The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-22
PUSHING RIGHT AHEAD.
TEE MACON, DUBLIN AND SAVAN-
NAH TO BE HERE IN a YEAR.

President Wright Looking over the
Sites for Terminals-The Road Wants
to Enter Savannah Over It's own
Tracks-A Communication 20 be Sab
mitted to the City Council ct It's
Next Meeting.
President James 7. Wright Of the Macon,
Dublin and Savannah railroad spent yes
terdsy in Savannah, returning to Macon
last night. President Wright was seen at
the De Soto and talked freely Of the pur-
poses of his company.
sis the Macon and Dublin coming to ga
vannahr' he was asked.
1.-THE name Of the road is the
Macon. Dublin and Savannah" he
replied. I'VE would not be
be likely to leave out the southsrn terminus
of our line in naming the road. The Macon.
Dublin and Savannah will come to Savan-
nah and that can be considered GER
tsinty.n
"How long beforer he was asked,
within year. 1 received a telegram
from the president of the Illinois and Geor-
gia Improvement Company, which is build
ing the road to-day, saying that he thought
the road would be completed in eighteen
months, but as he is very conservative
gentleman, | think we can shorten that
time to year or less"
WANT THEIR OWN TERMINALS.
"Will you come into Savannah direct OF
will you arrange to come in on the track Of
some OF the railroads already here's"
1--WE propose to come in on our own ter
minal. We can make arrangements with
other railroads, but we want terminals of
na,e &c hAvr he O,,1rr =.
the proceedings just now. If we had ter
minals here or could get them at very
reasonable price, work would be pushed at
once"
Have you had any offer Of terminalsT'
Eyes; | have been in correspondence with
several parties here, but no deal has been
made as yet"
DO you expect the city to furnish you
terminalssn
I'VE shall not ask the city for anything
except what is Of little value TO it and what
it can easily afford to give. If the city will
give the enterprise its encouragement and
will demonstrate desire to secure the road,
1t will greatly facilitate matters. We want
to be assured of the encouragement and sup
port of the people of Savannah"
COOPERATION OF BUSINESS MEN.
"Will you ask for any help financially in
building the roadw
well, the impression has gotten abroad
through the newspapers that we were q lot
millionaires and didn'5 want anybody's help
In this matter. That is a mistake We
would be glad to have the business men of
Savannah cooperate with us in this matter
and have them associated with
US in building the road.
Knowing, however, the drain that has been
made upon Savannah by railroad enter
prlses in the last year or two, some of
which have not been very profitable, we
have made no effort to secure the co-opera-
ton of the business men here. We are
amply able 10 build the road ourselves and
will do so, but nevertheless we would be
glad to have the business meu Of Savannah
associated with us in the enterprise"
MILLIONS BACK OF IT.
Mr.. Wright put the aggregate wealth
of the members of the company at bet ~een
$25 ,000, 900 and $50, 100000 Most of them
are interested in the lumber business in
Michigan. The way they happened
TO become Interested in rsilroad
building in Georgia was this: Mr.. Wright
| and others came here with the intention of
buying a large lot of timber lands They
struck out from Dublin through the woods
toward Savannah on a tour Of in
spection, going about ffty.Ave miles
into the country. They were so
impressed with the natural advantages of
the country, which was almost entirely un-
developed that they resolved to build rail-
road Instead of buying timber land. They at
once proceeded to put their plan into execu-
ton. and the Macon. Dublin and Savannah
railroad is the result. The road is COM
! pIeted and in operation from Macon to
Dublin, distance of 81 miles, and is
making all its expenses and earning a
dividend besides.
FROM DUBLIN TO SAVANNAH
From Dublin to Savannah by the line
surveyed is 102 miles, This would make
the distance from Savannah to Macon by
the new route 156 miles. The distance by
the Central railroad is 1879 miles, differ
ence OF SO miles in favor of the new line.
1t is understood that request or notifi-
cation ia some form of what the company
wants will be submitted to the council at its
adjourned meeting next Wednesday night.
There is 40 doubling the efficacy of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup. 1t cures every time.-Ad.