The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-29
AN EYE ON SAVANNAH.
TIE NORTH GEORGIA ROAD May
MAKE AN OUTLET HERE.

THE NORTH GEORGIA ROAD May
MAKE AN OUTLET HERE
The New Road About Completed to
Knoxville-Mat HartridRe Settles the
Story That the Calhouns Fave Got
Hold of the Conpany-A Developing
Enterprise-Three Sea Coast Termi-
malls in View.
Mai A L. Hartridge is elsbed over the
prospect of the Marietta and North Georgia
getting to Knoxville within the limit to
entitle the road to the S275, 900 voted it by
that city. In fact, Maj. Hartridge says
that while the road will have until Aug. "a
to reach Knoxville, if no unforeseen acct
dents occur, the road will have been COM
pleted long before that time.
There are only about forty miles yet to
build, and, if seven miles is excepted, the
entire distance is through an agricultural
country, and the progress will be rapid.
There are, however, north of Ducktown, to
which trains are now running, seven miles
of mountainous country which requires
three tunnels. upon which work is now in
prog ess. and were 1t not for this difficult
gap in the line Knoxville would soon be
reached.
what is there in the rumor that the
CalhouEs are interested in the road!' Maj
Hartridge was asked.
Nothing as far as know. I don't think
they own a dollar of stock in it,"
"And don't control its stockgi
met at all. They have some interest in
a projected road over in the coal
fields of Northeastern Kentucky, which
may want to make connections with
the Marietta and North Georgia
road. The Marietta and North Georgia
road is independent and seeks to make no
alliance until it reaches Knoxville, and then
1t will be time enough to consider what
reciprocal arrangements can be made with
connecting lines"
SAVANNAH A POSSIBLE OUTLET.
When questioned as to what direction the
road proposes to go after reaching Atlanta
to get to the coast, Maj. Hartridge said
that it has the choice of three outlets,
Charleston. Savannah and Brunswick. As
for himself Mai Hartridge said ne prefers
Savannah He thinks it time enough to
discuss that matter, however, when the
road is completed to Knoxville. Then, he
says, the road and its connections will pre-
sent almost an air line from Cincinnati via
Knoxville to Atlanta. By tie Georgia
railroad and the South Carolina road
Charleston may be cached, by the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Brunswick
may be reached, while by the Central, by
shorter line, Savannah may be made the
discharging point for the agricultural and
mineral resources along the line of the road
Maj. Hartridgs says thar he does not I'M
derstand why the Marietta and North
Georgia company is being criticised for its
enterprise in building into aid developing
a territory rich in gold, iron, granite,
marble, and copper, as it will be largely
tributary to Georgia; and no says that in
the near future large shipments Of marble
must come to the South Atlantic coast for
reshipment.
OPENING UP THE QUARRIEs.
He says that in the last few DAYS an ex-
tensive marble quarry has been purchased
by New York contractor, who will take
out 500 car loads of marble for the Wander
bilt cottages
The only reason that can be assigned for
any criticism of the Marietta and North
Georgia road, Maj. Hartridge thinks, Is
because some $4,000 worth of its bonds
held by the state we're returned to it. The
fact that the present legislature, with its
apparent hostility to railroads, voted to
return the bonds. he thinks, ought to
satisfy the people that the state was acting
justly IN returning the bonds, this being
the second general assembly that has SO
voted. Maj. Hartridge 50 that through no
solicitation on the part of the friends of the
road, Senator duBignon advocated the
measure. These bonds, Maj. Hartridge
says, were held by the state, conditioned
upon the construction Of certain portion
of the road, and when that was done the
road was clearly entitled to their return.
THE MURPHY ROUTE ABANDONED.
You are not building via Murphyg"
mo, sir. We abandoned that route after
building to Murphy, which is being on
Grated as branch road, and, beginning at
Blue Ridge, the road has been multi in a
northwesterly direction to Ducktown to
take in the rich copper mines. From Duck
town it will run enthusiastically TO Knox
Vile"
Maj. Hartridge allows it to be under
stood that the Marietta and North Georgia
may, at an early dav, extend its line to
Chattanooga, and circumstances may arise
which will lead the company to finish the
gap between Atlanta and Marietta, the
latter point being the present southern ter
mn us OF the Marietta and North Georgia
road. The state road is being used by the
Marietta and North Georgia, between Mari
eta and Atlanta, and the present legisla-
ture has granted the Marietta aud North
Georgia folks a charter to build between
the two cities, so that if the state road
should pass into unfriendly hands, the short
gap could soon be built over.
Maj. Hartridge Thinks that Savannah, at
the proper time, should exert itself TO
secure the closest possible connections with
the Marietta and North Georgia, as both
Charleston and Brunswick are Watching
with interest what will be the next move
after the road is completed to Knoxville
IMPROVING TIL - MAILS.