The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-07
A Suggestion for the Central

a SuRg6SIOn LOT the OenLraL
The purchase of nearly 2.OOO freight cars
for the Central railroad system within the
last month or two has created confidence in
the new general Manager, and strengthened
the hope that the purpose of tsoss who con-
troll the system is to build it I'D in every
possible way. instead of using it to advance
schemes in Wall street. This system has
vast possibilities. and can be made 20
Georgia and the south what the
New York Central is to New York
and the west, or the Pennsylvania Central
is to Pennsylvania and the rest of the vast
territory which is tributary TO it There is
no doubt that the Central railroad property
can be made many times more valuable
tsan IL is. 1t runs through the center
of a great state, and reaches out
into other great states, having not
only rich agricultural region,
but also a vast and rapidly developing
mineral territory and promising manu-
featuring towns to draw support from.
Already the towns tributary TO 10 arc feel
ing the effect OF the new policy whioa iG is
believed has beea adopted since the Inman
party has obtained control of it, and they
are showing increased activity and more
rapid progress. II there is no mistake about
this new policy, and there is shown a
steady and persistent determination to
bring the Central up to the highest standard
Of excellence, the evidences of development
in all the territory tributary to it will soon
surprise even those who have been predict
ing for years a great future for this part of
the south.
There are many fourishing cities and
towns within the Centrars territory, and
about all of them are prosperous. Some Of
them are remarkably SO. In proportion as
the Central helps them they will help it.
Their increasing wealth and population
means increasing business for the Central.
The Central, therefore, can afford to make
large investments for the Improvement of
its property. 1t is certain not only to get
good interest on all it spends, but also to
get back much more than its original invest
ment
There is one thing the Central could do
that would benefit itself as well as others,
and that is build its own cars. 1t has car
shops in tais city and Macon. Why not en-
large these car factories and keep several
thousand men busy in them? 1t may
be said that the Central can buy
cars cheaper than it can build
them. It cannot buy them very much,
if any, cheaper, because here in the sou tn
the materials and labor can be obtained as
cheaply as any where; but, assuming it can
buy them cheaper than build them, would
not the benefits that would flow to it from
a greatly increased population in Savannah
aud Macon more than balance the extra
cost of homemade cars9
There is not much doubt that cars built
in the Ceptrais shops would be made more
durable than those built in the great fac
tories of the west. and that is another argu-
ment in favor of home-mad cars. There
was time when the Central built its ewn
locomotives, and excellent ones they were.
They lasted much longer than those built at
the north, and they needed repairing less
often.
The Central by building its own cars here
in Savannah could easily increase Savan-
nah's population several thousand within a
very short time. The mechanics whom it
would employ would make opportunities
for hundreds of other people to earn a llv-
ing. The business of the city would be in
creased and the Central would bs the chief
gamer by the increase.