The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-22
THEIR EARNINGS ARE GOOD.
SHOWING OF SOME
RAILROADS OF THIS SECTION.

OF Interest,"
II, an article showing that net railway
awnings have been well sustained Brad
.,rest's gives the gross and net earnings
- , number of Southern roads for the first
.fv months of this and last year which
I'm doubtless be of interest 10 investors
~ their securities. In some instances the
t,ot must be borne in mind that consider
.,,a amounts have been expended in i'm
rrovements so that while the gross earn
mos have been heavier the net earnings
are less than in 1897. The Central of Geor-
,ia shows gross earnings of s., 464, O5S
,ssinst 81. $3.50, 535, and net earnings of $651,-
o-neainst $50. GAS. The Georgia road shows
sross earnings of 1881 against $727 ,16O,
md mel earnings of $1S5,S76 against $157, sos.
The gross earnings for the Georgia South
am and Florida were $4S2, 219 against $4O6,-
~ and net earnings $195 SOL against $ll6,-
ia The Georgia and Alabama gross earn
hss are given as $595, 4O5 against 1876, GA,
and the net earnings as $137,337 against
r4 2iS. The little Wrightsville and Ten
mile comes up with gross earnings of ST.
| @ against $3S 1888 and net earnings of S.
40 against 50, S99. The two great southern
systems made magnificent showings, and
# will doubtless surprise some to state
MAT the Louisville and Nashville does
more business than the Southern system
The gross earnings of the L. & N. for
the first half of the year were $40, 922, S37
against $9,779,SS for the same period of
1891. and its net earnings $3,264 535 against
1881 S35, while the gross earnings of the
Southern were $1O,147, 54S against So, 24O,913,
and its net earnings 1884, 414 against ST.
a6.S9S.
The Morning News has already men
toned that the Georgia and Alabama ard
the Plant System have contracted with
the Richmond Locomotive and Machine
Works, of Richmond, Va, for new loco
motives The G. & AS order is for four
locomotives. The engines viii have cy-
lnders 10 by 26 inches; driving wheels 50
inches in diameter; weight in working or
der 1872 coo pounds; of which 900 pounds
are on the drivers; wagon-top radial stay
boiler 60 inches in diameter, with work
ing pressure of $50 pounds; fire box 1902
inches by 80; tire, 31a inches thick; driv-
In gaXles journals S12 inches by 9 inches;
phosphor-bronze driving boxes and eccen-
tic straps; electric headlights, channel
ron tender frames, New York air brakes.
The Plant System has ordered twelve
locomotives, six for passenger and six for
freight service. The specifications call
for cylinders 10 by Is inches, weight in
working order, about $1,000 pounds; wagon
top boiler, go inches in diameter at the
smallest ring, made for working pressure
of 200 pounds; fire-box, 9S inches long, 40
inches wide, 30 tubes 2 inches in diameter
tender frame of channel steel. The en-
gines will be equipped with Coale safety
valves, Nathan luubricators. Star and
Rochester headlights, Crosby steam
house brakes, Marden brake beams
on tender, Ajax journal bearings, Rich
ardson valves United States metallic
packing, Carnegie steel in boiler and fire
box, GollmSr beI-ringers, Monitor injec-
tors, LeachNs sanding apparatus, boiler
covering manufactured by the Franklin
Manufacturing Company, Crosby chime
Whistles Janney couplers, cast steel driv-
ing wheel centers and trucks manufac-
tured by the American Steel Foundry
Company.
The small roads are multiplying and pros
perng in Georgia. The Wrightsville and
Tennille, the Dover and Statesboro, the
Georgia Pine and number of others have
opened up good country and are valuable
Instruments in the development of the
state. The good work still continues. The
Atlantic, Valdosta and Western is push
ing work on an extension from Haylow
west 10 Naldosta, q distance of twenty
miles and expects TO complete it by Ocio-
Der. The extension of the Waycross Air
Line from Nichols TO Douglas, twelve
niles viii be in operation next month";
The Dolly Southern has been completed
and Utapad in Dfab -
Penia, nine miles distant, and within a
fortnight the road from Logansville to
LaWrenceville, eleven miles long. will be
graded and in readiness for the ties The
southern viii lay the tract and operate
this road
The earnings Of the Georgia and Ala
oama Railroad during the first week in
august were 2I394 against ST., 54S during
me corresponding week last year. The to-
ldi earnings from Jan. 1 to the end of the
nIst week in August were $710,OS4 against
SS9--io during the corresponding period in
AR 8 S. Fitzsimmons has been appoint
ed superintendent Of the third division of
we rant System of Railways, comprising
r Tle savannah, Florida and Western, from
"aycfoss to cambridge; between Albany
w." NoHtlcelloi Climax and Chattahoo-
SSnee, Alabama Midland; the Abbeville
'ou'hern and the Southwestern Alabama.
m, me pennsylvania Railroad is about to
iillaNe an interesting experiment with yell
wv ~" pine ties on the middle division. Large
NUMBERS NUMBER Of ties of this kind have beeen
H.eu up near Duncannon, and have been
J1ated TO solution of creosote and other
t.IeillcaIs 1t Is thought that after being
W. ca, IN this manner the yellow pine
~ VIII last longer than oak or chestnut
r r,,u 1e Just as serviceable. After being
ans under the rails the effect of wear
Cas u tlfne on the pine ties win be noted
N0i elully by the officials of the company.
pa He earnings of the Central of Georgia
~ o oaaa during the first week In August
80. 49, sSS l25, against $50, 1858 during the cor
s,p9ndng week last year. The total
GGT rl, ,. from Jan. to the end of the
81 - week sC7 IN August were 49, SOL 167, against
IN 1897. ''-s 00iieSponuins petiod
on. T9P 1C o. Reneau, formerly of Atlanta.
- LOT thirty-eight years a conducto. on