The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-11
TO BUILD TO AMERICUS.
THE CENTRAL's SHORT LINE INTO
ALABAMA.

Engineers at Work on the Savannah
and Western Survey-The Chatta-
hoochee Brick Company to Begin
Work on the Buena Vista Extension
Next Week-The Birmingham Ex-
tension Getting in Running Order.
Gen Alexander. president of the Central
railroad, was asked yesterday by MORN
ING NEWS reporter what is being done, If
anything on the Savannah and Western
road, and What are the Centrals plans for
the future of the road. There is no active
work being done from Americas eastward,
the general said. The MORNING NEWS, he
added, has published all the news of public
interest connected with the Central system,
and there is absolutely nothing to be said
about the Savannah and Western except
that the Central contemplates building the
road. The engineers have gone over the
route in two corps, and they are now en-
gagged in correcting the survey. It has not
yet been fully determined whether the road
will GO Dy the way of Eastman or God
winsville. There is no intention of using
the grade Of the Savannah, Dublin and
Western, but a branch from Dublin to con-
be built.
Gen Alexander was asked why the
Americas route had been selected, diverg
ing as it does from the more direct line to
Columbus, first talked of. He replied that
the Americas route will shorten the distance
about fifteen miles for its line to Eufaula,
Montgomery and Selma, while it will
only be five miles further to connect with
the Columbus and Western when the Buena
Vista ard ('O1u1 hIla avtap sion ia n1rlatad
THE cENTRAL's ALLIANCES
The rumOrs Of deals and alliances, Gen.
Alexander said, have nothing Of fact for q
basis. The usual friendly relations existing
between the Central and the other great
systems of Southern railways will be main
tanned, and beyond the annual friendly
meeting to GO over the same reciprocal
ground, there is nothing to be said about 1t.
The general says that he has not been to
New York for month, although the out
side press have had that item.
General Manager Belknap was in very
pleasant mood yesterday and was preparing
for two days flying trip to Atlanta to
attend the annual meeting Of the Southern
railway and steamship association, of
which he is a member He talked very en-
tertainingly of the Central's activity in
every direction. He said that the Chatta-
hoochee brick company is ready to go to
WOTk WIFI u LOECe Oh OUO men on ble bu6na
Vista extension, and is moving its forces
and building equipments on the ground
preparatory to beginning active work next
week.
Maj. Belknap's attention was called to an
item in New York paper alluding to ru-
mored alliances, and he laughingly
remarked that the MORNING NEWS always
had the latest news on the Centrals plans,
and there is nothing new in that line to say.
THE BIRMINGHAM EXTENSION.
Maj. Belknap, who returned from Bir-
mingham only two or three days ago, says
that work is progressing favorably on the
Birmingham depot buildings, and that they
are now ready to receive and ship freight
over the Columbus and Western, a freight
train going through from Columbus yester-
day. Section houses are being built on the
line, and a branch road is being built to the
Henry Ella coal mine.
Referring to the proposed remodeling
and enlargement OF the Ocean steamship
wharves, slips and sheds, Maj. Belknap said
that corps of engineers is now at work
surveying for the proposed Improvement.
Eight tirst-class passenger coaches have
been contracted for and others will be
ordered soon. Maj. Belknap has also con-
tracted for POO fiat cars and 200 box cars to
accommodate the increasing freight and
passenger traffic of the Central system