The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-17
OPENING OFTHE MIDLAND
TIE NEW ROAD a BIG FEEDER
FOR SAVANNAH.

the Inauguration of the Through
Service-The Savannah and Coast
Delegations to the Celebration
AIabama's Fertile Sections Opened
to the World by the New Enter
prise.
Tomorrow win be gala day in Mont
gomery, Ala 1t will celebrate the opening
of the Alabama Midland, which gives that
city direct route to Savannah. There
is to be a banquet Tomorrow night, and
arrangements have been made to seat 600
people in the banquet hall. On Thursday
the visitors to Montgomery will be driven
about the city and envirops in carriages.
The Savannah party will leave Thursday
night and the train will arrive in Savannah
Friday at z so p. m.
Information obtained at the Savannah,
Florida and Western offices yesterday indi-
Gates that there will be immense crowds at
Montgomery. Invitations have been sent
TO all the principal cities and towns from
Charleston to jacksonville, and all along
the line of the Savannah, Florida and
Western, Brunswick and Western, and all
the roads entering Montgomery.
The Savannah, Florida and Western will
take over special train, leaving here at
o'clock tonight and arriving in Montgom-
cry about O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
The party will breakfast at Townsville, and
it will lunch on the train. The train viii be
composed of ten coaches. General Manager
Haines and Supt r. G. Fleming will have
their private cars and Traffic Manager G. d.
Owens and Walter Chisholm, Esq, of coun-
sci for the Plant system, will accompany the
excursion. The Charleston delegation, the
delegation from Brunswick, and the Jack
sonville delegation will each have special
car.
DELEGATIONS TO THE OPENING.
The following is the roster of the dele
tions from Savannah, Bruins wick, Jackson
vile and Charleston;
Savannah-GenerA Manager Haines,
Supt. R. G. Fleming, Traffic Manager c. D.
Owens and Walter Chisholm, Esq, repre-
senting the Savannah, Florida and Western.
Representing the cotton exchange: M. Y.
Maclntyre, chairman; w. s. Tlson, John
Sullivan, George z. Walker and r. F. Har-
mon. Representing the board of trade: j.
b. Withers, chairman; Q. D. Baldwin, j. b.
johnson, r. ID. Guerard and William Hops.
Brunswick-Supt George W. Haines,
General Freight and Passenger Agent
James McDuffie, C. P. Goodyear and W. E.
Kay, attorneys for the Brunswick and
Western road; Hon. j. G.. Spears, mayor
of Brunswick; Judge s. r. Atkinson, c.. r.
Downing, president OF the board Of trade;
j. U. Madden, NJ. j. Colson, d. Glauber, J.
S. Coles, Jr., J. H. Mccullough, G. b.
Lloyd, NJ Ulman, w. p. Kent of the EUeIl-
ing Post and f. E. Twitty of the Times.
Jacksonville-D. u, Fletcher. Col II. T.
Bayer, Hon. A. E. Hartridge, F. W. Haw-
thorne of the Times Union. s. B. Hubbard.
J. c. LEngle, Charles Marvin, J. NJ. C.
Stockton, L. Furchgott and ]. H. Stephens.
Charleston-Hon. Geo. d. Bryan, mayor
of the city, and the following committee
from the chamber Of commerce and board
80 49, 1 ~ ~ CT.
Alexander Marshall, L. Z. Lowndes, w. K.
Darby. J. B. e. Sloan, w. B. Chisholm, X.
s. Upper and G. 9. Olney.
A FEEDER FOR SAVANNAH.
General Manager Haines of the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western railway, in an in
terview with a MORNING News reporter
yesterday, predicted that the Alabama Mid
land will add largely to the trade of Savan-
nah, as 1t will open up country not here
tofore tributary TO Savannah. In fact there
has been no railroad communication through
a stretch of fertile country from Bainbridge
in this state to Ozark in Alabama
Col. Haines said that in the counties of
Geneva, Henry, Dale and Coffee an In
creased cotton acreage has resulted from the
building of the Alabama Midland, and this
acreage will be increased from year to year
Before the building of the Alabama Midland
it was too far for the farmers to haul fer
tilizers to their lands and to haul cotton to
market, but large shipments of fertil-
lzers were received by the agriculturists of
Southeastern Alabama for their lands, aud
the indications are that there will be splen-
did crops of cotton raised and shipped over
the road to the Savannah market. He
estimates that, with a good season
and fair yield, the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western will
bring to Savannah 10000 more bales OF
cotton for the season of lS90-9l than for
that Of 1SS9-'90. If Col. Haines' estimate
IS even an approximately safe one. and the
Central should bring as many bales as it did
this season, Savannah will handle more than
100000 bales next season. The extensions
OF the Centrals system will doubtless enable
it to do as well, if not better, although the
Alabama Midland is apt to cut into its
territory In the neighborhood OF Ozark and
Troy.
TO BUILD FURTHER WEST.
Col Halnes said the construction COM
pany which built the Alabama Midland is
extending the road from Montgomery to
Maplesville, where it will let in the East
tennessee, Virginia and Georgia to Mont
gomery, but he was not prepared to say
when this extension will be completed.
10 the question as to whether the road
will push farther westward, Col, Haines re-
piled that while he was not fully informed
as TO the plans Of the construction company
as the Plant system is Interested no farther
than Montgomery. yet he understands that
the road is projected from Montgomery,
via Tuscaloosa, to Memphis, but how much
farther enthusiastically it will be built he
is not informed
Going back to the Alabama Midland.
al. Haines said that the country along the
Las will furnish considerable traffiS in
timber, lumber and naval stores.
Supt. Fleming said that the opening of
the Alabama Midland will result In bring
ing to the Savannah market heavy ship
ments OF cotton from southeastern Ala
bama, and he estimated that Troy alone
will furnish 10000 bales
Traffic Manager c. D. Owens thinks this
Is too high an estimate. Mr.. Owens thinks
that Troy can be depended upon for about
$1,000 bales, Ozark 900 and Dothan 5000
TO 10000, and from Montgomery about
1000 bales Mr.. Owens estimate is that
the Savannah, Florida and Western win
bring from 10000 to IT'S, 900 bales of cotton
In excess of the present seasons cotton
traffic Of the road.
TO OPEN RICH COUNTRY.
MIR. Owens says that the road runs
through prolific country, and from Ozark
south cotton is planted nearly up to the
track. The town of Dothan is growing
mid lry nd oil