The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-22

1t Is After Steamships for Southern
business.

business.
The agitation of a steamship line be-
tween Philadelphia and Southern ports is
now occupying the Record of that city,
and the paper is daily securing interviews
with prominent business men to show that
| there is every reason why there should be
| such a line established. 1t is insisted that
trade relations between Philadelphia and
the South and the North and this section
7 would be vastly bettered If such a line
were in operation, and the advocates of
| the enterprise promise to continue their
| efforts to see if it's consumma ton may not
| be brought about.
Some time ago the Ocean Steamship
| Company operated line between Phil
adephia and this port that did not pay as
well as did the lines to New Y DIRK and Bos-
| ton. For that reason it was discontinued,
| the vessels that piled between Philadel-
phia and Savannah being place upon the
other lines. There may be reasons now
| to indicate that such a line would be prof
| table and. with the cooperation of the
railways leading into Philadelphia, such
would doubtless be the case.
| Freight to and from Philadelphia may
now be shipped by water, the line between
Savannah and Baltimore handling it. 1t
! is said the charges are about as reason
line in operation. The entry of another
line into competition might have a bene-
| fetal success. and If Philadelphia capital
lists should decide to establish it and make
Savannah one of its ports, this city would
lend its support and business to the sue
| cess of the enterprise.
A bill has been introduced in the Vir-
ginia Legislature to require railroads to
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colored passengers. A substitute bill au-
thorizes conductors to designate seats in
coaches for passengers, gives conductors
police authority and empowers them to
stop trains anywhere and eject disorderly
persons.
The Burlington System proposes, the
expenditure of nearly 5000 900 in track
improvements on its Iowa lines during the
present year. The most important changes
will be made in the vicinity of Creston.
Between Creston and Murray, the track
will be shortened by three miles; in SOW
eral places iron bridges will be built al
various places curves will be eliminated
and grades reduced and through the whole
of that region double track will be laid.
long iron bridge across Grand river at
an angle. is one of the most expensive
| single pieces of work in contemplation
The British Board of Trade Journal
gives an abstract of the annual report OF
| the Japanese Imperial Railway Bureau
for the year ending on March 81, 1899 just
published which shows that 472 miles of
| new road were opened for traffic during
the year, which is an increase of 80 miles
over the record for the preceding year
The total length of state and private lines
in operation on the date named was 342l
miles The number of railway companies
Incorporated under formal charters was
49, with a total capital of 23S IT'S 900 yen
with 1852 miles of road in operation. Dur
ing the year 26 companies were formed
under provisional charters. with total
capital Of 43,535OOO yen and a length of
500 miles
OF the companies under formal char
ters AZ are actually doing business, the re-
mainder being engaged in the work OF
construction.
The total rolling stock on the state and
private lines at the date above named
comprised HOB locomotives. 3,S11 passen-
ger cars and 140S8 freight cars, which
was an increase of 2O9 locomotives 911
passenger cars and 2 663 freight cars over
the record of the year previous.
The total locomotive mileage during the
year was 2i,917429, the train mileage o.
S77, 400, and the car mileage $40, 667, 1884,
showing an increase Of 81, % and 20 per
cent, respectively for the three items
named as compared with the previous
year. The quantity of fuel consumed was
100 791 tons Of coal and 1889 tons OF liquid
fuel.
The earnings Of the Central of Georgia
Railroad for the week ending the second
week of January were $111.S79 against
Sl1O142 for the same week in 1899, and s2i9.
1871 from Jan. / to the end of the second
week OF January. against 1928 900 for the
corresponding period I'm 1899.
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