The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-09
TO MAKEITA SURE THING
A COMPANY ORGANIZING TO
BUILD COL. MACHEN'S ROAD.

Savannah Capital Taking Hold of the
Epterprise-The City's Liberal Grant
to the South Bound Pretty Sure TO
Bring the Middle Georgia and At
lantic Here-The Minedgeville Com
mittee Fails to Arrive.
There is a movement on foot TO add ma
terial strength to the Middle Georgia aud
Atlantic railroad by the organization of a
construction company with a capital of
$4,000 to insure the building Of the road
TO Savannah. The projectors are
unwilling yet. however, to IN
veil the plans. Two prominent Bay
street men, when approached yesterday by
a MORNING NEWS reporter for information,
said that they were under a pledge of
secrecy and could not talk without a breach
of confidence.
1t is admitted by those interested in the
movement that if the city council will give
the same encouragement TO the Middle
Georgia and Atlantic which was given TO
the South Bound there is little doubs that
the road will come to Savannah. There is
apparently a great deal more under the
surface than the friends of the road
are willing to disclose at this time, as it is
feared that the Central will entagonize the
movement.
THE STATUS OF THE ENTERPRISE.
The present status of the Middle Georgia
and Atlantic seems to be about as follows:
A construction company composed prlnci-
pally of a northern syndicate with capital
of $780, 900 began the construction of the
road. Instead Of beginning at Atlanta it
began well-down the line, and built
from Machen to Eatonton, with no
Hell defined purpose as TO whether it would
come to Savannah or would go to Bruins
wick or Port Royal, but when the city
council gave the South Bound rights Of way
into Savannah and sold it terminal facili-
ties, Col Machen settled upon Savannah as
the only practical terminus for the road.
A capital OF $4,000 is a small one to
build road from Atlanta to Savannah. and,
although Col Machen had built seventy
miles of road, from Macon TO Covington.
without a dollar, the construction of road
from Atlanta to Savannah. which would be
a rival TO the Central, could not be built in
that way.
SAVANNAH WANTS IT.
Col. Machen during his recent visit to Sa-
vanuah took occasion to impress that fact
upon the business men who were not so
much disturbed at the prospect of the road
going to Port Royal, as they wanted to in
sure the building of a road which win give
them another connective route to Birming-
ham.
1t is believed now that there will be a re-
organization Of the present construction
company, and that il will be strengthened
by the addition of Savannah capital A
MORNING NEWS reporter was informed last
night by well posted gentleman, a pro-
nounced friend of the Middle Georgia and
Atlantic, that there was a meeting yester-
day of the friends of the movement, look
ing to the organization of a company to
aid the enterprise. and it is believed that
the line now under consideration looks to a
junction with the South Bound, somewhere
in Effingham county.
THE NILLEDGEvILLE DELEGATION.
The promised delegation from Milledge-
vile, which was to call on Gen. Alexander
yesterday TO see if lease could not be
effected of the Eatonton and Gordon road
to the Middle Georgia and Atlantic. SO that
Milledgeville can be taken on the line. did
not come, and if they had they would not
have found Gen. Alexander in the city, and
last night General Manager Gabbett left
town.
A gentleman from Eatonton, in discuss
ing the proposed lease of the Eatonton and
Gordon branch TO the Middle Georgia and
Atlantic said that Eatontonians do not
waLJ to see such deal consummated. 1--WE
already have a road to Milledgeville,n he
said, land we would much prefer to sea the
road go to Sparta and thence to Savannah