The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-22
THE RAILROAD CANVASS.
What the mericus and South Bound
Committees are Doing.

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Committees are Doing.
The subcommittee canvassing for the
$50, 600 fund to aid the Americas road were
at work yesterday, aud will continue the
work to-day. II is understood that the
canvass is not an easy one by any means,
as there are a number OF business houses
that should subscribe literally hich do
not do so, and il is said the exporters do
not consider that it is anything to them
whether any mora railroads co ne to Sa-
vaunah or not 1t is said that the real
estate men who do the 'ost talking about
the prosperity of the city, and get the most
advertisement out OF projected roa IS COM
ing TO Savannah to maze real estate valu-
able, when called upon to aid the railroads,
are not half 50 noisy.
A gentleman said yesterday: "The real
estate men are much more interested, from
a business standpoint, in getting new rail-
roads TO the city than some OF US who are
willing TO sub ccbs literally, yet t ley seem
to be acting on the theory at they will
get the benefit of the railroads winch
others put their hands il their pockets TO
bring here, and so the real estate men are
not disp )sed to aid the railroad fund as
much as We had reason to expect they
would"
IL was learned last night that two OF tbs
uJ-committees have raised about 500 y
among the laval stores and cotton factors,
and the other subcommittee have not 30
far complete their canvas as TO give fig
ures as some gentlemen have 10 be waited
upon a second, and even a ird time. IL
has been suggs ted tlat if a big railroad
meeti 2 had been called in the heater, with
local and other speakers to addres' the peo-
pie. the bulk of the fund could have been
more easily raised, a ID then canvassinE
committees could ave soon closed up the
subicrip 10 5 to both roads aEeking terml-
nal facilities here. It is limited tina.
this may be necessary yet, and
small subscriptions ON the pc pie, and
especially those who have retail stores, real
estate for sale and improved property for
rental, canvassed for their share OF the fund,
as the completiol Of the Americas road
and the South Bond road to Savannah
will benefit all, from the day lahJrer to the
capitalist.
A gentleman who is on the canvassing
com uittae for both roads sad yesterday
that If the so, O0J fund Is not raised 1t will
he a stan ling reminder Of Savannah's lack
OF enterprise, and he cited tue fact at the
little city of Thomasvlle. with only 5000
inhabitants, raised $50, 900 for a railroa
whereas Savannah, with over 80 900, IS
asked for only $50 900, aud in four days
canvass the fourth Of il b s not been raised.
President Bagley, OF the Americu3 Invest
ment Company has returned home, but
Col. Hawkins is expected Ia the city next
week.
The South Bound folks held another con-
ference Yesterday, and decide that they
would not wit for the other enterprise.
The general canvassing com nittee has been
divided into tea subcommittee OK three
each. and they propose TO Fl lish up their
work. Mr.. Herman Myers said last night
that they propose to raise le subscription
to the stock required of Savannah in a
few DAYS. There are but eighty
miles OF the road TO bull
from Barnwell TO Savannah, and the
projectors say that they can have tbs road
under contract With thirty to sky d .ys
az er the subscription s raj ed here 1t is
expected that the application for the
clarter Of the construction com ANY will
be filed with the clerk Of the superior courJ
to-day or tomorrow.
There is gap OF thirty mil IS in the South
Bound to complet, the road from B trn-
well TO c lumbla, S. G., and TIE following
committee was appointed yesterday to visit
Columbia Friday AMI confer with her
eo0le, as they desire to all the enterprise:
Col. Nike Brown, John K. Garnett aud
John Lawtol.
Col Nike Brown re urne1 to Bar vel
st night b. ore taking the train hs in
formed the MORNING News that the South
B Ju0d road can be como ete1 % Savln sh
in time for the Il traffic if the subscript on
is p omptly raised b re, and ne remarked
nat he hal been assured That he cou g
home aud nave no fe IFS as to the result, as
the local committee having the matter in
charge proposed TO puS the matter a d
close up the work in a fev days, with
view to getting to work at the earliest pos
siule date after the su scription has been
secured and satisfactory option gwen for
terminal facilities.
Col. Brown said that he has been work
ing for this enterprise a long time, and Sa-
van ah has see ned slow ab ut giving it the
e couragement its Importance demands.
He spoke earnestly in favor Of the
Americas rad, which, he said, Sa-
said that he didn't want t. be cons d.
cred as dra in : comparis ms bet the
Am ricus and the South Bound to boom
his road at the expense If the other. ST.
vanuah needs b tn of them. Tuey will
ops new fields for the trade and
Jmmerce of the city, and both being indie
pendent lines will alvance her prosperity
surely d steadily. or his )wn road, the
S JuJh Bound, Col Brown s ii it woIld
open to Sava nah the richie colt m ana
agricul ural belt Of South Carolina, and a
rich aud undevelnped ii uber regi which
would be tr b ltary to Savannah 1t woulI
open a wide fell for tue interchange
Of the manufactured products OF Sava l.
nah, and there would be a steady
flow of commerce over the line
second to no other preSeat or prospective
road to Savannah. I'VE are willing TO
build it, an build it rapidly as soon as Sa.
vannah acts. can have several hundred
men on tue ro I'd in sixty days, and if hl ave
the management OF pushing th work,
have the rad rInuing into Savannah by
fall"
TWENTY-ONs LOTS SOLD
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