The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-15
SCARED OUT OF THE FIELD,
BeCau,e the Plant system Claimed the
Florida Business.

Florida Business.
BALTIMORE Md March II, Especial.
Pgy dent John NJ Robinson, of the
S5,aoArl and Roanoke system, arrived
hone TO night, with Director Louis Nc
L1ra, from the South
A conference was held to night at
President Robinsou'S house, with Vice
Pre- ian' r. Curzon, Hoffmal, and 9TH
or ul. s.ors OF the Sea0oard system.
President Robinson Talks.
Pr at II binsou detailed the re-
suit 10 oec,ion trip over the Geor
gia, s ru and Florida Railroad, and
the al i Florida with President
Spatas. af rue Macon Construction Com
PAM 40 notified the latter that he
10 al gas disappointed IN tho ter
M NJ eo. iIt9u 9t k5 Georgia
Southern and Florida, its earning ca
pacry and the amount of stocks and
bonds Of the Georgia Southern and
Florida that the Seaboard would have to
take care Of; and more than all, the fact
chat tue Macon Construction Company
aud the Macon aud Savannah COnstruc-
ton Company were so heavily indebted
to McIighe Il Co., and who are building
the N icon and Atlantic and the Macon
aud B miugham railroads, and that Nc
Tlgh. " Co. might be able to prevent
the coasum mmation of the deal unless
they we're paid the 500, 600 due them
by Sparks and his colleagues.
che Terminal Deal.
The correspondent of The Constitu-
tion asked President Robinson and Vice
President Hoffman if it was true that
they were considering an otIer for the
SeaDord system from the West Point
Terminal Company. They both declared
that they had 10 offer from President
Inmau, or any Of his associates in the
Richmond aud Danville system, and
what was more, the Seaboard and Roa-
noke system is not for sale.
Dissusted " it'll Robinson's Acts.
Some eight or ten shares of Macon
Construction stock Is held in this city by
men who are able to protect it. They
were disgusted when they learned thai
President Robinson would not carry out
his de,l with President Sparks, and thinE
tho Seaboard system can be held to the
terms ot the contract. There are some
heavy blocks of Georgia Southern anC
Florida bonds held In Baltimore, anC
when it became known that the deal wa
of, they declined to ninety.
The Plant People Threaten.
Some moves are being made in NortI
Carolina and Georgia by the Cape Fea
& Cincinnati railroad, of which Ale
Brown d Sons are the hackers, that vii
head III the Robinson system in its effor
for the Wilmington business. An lu
preston prevails in Baltimore that tn
Plant system, backed by the Atlanti
Coast Line and the West Point Termi
nal Company, has notified the Seaboar
line that Florida belongs to the Plan
system, while the Central, of Georgia
will look upon the building of the Maco
81 Northeastern road from Elberton
Macon as notice OF the opening of cor
test.
Sparks Drove Good Bargain.
There is an impression in tiuancii
circles here that Sparks has made goo
bargain with the Seaboard people, an
that the latter hope TO eventually get til
Georgia Southern q Florida on the bet'
7se- s<a>-cT
,rho CHRONICLE may add that he Sc
,oard and Roanoke system has not bee
I'D &c for sale is not for sale and
ao of the most prosperous OF our pre-
Uar uarons railroad systems. : Editor