The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-23
STILL HANGING FIRE.
THE CENTR AIS LEASE A THING
OF TIE FUTURE YET.

/ Gen. Alexander gays IL VIII be Som Q
centraps Plans for the Chattanooga,
Rome and CoIumbus-No Immediate
Change in the Roads Management
The Work on the Wrightsville Cut
Off--The Distance Between Savan-
nah and Macon to be Shortened
Thirty Miles by It.
Gen. E. P. Alexander returned yesterday
morning from New York. In reference to
the Central's lease to the Georgia Pacific,
be said it has not yet been completed.
"a great deal of work was done toward
that end during my stay in New York, ("
Gen. Alexander added, "but there are a
number of details to be completed
yet. There are so many differ
emit interests at stake and so
many representatives of different
lines and different boards OF directors, all
of whom must have the matter fully ex-
planned to them in order to reach a satisfac-
tory understanding, and so many arrange
ments to be made that it will be some time
yet before the lease is completed"
ut will be made, will it notr
"The lease will certainly be made; can't
say exactly when, but it viii be mede.n
ION the same termsf'
Practically the same terms that have
already teen announced"
The lease, as was announced some time
ago. is by the Richmond Terminal Company
through the Georgia Pacific, the Richmond
Terminal Company guaranteeing the pay
ment OF all bonds and z per cent. interest
on the stock.
THE CENTRALs NEW PURCHASE.
In reference to the Chattanooga, Rome
and Columbus railroad, Gen. Alexander
confirmed its purchase by the Central The
road was bought by the Savannah and
Western and will be made a continuation Of
that division. The terms were the same as
published several days ago, the Central pay
ing S400, 900 for the stock and income bonds
which control the road and indorsing an issue
of about s2,240.000 Of bonds There has
been no change in the management yet, the
road being run by President John D, win.
hanson and the same officials as before the
purchase.
President Williamson will probably con-
tinue with the road, either as scperintend-
emit or general manager.
The Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus
will be under the direct control of the Gen.
tral, just the same as any other of its lines.
The Central now has a line OF its own into
Chattanooga only a few miles longer than
by its connections.
TO BE NEWLY EQUIPPED.
Gen. Alexander said that as soon as the
new route has been put In good order the
CentraIs traffic from Chattanooga to
Savannah will be brought via the
Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus.
The Savannah. Griffin and North
Alabama railroad, which is the con-
Meeting link between the Central and the
IhaftannnnQ nd
relaying with steel rails A through
passenger schedule from Savannah to
Chattanooga will also be arranged as soon
az the road has been put in good condition.
1t may be some time before these arrange
ments are completed but in few months
at most Savannah will have direct freight
and passenger connection with Chattanooga
and the west.
THE WRIGHTSvILLE CUTOFF.
What about the building of the road via
Wrightsville TO shorten the Centrals line
to Macon" Gen. Alexander was asked.
THAT has been the plan of the Central
for some time" he replied. at is our in
tention to build a line from EIlabel, on the
Savannah and Western, to Oconee, on the
main line. distance Of about eighty miles.
This will shorten the distance between
Savannah and Macon about thirty miles.
Part OF this line has already been surveyed
0h0 HANeAOA, anu 40 uOW Teduy LOT the rails.
This portion will be completed shortly. A
survey will soon be made of the remainder
of the line.
This line, said Gen. Alexander, sis the
shortest line that can be built from Savan-
nah to Macon, and will not deviate from an
air line ten miles at any point. It will
make the distance to Macon about 100
miles, instead of 1872. as at present.
WILL BE THE MAIN LINE
AFTER its completion it will naturally be.
some the main line of the Central between
Savannah and Macon. Its building will not
be very expensive, as it runs parallel with
the rivers and obviates the necessity of
bridging. At Oconee, where it will ioin
the main line, it will have the use Of the
Central bridge over the Oconee river.
"a short line to Atlanta could thus be
built, said Gen. Alexander, from Oconee
to Milledgeville and from Eatonton to
Atlanta"
Gen. Alexander said the work upon the
Wrightsville short line will be pushed, but
he could not tell how long il will be before
| it will be completed.