The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-07
MAI. BELKNAP SAYS NO.
THE CENTRAL HAS NOT BOUGHT
COL. HAWKINS ROAD.

The Savannah and Western Being
Pushed Without Regard to the
Americas and Montgomery Road
The Central to Extend the Columbus
and Rome Road from Greenville to
Newman, and Work to Begin at
Once.
General Manager Belknap says that the
report that the Central railroad has bought
the Savannah, Americas and Montgomery
is untrue. The Central, he says, does not
want Col Hawkins road.
IF We bought it, we would have TO
build new road out Of it, Maj Belknap
said. "O1r survey for the Savannah and
Western is made already, and the work Of
construction is being vigorously pushed,
and the road will be built to Sterling, a dis
lance of about sixty miles, before any
further plans Will Re made"
Maj. Belknnp said that the Savannah,
Americas and Montgomery viii be built to
Sterling also, but he did not think any
significance can attach to that fact.
Certainly not enough to warrant the circu-
lation of the report of the deglutiticn OF the
Hawkins road by the Central.
MAJ. Belknap says tlat ne is more inter-
eSted IN what the Central is doing toward
carrying out its plans which were adopted
some years ago than ne is about the reported
scoop.
THE CENTRAL MAY BE RELIED UPON
The people will learn after q while, he
SAID, that the Central may be counted
upon to accomplish everything it saws it
VIII. Ii was the intention ali along to
build the Savannah and Western, and when
the time came around, without any contri-
button from the people or any lnfare of
trumpets, it took up the work Not a day
mas been lost since il began, and in the same
manner, he said, the road will be completed.
The latest news in simple railroad
circles is the building of the link
from Greenville to Newman, or the
extension of the Columbus and Rome
railroad, which is a branch of the Savan-
nah and Western railroad to Newman, con-
Meeting with the Savannah, Griffin and
North Alabama and the Chattanooga, Rome
and Columbus. The link is about twenty
miles long. A corps of engineers has been
organized and will go into the field at once
The building of the road will give Column
bus short line to Atlanta over the Atlanta
and West Point railroad from Newman.
General Manager Belknap said that the
construction Of the road is not a recent idea.
The plan was Incorporated in the grant of
/
Central intended to build the road, some
time, when is secured the grant.
THE COLUMBUS AND ROME ROAD.
The Columbus and Rome road is at pres
ent naEIow gauge but it will be- made a
standard gauge. The Savannah and West
ern railroad, Maj, Belknap said, com
prehends a considerable amount Of railway.
The following roads form the system: The
Americus and Savannah line, Columbus
and Beuna Vista, Columbus and
Western and the Roanoke line.
To complete the contemplated lines will
require a good deal of money and the gen
eral manager said that the Central will
take its time about building them. They
will be built, however, and it is not likely,
he said, that any delays in their construc-
ton will occur. The engineer corps for the
Columbus and Rome extension, which has
just been organized, will go out this week.