The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-25
COMING TO SAVANNAH.
NEW LINES DC RAILWAY SEEKING
AN OUTLET HERE.


tion-The Two Great Railroad sys-
TENS Extending Their Lines to the
South, West and Northwest-1-ues OF
Wharves Building, and New Steam
ships Added 20 the Fleets-The City's
Industrial and Commercial Progress.
The most conservative are beginning to
admit that Savannsh's commercial impor-
tance has been moderated, ard that the
city IS destined 70 be the gateway TO the
sea for the south, the y est and the north
west. As all roads led to Rome, 50 all
railroads are pointing in this direction.
Ne!l-infOrmed and observing business
men Of Savannah, lot disposed to be over
sauguine, say that the star Of the eily's
progress is in the ascendant, and that a
changed feeling has come over some of the
interior cities OF Georgia and Alabama, who
no longer look upon Savannah as a rival,
but as an auxiliary to their own prosperity.
Atlanta, Macon, Columbus, Americas, bir-
mInghaIn, Montgomery and other interior
cities have found that Savannah Is TIER
natural seaport, and ia proportion to the
prosperity OF the one will be that Of the
Others.
REACHING IN ALL DIRECTIONS
The two great railroad systems ceatering
here are extending their lines TO the south,
the west ard the northwest, developing the
country, making connections with the great
iron arteries of trade in every section OF the
country, and as the freight traffic has in
creased with each extension of roadwavs
sails have whitened the harbor, and every
deck has had the largest draught ocean
steamships InoOred to il, sometimes two and
three abreast. taking cargoes.
The cotton receipts of the mort for the
season Of les9-'9O will not fall far short of
l,NO,O Gales, and the pOr. continues TO be
tue largest naval stores exporting station in
the weird, while its lumber exports are on
the increase, aud must largely grow with
the new roads struggling to get TO this, the
leading seaport OF the South Atlantic coast
SOUTH ALABAMA's TRAFFIC.
The Savannah and Western, with its
through connections to tho west and north
west and its many laterals reaching out
into Georgia and Alabama, will be open for
through traffic by May l, and the Alabama
Midland. traversing Southeastern Alabama
to its connection with the Savannah.
Florida and Western, will combine to mako
large local territory tributary to this
port.
The Marietta and North Georgia is COM
pleted nearly to Knoxville, apd has only
short gap to build to give it an unbroken
and Independent line to Atlanta, with Sa
vannah as the objective point as an outlet
for the marble and rich mineral deposits
which abonad along the line of the Marietta
and North Georgia. There win be no
trouble IN getting satisfactory connections
Tor Savannah, as a MORNING News re-
porter IS Informed by a gentleman largely
Interested in the new road
THE CENTRAL's NEW CONNECTIONS.
The Central will push its branches still
farther west and southwest into Alabama.
and the president Of the Central admitted
Ia an interview last Sunday that the object
Is TO connect with the Louisville and Nash
| vile. ms great system, which ramities
the states OF Kentucky, Tennessee, Ala
bama, and Louisiana in the south, with con-
trolling lines north Of the Ohio river to St
Louis, has no direct outlet on the Atlantic
coast, and Savannah, il is believed, is looked
forward to by that extensive system as its
natural outlet IG is ON the most friendly
relations with the Central, which is extend
Ing Its terminal facilities here to meet the
demands upon it in the present and future.
PUSHING INTO THE CARoLINAs.
Az the country west and northwest is
looking toward Savannah, and lines of rail-
way are connecting with the present sys-
| tens To get 10 this port, SO the same is true
of the north and northeast The South
Bound, of The building of which there is lit
tie doubt, will open South Carolina and
! NOIIu CArOllua 10 Iue closest connection
with Savannah, and by its connections
shorten the lines Of travel from New York
to the south. Rights Of way and terminal
facilities have already been arranged for.
and the feeling which existed a year ago
that no more railroads could get into Sa-
vannah has been thoroughly dissipated by
the action of the city in blazing the way for
tue South Bound, as the alder nea say will
be done for other roads, the growing
commerce of the city demanding increased
railroad facilities
STILL ANOTHER COMING.
The Middle Georgia and Atlantic is
struggling this way from the state capital,
backed by liberal subsc riptions from The
people OF the counties along its projected
line, and it is believed by many that it will
be completed within the next two years,
and its projectors say that it will be built
within year
The Ocean Steamship Company has found
1t necessary IN the last two wears to build
two of the largest steamships to add to its
1eet, and q further increase is contemplated.
Extensive additions have been made and
are now under way at Savannah aid New
York to keep pace with the growing vol
ume of business. The railroads cantering
here added largely to their rolling stock last
year, beth in locomotives and cars, to find
that they were inadequate to keep up with
the increase Of traffic, and heavy additions
OF motive power and cars have been con-
tracted for TO move the next seasons crops.
THE CITY's GREAT TERMINALS.
Miles Of wharves have been built on the
east and west sides of the city, and there
has been a steady influx Of an industrious
class of people, the industrial and COM
mercial branches of the city's trade having
steadily increased. The city has grown con-
tinuously until acres of territory that were
known as commons q short time ago are
now covered with comfortable houses, many
of them costly edifces of modern archi-
lecture, and this growth has been so re
markabie that there are those residing in
tae city who hardly appreciate the advance
ment the city has made in the past three
years.
Real estate has appreciated in value
steadily. not by fits d starts, and syndi-
Gates formed to get hold Of land find that
owners have SO much confidence in the
future of the city, and have such COM
plete knowledge OF the value Of unimproved
property, that nothing but the most fancy
prices will buy.
1t is believed by the most observing and
intelligent citizens that the population of
Savannah will be more than 100000 within
five years.
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