Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-23
FIXING FOR A BIG DEAL.
TALK ABOUT THE SAVANNAH
AND WESTERN SHORT LINE.

Work at Standstnl Between Here and
Dublin but Being Pushed at the Other
Eud-The Richmond and Dsnvills and
East Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia
Systems Want to Control the Road.
Work on the Savannah, Dublin and
Western railroad between Savannah and
Dublin has been suspended since last
Wednesday. About 30 miles of the road
west OF Savannah have been graded, ana
it was expected that it would be com
peted through to Dublin by Oct. /.
Messrs. Ferguson & Co. held the con-
tract for 20 miles of the road. The hands,
it is claimed, have not been paid since
July %, and then they were paid only for
June. Last Wednesday the contractors
property was attached by S. McPritch-
ard, Of Tennille, who held contract
under Ferguson & Co. for cutting the
right of way. and others who held the
firms checks or orders.
THE WORK AT A sTAEDsTILL.
The hands at once stopped and the work
on this end of the road is now at stand
still. Mr.. Ferguson is not in the city and
has not been for a couple of weeks. The
superintendent of the road is also ont OF
the city. The men who are doing the
work are anxious for their pay, and say
they Will not do anything more until they
get il.
The officers OF the company say the mat
ter will be arranged in day or two and
that work will be resumed. Dir. Pugh,
the Chief Engineer, left on saturday
il 10 supposed with a view to getting
matters Strengthened out. The work on
"a n al # hnt We an
lin and Macon, is being pushed. The
failure to pay the hands. and the attach
ment of Messrs. Ferguson d Co.'s prop
erty, has caused considerable stir
the country through which the road
runs. A large number Of merchants
along the line have advanced supplies on
the contractors orders.
THE MEN WAITING.
About 800 men have been employed on
Ferguson q Co.'s contract, and about 300
were working up to last Wednesday.
Some of them are COW in the city. The
road was graded about twenty miles
west of Eden, No. ., on the Central rail-
road, and the men are waiting there to
see what is going TO be done. Mr.. Fergu-
son also held contract on the
Americas, Preston and Lumpkin road,
but transferred it some weeks ago. 1t is
probable that be will do nothing more on
the Savannah and Dublin.
RUMoRs OF A SCOOP.
There has been considerable talk re-
Gently about the road passing into other
hands. The Richmond and Danville, 1t
is said, is working TO get hold OF IT. Mai.
Fink, Of the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia, has had his eve on 1t for some
time, and it is stated is negotiating TO
purchase or lease indefinitely the road as
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believed, however, that the Richmond and
Danville will be more likely to get pos
session of il, and in the event that it does
will go ahead with the work at once.
TWO ROADS WANT IT.
Both the Richmond and DanVille and
the East Tennessee roads are working for
an outlet here. Major Fink proposes to
have direct communication with all the
important seaports in the South Atlantic
States, and with Mobile and New Orleans.
TO reach Port ROYAL, it is said, a line VIII
be constructed either from knoxville or
Atlanta. To reach New Orleans
line will be constructed from
Mobile.
The city OF Mobile will begin the
work of constructing the road at
once to Jackson, Ala. thence to the coal
fields and Birmingham. Advertisements
have been published for bids 10 con-
struct the steel bridge over the Tombig-
bee at Jackson; also for the repair to the
! old railroad bed, etc. The people Of
Mobile are delighted with the prospects
of the completion of the railroad, which
has been on paper for twenty-five years.
The parties chiefly interested are the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia, and the
people believe the new road to be an out
let for that system.
With all the plans it is pretty certain
that something will be done with
view to securing a new outlet
in this direction, and the Savannah, Dub
| lin and Western seems to be the most
| available means.