The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-13
FIGHT OF THE LINES.
IT May BRING TIE SAM ROAD
INTO SAVANNAH.

The Start of the Trouble Between
the Savannah, Americus and Mont
gomery and the Centrsl-Tho Savan-
nab, Americas aud Montgomery
Bringing It's Freight Here By the
Fast Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
and the Savannah, Florida and IVES
tern-Ihe Central Side of the Affair.
Lyons After Sunday.
The trouble between the Sam railroad and
the Savannah and Western controlled by
the Centrab was the thsme of discussion
yesterday, and the general opinion wes that
the breaking up Of the freight and passen-
ger arrangement would injure the Central
more than il would the Sam road The
latter is sending its freight by way of
Helena and Jesup over the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia and the Savannah,
Florida ard Western railways
Capt. s. R. Weston, president Of the AL
bany, Florida and Northern railway, the
line between Albany and Cordele, was in
Savannah yesterday. His railroad is owned
by the business men of Albany, and Is oper-
eted by the Sam road. He said the larger
part of the cotton crop received at Albany
this season has been shipped over the Sam
road. He thought that this diversion of
freight might have had something 20 do
with the present railroad arrangement, and
possibly the trouble was aggravated by the
recent invasion of the Central's territory in
Alabama by the Sam road.
The difficulty will doubtless hasten the
building of the Sam railroad into Savan-
nah and the extension of the Savannah
and Western from Lyons TO Americas. both
. i'll A.
cial growth.
THE CENTRAL's SIDE OF II.
Central railroad men expressed the opin-
that are in the hole, as it is an
expensive haul to them to bring
their freights into Savannah around by the
East Tennessee and the Savannah, Florida
and Western railways. Taey will also lose
heavily on business turned over to them by
the Central heretofore The Central can
now refuse to take freights for Albany and
other points in Southwest Georgia via the
Sam road so as to send them around
by its own lines via Macon
and the South western division. The Cen
trail cannot be compelled to make through
rate. as the two roads are entirely
separate and distinct properties.
The opinion was generally expressed that
the Sam road will have to come to Savan-
nah.
SAVANNAH OUGHT TO HAvEIT.
Savannah ought to have the Savannah,
Americas land Montgomery" said a WE'LL
known business man on the Bay. 1--WE are
practically at the mercy of one corporation
now and a new outlet is needed. believe the
money to bring the Sam road In could be
raised without any trouble. The re-
lations between the Sam road
and the Louisville and Nashville
are very close, and in buying in the Sam
We might secure the Louisville and Nash
VILE That is just what Savannah needs
now and what we should all pull for.n
Assistant General Passenger Agent Hard
wick Of the Central railroad said last night
that beginning next Sunday the Central
trains which have been running through
between Savannah and Americus will only
run to Lyons, the terminus OF
the Savannah and Western, and passen-
gers by this route for Americas
and points OF the Sam will have to change
cars at Lyons.
President Hawkins Of the Sam did not
arrive In Savannah yesterday as expected,
but may arrive here to-day from New York.