The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-10
ALL HEADED THIS WAY.
a THROUGH LINE BUILDING FROM
BIRMINGHAM TO SAVANNAH

The Macon and Atlantic Railway
Company Organized to Push the
Macon and Birmingham Road
Through to the Coast - A Lively
Stir Among Holders of Available
Terminal Properties, and Rumors
OF a Big Purchase East of the City.
When the committees of business men
were soliciting subscriptions for the Sayan-
nah. Americas and Montgomery. or Haw
kins' road, aud for the South Bound road,
the MORNING NEWS announced that there
was a movement on foot to build through
road from Birmingham to Savannah.
1t appears that the Macon Construction
Company organized shortly after. and the
road from Macon TO Birmingham is now
being built The Macon Net0S is authority
for the statement that a company has been
formed to build the road from Macon 10
Savannah. 1t says: "Now that the work
of trsck-laying is progressing rapidly on
the Macon and Birmingham, attention is
directed to the cir line from Macon to Sa-
vannah.
"Messrs. w B. Sparks, J. Lane. and g.
W. Gustin have formed company, under
the name of the Macon and Atlantic Rail
way Company for the purpose Of laying
out, constructing, maintaining and oper-
ating a railroad from the city OF Macon, or
some point in Bibb county, TO the city OF
savannah, with a branch thereof to point
on the Savannah river in Bingham county,
through the counties Of Bibb Twiggs, Pu-
lRski, Wilkinson, Laurens, johnson, Eman-
uel, Montgomery, Tattnall, Bulloch, Bryan,
bingham and Chatham, or such Of said
For Vtnl
of said railroad.
"a notice embodying the above will be
immediately published in each OF said coun-
ties as required by law, and within thirty
days after said publication application Will
be made to tine governor and secretary OF
state for a certificate OF Incorporation.
READY TO MOVE NOW.
This is identically the air line road re-
ferred 20 last year in the MORNING NEWS,
aud one which its projectors SAID at that
time would be backed by northern aud for
eign capital as soon as its projectors were
ready to move in the matter. l5 appears
that they are now ready to act
This road as projected on an airline
would take in Dublin, Macon aud LaGrange
in this state and Roanoke in Alabama, and
would be but slightly of an airline by
taking i'll Talladegs.
II is believed that if this road is built the
-Nluule TeOTEla ana ALldullc VIII IOfm Il
junction with it in Emanuel county. The
South Bound Railroad Company, before the
organization of the Savannah Construction
Company, had a thirty-day option on
extensive terminal facilities and water
frontage below the city, and this may
mean that the South Bound, Middle Geor-
gia and Atlantic, and the Macon and At
lantic will pool issues for an extensive sys-
tenn of terminal properties including
wharves, at Deptford.
RUMORs OF A BIG TERMINAL PURCHASE.
General Mananer McEvoy, of the Middle
Georgia and Atlantic Railway, was in the
city yesterday, and it was stated that he
had a corps Of engineers ready to begin the
survey Of the road from the limits Of the
city, and that arrangements had been made
for terminal facilities below the Sa-
vannah Florida and Western wharves
There has been quite an excitement among
property holders in the vicinity of Thunder
bolt and Waters roads, owing to the
inquiry for lands IN that direction. Every
one appears to be under the impression that
the new railroads from or to Savannah
must seek terminal facilities between the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western railway
wharves and Augustine creek. Several
offers have been made for water fronts ON
the DeptfOrd plantation, including the
option TO the South Bound Company. and it
is believed that one of the projected
lines or parties representing its interests
has purchased part of that property. If
this is true there viii probably be some
changes in the route heretofore indicated as
that which would be built upon.