Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-17
THE RAILWAY WORLD.
THE GEORGIA MIDLAND SUB
SCRIPuONS PILING UP.

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Went to Columbus-Other New Roads
Proposed for North GeOrgia-WOrk on
Florida Lines.
The war of rates between the kennesaw
aud Piedmont lines east is getting TO be
interesting.
Residents Of Columbus have subscribed
S6j. 900 toward building the Georgia Mid
land railroad.
The Florida Southern railway has
turned out some very handsome coaches
from their shops in Palatka.
Capt. Jarvis has put in an appearance
at Kissimmee City, Fla, with corps OF
engineers to begin the survey Of the Lake
Shore railroad.
The incorporation and friends OF the Live
Oak and White Springs Railroad Com
pauy are to meet AT Florida " bite springs
on Saturday, July IS, for the purpose OF
organizing said company.
Kissimmce Fla. Leddcr: MIR. Cannon
received notice Yesterday that the an
ferent land companies located here had
accepted his recommendation and voted
$4,000 worth Of land to the Lake shore
rsllrOnd. Capt. Jarvis and his corps OF
engineers put in appearance Wednesday
to commence the survey OF the railroad.
A change has been made in the manage
Z
and its DeLand branch. Gen. X. II. Ma
son, who built the Jacksonville, Tampa
and Key West road, has taken the con
tract 10 build both roads, and TO he com
peted as soon as money and hands can
do it. The General takes immediate
charge.
Authentic information reached Athens
Wednesday that certain parties in New
York had purchased the charter 0i the
Griffin, Monticello and Madison railroad
in the interest Of the citizens of Madison,
and they would tender it to the Richmond
and Danville railroad, provided the road
from Athens to Columbus was built by
Madison.
1t is a matter of doubt whether the City
Council Of Athens will accept the recon-
mendatlon Of the committee of citizens
and aldermen, recommending that Athens
release the Richmond and DanVillo road
from the agreement to build to Clayton,
and in lieu thereof construct a new line
to the Georgia road, with the ultimate
destination at Columbus. Some of the
city fathers will probably insist on the
extension Ofthe Northeastern to Clayton,
as they argue that it will form direct
connection TO Knoxville, and insure a
through line South to the seaboard. II
the trade is perfected. it is said by one in
authority, that the road Will be built via
Monroe and Social Circle, instead OF
! through Madison.
Tampa Ella. } Tribune, July II: We are
in receipt Of a letter from Capt. j. d.
| Hashagen, of New York, Eastern agent
/ of the Plant system of railroad and steam
| boat lines, IN which he states that the
/ Plant Investment Company has contract
/ ed with VIM. Cramp & Sons, Of Philadel-
/ phia, Pa, for an iron steamship Of the
/ following dimensiOns: Length, 200 feet;
| beam, 80 feet; depth OF hold, u feet;
! triple expansion engines and guaranteed
! speed of l4k knots per hour. This ship
/ Is to be ttrst-class in every particular;
| large, roOmy staterOoms, lighted by cleo
/ trIcity, bathrooms and all modern i'm
! prOvements. She is TO he ready by Dec.
IA, and will run between Tampa and
Havana. With the completion OF the all
rail line via PembertOn ferry and Lake
land, and with through Pullman buffet
cars, the time between New York and
Havana will be reduced to ~ days. This
steamer is to make semi-weekly trips,
touching at Key West, and will make the
! trip from Tampa to Havana in "A hours.
Work on tie Blue Springs, Orange City
! Ella. and Atlantic Coast railway is be-
! ing pushed rapidly, says the Times URiOa,
and the people of the coast country are at
!
world. This road is to run from Blue
! Springs to aud through Orange City to
New Smyrna, near Mosquito inlet. The
/ final survey has been made and almost
/ 212 miles of the road graded from Orange
! City. The contract for 10000 ties has
been let, and is being filled. A gentle
man who has several contracts
was in the city Wednesday pur-
chasing tools, etc. The length
90 10
miles; it will terminate on the shore
OF the HillsbOrougn river two miles south
OF Mosquito inlet. Glencoe and New
smyrna combined gave the railroad com
pany 100000 worth of land on the COM
pletion OF the road. Orange City and De
Land have done much better. When the
road is completed a steamship line direct
to New York is talked OF. This latter is
only a question of a few years at the
most. This would then be the most direct
route for all of the southern part OF
the State, including Enterprise. Sanford,
etc, to receive and send their freight
over. When the light at Mosquito inlet
is finished an effort will be made to have
the inlet deepened. This, it is said, can
be done cheaply compared to other bars,
as the channel is very short one.
A report has been made by the Atlanta
| committee which went 10 Columbus to
confer with the people of that city in ret
erence to the proposed Georgia Midland
railroad. Among other things, the report
says that an association of the business
men of Columbus, some months since,
secured a charter for the Georgia Midland
and Gulf railway, that they employed a
competent engineer, who had located the
line, that i was found 20 be very cheap
route, and that the right OF way had
been secured from the limits Of Column
bus to the limits OF Atlanta, with but
three or four exceptions, where the land
belonged to unsettled estates: and that
the right of way, 40 feet in width. had in
every instance been freely donated. The
people on and contiguous 10 the line are a
unit In their support of the enterprise,
and that they will subscribe ill.,
! orally, both in money and material.
Col. Jordan, President of the company,
states that with cash subscription Of
100000, on which 70 base their bonds, the
company has assurances from capitalists
that they will furnish all the money
( needed for the construction Of the road.
The line as located, generates the cOun-
ties OF Fulton, Clayton. Fayette. Coweta,
Merlwether, Harris and MuscOgee, seven
in number A considerable portion Of the
counties Of Henry, Spaldng, Pike, Tai
bot ana IrOup are also naturally tribu-
tary 10 the line. In lSS0 the population OF
this territory was 10000. and to-day, at
u low estimate. 10000. The num-
Der Of farms was 1I500,
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