The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-04
HEADING FOR DARIEN.
COL HAWKINS LOOKING FROM
STERLING THAT WAY.


Rights of Way Being Secured from
the Savannah, Americus and Mont
gomery's Terminus Through TAFT
nall and Liberty Counties, in the
Direction of walthourville, 1t IS Sup
posed to Connect With the Darien
Short Line-A Big Land Purchase at
Reidsville-Gen. Alexander Not Ad-
vised About the Matter.
1t has leaked out that the Americas In
vestment Company does not propose to
make Sterling its stopping point, and much
curiosity has followed the movements of the
silent man, Col H. s. Hawkins, who domi-
mates the Americas Investment Company,
as he is securing rights OF way southeasterly
from Sterling in the direction of Boards
creek and Walthourville, and it is believe ed
that he proposes to join the Darien Short
Line at that point.
What the objects Of this step are is not
known, but there are two views taken of
the matter. One is that the projection of
the road southwark from Sterling is with
view Of placing the Savannah and Western
in position where it will have to buy the
| Hawkins end of the Amerlcus road, as a
division OF the latter to Darien would leave
the Savannah and Western with its western
terminus in the woods or with connection
| where the recipr ,-Gy would be such as the
Americas Investment Company would
dictate.
ONE OF TWO THINGS.
The other is that Col. Hawkins wants
two terminal points, the Savannah termi-
nus for through freight ;and agriculture
traffic, and the Darien terminus for the
timber aud lumber traffic of the heavily
timbered counties lying bstween Sterling
| and Darien.
The Americas Investment Company, as
MORNING NEWS reporter was informed
yesterday, has bought rights of way from
Robert Giles and from other land owners
above the Ohoopee. and as far as Reidsville,
the county seat of Tattaall. At Reidsv lille
depot faculties have been purchased it is
SAID, from II. j. Lee and others, and from
heidsvlle the agents OF the investment
company left In the, direction of Boards
creek, the dividing line between Tattnali
and Liberty counties, taking rights of way
as they went along. Rights of way, it is
said, are now being secured in Liberty
county to Walthourvile. They have also
bought 500 acres of ground in the immedi-
ate vicinity of the junction of the Americas
road with the Savannah and Western.
THE CENTRAL NOT AT ALL WORRIED.
Gen. Alexander was seen by a MORNING
NEWS reporter and he said that he was not
aware that Col. Hawkins is securing rights
OF way as reported in the direction Of
Darien, nor does he know what are Col.
Hawkins plans. He expressed himself,
however, Indifferent as to whether the
road was extended from Sterling to Darien,
and he said that Darien cat take no busine IS
from Savannah. The most it can do. he
added, is to carry the lumber from the
n try IFtlsr n ata,lrr A,sitN.
nah. Darien cannot draw from the trade
coming here, for vessels can bring cargoes
here and can load here, whereas there Is
nothing to be carried in vessels to Darien
such as are brought here. They must 90 to
Darien IN ballast, and only get lumber car
goes.
PUSHING ON TO STERLING.
The work On the Savannah and Western,
Gen. Alexander says, is progressing favor
ably, aud schedule will bo made up during
the present month. 1t will be the plan for
the Savannah and Western engines and
crews TO take trains to and from Savannah
and Sterling and there Col. Hawkins road
will attach their engines and crew and take
passenger trains through to Americas with
out change of cars.
The bridge construction has been COM
pleted on the Savannah and Western except
on the bridges over Pendleton creek and
the Ohoopee river, and work is being pushed
at both ends of these bridges, and the iron
is being laid from both ends of the road 1t
is expected that the road will be open to
through trains by May l. As to the train
service Gen. Alexander said that he is not
prepared to state how many trains will be
run daily. IL is believed, however. that
there will be morning and night trains both
ways
TATrNALL IN HIGH GLEE,
gentleman from Tattnall county, in an
interview with a MORNING NEWS reporter.
said that the first train on the Savannah
and Western 20 Hendricks, Tattnall county,
on Friday of last week, was the occasion of
one of the greatest events IN Tattnall
county.
Reemer Hendricks, a prosperous farmer
OF Tattnall county, conceived the idea of
giving reception IN honor of the event.
The first passenger coach came through
from Savannah to the door of Mr.. Hen
bricks house, crowded with passengers. a
band of music being on board for the
special occasion. Toe house was beautifully
illuminated, the lights being turned on as
the first passenger coach which had pene-
trated SO far i 4 Tattnall county came to a
standstil fronting the house.
MADE A SOCIAL EVENT.
There were fully 300 guests from Chat
ham, Liberty, Bulloch, Bryan, Efingham,
and Tattlall counties. Prominent railroad
OhiSiulS were p9tSSuV, dulOuS WnOfn were
Capt j. D. Smith, r. H. Cobb, and Others.
Among the ladies present were the Misses
Moore, the Misses Iootle Miss Winnie Ken
nedy, Miss Kathlina Kelly. Miss Beulah
Green, Miss Emma Hamilton, Miss Ger
trude Relmby, Miss Rosa Sheftall, and
many others from the different counties of
} this section. Mr.. and Mrs. Hendricks en-
tertained most royalty, aud the hospi-
tality of the host and his accomplished
wife made all feel at home Re.
: freshments were served, and it was O'Clock
in the morning before the guests departed,
after night of good cheer, in which music
and dancing made the time seem ali too
short.
A RICH COUNTRY OPENED.
The gentleman from Tattnall said: "The
Savannah and Western had opened I'D a
large and fertile scope of country tributary
to Savannah, and thousands of acres of
timber will increase your lumber and naval
stores receipts. New settlements are
already being formed, and schools and