The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-28

Talk About Legal LeGsrdemeia" 20
Ee1aaf the South Ror1nd

IsIz About Legal LeGsrdemaias TO
Defeat the South Bound
The speech Of Rscsiver Chamberlain Of
the South Carolina railway before the sDe-
eial COMMITTEES Of the Charleston Chamber
Of Commerce and the standing COMMITTEES
on internal trade, this wssk. has aroused
considerable interest among the friends OF
the south Bound railway enterprise, and
especially that part Of the rsmaEks where
the receiver suggessively talks OF some
TRICK to gee hold Of the BarnweII branch,
oetssr known as Col Mike Browns road Re
celVer Chamberlain said in this connection:
l must pause long enough, gentlemen,
20 call your attention TO the BarnWel
branch. Il vas built by the money OF the
south Carolina railway-I think in 1SS-
Tor So6, 600. I5 was sold in 1888 to Col Nike
Bro |n Tor $50, 600, simply to Q danglez1 as
bait and temptation TO the Georgia Cel-
tral 20 divert the trade Of lower BarnwsA
70 Savannah from Charleston. Well, said
1 would not reflect on my predecessors, but
u - not reflection, ie is a truth, that
nothing more suicidal, more wretchsd in
management, could be conceived Of than
that transaction. Now we have the South
Bound road not only on paper, but carefully
qeVeiopsd, and unless we succsed, by what
l may call legal legerdemain, II setting
aside the sale Of the Barnwel road, We
must be deprived OF a large fraction Of the
business We now have
President q. Myers Of the South Bound
says chat the legal legerdemaia" will not
WORK, and he was surprised somewhat 70
learn that Receiver Guam os=lasn had cou-
fsssed that the Barnwsll branch can be
gobb.ed 10 by the recsiver only through
legal trick. President Myers says.
however, that even if the ''Iegerdemaini'
should work, It will not affect the
south Bound, for the entire route will then
% built and the ''iegsrdsmainn cannot
prevent it. II think said Mr.. Myers.
'thas Receiver Chambs lain's remarks
should De brought to ths attention of Sa-
vannah peopls, Co lee them know what ex-
bremes are contemplated 70 defeat a road Of
such VI tai Importance TO Savannah
Mr.. Myers says that early in January, in
connection with the committees appointed
by the cotton exchange and board Of trade,
ne will take up the canvass to raise the
addlllonsl subscription expected of Savan-
man, and Col Mike Brown will come over
from BarawslI sad aid in the canvass.
A leading stockaa lder in the South Bound.
Wao mad read Receiver C.asmbsrgaIu's
speech, said 70 = MORNING News reporcsr
IL 3 no new thing for some lawyers 90
practice legal as well as illegal Iegsrde-
main 10 is an unusual thing. however
for them 20 unbIusningIy assert in public
thae their only hope OF prevailing in a suit
- through such methods. I think that
when Savannah learns 20 what straits
they are going to in Charleston TO defeat
The south Bound project that the business
men OF Savannah ought to wake up and
raise the additional subscription, aud get
the work under way. They do not appear
20 realize the advantages which would ao-
crue K the stockholders didn't get a cent
directly Out of the project for it would pay
them indirectly. IN fact, the city Of SaVan-
nah, for the mere ssd business IL would
bring 20 It, could well afford TO build the
road ard pay the entire cost Of camstruc-
ton. Col. Nike Brown had the charLsr
amended by the South Carolina Legislature.
and all now depends on Savannah taking
hold IN earnest and completing its snbscrip-
ton