The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-26
ANOTHER LINE NORTH.
FLORIDA ROADS SEEKING AN OUT
LET THROUGa SAVANNAH.

Prominent Florida Railroad Men Here
Cf1c als-The Situation in Florida
Nee sssitating Another Northern Con.
nection-The Chances for the Savsn-
nah and Jacksonville Road Being
Built.
President H. R. DuvaI and Traffic
Manager N. s. Pennington of the Florida
Central and Peninsular railroad have been
in Savannah couple of days in conferences
with the South Bound people. They will
probably leave to-day. What is the result
Of the conference is not known. II is be-
Heved that the South Bound is DESTROYS Of
cooperating with them.
Mr.. 8. Thuilier Of the great French phos-
phate syndicate of Florida was in the city
yesterday and left for New York last night
on his way to Europe to be absent several
months. Mr.. Thuillier was one of the in
ooporators Of the Savannah, Jacksonville
and Tampa Construction Company He
said last night that he is no longer con-
nected with the company, but that efforts
are still being made to push the project
and there is a possibility of its success.
Mr.. Thuillier said 1T would be q great
benefit TO the Florida railroads to secure
buCn a cOnn6cGlOus
BIG THING FOR SAVANNAH.
II the South Bound and the Florida Cen
trail and Peninsular, and the Jacksonville.
Tampa and Key West decide to combine
and connect Savannah and Jacksonville,
1T will give Savannah a new line, and,
doubtless, very profitable one.
The interview with a Florida railroad
man published in the MORNING NEWS sew
eral days ago, In reference to the railroad
situation in Florida, and pointing out
possible extension of the South
Bound to Jacksonville, excited considerable
interest in railroad circles. There is
evidentally something more than wind in
the project, and the people who are push
ing it are of considerable strength in finan-
cial and railroad circles.
The Savannah, Jacksonville and Tampa
Construction Company was organized in
Florida several months ago to build from
Savannah to Jacksonville and to complete
through line on to Tampa Joseph
A. Bishop of Ooala is president
OF the construction company and a number
OF prominent railroad men and fnanclers
OF Florida are interested in the project.
THE SITUATION IN FLORIDA.
The demand for such a railroad conuec-
ton seems to originate in the necessities OF
the situation there. The contemporaries of
Mr.. Plants systems are beginning to discover
that they are being bottled up and are in
danger OF losing their connections and being
shut out altogether.
The proposed combination of the South
Florida with the Savannah, Florida and
Western, by which the latter will assume
charge aud direction of the former, which
will probably shortly be realized and the
extensions now being made by Mr.. Plants
lines are looked upon with alarm by the
other Florida lines, which have heretofore
depended to large extent upon
the Savannah, Florida and Western as
their northern outlet With the
latter system occupying almost
the entire field on both sides
the peninsula from Tampa to Savannah
and from Titusville to Jacksonville, it
would be a matter of indifference to the
Plant system whether the other railroads
were pleased with the terms they would be
obliged to accept or not. They would have
no alternative, and would practically be
reduced to subsidiary lines
THE LINES INTERESTED.
The lines most interested are the Florida
Central and Peninsular, the jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West railways. Both of
these lines meet the Savannah, Florida and
Western at Jacksonville and depened upon
1t for Their northern connections. Both
COMP etc with the Savannah, Florida
aud Western for the Florida traffic.
Inc rlOTiQA C6uUrai ana HenlnSu1ar has
over 500 miles Of railway penetrating the
best section Of Florida. It's main line is
across the northern portion of the state
from Jacksonville to Chattahoochee, where
it meets the Savannah, Florida and West.
ern and the Louisville and Nashville at
the Chattahoochee river. 1t has other
lines running down through the peninsular
In the direction Of Key West.
With an independent connection north.
ward ITHACA two linaa pVOOlS ho ;Iob -
rivals of the Savannah, Florida and West
ern.
1t rs estimated that direct line from
jacksonville to Savannah would shorten
the present distance by rail nearly 100
miles. This in itself would be great ad-
vantage.
AFTER AN INDEPENDENT LINE
The Florida railroads interested are cast
ing about for some arrangement by
which an Independent line from Jack
sonville to Savannah can be built.
They would like to have the South Bound
railroad build it, judging by indications.
This subject has been under consideration
by the South Bound people for some time.
but on account OF the unsettled condition OF
things in the financial world they have been
unable to take any decided steps. The
plan is to have the South Bound extend
its line to Jacksonville. Then the
Florida roads would combine and ill
the gaps, SO as to make continuous line 20
Tampa. Such through line would have a
great advantage over existing lines.
1t looks like big Undertaking. and SO il
is; but If completed. it means big things for
Savannah.