The trip be-
tween the two cities is to be made in enc
hour.
Inc Boston and Albany is lighting its
cars with electricity, as an experiment.
ana the adoption of that method of illum-
mating depends somewhat on the cost of
maintenance.
remarkable showing is made by the
Atchlson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
system A detailed report of the earnings
ana operating expenses was made public
to-uay which shows that their gross earn
llss for the fiscal year UP to June 30. 1893.
gaEes an excess over last year of 100000.
me net earnings show an increase of over
- per cent as compared with last year.
me othcials of the road estimate that
with the good crops now in sight the
eooIe figures will be far exceeded the
coming year.
A circular has been issued announcing
the appointment of H. f. Smith, general
Helsht agent of the Southern Railroad
win headquarters at Washington. as traf-
Hc manager of the Nashville, Chattanooga
ana 81 Louis The appointment was made
ny resident J. W. Thomas. Mr.. Smith
Is a brother of President Milton H. Smith
~ 'ne Louisville and Nashville, and is We'll
known IN railroad circles.