The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-05
Among the Railroads.

| Four palatial trains are to he built at
| the PmhnAm Works for the Florida liin
ited service TO be- established on Jan, ]
by the Seaboard Air Lime. These trims
will run through solid from New fork
to Jacksonville, going as far as Qliahtieo
over the Pennsylvania, fhenee to ltlell7
nond over the Richmond, I'fedefieks-
hnrg and Potomac, 10 Highway over The
Riolhmond, Petersburg aHd Carolina, ~
Cheraw over the Seab0ards main line, ~
Colunbia over a line now liideF con
striction and to iiacksgHFille VIA the
Florida Central, There Is talk ef ah ar
arrangement being made ~ go to Tampa
via the Plant sFstems The greatest esq
dus from the North % the winter re-
sorts Of the South maj has ever beeR
known Is expected during the coming sea-
SON, and preparations are being made by
the Interested lines for prompt and SAT
isfaetory service 10 accommodate u,
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There is ReW era IN freieaH ears,
and thousands ~ the ODD TYPE are made
useless by the HeW patterns, timber 9ga ~
airy traftlG condition the old style cars
would lac albright ana wg4ld iaSt a long
time, hui when forming paris nj trains
made up with ihe big steei freight eaFs
and the 4st0n wooden caFs they are
! either pulled APART ~ the strain 81 crush
cd by The application NJ the aaF brake,
Railroad MANAGERS estimate that 50,0O9
Of these cars How running 9H the rail
read Within 200 males Of finsbHFg, viii
have 60 be taken ellt of the service With
in II months
i Is said, Oil what IL considered reaa.
bile authority, that the Southern Railway
has Mt last acquired the Cincinnati South
eFn-"l'he Queen and Crescent route.
and will assume eMltH1 OF The r0nI
soon, The reeeiyership af the Cincinnati
Southern was rnised GA Saturday, witli
the understanding, III is said, that the
Southern Railway would Assume a Num-
Der Of the remaining obligations
The Cincinnati Southern itself Is the
property of the city Of Cincinnati, and
cannot he Sold Int II was controlled by
a long lease, which ii Is supposed the
Southern will assume. II is also stated
that the Southern will likely secure con-
trol of the MonOn route from Cincinnati
to the Northwest.
The Cincinnati Southern has been OK
tensively improved while in the receivers
hands, and is one Of the finest pieces OF
railroad property in the South physically.
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
has instructed revenue collectors to en-
force the stamping of receipts or bills
of lading given by transfer companies
where such receipts or hills of lading are
given to cover the shipment of baggage
or other goods outside OF any munic
pal limits. This ruling will affect trans
fer companies whose relations with rail-
roads compel them to check baggage
from residence 10 destination.
The Augusta (Ga) Chronicle says it Is
in a position to state that the Seaboarl
AIR line is coming to Augusta. This road
means business. 1t did mot pay 100000
for nm entire block Of valuable land in
fine heart of the city just for fun. 1t
means to utilize ii for depOts. and in due
time it viii have its tracks running inro
1t.
In order to accomplish this the Sea
board win am a short lime have to come
before the City Council asking the nsc Of
certain streets for certain distances, and
we Think it will be in the interest of the
public welfare for the Council to meet
these overtures in a liberal spirit.
1t is the testimony Of our merchants
and shippers That the city is practically
mt the mercy of a single system, and that
it lis greatly to the interest of the city's
commerce and business prosperity To
have competing railroad systems. The
Chronicle has no interests that conflict
with tHe interests of the city of Augusta,
and only desires the public welfare. We
would simply call to the attention of tho
members of the Council that this matter
is likely to come before them at no dis
tant day. and recommend that they be
prepared to deal with it in a public-spirit
ed manner.