The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-26
TO OPEN THE CANVASS.
THE SOUTH BOUND PROJECTORS
TO START WORK TO-DAY.

Savannah Must Subscribe SIS, 900 to
Secure the Road-Subscription to
the Stock to be Opened This Morn
ing-S5O,OOO Already Subscribed in
South Carolina - What Col. Mike
Brown Says About the Enterprise.
Col. Mike Brown of Barnwell, S. c.,
president of the Barnwell railroad is in the
city in the interest of the South Bound
road. Col Brown said last night that there
has been a mutual consolidation of the
BarnwelI road and the projected South
Bound road
The projectors Of the South Bound held
meeting last night at which Col Brown
was present, and decided to begin canvass
of the city to-day for subscriptions to the
new enterprise, and COMMITTEES, to which
Col Brown was added, was appointed to
prosecute the canvass.
The projectors, who are representative
business men, recognize the Importance Il
Savannah increasing her railroad facilities,
and the gentlemen number some of the
strongest elements from the circle of busl-
ness men Of Savannah.
sAvANNAH's CHANCE is NOW.
Col Brown said after the meeting that it
is very important to Savannah that it
should secure the South Bound road, and
that the enterprise he was glad to say, is
being favorably considered by the business
men Of the city. A hurried and preliminary
canvass of the interior along the proposed
line, he said has resulted in subscriptions to
the amount of $50, 900, and this sum can be
materially increased by a proper canvass,
which will be made by himself and a rep
resentative business man on the Bay.
"How much do the projectors expect
Savannah to contribute to the enterprIse"
Col. Brown was asked
"If Savannah will subscribe $75, 900 the
railroad is an assured fact, and can be
opened up to Savannah for next falls trade.
believe, as an investment, that the stock
will amply repay the subscribers, but il the
business men made an outright donation Of
that sum it would be returned many times
over by increased trade which would flow
from a new field which is not now tributary
TO Savannah.
TO OPEN NEW FIELD.
SIN the first place" said Col. Brown,
"Barnwell would be only 80 miles by RAN
from Savannah, while it is 100 miles from
Barnwell to Charleston. Blackville is mid
way between Charleston and Savannah, and
the territory north OF Barnwell compris-
ing the rich counties of Barnwell, Orange
-
cessible to Savannah as much so as it now
is to Charleston. 1t is readily to be seen
how essential it is to Savannah to encour-
age an enterprise that promises to extend
her trade and commerce, and if she will
do her duty in the mattershe will feel
the quick pulsation of a healthy increase
in every branch of her trade when she is
put in close communication with a pro-
ductive and growing territory to which
aha has n md which t4yct,iI
Immediately be made tributary to her trade
and commerce with the opening of the
road
Col Brown has been active and energetic
in fostering the interests Of the South
Bound read, and a year ago began his
labors in this city in the work of enlisting
Savannah to take hold Of it, and he accom-
panied Mr.. Herman Myers to the north
this month TO arrange for placing the bonds
for its construction, the two gentlemen re-
turning with assurances that there will be
no trouble in that direction