Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-20

Bright Flashes of Intelligence from Near
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The Central promises to pay the origi-
ginal stockholders Of the A. and X. Rail-
road per cent, which they Will accept.
The Chattanooga Board Of Trade will
hold a special meeting tonight to con-
slider the proposition Of the President Of
the Cincinnati Southern Railway that
the consolidated shops Of the entire
system will be located there if the city
donates the ground.
The Sumter Republican says: "Ihe
citizens Of Marion are 70 hold a mass
meeting al Buena Vista on Thursday, the
23d instant, in the interest Of railroad
facilities for their section. They give a
grand barbecue on the occasion, and IN
yite all who feel 50 inclined to come and
paTtake. We are credibly informed
that at least three routes are spoken Oh
one from Buena Vista via BOstwick, on
the Muscogee Railroad, one via Ogle-
thorpe, and the other via Americas. Each
route has its advocates. but upon one
thing all are agTeed-they must have rail-
road communication, and are willing 70
contribute Of their means TO secure this
The Atlanta Constitution of yesterday
says: Mr.. Hulsey, of Fulton, yesterday
introduced bill to charter the AtlanUc,
Gulf and Northwestern Railroad. Inc
following are named as the incOrporatOrs;
James McKnox. 7. J. Knox. g. L. Smith,
II. b. Hemgar. ". H. Mckanny and 1.
p. Mayfield, Of Tennessee; 7. j. Rut-
ledge, j. NJ. Riggs, W. ID. WardsWortn
and Alexander Troy. of Alabama: &. j.
Wellborn, Thomas +. Greer, Frank l..
HARRISON, John 4. Stewart, Daniel Pitt
man, George A. Wallace, John q. Martin,
Robert L. Sibley. John l.. Wise, Joel
Brewer, j. b. Latimer, NJ. Gromley, 1.
c. Hemgar, Hiram Warner Hill, }. r. Z.
Williams, F. NJ. Brooks, ii. {. johnson, L.
B.Griggs, James Castleberry, ohm l.. Hud-
son, Benz. Z. Russell and A. }. Moore, OF
Georgia; B. c. Quinn and A. W. Quinn,
of Florida. The company is given in the
bill the right to erect a railroad with the
usual privileges from DucktOwn, on the
Tennessee and Georgia line, to Apalachi-
cola. Apalacha. or ST. Marks, Florida, and
also from some point in Polk county to
Atlanta. The usual privileges granted to
railroads. such as right to condemn prop
erty. ETC., are included in the charter of
the Atlantic. Gulf and Northwestern.
In an interview with a reporter of the
Atlanta Constitution Saturday. Thomas
B. Lumpkin, OF Buena Vista, repeats
some interesting facts concerning the
Buena Vista branch. According to the
Atlanta Constitution the Central road has
agreed that it will rail, equip and run the
branch road if the people will grade 1t,
provide and lay the crOssties. 1t IS pro-
yided that the road will run from Buena
Vista h either Bostick. Americas or
Ogleth0rpe, and there connect with the
Central-the distance to either point vary
ing from twenty-six TO thirty miles. \
company has already been chartered to
build to BOstick, and about $4,000
Of the needed $4,000 has
been raised. It is proposed. however, to
get charters to each Of the other points
and let each point compete for the road.
bat ~,
Bostick. Either Of the three possible
points can afford to subscribe literally
to secure the road and the trade of the
rich country behind it. Marion is re-
ported by the Agricultural Department
as the best farming county in the State,
and this new line Of road would be a
feeder that would add thousands Of dol
lars to the trade Of the city from which it
was built. Americas, OglethOrpe or
Columbus could we'll afford to subscribe
$4,000 to get this road. We hope TO see
it built