The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-13

Comparing the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1908, with the previous year
the following results are obtained
The revenue passengers carried dur
ing the year increased 199075 or S.04
per cent.
year increased 696,703 tons or 21.3S per
cent.
There was paid for the purchase of
real estate on the different divisions
during the year $10,795.95.
Appliances and shop tools were pur-
chased and installed at Savannah, Ma
con and Columbus shops at a cost of
s27, 7,70S.14.
Extensions and Side Tracks.
One hundred new side and spur
tracks, aggregating 1905 miles, were
constructed, and fifty-eight side and
spur tracks were extended, aggregating
4.lS miles, making total of 21.23 miles
of side and spur tracks constructed
during the year. 1.S0 miles of side and
spur tracks were removed or shorten
ed. At Macon, Griffin and Chattanoo-
ga extensive improvements and addi-
tons are being made in the freight
yards of this company with view of
facilitating the movement of freight
trains and economizing the cost of op-
Grafton.
Nine hundred and fifty thousand, two
hundred and eighty-five crossties
were placed in track during the year.
Stone, Stag, gravel and cinder ballast
were placed under eleven miles of main
line track during the year.
Bridges and Trestles.
A Pratt truss steel bridge 143 feet,
six inches in length was constructed
across Little river near Meriwether,
Ga, at a cost of $9.77S.
Three plate girder spans were erect
ed over Whitehall street subway at At
lanta, at a cost of $4,765.76.
Two framed piers were replaced by
concrete piers at the Oconee ,river
bridge near Oconee, Ga, at a cost of
s2.426.27
There has been expended in strength
ening truss bridges on certain parts of
the line to permit the use of heavier
motive power $3.SS1.62.
Ten million, five hundred and fifty
five thousand, five hundred and sixty
seven feet of timber (board msas-
ure) were used in repairing, rebuilding
and constructing bridges and trestles.
One hundred and twenty-five trestles,
aggregating 10,S5S lineal feet of track,
or 2.05 miles. were filled with earth.
and suitable waterways provided, at
a total cost of SSS,S61.13
Ten thousand tons of S0-pound steel
rails Were contracted for. Seven thou
SAND nine hundred and sixty-three
eighty-four cne-hundredth tons Of
rails, received on previous and this
years purchases, were placed in track
aggregating 63.S5 miles
Buildings Under Construction,
Among the more important items of
buildings that were and are now In
course of construction are the follow
ing:
A brick combination passenger and
freight depot was erected at Alex
ander City, Ala.
Station buildings are in process of
construction at Forest and HiIlsboro,
Ga.
Eleven-stall brick engine house com
pleted at Macon.
Fifty thousand gallon water tank, on
steel tower, erected at Savannah.
Link Belt coaling stations were built
at Griffin, Cedartown and Chicka-
mauga, Ga.
Payment of s11,2246s was made for
paving part of certain streets in Ma
con prior to July l, 1902.
Two new sheds are in course of con-
struction for the storage and protec-
tion OF cotton, on the Savannah termi-
nails; $S60S7S has been expended on
same.
The passenger depot at Macon is be-
ing changed to improve the facilities
required at that point.
There has been expended in con-
structing, extending and repairing the
above and other structures, on the line
of the road, during the past year $124.-
1854. OF that amount $7,01790 was
charged to reserve fund for mainte-