The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-07
THE SOUTH BOUND RAILRoAD.

Savannah's New Railway Is One Of
Vast Importance and Must Be q
Powerful Factor for the City-Ob-
servetion From Trip over the Line
and Prophecy OF Its Future.
The most promising young railway, both
for itself and Its chief terminal. is your new
road. the South Bound, the air line from
Savannah, Ga, 90 Columbia, s. G.
In my judgment, It will do large things
for Savannah. And completed by the short
line from Savannah to Jacksonville, now
being constructed by the Florida Central,
to which the South Bound is leased, IL must
inevitably be one of the most profitable
railways in the country, with a future that
cannot be easily measured.
/ have recently Travelled over the South
Bound, scrutinized 1t closely, and have
studied It's relations and situation carefully.
II is admirably built and excellently man
aged by iss capable and thorough-going
manager, Mr. Ford, who IL live rail.
roader. The road is142 miles long, and the
run is made in four hours and twenty
minutes. at a,rate OF something over thirty
three miles On hour, a fine speed for q now
road never rode more smoothly. The
roadbed is solid and the service superb.
1t crosses the Augusta and Port Royal
road at Fairfax, sixty-four miles from Sa-
vannah, and the Augusta aud Charleston
road ninety miles from Savannah, between
Branohvilfe and Augusta, and draws krib-
ute from both roads and their territories
It opens mp to Savannah some of the richest
portions OF South Carolina, hitherto mac
cessible, and BY direct line.
The travelling advantages Of this route
are marvellous and valuable. 1t gives the
man In Savannah the SHORTEST aud Quickest
route 30 New York and 10 Cincinnati, and
through sleeper now goes from Savannah
70 New York In q little over tsVenty- i've
hours. This make striking bid for the
vast curEeat Of travel Ia the winter from
the nerth aud west to Florida and its
golden oranges aud soft health.
The Savannah travelsr can also 90 30 the
summer resorts of Western North and South
Caroline quicker than by any other route,
and in daylight. From Savannah 10 Ashe-
Vile, ". O., the trip can be made between
daylight and dsrk OF the same day.
The road has paid from the start, and
netted over $4,000 month the first year
something unusual IN new railroads. In
1891 the Charleston and Savannah railroad
hauled to Savannah n, 649 bales of cotton
and only 6,606 in 1899, the South Bound
bringing that year, it's first, 11,908 bales
The road also brought lumber largely.
was struck with the number Of new
towns, fresh, vigorous and thrifty, building
up on the line, with brightly painted
houses. These little villages come every
few miles, and the saw-mills are springing
into active existence.
As soon as the new link from Savannah
to Jacksonville is built man can take a
sleeper through from New York TO Jackson
Vile by the shortest way. The benefits of
this line cannot be estimated, and what IL
can do for Savannah in giving her trade
aud travel Is big problem.
And It will be mighty factor in the
direct trade business, bringing exports to
Savannah and scattering imports broadcast.
And 1t will give Carolina two straight lines
to she sea for her products, and two sea-
ports The stockholders have bonanza.
L w. AVERY