Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-23

THE SAVANNAH, DUBLIN AND
WESTERN SHORT LINE.

The Grading to Eegin Next Week
Negotiating for Terminal FaCiIi
ties in SaVanuah-What PFesidcn
Iindcrman says about the Road
How the Company Came to be
Organized.
"Unless there is some Proyidential in
reference, we viii run train from sa
vannah to Macon by the Savannah, Dub
lin and Western Short Line on the first
day of OCTOBER" said 1lr. A. b. Under
man, the president OF the road, yesterday
eve mean business. The road viii be
built and equipped. Last night signed
BOO bonds" and then Mr.. Lindermah
went over to his desk and TOOK
out big $1,000 bond with go coupons
He also got ont the contracts for iocoho-
tives, first class and second class passeh-
ger cars, baggage cars. box cars, nat cars
push cars and hand cars. The contract
for the locomotives was signed by the
Baldwin Manufacturing Company, OF
PhlIadelphia. and the contract iof lne
cars was signed Iy The Dure Company OF
wilmington. Del. There is no doubt but
that The rolling stock OF tie new company
is arranged for. one locomotive is to be
delivered i'm savannah July |, and another
n Macon July >. when track laying Will
be begun,
MIR. Linderman spoke of the history OF
the formation OF the company.
Two wears ago be was crossing
the Atlantic, and met on shIpboard
a MIR. RODGERS. the financial agent of the
Venezuelan government. Mr.. Rodgers
was on his way TO England to negotiate a
loan. The Venezuelan government has
monopoly OF the coal that is used in that
country, Just as the French government
mas OF the tobacco That is used
iH France. Venezuela buys 100000
tons OF SOFT coal a year and has been get
ting It from English mines for years. NOT
long ago an expert came to the United
states with Mr.. Rodgers and examined the
different Goals Of this country. In their
report IL was stated that the soft coal OF
Birmingham, Ala, is the best that is
mined in the United States. Mr.. Rodgers
remarked that if the Birmingham coal
could be put on board OF vessels at Savan-
nah at a reasonable rate, the Venezuelan
government would get its supply from
Birmingham, and would pay for 1t when
delivered on the vessels at Savannah.
The new company intends to extend its
line from Macon to Birmingham, the APP
proxjmate length OF the road between
these two points being $50 miles. The
distance from Savannah to Macon by the
Savannah, Dublin and Western is l57
miles, which would make the distance
between Birmingham and Savannah 3O1
miles. For the huIlding of the Birming-
ham branch 81 600 900 is pledged in Eng
land.
In reply to a question, Mr.. Linderman
stated tbat grading will be begun on the
Savannah aud Macon branch May l. A
force of wOrkmen will be set 10 work on
the west bank Of the Ogeechee and they
viii work westward. AT the same time
others viii start at Macon and work east.
The company is now negotiating for
terminus in this city. Four sites are
offered for a depot and two wharf fronts
are offered. A bargain will be made in a
few days.
There has been some talk about Mr..
Linderman's company building road to
Tybee. He was asked If there was any,
thing in il.
Eyes, the road will be built, but we
Will not do it. We will connect with the
road here in Savannah and will have a
line right down to deep water. The
Beaver steamship line has tour steamers
lying idle now ana the company has said
that it will establish a line from Savan-
nah to Liverpool. Georgia needs a line
direct TO Savannah TO bring the settlers
here. The minute they land in Castle
Garden their baggage Is checked for the
West and they never see the South"
The subject of a possible war between
the Central and the Short Line was
preached, and Mr.. Linderman smiled.
eve have arranged for the payment Of
Dur interest for two years." he said, "and
Il we do not make "A cent in that time our
0ondhOlders will not suffer. We will not
start a war, but if one is forced upon us
We will fight It out"
On May IA the contracts will be let for
all OF the road not yet under contract.
To-day Mr.. Linderman leaves for the
North, but ne viii return IN about ten
days.