The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-01
PUSHING ON NEW RAILROADS.
The wrightsviile and Tennille 20 be
Extended to Dublin.

Extended TO Dublin.
President W. B. Thomas of the Wrights-
vile and Tennille railroad, general man
ager Of the line from Valdosta to Dead
mans Bay, Fla, and president Of the Talla-
hassee and Stevenson, Ala, roads, is in
Washington, ID. c., 20 make arrangements
for bridging the Oconee river, to extend
the Wrightsville and Tennille road 20
Dublin. He Informed MoRIEG News
reporter before going north that he would
have the line completed and in operation
soon. Between tue three railroads Mr..
Thomas is kept busy. He thought he was
losing time in having to go to Washington.
MIR. Thomas is zealously interested in {
TallapooSa and Stevenson (Ala.) rail- d.
he says that the line IL only lis miles long,
but in that distance nine iron mines are
located and three coal mines are found.
The preliminary survey is nearly COM
soon as possible now. The road has a char
ter TO extend the line upon the crest Of Look
out mountain, and the survey for the work is
going on. The main line runs at the foot
OF the mountain, passing through the most
fertile valleys and the finest timbered section
in that part of the state. Mr.. Thomas says
that the connections at Stevenson, Ala, will
be the very best obtainable. The line con-
meets there with the Louisville and Nash
the Tallepoosa end an extension will be
made TO connect with the Central, either at
LAGRANGE or Carrollton. This viii De a
distance additional Of only about twenty
miles, and will be finished speedily upon the
completion OF the main line. When these
connections are made. the distance from
Savannah TO Nashville will be lessened
about seventy-five miles. and the route from
here 10 other points in that section will be
shOrtened in n like ylYOnortiOn
Mr.. Thomas took very active interest in
the Valdosta and Florida railroad until he
became the head of the North Georgia and
Alabama railroad. 50 much Of his time
was consumed between the three roads then
that he rendered his resignation as general
manager of the Floridg railroad, but the
management did not accept it, and pre-
vailed on the general manager to hold on
longer Mr.. Thomas says that good deal
OF the work on the Florida road is taken off
OF his hands by the appointment of Mr..
Arthur Pew as construction Superintendent.
Mr.. Pew has been, all along, the chief
engineer, and will continue to act in that
capacity.
There was some talk of Mr.. Thomas re-
signing the presidency Of the Wrightsville
and Tennille railroad, but he will be given
superintendent, it is understood, who will
look after the detail work of the road. This
will relieve Mr.. Thomas of a great deal of
close duty, and he thinks that he will
be able to devote more time to each line.
Nearly twenty miles of the line from VAL
dosta to the Florida coast are finished, and
Mr.. Thomas said that the work is being
vigorously pushed. He hopes in less than
twelve months to have all of the roads
in operation. The Wrightsville and Ten
mile railroad, he says, is a great feeder to
Savannah, and he predicts that the opening
up of the North Georgia section, and
shortening the route from here to northern
and northwestern points will be of great
benefit to Savannah.
Savannah capitalists and merchants are
interested in the road building from VAL
dosta to Deadman's Bay via Madison.