Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-31
BAiNBRIDGE JOrTINas.
Some Representative NIen-The Pros
posed Savannah. Florida and Vvest-
ern ExtensiOn-The Claim OF DecA-
tur's County Seat

BA1SBRIDGE, May 2s.-Editor Morning Ne,cs.
Leaving Thomasville at an early hour this
morning on the western extension of the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western Railway, under.
Conductor Joseph s. Desvergers, who, for long:
and faithful service, enjoys the easy place be-
tween Thomasville and Bainbridge, 1 arrived
here at half-past nine O'clock and Immediately
fell into such hands as those of Mayor and
Editor B. Z. Bussell, Judge W. O'Neal. Colonel
E. B. Bower, J. E. Donaldson, Judge C. G..
Campbell, Colonel D. Magill, ]. F. WimberIy,
Judge w. H. Crawford and others, whose
courtesy and kindness / must acknowledge.
hat in hand. These gentlemen are fine repre-
sentatives of the moral tone. intellect and en-
terprise of Bainbrldge and Decatur county, of
which propose to speak in several letters
found them with their fellow citizens animated
but not excited on the railroad sensation of the
day, the proposed extension to CAattahoochea,
and fully aware of the advantages claimed for
the extension from Climax, which would leave
Bainbridge out of the line. yet confident that
reason and good counsel win prevail, and that
Banbridge will be permitted to enjoy the rail-
road advantages she has labored faithfully so
long to secure. These labors have not been
light At the very outset the town and county
subScrit ed and paid up about 100000 stock in
the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Company be-
fore the war Then they took $50 O0O stock
after the war, in the extension from Thomas
vile. This was followed by S50,OO0 more in the
Cuthhert Columbus and Bainbridge Railroad
and finally Bainbridge completed in November
last a very substantial bridge over the Flint
river at the cost of Sl2uOO, all with the view Of
concentrating the trade of this section upon
the beautiful town. To ignore those heavy
expenditures, her zeal. energy and
devotion, and to sacrifice her now to
The economy of five or six miles of
cheap railway would be unres-
sonabe and unjust in the highest degree.
believe with them that the great, farseeing,
liberal company now guiding the destiny of
the Savannah. Florida and Western Railway
cannot be guilty of such inJus ice. Besides, it
viii not be barren gratuity on the part of the
company TO yield the Climax point and extend
from Bainhridga. It's survey of the new route
from the BainOridge depot to Chattshoochee,
completed on Saturday last, proves an admira-
BILE route, highly satisfactory, am Informed,
and the right of way with all necessary build
ing grounds are freely offered by the city au-
thorities. By approaching the Flint river at
this point the trade of a broad, Davigabl0
stream is also monopolizei by the company,
whereas if Bainbridge should be isolated and
thrown upon her own resources she would
be free to ally herself with the Pensacola and
Atlantic Railroad to control the treights on the
river. This would be no difficult matter. seeing
that the competing Florida road is only forty
miles distant oy water, and possessed Of all the
facilities for a line of steamers up the Flint
river as feeders at Chattahoochee. But argu-
menJ ia this direction is unnecessary. | am
confident that perfect harmony will exist be-
tween the company and the citizens of Deca-
tur, that the road will be extended from Balm
bridge, and that another beautiful town of
Georgia will speedily be erected into city, as
already indicated by two large brick stores
with a City Hall overhead, 100000 hotel
by Chicago man, a grand add1t1cn to the al
ready widely known and popular Sharon
House, several fine dwellings mills, etc, now
only awaiting decision of the railroad oues-
lion. cambridge will be out of debt during the
present year, with a surplus in her treasury,
for the first time since the war, and when it is
considered that she Faithfully met the heavy OBJ
legations already alluded to. wrestled for years
with carpetbagism, struggled desperately
against the overwhelming odds Of rampant Re
publicanism and tasted, With other sections,
the bitterness of disappointment from public
and private enterprise, no town has come to
the front more gallantly, and none are de-
serving of higher praise. More anon. B.