Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-25

Although but little has been heard
during the past few days of the great
combination of railroads in this State
and South Carolina under the control of
the "Wadley syndicate" backed by the
Louisvilleand Nashville Road, still there
can be no doubt that the aforementioned
combination is already a fixed fact. Mr..
Wadley's absence in New York is doubt
less merely to arrange the final details of
the system, and we shall, in a short time
now, probably hear that all his plans are
perfected.
We arrive at this conclusion because
the circumstances governing the case are
such that this railway combination must
be effected for self protection. On on
side of Georgia, the Richmond and Dan
vile combination, backed up by the
Pennsylvania Central, and on the other
the Virginia Midland system, back
ed up by the Baltimore and Ohio
Road. are each stretching out their
arms eager to capture trade legitimstely
belonging to u roads and section and
transport it nOrthward, the one to build
up Norfolk and the other to build up
Baltimore at our expense. In other
words these two old gigantic rivals are
now striving against each other for
Southern trade, and for our roads to at
tempt, single handed and independently,
to fight such mammoth combinations
would be a hopeless undertaking.
They must therefore combine so as
to meet force with force and
money with money, and 10 secure to
themselves the business which belongs to
them legitimately. And into this COM
bination the Louisville and Nashville
must enter heartily. for only thereby
can it secure for itself an advantageous
South Atlantic outlet. For these reasons
we feel assured that all the arrangements
for the system under consideration have
been decided on, and that it is
already virtually an accomplished fact.
Although the formation of this COM
bination between the Louisville and
Nashville, the Georgia, the Central and
South Carolina Roads is a necessity for
elf-protection, it will be, when effected.
one of the most powerful railway sys-
TENS in the country. 1t will W and
control thousands of miles of roads, and
will present a system extending
from the great West to
the South, and, branching out in all
directions, will control every South At
lantic seaport South of Norfolk, and
every Gulf port from Pensacola to New
Orleans. A glance at the map will be
sufficient to show how powerful such a
combination must prove. 1t will be en-
abled successfully to circumvent its
rivals, for it will intercept the Clyde
combination at Atlanta, and the
Baltimore and Ohio, or Virginia Mid
land combination at Augusta, even
after this latter has extended its lines to
that point. In this way our Georgia
system, in connection with the Louis
vile and Nashville, will be thorough
masters of the situation, and their posi-
ton will be well nigh impregnable.
No friend of Georgia and of our
Southern seaports can fail to be gratified
at this prospect. Our people have in the
past expended lavishly of their means to
build railroads for the development of
the State, and now for strong combina-
tions outside the State to be able to come
down to our very doors and, by draw
ing off business from our roads,
build up Northern ports and other
States at our expense, would indeed be
a severe blow. Through the wisdom
and sagacity of the Wsdley syndicate.
however, in effecting the powerful com-
bination we are discussing, all danger is
avoided, and our State and Southern
seaports will not only hold their own but
be in position to go on yearly to still
greater prosperity. $50 mote it be-"