The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-16
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
LEASE OF THE STATE ROAD
TO THE N, c. a ST. l.. II. II. MAY
BE EXTENDED.

IL Is said an Effort VIII BE Made
to Induce the Legislature to Give
an Extension for "a Long Term.
The l.. X NJ, IL Is Thought, Is Be
hind the EGOrt-Tech Commence
ment Exercises Take Place To-
day.
Atlanta, June 15.-It is stated in
railroad circles here that an effort will
be made at the coming session of the
General Assembly to have the Legis-
lature extend the lease of the Western
and Atlantic railroad to the Nashville,
Chattanooga and 81. Louis for long
period of years beyond the termination
of the present lease, which expires in
1919. 1t is thought the Louisville and
Nashville railroad. which controls the
Nashville, Chattanooga and st Louis,
is back of this movement, as 1t is now
seeking an entrance to Atlanta and
connection with the Georgia railroad,
which it leases. 1t may be that the
effort will go so far as TO effect
purchase of the state road, though this
is hardly probable. 1t is said that the
recent action Of representatives OF the
Louisville and Nashville in securing
options on property valued at more
than $500, 900 just beyond West End is
a part of this scheme.
The price now paid the state for the
lease of the Western and Atlantic
road is $420,Ol2 per annum.
Two More Disappear.
Two more strange disappearances
were reported to the police to-day and
are under investigation. Sheldon C4ark'-
who was visiting with his wife at
Winnings, about six miles from At
lanta, went fishing Monday morning
and has not since been heard from
Clark is 40 years old. of sober and
industrious character, and his wife
cannot account for his strange action.
The other case is that of IL. Carey
Hudson of No. u Dodd avenue, an
electrician, who has been confined to
his bed for several weeks with menin-
gifts. He was delirious this morning
and when the nurse left him for a few
moments he put on his clothes and
made his escape. The police have not
yet been able to locate him.
commencement at the Tech.
The commencement exercises of the
place tomorrow, when forty-three
graduates will be given their diplomas.
President Samuel Spencer of the
Southern Railroad, who will make the
annual address at the Grand Opera
House in the afternoon, arrived in the
city to-day. Mr.. Spencer will speak
on the advantages of technical edu-
cation to young men of the South.
All the buildings at the Tech will be
open for inspection by the public to-
morrow morning from s to II o'clock.
The graduating exercises will take
place at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. On
the stage with the graduates and the
faculty will be President Spencer, Pres
ident j. F. Hanson of the Central OF
Georgia, Col. A. r. Lawton Of Savan-
nah, Gen. Thomas NJ Barry of the
Department of the Gulf and his staff
New Equipment for $. A. L.
There was filed in the Superior Court
here to-day a contract involving the
expenditure by the Seaboard Air Line
of 1912, $50 for new rolling stock, in
Guiding ten new engines to be num-
bered from 700 to T09, and 500 new
ventilated freight cars, with $4,000
pounds capacity each. The locomo-
tives are to be built by the Baldwin
Locomotive Works and the cars by
various Northern companies. or the
amount $lI2, 100 IS 10 De palu Ill CdSI
and the balance in bonds at per cent
interest running for twenty years. The
locomotives are to be delivered in July
and the freight cars in September.
Suing for Bull Dog Bites.
AS the result of the attack of a
ferocious bulldog, said to belong to S.
Hildebrand and Walter Jones, upon
Richard Curry, the little son of Mrs.
Emma Curry, she and her son have
filed suits for $500 damages against
the alleged owners of the dog.
Killed by N Pine Tree.
Riley Evans. while cutting timber
at East Point yesterday afternoon,
had his skull crushed in by the jagged
end of a huge pine tree which fell on
him and died almost instantly. The
only witness to the accident was the
aged father of the victim.
New Survey for Trolley Line.
The promoters of the new trolley line
from Atlanta to Anderson, S. c., dis
tance of 1865 miles, held a meeting here
to-day and decided upon re-survey of
the route. There were about twenty of
the charter members of the company
present all of whom live at points
along the proposed line. They say the
line is sure to be built.