The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-03
70 ADD TO ITS BENEFITS.
.,,.,s1oNs AND HOME BUILDING FOR
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.

.7;uc photographs OF the Heach Of-
.,,,rds TO BE Used in Advertising
c.orria's Fruit POssibilities-Oth-
.r Raiirond Matters.
s..,orirtendent Durham of the Plant
e,.s,sm is in the city for a few days. As
r,,a his stays here now are limited TO
<.,. hours between trains. Although I'M
..,.rsa5 in the routine works of the sys-
~, he still finds time 70 display lively
'..toroet in all the affairs of the Plant sys-
.r, lIospitaI and Relief Association.
,rr Durham. as is probably not known,
..ou is member of the association, pay
i,o dues the same as other members, ana
a. ,be only direct representative OF the
.o,,nanv in its management. He is also
,,sr,ber of the Baltimore & Ohio relief
ossosation. having retained his connect
Gan with that association after quitting
-, service of the company. The Baltimore
q ohio has pension system ia connect
~, with This association and Mr.. Dun
ham Is naturally DESTROYS that the Plant
e,stem association shall introduce sim
Mar feature in it's work as soon as It's
financial condition permits.
There is no limit to the possibilities OF
sncb an association" said Mr.. Durham
yesterday. IN addition to paying large
Insurance sums to those who may die or
be killed. as wen as to those who are IN
TIRED il has sick benefits that are of great
valpa to the men who become i'll. The hos
initial is now recognized as one of the finest
and best equipped in this section. As a
nrogressive association it can, and nave
No doubt will. add the pension feature az
som as il has accumulated a sufficient sur
Mus fund The association already has
considerable balance to it's credit, much
more than is generally supposed, and when
Us condition permits the pension branch
can be added and worked effectively. BY II
i, can be provided that when MEMBER
loses his position by reason of old age or
otber disability he will receive a certain
amount from the pension fund monthly as
ling as he lives. with careful management
such a system is perfectly feasible, ana can
h. made the means of doing much gooG.
outside OF this it is whiting the province
of such an association as our employees
have to assist its members TO secure homes
for themselves on the principle Of a build
ing association. The sphere of usefulness
can be. and doubtless will be, gradually
expanded as time progresses and the in
sttuuon becomes stronger and stronger
financially"
SUPERINTENDENT Durham could give no
definite idea as 10 when the pension feat
ure might be expected to be put into work.
ing order, but it is no doubt his hope 10
have il in successful operation as soon as
conditions will permit. OF course the en-
poyes decide the matter, but it is probable
that the advantages will be presented in
such a light THAI the plan will recommend
itself to all.
The Central Railroad has had taken
large number of views in the peach dis
trict. No finer collection of views in
peach orchards in shipping time has ever
been gotten together. There are fifty or
more of them, OF large size, showing the
hands at work, giving views of single
trees, Of orchards of thousands of trees,
Of branches laden almost to breaking with
the fruit, and of specimens of the choicest
peaches sent to market. The photographs
tell the story Of Georgias greatest fruit
year effectively. II is probable that they
will be used in illustrating a special
pamphlet devoted to peach culture along
the lines of the system for distribution
in the agricultural districts of the North
and West. General Passenger Halle now
has them in hand.
We IHStueul E4Sdn OF tnG OenlTdl Iell
yesterday for New York.
The German Railroad Union has offered
very attractive prizes for important i'm
provements and inventions in railroad
construction, machinery and management.
The range Of matters indicated by the
union includes improvements in the con-
sirucuon of locomotive boilers, especially
such as, without increasing weight mate
rally tha
ton OF smoke possible; economy in fuel,
me prevention of sparks and the reduction
oil the cost of maintenance; an arrange
ment by which the coupling of cars with
automatic American couplers and those
with the standard couplers of the times
may be made without danger; weighing
apparatus by which separate cars while
moving or loosely coupled cars of a whole
tram, may be weighed with sufficient ac-
cuiacy' also some means of protecting a
'taln that has come 10 a stop, or Is threat
ened with delays in bad weather and at
night which will work better than the
track torpedoes and the hand signals of
track and train men. The time limit for
'he prizes is the middle of July, 1899 and
an important condition in all cases Is that
G'e invention, or method, must be intro
uuced on some railroad in the railroad
uuIoh before Its application Is made to
compete, and its application must be sup
ported by the railroad trying it.
irving D. Cook, who lives near South
nSIoh y. Y, recently repaired a barn
VA me old Cook homestead that was built
many years ago. In taking out a granary,
some timbers found in its construction
were recognized by Mr. Cook as a part
VI 'ne hrst old New York Central Railroad
-oaaoed that was built to Byron, which
IS oS, Ior a time, the terminus about sixty
sVaIs ago. These white oak sticks were
enIee by four inches, as sound as when
~ USED and were what the first strap
"a Ie' was nailed or spiked on. The imprint
NJ NJ me two-ineh|iron strap is plainly seen.
r ra' Cook recollection of the early rail-
hung is Is very clear, as the road crosses
ar3 i'rin He says ties were first laid.
vti pH these We're placed long stringers.
co- 'Il We're of any kind of timber that
Tb1u oe obtained from farmers near by.
ei5o sLrhgers were hewn on the upper
W. ana on the under side were notched
SIT they crossed each tie on these
I'm Is and running In the same direc-
Wiz" n'te oak scantling were fastened.
a 81 i 'ne ends Of the strips of iron met.
OF 0. piece was placed so that the ends