The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-07
TRYING TO FIND OUT
WHO OWNS THE DUBLIN AND
WESTERN SHORT LINE.

Gen. Alexander Says 1t Docs Not
Belong to the Central-Receiver
Devant Not in the Secret Yet-A
Macon Man Puts Alfred Sully Down
as the Purchaser and Predicts That
Something VIII Happen Soon.
1t has not yet developed who has bought
the Savannah, Dublin aud Western Short
Line railroad bed and franchises. The
question was put direct to Gen. Alexander
yesterday if Mr.. Denmark had bought the
road for the Central, and ne said no.
Cen Alexander was then asked If the
Central will buy the road from Mr.. Den
mark, and he replied that he does not yet
know what will be done with it, He said,
however, that Mr.. Denmark had said that
he knew of no law against his buying a
railroad, and hence he had bought the Sa-
yannah, Dublin and Western.
Gen Alexander said that it might be that
the road-bed had been purchased for lum-
Der road, and, if 50, the Central is willing
to lend it iron as far west as Dublin. There
are quite number of lateral lumber roads
connecting with the Central, and the Savan-
nan, Dublin and Western Short Line runs
through an excellent timber section.
GEN. ALExANDER's PURCHASE.
You bought the disputed roadway once
yourself. " hat became of your 500, DOOR
The president Of the Central crossed the
room and pointing to a map Of Georgia
said that he purchased the road when
the Central contemplated building west
ward via Perry, but that route having been
abandoned, the roadbed is no longer of
practical Importance to the Central. In the
DIVISION of rho 70 lie, L.,
OF last Monday the Central will come in for
the hons share of tie proceeds as it has
lot Of judgments against the company.
Col X. j. Davaut, receiver of the road,
expected his counsel to apply for an order
IN the superior court confirming the sale OF
the road, but the order has not been taken
yet.
COL. DAvANT DON'T KNOW.
Col. Dayant was asked if he knew for
whom Mr. Denmark purchased the prop
erty, and he confessed that he had not been
let lnto the secret.
The most reasonable deduction that can
be drawn from the opinions expressed by
Gen. Alexander is that the Central will CON
troll the Savannah, Dublin and Western
Short Line roadbed, which it is probable
will be laid with Central railroad iron as
far as the road has been graded and posi-
bly, to Dublin, and the lumber roads in
Emanuel and johnson will probably be ex-
tended southwark, connecting with the
short line.
The only way in which the road figured
in the courts yesterday was the very com
monplace proceeding in which John II.
Fowers, one of the first parties complainant
10 the original bill against the company,
hled motion in the superior court for leave
to amend his original declaration.
A MACON MAN THINKS HE KNOWS.
The ownership of the road is exciting
some curiosity in Macon too. A railroad
man there has been interviewed on the
matter. When asked who owns the road
he remarked that the ownership is not so
much secret as some people think it is.
and he went on to show that the Central
has nothing to do with the road and does
not want it.
~ am not in position to give definite
information, as l am bound under my word
not 10 tell what connection certain parties
nave with the transaction" the Macon man
SAID, but you may not miss it when you
put Alfred Sully down as being the real
owner now of the Short Line Mr. Den
mark made the purchase. This means that
we are going to nave line to connect with
the Chattanooga, Rome and Carrollton
road, giving the west another outlet to the
coast. The purchase would be in accordance
with the plans of Mr.. Sully, when he made
his recent trip through the state
selecting the connections and links for his
| chain Of independent roads to be consoli-
dated under one management.
LINK IN BIG CHAIN.
Whether the Savannah, Griffin and
North Alabama will be brought into
the arrangement l cannot tell. That
depends entirely on the ruling of
the court in the case now pending.
There is one thing that 1 do believe. and
that is that the Macon and Dublin, with
her franchise from Birmingham to Savan-
nah via Macon and Dublin, is put down as a
link in the great chain. The little road, al
| though not built, offered $25 900 for the
Short Line, and would have taken it at that
| figure, as portion of that road had alread Y
beed graded, and it was bargain. Look
out for some developments in the railroad
line III the conf & thirty days. Several
schemes which have been kept quiet pend
ing this sale, will not be given out until
after the sale has been confirmed"