The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-07
AFTER ALL THE LINES.
TIE NASHVILLE SYNDICATE FIG
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The Rumored Consolidation OF the
Street Car systems-PresidentJ John
ston Says He Has Heard Nothing OF
a Movement TO Secure the City and
Suburban, but the Syndicate's Agent
Saws Mr.. Parsons offered to Dispose
of Part of the Road-Probsble Nego.
lions In New York.
The proposed adoption Of electric motive
mower on the Belt Line has led to a great
deal of conjecture as to what effect it vii
have on the City and Suburban and Coast
lines. It is generally believed that thss<
railways must adopt electrical power GO
compete with a road on which rapid transit
and reduced fares will be most attractive.
The management OF the City and Subur.
ban said some time ago, when the matter OF
adopting electrical power on the Belt Line
was being discussed, that if it was adopted
il would necessitate like action on the part
of the City and Suburban lines
Since that time there has been a change
in the City and Suburban's affairs, Mr..
Parsons aud one or two northern friends
having bought controlling interest in the
company.
A MORNING NEWS reporter asked Presi-
dent Johnston recently If the company VIII
put in an electric motive power plant, and
be replied that it will not at present
CAPT. JOHNSTON THINKS IT'S TOO SOON.
1t is too soon yet, Capt johnson added,
as electricity may be said to be in its in
fancy yet, as motive power, and two
years hence will be time enough to think of
adopting 1t. By that time the experiences
of others, Capt. Johnston thinks, may prove
to be so profitable as to justify any lack of
haste
Referring to rumors of negotiations by
the Nashville syndicate for the purchase Of
the City and Suburban and Coast Line
roads, Capt Johnston said, that the first
information he had heard of it was what he
had read in the MORNING NEWS.
Then there have been no negotiations for
the purchase Of the City and Suburban by
the Nashville syndicatel"
mot that know Of" Capt. Johnson re-
piled.
AN OFFER FOR THE CITY AND SUBURBAN.
A MORNING NEWS reporter found gem
tleman yesterday who does know something
about it. The gentleman said that, repre-
senting the purchasers of the controlling
interest in the Belt Line, he saw Mr.. Par
sons in New York and tried TO purchase a
controlling interest in the Coast Line aud
City and Suburban properties, and a liberal
figure was offered and declined. Mr. Par
sons was not willing 10 listen to proposal
TO sell the Coast Line, and then the gentle
man attempted to negotiate for the City and
Suburban property. Mr.. Parsons was not
unwilling TO dispose of part of the line, but
with such a proviso that il could not be
entertained. and the matter dropped. The
gentleman added, however, that il dropped,
as far as he was concerned as the agent,
but he was not prepared to say that the
negotiations might not again be renewed
by the principals themselves, who are now
in New York
STEP TOWARD CONSOLIDATION.
Another gentleman informed MORNING
NEWS reporter that, in his Judgment, the
purchase Of TIE Belt Line is only step in
the direction Of securing other lines, and he
remarked that he would not be surprised if
the other lines changed hands They must
adopt the electrical motive power.
There Is complaint that the out of town
service is not what it should be- IL it were
better there would be a much larger num-
Der OF people who would have homes on
the salts But they want quick transit,
comfortable cars and accommodating
schedules. At least one out of every three
people who come 10 Savannah would pre-
FER to live out Of town, free from the aus
OF the city, and where they can have flower
and vegetable gardens, a sail on the river
and, with the pleasures of rural life, car
transact their business in the city.
BELT OF THE SUBURBS
A belt line Of twenty miles, taking 10
Montgomery, Beaulieu, Bethesda and the
Isle OF Hope, with a branch TO White Bluff
and Rose Dew, skirting the coast in q
healthful country, would rapidly populate
that section, and the road would paw
DO you think it probable such road will
be builtp the gentleman was asked.
II think it possible he replied. ~ dc
not know that the purchasers of the Belt
Line contemplate building the road if they
do not obtain the lines already built. They
are now getting ready to put in their plant
to operate the the Belt line, but it Is quite
probable that they will seek to obtain Oh G
right to use other streets in the city to be
operated by electrical power, and there is
no reason why they should not extend their
lines to the saltsn
Would not the out of town property
holders be willing to subscribe to the stock
OF company to build a belt roadp'
ROAD THAT WOULD PAY.
Undoubtedly. The road could be built
ana equipped for 100000. would be will
ing to take one-fifth Of the stock myself
and others, think, would subscribe The
advantages of belt line. with no such dis
comforts as smoke and cnders, running
almost noiselessly, and with day and niy6i
schedules would pay handsome dividend
over fixed charges, and think these facts
Will not escape the attention of the new
company
1t is understood that DIR. Falligant has a
very liberal charter for road such as sug
gested above. 1t is not known that thi,
charter is for sale, but DIR. Falligant say,
that while he may not be able to build the
road, he will give liberal rights of way to 6
company that will build.