The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-03
TO BUILD TO SAVANNAH.
THE SAM ROAD TO BIZ RUENING
here BY NEXT SEPTEMBER.

Col. Hawkins Now Making the Finan-
clsl Arrangements In New York.
The Louisville and Nashville Back OF
the New Line-A Combination With
ProbabIe-Another Line of Steamers
Not Far Distant.
Savannah will have by Sept. next
new route to the west, and the Richmond
and Danville will have powerful competi-
tor In the Louisville and Nashville system.
The Savannah, Americas and Montgom-
cry railroad, it is asserted on good author
ity, will begin the work Of extending Its
line from Lyons to Savannah early in Feb
ruary, and thu road viii be completed and
ready to handle the fall business of next
year. The Louisville and Nashville is be-
hind the Sam, and, il is said, will assist it
by every possible means TO get to Savan-
nah, because through it the great western
system will have an outlet to the ocean and
will be placed in position to have line of
steamers to compete with the Ocean Steam
ship Company.
Several months ago the MORNING NEWS
predicted that eventually q combination
OF this kind would be consummated between
the Louisville and Nashville and Sam roads,
and now everything indicates that the pre-
diction Is about to be realized.
RESULT OF THE BREAK.
The Richmond and Danville fell out with
the Sam Just at the wrong time for itself
and the right time for Col Hawkins, the
Sam people claim. Had the traffic been
broken of several months ago the Sam,
they say. would have been greatly injured,
because it would have had hard time to
have got good connections. But now the
road has completed its line into MonEgom-
cry, where it has tapped the Louisville and
Nashville.
The row between the Richmond aud DAN
vile aud Sam gave the Louisville and Nash
Vile the opportunity il had been watching
for long time and 1t jumped at the chance.
The Richmond and Danville people thought
the Sam was 10 such condition, the latter
people say, that its authorities wonid have
to make overtures to IL and they could be
settled on u basis laid down by them. but
they reckoned without their host, when
they ran against Col Hawkins. He had
been on the lookout for just such step as
was taken and was prepared accordingly.
WAITED THE oPPoRTU NIFTY.
He took the breaking off of traffic ar
rangemeuts with an unconcern and cool
ness which surprised even his friends. He
said nothing, but quietly awaited develop
ments. He didn't have to wait long. The
Louisville and Nashville had seen the ad-
vantages of getting to Savannah and, it is
said, they waited upon Col. Hawkins.
The results of the conference are not
known any further than it has been given
out that the work OF extending the road
will begin in February. Col. Haw kins is
in New York now making the necessary
financial arrangements.
The Sam road expects to form a combi-
nation with the South Bound for terminals,
and both roads will come into the CITY in a
union depot.
A great deal OF traffic. it is said, will be
exchanged between the new roads, and the
outlook for Savannah's railway future is
indeed bright.
Another line Of fine steamers plying be-
tween Savannah and New York means a
splendid increase OF ocean traffic, and with
the Louisville and Nashville pouring its tre-
mendous western freights into Savannah
the city will increase rapidly In finances
and population.