The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-23
PUSHING ON TO DUBLIN.
THE CENTRAL AT WORK ON THE
DUBLIN AND WESTERN LINE.


Another Trunk Line from the West
TO Savannah Projected-Mr. Hughes
Plans.
The Central railroad is not asleep in these
times of railroad activity. 1t has begun
work on the Savannah, Dublin and Western.
Gen. Alexander, was asked yesterday if it
is true that the Central will build to Dublin,
as is reported, and he replied that work has
already begun on the road. DE said that IL
has ali along been the intention to extend
road to Dublin, and with this in view the
franchise of the Savannah, Dublin and
Western was obtained, and the road is to be
constructed on that line from Ellabell to
Dublin. Twenty-Five miles of the line were
graded by the projectors of the Savannah,
Dublin and Western, and it is this portion
of the road the Central is now putting IN
order, or rather regarding.
Gen. Alexander was asked if it is the in
tention to extend the road westward after
reaching Dublin, and he replied that 1t IS
not his rule to cross a bridge until he comes
TO it. but that If any parallel line should be
built, or seriously considered, then the road
would be extended from Dublin to Griswold-
ville thus shortening the CentraPs line to
Macon some twenty miles.
Beyond the twenty-five miles grade Gen.
Alexander stated that the line has not been
located, but when it is located the work of
construction may be prosecuted from Dub
lin eastward, and from Ellaben, on the
Savannah aud Western, westward.
THE CENTRAL IN ALABAMA.
Gen. Alexander was asked what is the
status of the proposed extension of the Cen
trail in Southeastern Alabama. He replied
that it has been the intention OF the
Central to extend its lines from Columbia,
this fall to extend the road from Troy to
! Andalusia. On being asked IL the road
would be extended farther, he replied that
lit would not be for the present, but the
: objective point is point on the Louisville
sand Nashville road somewhere in the
L-neighborhood of Pollard.
Referring to the Macon and Dublin road,
. projected by Mr.. Dudley M. Hughes, presi-
Esdent of the company, Gen. Alexander said
: that he knows nothing about the enterprise
> beyond what he has seen in the newspapers
The road has no connection. Gen. Alexander
added, with the road from Ellabell to Dub
lin, and is no part of the Savannah, Dublin
and Western. While the latter has charter
TO build from Dublin to Macon, no rights of
, way were secured west of Dublin by the
projectors.
THE RIGHT OF WAY INTO MACON.
The city council of Macon this week
granted the petition of Dudley NJ. Hughes,
president of the Macon and Dublin road,
for right Of way 200 feet wide for tracks
and four acres Of land for terminal property
on the condition that the road is not to be
sssold out to any other road, but is to be built
TO Dublin within twelve months and work
to begin within thirty DAYS. President
Hughes, in answer to questions.put to him
at the meeting, pledged to build the road
within year, to begin work in thirty days,
and assured the council that in asking for
the franchise it was not for the purpose of
shutting out any other road
Mr.. Hughes stated to the Macon council
that northern men were in Macon awaiting
the favorable action of the city authorities,
and when the right of way and site had been
granted they would sign the Contract to
build the road.
A prominent citizen of Savannah said
yesterday that any statement coming from
MIR. Hughes is worthy of belief.
NOT A SPECULATIVE SCHEME.
mo one knows better than myself, ~ said
the MORNING NEWS informant, shat Mr..
Hughes Is not in the enterprise to speculate.
He will sell 70 no one without a guarantee
that the road will he built The Macon and
Dublin road was projected by Mr.. Hughes,
and is about sixty miles in length Forty
miles have been graded from Dublin west
ward, and it will require an approximate
cost of 500 per mile to regrade, or rather
repair the old grading. The bulk of this
grading was done by d. NJ. Hughes, his
father and others, they having expended
1000 for grading the forty miles.
81 will tell you why know the road is
mot for sale except with a guarantee to
build" the gentleman said. 81 offered Mr.,
Hughes for a retired capitalist of this city
much larger figure for the road than he and
his friends had expended, and he promptly
refused to consider the proposition without
it carried with it guarantee TO build, which
we were not prepared to make. All roads
projected from Birmingham to Savannah
point TO Dublin, and we wanted the
Macon and Dublin franchise Mr..
Hughes does not want to wait for roads on
paper to materlalize, and proposes TO build
trunk line road, and when he says he will
build it in year. and will begin work in
thirty days, he means what he says.
RICH COUNTRY TO BE OPENED.
''The road from Macon to Dublin via
Jeffersouville will pass through level aud
fertile country; from Dublin to Savannah.
eastward, over the old Savannah, Dublin
and Western line, or any other parallel line
running within the limit of the law-ten
Iniles-north or south, to Savannah.
will pass through the largest belt of
virgin saw-mill timber south of Mason and
Dixon's line, and comprising probably three
tci5 VI q llllllOu acres OF numbered
lands now uncut.
at is well to remember that aside from
this great lumber interest that will be de-
veloped by the building of road through
This territory, one Of the most important
agricultural factors is brought to the sur
face, for after the lands have been denuded
of the lumber and naval stores pro iucts.
agricultural lands which will produce
a bale of cotton to every two
acres, with but slight help from
commercial fertilizers will be brought into
market at the minimum figure of not more
than 60 per acre, thus inviting and insurinp
an influx of industrious immigrants to seek
new homes in this Ell Dorado of the south. y
COMING TO SAVANNAH.
"You speak of the Macon and Dublin as
trunk hnes Do you mean to say that il
will be extended from Dublin to Savan.
nah9n
Undoubtedly. The Louisville and Nash.
vile road and Gould's system of roads must
have an outlet on the South Atlantic coast,
and 1t is only question of a couple OF
years at the most. Whether they will come
in by the purchase of road already built
build one themselves, or by arrangement
with the Central, it is inevitable that
they will come. The present facilities of the
Central would not be able to handle the
traffic which would flow over toe lines
pushing gradually nearer the Sonth Az