The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-03
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which the work is being carried for
ward evinces the sincerity of its nm
dertaking. The new line will be a
pretty direct one between Savannah
ana anu Jacksonville, touching perhaps,
fernandlna, st. Mary's, Brunswick
ana Darlen. This is of special i'm
portance to Darien and st. Mary's
ana opens to them a rail connection
with the outside world.
The new line will make Jackson
Vile and Columbia abouteuui-distant
rom Savannah-about 142 miles. The
mule acorn planted by the originators
OF the South Bound gives promise of
developing into huge oak.
me Savannah, Americas & Mont
gomery completed its extension from
Americus to Montgomery within the
year, giving that line the most direct
| route between Savannah and Mont
| gomery 1t has also opened up con-
siderable new territory to Savannah.
| The country along the line of the
sam" road is developing rapidly
ana the territory becomes more valu-
able every year. If it had not been
for the complications existing in
central railroad affairs the "Samu
would probably have secured control
OF the Savannah & Western railroad
from Lyons to Meldrim, and from
there built into the city. Col. Haw-
k1ns, president of the "Sam" road,
has announced it as his intention for
several months to get into Savannah
either over the Savannah & Western
line, or failing in that to build in di-
rect. The unsettled state of the Gen.
trail railroad and financial world gem
orally for the past year has prevented
the fultilment of this determination
as yet.
One of the most promising devel-
opments in the Savannah railroad
world at present is the Macon, Dub
lin d Savannah railroad. This road
is already complete from Macon to
Dublin, a distance of 81 miles, and is
now making preparations to build
from Savannah to Dublin, distance
of ITO miles. The road is owned by
party of Chicago and Michigan capt.
tallsts who, it is alleged, have ample
capital and are able to carry through
the project without outside aid. The
crashes in the railroad world during
the past year and half have been so
sudden and startling, however, that
they even stopped to catch their
breath and looked around them.
They have resumed work now, now
ever, and the prospects are that they
Will run their first train into Savan-
nah in about nine months time.
The Macon, Dublin & Savannah has
been holding back for some time
with the expectation Of being able to
buy the Macon & Atlantic railroad
at a low figure, but they do not seem
to be any nearer to deal now than
they We're several months ago.
The Macon, Dublin and Savannah
people claim that the line of the
Macon and Atlantic was made to run
from Macon TO Colletons Point, S,
c., and not to Savannah, and for this
reason they could not utilize more
than half of it and so could not afford
to pay anything like its cost.
This finishes the list of Savannah's
railroad prospects and probabilities,
with the exception of the Middle
Georgia and Atlantic, the proposed
air line between Savannah and At
lanta. This plan is not being carried
out so fast as its projectors proposed,
but 1t has not been given out by any
means. Twenty-four miles of the
road between Eatonton and Macon