The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-27
PUSHING TO SAVANNAH.
THE MACON AND ATLANTIC SUR
vRYoRs IN THE FIELD.

VEYORS IN i be FA6LO.
Cant. John Morrison on the Railroad
situation Around Ellabell - Col.
Hawkins Believed to be Seeking an
independent Line to savapnah-The
Work on the Savannah. Dublin and
Western - Progress of the South
Bound.
Chief Engineer w. H. Wells, of the Macon
and Atlantic railroad has returned
to Macon. While here Mr.. Wells met
quite a number of friends Of the new road
and he left the impression indelibly fixed
tina. the road will be built. The line is now
being surveyed, and no matter how much the
Central may do on the Savannah, Dublin
and Western, or what Col. Machen may
say about building, it will not deter the
Macon and Atlantic from pushing on from
Macon to Savannah.
The new company obtained charter last
week, the stock in the construction COM
pany, it is claimed, has all been taken, and
the only complaint made, it is said, is that
there was not enough stock Offered
in Savannah. Il is understood that the
100000 assigned to Savannah has ali
been taken, principally among mer-
chants and capitalists, although it is under
stood that John r. Young and others on
the Bay took some of the stock. Some Of
the heaviest capitalists in Savannah were
willing to take large block Of stock, but
didn't care to go in as minority stockholders,
and some four or five of them are said to
have drawn out
Capt. John Morrison of Ellabell was in
the city yesterday. and was caught by a
MORNING NEWS reporter and questioned
about the railroad situation in his section.
Capt. Morrison says the line Of the Macon
and Atlanuc road has been surveyed some
six miles north Of Ellabel, but he don't see
how it can help coming by Ellabell, as all
roads looking toward Savannah must come
that way if they do not 60 that way. He
believes the road will be built. There is
no doubt of it," ssid a wellknown manu-
facturer who has all along been considered
as decidedly partial to the Machen
enterprise.
Referring to the Middle Georgia and At
lantle Capt. Morrison expresses the opinion
that it win be built. He says that the work
began last week at Ellabell, but little was
done before the force was ordered to the
neighborhood of Swainsboro, and the chief
engineer of the road informed Capt Morri-
son, in removing the force of men, that it
was necessary to double the force in the
vicinity Of Swainsboro to occupy certain
territory, but Capt. Morrison does not
know what progress has been made
There have been some refusals of rights of
way to the Middle Georgia and Atlantic,
Capt. Morrison says, on portions of the line
on both sides of Ellabell in Bryan county,
and these refusals comprise a considerable
portion of fourteen miles of roadway
Holders are quite willing to
grant right of way. provided a
guarantees is given that damages will be
paid for the graded work if the road is not
built, as the experience of land owners with
the Savannah, Dublin and Western
line has been quite annoying, and they do
not want a recurrence Of 1t. AS for him
self, Can't. Morrison gives rights of way to
all roads, and has assisted in obtaining them
for the Savannah and Western, the Savan-
nah, Dublin and Western, and the Macon
and Atlantic.
Capt. Morrison says the Central has a
force of about 100 men at work resurfacing
and repairing the roadbed of the Savannah,
Dublin and Western, which indicates that
Gen. Alexander did not speak hastily when
he said to q MORNING NEWS reporter that
the Central had obtained the franchise and,
having all along intended to build to Dub
lin, had actually commenced work at
Ellabell.
1t is believed by Capt Morrison that Col.
Hawkins wants to come into Savannah on
roadbed of his own, with the Savannah.
Americas and Montgomery. Capt Nor
rison says that the Central, in his judg-
ment, will extend the Savannah asd West
ern line from Dublin to some point on the
Central, which will shorten the line TO
Macon and give it direct line of its own
to Birmingham, so that it will also be iade-
pendent of the Hawkins road. Capt.
Morrison added: 1.-The Central means
business, and it is not projecting
the road from Ellabell to Dublin TO stave
of any other roads," The country, he SAYS,
IS rapidly developing along the line of the
Savannah and Western, and, he added, if
Col. Hawkins should build his road into
Savannah from Lyons the traffic on the
Savannah and Western to Lyons will pay
all the operating expenses and more Quite
number of new houses, Capt. Morrison
says, will be erected at Ellabell, and it is
proposed to make it a summer residence
place for Savannah people.
Chief Engineer Wadley of the South
Bound came into the city last night. and
Will meet the directors of the construction
company at their adjourned meeting TO-
day, at which, il is understood, the adyer-
tlsement for bids for building that part OF
the road which will lie in Georgia and the
building of the bridge over the Savannah
river will be considered and authorized.
A director said yesterday that while
the South Bound people have not been
blowing about their work, no road has ever
been projected where moro has been done
IN SO short a time. The line has been sur
veyed nearly to the proposed crossing of
the Savannah river. and much detail work
has been done to advance the enterprise.
and there need be no apprehension about its
being built. 1t viii be built and built rap
idly, and the actual work of construction
will begin very soon.