The morning news., 1889-05-21
PUSHING TWONEW ROADS
THE AMRRioUs AND SOUTH BOUND
ENTERPRISES MOVING.

The Canvass for the Americus Road
Begun and the Committees Aest:na
with Gratifying Nzcsuragemsnt-A
Conference to be Keld To-Iay-The
South Bound Committee to Resun G
It's Canvass This MoTnlng-Cel, Mike
Brown in the City.
The week premises TO bs enc Of zeal en-
the part Of committees repressnsing the
business in nesresSs Of the city 10 secure su b.
scriptions to aid the Savannah, Amsricus
and Montgomery railroad and the South
Bound road, beth Of whiea want TO make
Savannah their eeAst terminal
The mnaittss appointed by chairman j.
D. Weed in tie interest of the Amsrieus
road divided itself up iute about a dozen
sub-cemmittees, in which each branch of
the commercial business is represented by
committssmen corresponding in business
with she parties TO be visited. 1t is under
stood that the canvassing committees have
met with snceura cement in many quarters
and the indications are faVerabls for rails
ing the amount required.
The sub-committses OF tAs general can
vassing con- mittee expect 70 inset in cen
ferenos to-day TO see what progress has
been made, and decide upon the course 70
be pursued to 6nisa up the subscription
required The canvass will be continued
this forenoon uhHl the Tins for the confer
ence meeting in the afternoon.
TEE SOUTH BOUND ROAD.
Renewed interest was manifested ysster-
day in tie South Bound road and Chair
man Blood wortb's csnvassing COMMITTEES
will resume It's canvass Of the city this
morning and will push it forward rapidly.
The South Bound asks for $75, 900 sub
scription TO the st OK Of the road, and one
third of the amount has been secured.
Col. Mike Brown ia in the city on ais way
home from New York, and wss in confer
ence with those interested in RostiaS the
South bound through from Bsrnwell TO
Savannah. Is was decided at the confer
ence to push the canvass at ones, as the pro-
jectors Of the road are anxious TO get to
work and get the road ready for ths fall
traffic.
Col Brown said last night that ca pitalists
are ready to take the bonds as ssol as Sa-
vannah makes up her quota, and there will
be no delay getting 10 work to grade the
road IL Savannah will do her share An
application for charter for a construction
company has been made. and the South
Bound folks are in earnest and want to
complete their arrangements 10 get 80 the
seaboare at the earliest possible time.
THE COLUMBIA GAP.
A committee sf three will visit Columbia
on Friday to confer with the people there
who are interested in completing the gap
to Celumbis.
1t ~as understood last night that some Of
those who had previously subscribed to the
South Bound when Chairman Blood worts's
committee canVssssd In April, signifed
their intsntioa yesterday OF increasing their
subscription, as they aoasdsr the road viii
not only be q valuable factor in the city's
trade, bat the stsek will pay as an invest
meat.
1t is believed tAat IL a systematic canvass
is made Of the city, sufficient aid can be Sc
cured to insure the building OF both reads.
Optiens on tsrRinal fGcillAes are being So
licited, which appear 10 be as difficult to
obtain as subscriptions are in some quar-
ters