The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-12
PUSHING TOWARD SAVANNAH.
The Americas Road Building from
McRae to the Canoochee.

! At meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Savannah, Americas and Montgomery rail-
road, held in Americas Wednesday, Prssi-
dent S. II. Hawkins and the old board of
directors were reelected. The regular
routine Of business was transacted, and
aside from it little was done.
In an interview with a MORNING NEWS
representative an official of the road said
that the Savannah, Americas and Mont
gomery IS equipping itself with view to
extending the line to Savannah. The road
has been changed from a narrow 10 a stand
ard gauge, and the very best Of steel rail
has been laid. The link from Acbeville 20
McHsae has been graded and the crosstiss
have been laid. The first installment of
rails will arrive from PHILADELPHIA this week
1t Is proposed to have the line completed and
and Ia operation by September At McRae,
the road makes a connection with the East
1ennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad
to Macon and Brunswick
IL yss proposed at first not to build any
farther toward Savannah until the $50, 600
mad been raised, bu5 President Bagley of
the Americas Investment Company said
that i've contractors, with over 500 hands,
are now engaged grading the line east of
McRae toward the coast Sixty-hve miles
OF the line, extending from McRae to the
Canoochee river have been staked and the
contract has been let for its building. Mr..
Bagley said that the line is seeking an out
let at the coast. but after the Canochee river
Is reached, the road will not be pushed Wig
orously in the direction of Savannah unless
the $50, 900 IS raised.
The coast can be reached, Mr. Bagley
said, without going TO Savannah, but it is
not the company's purpose to 90 anywhere
else II Savannah complies with its contract
to aid the road to get terminal facilities.
In answer to question as to what the
road proposed to do about the subscription,
which has not yet been raised, Mr. Bagley
replied that he was confident, from what he
had heard from those interested in securing
the $50, goo, that the road will come to Sa-
vannah All but about SIS, 900 has been
raised, and he thought the Savannah people
VIII not let the project fall through by a
failure to raise that amount When the
grading to the CanOochee is completed, the
Savannah, Americas and Montgomery rail
road, he said, will rest on its oars until Sa-
vannah gives it an answer.
The company has begun another road,
from Columbus o Euiaula, running par
alIel with the Chattaho chez river, Mr.
Bagley said. This line viii be something
over sixty miles long, and will open up =
fine cotton country now undeveloped. 1t
Will run down the river on the Georgia side
until the Savannah, Americas and Mont
gomery bridge across the Chattahoochee
river IS reached then the Columbus and
Eufauia line will cross the river and go
down to Eufaula on tine Alabama side. The
line, Mr.. Bagley siid, will be under the
ma agement Of the Savannah, Americas
and Montgomery company. and will be q
good feeder for it. Since the prime pal in
Gustry is raising cotton, the bulk of the
traffic from the new line will be transported
over the Savannah, Americas and Mont
gomery direct to Savannah. The cotton
raised in this section is now hauled to
Columbus or Eufauls and shipped by the
Central railroad TO Savannah. Col s. H.
Hawkins is in Atlanta now, presumably on
railroad business