The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-03
THE NEW SHORT LINE.
THE ATLANTA AND ATLANTIC EN-
TERPRISE ON THE MOVE.

Col. Fry Says That Work Will Begin
About the Middle OF Next
Month-Louisville and Waynesboro
Both Want the Road and Ready to
Raise the Money to Get 1.-THE Route
to be Settled Upon at Once.
Col. George T. Fry, President of the
Atlanta Atlantic and Great Western Rail
road, Is still in the city. He said yesterday
that he would remain here until Monday,
when he viii leave for Louisville in Jeffer-
son county, at the solicitation of the people
there, who are up in arms because it is
contemplated running the road by the way
of WayneSboro, in Burke county. On
Tuesday the Louisville folks are to have
meeting, at which they have urged Col.
Fry to be present and give some reasons
why the route via Waynesboro should have
been selected and Louisville left out
In a letter to Col. Fry prominent Louis
willie man says: "A direct line from Sparta
TO Waynesboro viii pass through the lower
edge of Glascock county aud the upper
edge of jefferson, and, perhaps, miss Wash
ington county, but if it touches it il will
only be on the upper corner. These parts
of each of these counties are barren sand
AAlllS anu NtAlA IGN Gt be "a an bSiltiIb III
any way to the road. By coming from
Sparta to Louisville, and then to Waynes-
bOro, the line would not be over eight or
nine miles longer. and would then pass
through the very best portions of Washing
ton and jefferson, as well as Burke coun-
ties-tine farming lands and also fine timber
lands. This extra distance would be more
than compensated for in the saving of
bridging and grading"
After assuring Col. Fry that a handsome
subscription can be raised at Louisville, the
writer urges that Louisville be given at
least a hearing. "A straight line from
Sparta to Waynesboro," he adds, will
strike the Augusta, Gibson and Sander5ville
railroad about the line Of Glasscock and
Washington and not be two miles from it
for some fifteen or twenty miles. BY com
ing through Louisville the road strikes fine
ridge ten or fifteen miles from any railroad,
which is productive and can and will by
railroad facilities be developed TO a won
derful degree"
LOUISVILLE UP IN ARMS.
While Louisville has been overlooked in
the proposed route, it does not propose to
submit quietly, and from the tenor of
the letters that Col. Fry has received
Waynesboro will have a lion in her path
where she expected no opposition. Louis
vile proposes to force her Importance upon
the promoters of the road and to that end
has demanded that she be heard, and
given an opportunity not only to explain
why she should be considered but to go
down into her pocket and help build the
road.
When the interview with Col Fry in the
MORNING NEWS last week was read at
Louisville, and there was no allusion to
Louisville, there was stir there.
a prominent Louisville citizen wrote to
Col Fry wanting to know about the matter
81 O1afGxvItlp - ba said sic limo
from Sparta to Sylvania, and is six miles
nearer than by Waynesboro. Waynesboro
gives good sum to defect there. A bee
line from Sparta TO Sylvania would not
miss Louisville two miles, and would be
just eighty-five miles long. It is IS miles
direct from here to Sparta and - to Syl-
Vanla, making So miles. From Sparta to
Waynesboro is 81 miles, and Waynes-
boro to-Sylvania is 50 miles, making that
route % miles, or 8 miles longer than by
Louisville. AS to grading, etc, and the
difference IN country, there is hardly any
comparison. From Sparta TO Louisville is
a high, dry ridge, with no streams to cross,
being ON the river-shed and traversing one
of the finest farming sections of Georgia.
The same is true of the route from Louis
vile TO WayDesboro. More cotton and
guano and treights generally of a local
nature would be shipped on this 50 miles
than on any other part of the whole line for
the same distance"
IT WANTS THE ROAD.
The writer claims that Louisville being on
the direct and natural line it should not be
disregarded because of the fact that Waynes-
bOro gives good sum for the detection,
but that while the road might, on account
of the liberal course of the WayneSborO
people, be taken to the latter place it
should first come 10 Louisville and then go
10 Waynesboro. The writer says that Louis
vile and Washington county only ask the
opportunity TO raise their proportonate
part of the subscription for the road and it
will be done.
Col Fry was not prepared to say Yester-
day what will be the result of Louisville's
forcing its claims uDon the attention of the
projectors Of the road. He has acted in
good faith with Waynesboro. He told The
people there that if Sl00000 in subscriptions
were not raised the road could not 20 there
This amount has been practically assured,
and If Louisville Offering a shorter distance
is prepared TO back up her claims by sub
scription such as he would feel warranted
in asking, he would lay the matter before
the directory. He had taken no part in
bringing about the movement, but he could
not deny such an energetic people the right
to be heard. He had therefore consented to
be present at their meeting on Tuesday He
is making no personal canvass for subscrip-
tions.
The road, he says, will be built, and it is
only question as TO the route. Port Royal,
he said, wanted the road to go there. 1t
was his desire that it should come to Savan-
nah, and while he was not prepared TO
divulge the negotiations which are pend
ing, he hoped, he said, that he would be
able to begin work at this end of the line.
He had thought that everything could be
arranged by April !. He finds now there
will be delay Of twenty DAYS, by which
time the deep water terminus will be set
tied. The work will then begin, and will
be pushed through TO an early completion.
HE is LIKELY TO DIE.