The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-25
4 TRIPARTITE AFFAIR.
RUMoRs OF POOL OF THREE IN
DEPENDENT Roads

The South Bound, Macon and Atlantic
and Middle Georgia and Atlantic May
Unite and Occupy Hutchinson leland.
Bigh Dignitaries Of she Three Sys-
TENS in Town Tuesday and Deal
suspected-The Macon and Atlantic
to Have It's Own Line of Steamships.
Col Machen Says Look Out for
Surprises
floating about in railroad circles yesterday
relative to the probable occupation of
Hutchinson Island by the three newly pro-
jected lines Of railroads to this city, viz.
the South Bound, the Middle Georgia and
Atlantic and the Macon and Atlantic.
TRIPARTITE ARRANGEMENT.
Iii said that representatives Of the three
companies were in conference in this
city day before yesterday afternoon,
and evening, but whatever was the
result of that conference the parties seem
10 have carefully concealed it from the
general public Significance is attached to
the remark made by Col. Macheu on the
eve Of his departure that an announce
would not only astonish the people of Sa-
vannah, but would be highly satisfactory
to them.
1t is known that Chief Engineer Wells
and General Manager Lane Of the Macon
and Atlantic road were In this city Tuesday
afternoon, and left that night without dis
closing the object of their visit
1t Is believed in some quarters that the
three lines Of railway will come into the
city on the same track, and that they will
unite in the occupation of Hutch
lnson Island as the terminal prop
erty of the three independent
system of railways, none of which are COM
petitors, as each traverses different terri
tory from the other, yet having Savannah
as their objective seacoast terminus.
NEW STEAMSHIP LINE.
1t was learned yesterday, from gentle
man who is authority on railroad matters,
that the Macon and Atlantic railway, which
sought to secure the Gordon wharves for
river frontage, was unwilling to pay
the price asked for the property,
and IL is also known that
| no propositions have been made by the
Macon and Atlantic road to the owners of
Deptford, who have twice invited PROPOSE
lions. 1t is thought that project is now
| on foot to establish union passenger depot
on the South Bounds depot property on
| Springfield plantation for the three lines of
| railways, and that the three systems will
unite IN providing a river frontage on the
south side Of Hutchinson Island.
A gentleman informed a MORNING NEWS
reporter yesterday that be has it upon the
authority of an official of the Macon and
Atlantic road that the company will estab-
| Jlsh line of steamships at Savannah, and
the gentleman intimated broadly that
nothing could be more probable than that
the South Bound aud the Middle Georgia
and Atlantic will unite with the Macon and
Atlantic in the matter of freight terminals
and work their lines as feeders for the new
line OF steamships.
MOVED OVER INTO BULLOCK.
The Macon and Atlantic engineering
corps. which has been encamped at Guyton
for the last two weeks, broke camp yester-
day morning and returned to Bulloch
| county, as they said, to straighten line.
The people of Guyton for awhile feared
that the Macon and Atlantic was about to
be diverted from Guyton. but it is now I'M
derstood that within the last two or three
days Guytonians have been officially in
formed that there is little likelihood of the
road being SO diverted. 1t is said, however,
that persons interested in real estate
remote from the town are seeking
to divert the road from Guyton,
| and one Of the interested parties is
| said to have been in close conference with
General Manager Lane and Chief Engineer
| Wells in this city day before yesterday It
| Is thought that money consideration has
been offered the Macon and Atlantic rail
way to divert the line from Guyton.
THE CENTRAL TO SHORTEN ITS LINE.
The revival of the project to extend the
Middle Georgia and Atlantic railway to
Savannah recalls the statement made some
time since by Gen. Z. 2. Alexander, presi-
dent of the Central, to a MORNING News
| reporter. Gen. Alexander, while not in
clined to believe that such read would
ever be built, stated that if any one was
| ever foolish enough to build such line,
the Central will protect Its inter
est by shortening the line to Atlanta,
which it could very easily do. Just
| what route it would adopt to shorten its
line Gen. Alexander did not state, but it is
believed that the Central will build from
Tennille to MilledgeviIle, and extend its line
from Eatonton to Social Circle, or build
from Sterling via Dublin to Gordon,
and extend its road from Eaton
| ton to Social Circle. Either line
would materially shorten the distance be-
tween Savannah to Atlanta, as compared
with the Centrals present lines
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