The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-01
NOT MUCH OF A TALKER.
COL. HAWKINS a LITTLE OFFIsH
ABOUT THE NEW ROAD.

The Rumored Deal Between the Sa-
vannah, Americas and Montg
and the Central Not Confirmed
$4,000 VIII Bring an Independent
Line to Savannah Yet-Brunswick
After the Terminus and Said to Bs
Willing TO Pay for It.
Col S. H. Hawkins, president, and B. P.
Hollis, solicitor. Of the Savannah, Americas
and Montgomery railroad, were in the city
yesterday, but returned to Americas last
night
A MORNING NEWS reporter sought to
interview Col Hawkins, but the latter
seemed to prefer TO do the interviewing
himself rather than TO ealighten tho public
as to the future plans.
Col Hawkins was asked if he intended to
confer with the citizens committee which
has been soliciting funds to bring the road
here, and he replied that he had heard
nothing Of meeting Of that kind.
The question was next asked if he was
prepared 10 say that he would bring the
road 70 Savannah a. an independent ROAD
if the 900 raised was turned over>to
him, and the only answer he made to the
query was that he had received no PROPOSE
ton of that kind Ii Ir. Weeds letter in
viting him 20 Savannah contained propo-
sition of that kind. Col. Hawkins said that
he did not remember it. He was busy
about that time and c1uld not come to Sa-
vannah, and since then he had been absent
from home for a month and couldn't say
what was the contents Of the letter.
BRUNswICK's PROPOSITION
Have you received a proposition from
Brunswick that If you take your road there
its citizens will subscribe S5O,0J0W Col.
Hawkins was asked.
81 don't think I would like to be quoted
as having such statement coming from
me-" he replied
ut is currently rumored that you have
made a deal with the Central. Are you
prepared to deny itF
What kind of a dealF
"Well, it is said that you have abandoned
portion of your line east of McRae and
the Central has been permitted to use it
for the Savannah and Western, and that
your line is not now considered an indie
pendent one. Is that factF'
well, your people mad a chance to get an
Independent line into Savannah and they
do not seem to want it. Don't you think
$4,000 was a reasonable sum to ask for?
Well, | am prepared to give them con-
Vi hSJ Lp-udJ w htltiS an niue pbuucilU line
into Savannah on the terms of my PROPOSE
ton
is it understood that you have aban-
doned no part Of your line east Of McRaeW
Il am told the line has been shortened
| haven't been out there and don't know
where the lines are. l understand the
Central crosses our line in some places. We
are working this side of McRae for some
distance
20 md 70 hot
II can't say how far. 1t IS not to any
town. We will soon have trains running
to McRae. The iron is on the ground"
NOT AT ALL SURE ABoUrIT.
do you intend to come on to savan-
nahq'
q can't say. We may have to stop work
at McRae aud take up the work at the
other end of the line, in the direction of
Montgomery"
Has Montgomery done anything for the
roadg'
mo. We have not asked them for any
thing yeti
WAS the object of your visit to confer
with the citizens oonmitteeF
81 expected to find Mr.. John R. Young
here, but learn that he has gone north.
and MIR. Weed is also in New York. I have
had a talk with Mr.. j. p. Williams and Mr..
Herman Myers and a few others, but moth
ing has been accomplished, and Mr.. Hollis
and l will return TONIGHT
A gentleman informed the MORNING
News that Col. Hawkins told him
yesterday, that Brunswick had Of
fered $4,000 to make that town
the eastern terminus, and another
gentleman said that Col. Hawkins could
better afford to bring the road to Savan-
nah without dollar of bonus than to take
1t to Brunswick which already has two
railroads, and which has not the popula-
ton, shipping facilities nor railroad connec-
ton that Savannah has.
Another gentleman who has recently re-
turned from trip along the projected
line of Col Hawkins road says that thu
impression OF the people there is that deal
of some kind has been made with the Cen
trail, and that they base their OPT ion on the
fact that there has been an abandonment
Of portion of the line of the Americas
road which the Central is now working in
for the Savannah and WaStnru