The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-09-23
TO Be EXTENDED,
the COLUMBUS SOUTHERN TO REACH OUT
FOR FLORIDA CONNECTIONS.

ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR DAWSON TO
SHOW HER USUAL VIM AND ENTER
PRIsE-THE CITY's ADVANTAGES.
After the adjournment of the regular
meeting of the stockholders of the Col
umbus Southern Railway last Tuesday
special called meeting was held, which
was very enthusiastic and interesting
session. Twelve thousand one hundred
and tifty-six shares were represented.
The meeting was for the reading and
consideration of an important resolution
that is of much interest to this section
and ali of South and West Georgia. The
paper was read, and it authorizes and
empowers the present board of directors
to construct and maintain and operate
| an extension of the Columbus Southern
railroad from any point on its line of road
to the Florida line.
This resolution was adopted and the
stockholders expressed themselves as be-
ing greatly pleased with the move, and
they hope to see the board of directors
push it through. Enquirer
Sun
The above means much for Dawson if
her people will grasp the situation and
begin work to secure the extension from
this city.
If the extension is secured from Daw-
son it means more population for her,
more houses, more work for her mechan-
les, more factories, and more business for
her merchants.
In other words, it means that Dawson
growth will be unprecedented, and that
the city will at once rise to the prOm-
nence of the leading commercial center
in this section.
There are just as strong Ieasons, too,
why it would be to the interest of the
Columbus Southern railroad to extend its
line from Dawson.
Here, at the starting point to Florida,
the road would be backed by a flourish
ing city whose volume of business is
81, 100000 annually, with population in
the city and suburbs of at least 5000
people,
We have several manufacturing enter
prises that contribute largely to the rail
roads in the way of freights, and com
press that presses at least 1000 bales of
cotton annually.
Another fact that is worthy of investi-
cation by the road while looking about for
point from which TO make the extension
is, hat forty-fve miles below Dawson, in
the direction of cambridge, between the
Flint and Chattahoochee rivers, is the
best body of fine timber in Georgia The
road would be almost in the center of
this timber, and would do good bust
ness at once. While the timber alone is
sufficient to secure the extension of the
road in this direction, it is only secOn-
Diary consideration when compared with
the agricultural interests that it
would develop. The watermelon crop
has become as remunerative to the rail
roads in this section as any other one
crop, and the new territory that would
be opened up is as we'll adapted
to melon growing as any section
of the state. The timber may give out,
but the melon traffic will increase and
last as long as the road is operated.
An extension of ninety miles from
Dawson would make connections with the
Florida, Central and Peninsular road, and
would give the Columbus Southern con-
troll of the railroad business between the
two rivers, an average width of forty
miles, or 5000 square miles of as good
agricultural land as Is in Georgia.
The road would also strike the rich
phosphate beds in Florida, and the haul
ing of it would be no uncomfortable item.
The people all along this proposed line
are anxious for the road, and will give a
free right of way and liberal subscriptions
in land and money TO secure it.
THE NEWS wishes to impress upon
Dawson the fact that she cannot afford
to miss the extension of the Columbus
Southern.
Neither can the road afford to ignore
Dawson's claims and advantages.
| President Lowe will go TO New York
in few days in the interest Of the pro
posed extention, aud now 10 the time