The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-07
TO GO TO FOOT POINT.
THE MACON AND ATLANTIC COM
PANY'S PLANS.

|
Northumberland John Il. Young
Explains Why the Company VIII
; Not Make It's Terminus Here.
The movements Of the Macon TO Atlantic
people have of late been shroudad in mys-
|; terry. There has been a great deal of specu-
lation as to their intentions, whether they
really intended coming to Savannah or not.
and whether they wonld make their sea
port terminus at some other point. The
cat is out Of the bag at last, however, and
it appears that they intend to straddle the
fence, that is TO come to Savannah but
have a deep water terminus else where.
A MORNING NEWS reporter saw Mr.. John
K Young yesterday anc learned from him
what the exact intentions Of the Macon and
Atlantic Railway Company are. Mr..
Young is a director of the company and is
taking prominent interest in it.
DIRECTOR YOUNG TALKS
AS President Sparks had already spoken
freely of the intentions Of the company Mr..
Young had no objections to talking.
"The Macon and Atlantic he said, twill
build into Savannah at point as near the
center of the city as it is possible for it to
get. Work is going on all along the line
now, and the road will be completed at an
early day. Its deep water terminus will be
Colleton's Neck or Foot Point. point oppo-
site Port Royal, about five miles from Bluff
ton and eighteen miles from Savannah In a
straight line, a location which affords us all
the facilities desired. A branch line will be
built to this point from some point on the
line a short distance above Savannah"
Colleton's Neck is situated upon the Cole
ton river, an arm of Port Royal sound. "ICs
seaport facilities" said Mr.. Young, "are
wonderful. When they became known to
the railway company, the projectors opened
their eyes and saw at once that this was the
point they were in quest of. At mean nigh
tide Colleton's river has twenty-nine feet of
water right up to the bluff The outlet is
over the Port Royal bar, which
affords greater depth OF
water than any bar on the Atlantic south
OF Baltimore, and the advantages for ship
ping are unequaled. 1t has a large harbor,
an open road to the sea, and by the con-
formation of the land with the river the
neck of land affords complete protection
from storms from the sea-"
SAVANNAH TERMINALS TOO HIGH.
In answer to question whether the
Macon and Atlantic couldn't get terminals
in Savannah, Mr.. Young said: "The most
desirable terminals available in Savannah
was the Gordon wharf and Lamar property,
which would have cost in the neighborhood
OF half million dollars. The cost of get
ting to this property would have been very
great, with innumerable Inconvenience in
crossing other railroad tracks and making
satisfactory transportation
The road started out to come to Savau-
nah, said Mr.. Young emphaticelly, land
1t Is coming here. AS a Sevannahian
cannot see that the use of Colleton's Neck
as terminal point can be any injury to
Savannah. but Just the opposite. The point
VIII be used just as the port of Savannah,
aud freight will be transferred to and from
Savannah and the port terminus at nomi-
| nal rates. II will be Just as easy to do
| Savannahs business from this point as from
} any point between Deptford and Tybee,
or from Hutchinson Island. There will be
no trouble in composing with other railway
; lines entering Savannah in freight rates
! and port facilities
TIE CoMPANY's PURCHASE.
! Mr.. Young was asked what the Macon
and Atlantic had secured at Colleton's
Neck. He said they had all the lands and
= water front they wanted; in fact, prac
= tically all the available water front and
i land adjacent. This is not the first
: time be added, that the Importance of Col
: leton's Neck has been realized. Many years
ago an English syndicate had a survey
I made of this portion of the coast, and dis
> covering the great advantages Of the point,
i bought up the property with the intention
o of establishing a seaport there, but some
}, how the project never succeeded, and the
company dropped out of sight.
The Macon and Atlantic company, Mr..
Young said, secured possession of these old
= charts, and through them learned the i'm
il mense advantages Of the point as sea.
4 port.
= Mr.. Young was asked il there is anything
Ia the report OF a combination of the
: Macon aud Atlantic with the Middle
, Georgia and Atlantic Col. Machen's line.
i He replied that there was nothing in the
i ont
!. ment or understanding between them.
n He added that he believed this arrangement
!, would be great advantage to Savannah,
: as 1t will attract this way the immense
!, grain business of the west, which is now
/, seeking an outlet on the South Atlantic
S coast, and which the insufficient depth OF
Savannah's harbor has hitherto prevented
/. her receiving. Also the great iron business
:, of the south, which now requires port with
+ deep water and the la gest vessels.
q THE GOVERNMENT CoALING STATION.
The government has made an appropria
: ton OF $500, 600 to build coaling station at
!. point opposite Foot Point on Broad river
- a very short distance from the Macon and
- Atlantic's terminus This enterprise on the
;, part of the government will furnish a great
!, deal of freight for the new road. This
- action of the government will greatly in
!, crease the importance Of the port and be Of
= consequent benefit to the road.
. From numerous intimations dropped by
: Col. Machen's party when in Savannah il
- is thought that they also had an eye OF
:, Colletons Neck, as they spoke of a point
= opposite Port Royal and five miles from
y Button where they could obtain deer
= water and all the terminal facilities desired
- 1t may have been only bluff, however. tt
- cause the city to come down more hand
!. somsly in its offers to the new line.
just how the South Bound and tht
Middle Georgia and Atlantic railroads
- the first especially, stand in connection
- with this lately announced programme of
~ the Macon and Atlantic is not known, anC
= what deals. arrangements and connection
~ will be made it is impossible to say. 1t i
- more than likely that two, if not all tire
"a of the roads will come into the city over tn
- same line.
v THE NJ. AND AS SURVEYING CORPS.
ie The Macon and Atlantic's permanent sur
is veying corps has broken camps at Guyton
and has moved down to Shearouse's sa "
mill, about four miles east Of MARROW. Tn
10 corps is surveying from the Ogsechee rive
l. to run by way of Pinafore, the prospective
town at the twenty-eight mile post, notet
for its vigorous growth of the saw palmetto
1t is reported that Mayor Sweat of Guy
ton received official notice from Genera