The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-21
TO BUILD TO SAVANNAH.
THE F., C. AND P. AFTER AN OUT
LET HE3E.

A Movement to Build From Callahan
to Savannah 70 Connect With the
South Bound, Forming Short Line
North Wa Columbia and the Rich
nond and Danville-Ths Proposed
Route 70 shorten the Route Between
Savannah and Jacksonville Forty
Niles, and Between Savannah and
Tampa z ghty Miles.
Another railroad from Savannah to
| Florida is in prospect.
For some days there have been rumors
! that Indicate there are good grounds for
/ believing a competitive line to the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western railway, and
probably the entire Atlantic Coast Line
| system, will be built.
The initial movement came from parties
interested in the Florida Central and PEN
insular railway. That road has lines cover
ing the entire state Of Florida, excepting
the extreme southeastern part and con-
Meeting with the Louisville and Nash vile
system at Chattahoochee. This is the only
outlet it has except over the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway. Numerous
efforts have been made by the rivals Of the
Plant system to compete with it, but
without success. Not only were they bot
tied up as far as reaching Savannah is con-
cernsd, but there was no getting north ex-
cept by a circuitous route.
TO CONNECT WITH TIE SOUTH BOUND.
The near completion of the South Bound
railroad from Savan ali to Columbia ap-
pears to have revealed the possibilities Of
a close northern connection TO the Florida
Central and Peninsular people The South
Bound will be ready for business on or be-
fore Oct. l. AT Columbia 1t will connect
with the Richmond and DanvlIle system,
which now runs unbroken trains into New
York aud will form short route north.
A railroad built on the line surveyed
south from Savannah by the South Bound
will bring Jacksonville forty miles nearer
Savannah aud New York than 1t is by the
Atlantic Coast Line. II the Florida Central
and Peninsular people get the road 1t will
not be necessary to build more than about
10 miles Of track in order to connect with
the Florida Central and Peninsular system
a. Callahan.
The construction Of this proposed road
seems TO be a very simple matter when it is
remembered that the South Bound with it's
143 miles has been built by Savannah with
apparently little effort on the part Of the
people.
SHORT LINE TO FLORIDA.
The South Bounds survey takes in
brunswick and Darien, and roadsgiving
direct connection with those cities will be
of great advantage in developing the coast
country, as we'll as helping Savannah.
The South Bounds survey to JAG Ison-
vile is l40 miles, through territory in
which railroad construction is compare
lively easy. A well-posted railroad man
estimates thu the road can be
built from Savannah to Callahan for $1,000
q mile. This would be less than 800, 900.
An outside estimate Of the cost OF the road
is $l,000,000. This would give the Florida
Central and Peninsular a direct connection
via Savannah and Columbia with the Rich
mond and Danville system and short line
north and west.
A BIG SYSTEM IN FLORIDA.
The Florida Central and Peninsular
already has line to Tampa forty miles
shorter than the Plant system, and it pene-
trates the heart Of the phosphate territory,
with outlets at Cedar Keys and Fernan-
dina. A number of Florida Central and
Peninsular psople have been in Savannah
recently with the new road in view. The
matter has been kept quiet, but
there is every reason to believe that the
road will be built. The Florida Central
and Peninsular has been seeking new outlet
from Florida, and via Savannah is the short
est and most feasible route it is able to Sc
cure. The building Of the road will give
another lift to Savannah, opening, as it will,
a competitive line to Florida and giving
short line north and west