The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-11
BOUND TO COME HERE.
Col. Mike Brown Tells Why He Is In
terested in the BarnWell Railroad.

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In an interview with Col Mike Brown a
night or two ago in one of his flying visits
to this city, a MORNING NEWS reporter
formed one of group OF five or six gentle
men who surrounded the irrepressible little
President of the Barnwell railroad. be
was talking the "Barnwell extension" and
saying that Savannah ought to take more
decided interest in it than it appears TO
be doing, and especially in the face of the
fact that Charleston is doing all that 1t can
to pour cold water on the enterprise, when
one gentleman said: Colonel, that Black
vile delegation said when it was here that
the only object you had was to advance
your personal interests"
HE ADMITS A PERSONAL INTEREST.
The irrepressible Mike laughed as he
said: Il admit that my Barnwell extension
enterprise has for its object, with, | hope,
due regard TO the public welfare and proper
consideration of the interests of Others
along the line the promotion of my own
property interests. Why shouldn't it? If
| think enough of it to invest my money in
it, as | have done and am now doing, could
do anything that would better show my
| confidence i'll it!
81 am, however, actuated as much by
! spirit of pride in the enterprise" he added,
''aS am in the pecuniary success which
will ultimately result from the building OF
| the road. | am, as you are all doub less
aware, the originator of and the main in
strument by which the Blackville, Alton
and Newberry railroad has been put in
| operation, against the ridicule and opposi-
ton of the very element which is now op-
posing me in the new enterprise, and l am
| hopeful that the same success viii attend
| me in our new enterprise as has character
lied the old
1.-The assumption set forth by any one
\ who favOrs a route adverse to Barnweu
that my object is to effect q sale Of my rail
road property regardless of any serious in
terest in the proposed connection with Sa-
vannah is the pureSt fiction and does not
| merit a serious denial"
WHY HE WANTS ANOTHER RAILROAD.
"Four years ago, realizing that Barnwell
presented better opportunities to extend my
trade than any other section, l Withdrew
| my connection with Blackville and cOnsoli-
dated it with my interests at Barnwell. |
| had to buy a railroad to make it a success,
and bought it. The result fully justified
my expectations, but l was impressed with
the greater possibilities of the section, and
turned my attention to the necessity of in
| creased facilities for transportation and
competition. l found that / could not sell
bale of cotton in Savannah, although
was as near Savannah as Charleston. The
difference in freights was an embargo. This
not only affected me but everybody doing
business in that section, and extended to the
planters as we'll. could not buy fertilizers
in Savannah. In fact | was shut out from
a competitive trade"
| BOUND FOF SAVANNAH.
NOW | want to tell you folks something
l am going to get TO Savannah. If can't
have first choice in getting here or even
second choice, | will take third choice.
| have not specially solicited cooperation
with prominent railroad systems, for the
reason that | prefer to act perfectly indie
pendent of them. But | have positive as
surances that l can come into Savannah in
that way if | cannot get here any other
way. That is my last choice. But l have
| received most encouraging assurances from
every citizen of prominence along our pro-
posed route. l have our committees at
work along it, and | feel warranted in
asserting that just as soon as the route is
fully determined upon the responses in sub
scription will be liberal and adequate.
have further, without disclosing my plans
| to the opposition, sought and obtained the
| exclusive right of way through the lands
along our proposed line of railway from
Barnwell to the Savannah river, and,
further, have the option of effecting a
connection at Springfield, Ga, with Col.
| Try D TOdu
HE MEANS BUSINESS.
Then you mean bnsinessw
eyes, sir. If l can get to Savannah in
dependent CT established systems, so much
| the better for Savannah, and so much the
better for the interests of all the people
from Columbia to Savannah, myself in
| cuded You have no idea what an extern
sive territory il will open up to the recip-
rocal trade Of Savannah, and the volume of
travel and freight will make the road a val
liable property as an investment beyond the
advantages to be derived from a competi-
tive road by the people along its line. "
A Baltimore gentleman who was among
| Col Browns auditors remarked that if the
Barnwell extension is built to Savannah
he would make Savannah the Southern de-
pot for one of the largest fertllizing manu-
| factories of his city, and would be one of
/ the subscribers to the stock of the road.