The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-26
ALL READY TO START.
THE AMERIcUS, INVESTMENT co.
WAITING FOR THE $4,000.

President Bagley Says That Grading
Forces VIII Be Put to Work as Soon
as the Full Amount Of the subscrip-
ton Has Been Raised-Col. Hawkins
VIII Push the Road as Rapidly as
ANY Other Road Can Be Pushed
a G. Bagley. president Of the Americas
Investment Company, which has the con-
tract for building the Savannah, Americas
and Montgomery railroad, passed through
Savannah last night on his way from New
York to his home in Americas. He has
been north for the past week on business.
Mr.. Bagley had a talk yesterday with
some members of the Savannah committee
having in charge the raising of the $50, 600.
and he expressed himself as pretty sure that
the amount will be raised. He said that the
company is only waiting the result of the
canvass. The line has been graded from
Abbeville to McRse, and the iron is on the
way. Mr. Bagley said that the narrow
gauge road has been changed TO standard
guage, and heavy iron has been put down.
A large force of hands under competent
engineers and contractors is available,
whenever the funds are assured for the
extension to Savannah A survey from
Lonvale toward Montgomery has been
McRae and Savannah.
MIR. Bagley said that out Of thirteen
counties through which the road will run,
SIX counties are not traversed by any
railroad. No road in the state, re- said.
passes through better section of country.
The territory is new, and for the most part,
is just being developed.
SHORTEST ROUTE TO THE WEST.
The line viii be $40 miles long and will
be Savannah's quickest and most direct
route to the west. The building of any
other line to Savannah, he said, should not
interfere with the construction of the Sa-
vannah, Americas and Montgomery, since
no other line will pass through section of
the country opened LIP by it. The
road, as it is now COMPLETED.
has an immense traffic of cotton. lumber
and naval stores, which will, as matter of
course, come to Savannah. No other road
can bring it here. Mr.. Bagley said that
he finds more interest manifested here than
when he was here some time ago. He finds
the people more enthused over the road,
and he believes that thousand dollars can
be raised now great deal easier than when
the canvass began. Considerable interest
is manifested by the people along the route
and the road, Mr.. Bagley said, Is the talk
of southwestern Georgia.
COL. HAWKINS ASSURANCES.
President s. H. Hawkins and his wife are
spending some time in the north. Col.
Hawkins has laid aside business for a few
weeks and will spend little tune with his
wife at the watering places. He will re-
turn, Mr.. Bagley said, and take up the BUSH
ness which he laid aside temporarily with
renewed vigor, and If the subscription is
raised in the mean time for the extension of
the line to Savannah, he will enter on the
work with zeal and see that the prosecu-
ton of the work is as rapid as that of any
contemplated line that will come into
Savannah. The Savannah, Americas and
Montgomery railroad, if the donation is
made, will come into this city as early. he
said, as any other line.
Ia answer to question as to what the
new line will do in case Savannah is unable
to raise the full amount asked for, he said
that the amount was set by Savannah
people. 1t is their own proposition and he
did not see that the road should be offered a
less sum. He said that the line will come
here for $4,000, and he did not believe it
wonld come for less.