The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-26
BRIDGES TO Be PUT UP.
The F. c. and P. Being Pushed Rapidly
to It's Completion.

President Duval and Chief Engineer
Greene in the City-Maj Greene Talks
About the Road and About It's Pro-
posed Connection With the Atlantic
Coast Line by Means of the South
Bound-The Ogeechee River Bridge
Arrived.
President H. r. Duval of the Florida
Central and Peninsular railroad arrived
in the city yesterday from Jacksonville,
and he and Mai. w. S. Greene, chief
engineer, are stopping at the De Soto.
The road has been moving steadily on
to its completion and of late few difficult
ties have been met to hinder its progress.
President Duval said yesterday that the
arrangements for the terminal business
have about been completed, and it is now
probable that the Central railroad will
handle it, temporarily at least.
There is nothing particularly new to
say about the road said Mai. Greene
last night in response to a query. 1T
has moved along, however, with the usual
progress, and ten miles of rails are now
laid, covering the distance between Harris
Road and the St. Mary's river The grad
ing is about complete, and the rails will
be laid as rapidly as possible from now
on. There are several cargoes of rails
here on the wharves, and we will begin
laying from this point within a few days
Exactly when, however, have not yet
determined.
THE BRIDGES READY.
1.-THE bridges for the St. Mary's and
the Satilla rivers were received several
days ago and the work of putting them
up will begin Monday. So far as the
other work is concerned it is progressing
as usual and we are now meeting with
comparatively few difficulties
what about the Atlantic Coast Line
building to Denmark to connect with the
South BoundW
"There is nothing more than what 1
have heard" was the reply Il under
stand they are going to build to Denmark
and connect with the South Bound at
that point, and that they have been con-
tempiating this movement for. some
time"
And will they then join the Florida
Central and Peninsular and obtain an in
road to F'loridal"
las to that cannot say l suppose
they have such an object in view, but
whether it will be accomplished or not
remains to be seen. am not in a position,
however, to talk on that matter"
THE oGEECHEE BRIDGE.
Inc new iron bridge for the Florida
Central and Peninsular railroad, which is
to be placed across the Ogeechee river,
arrived yesterday. 1t is now being loaded
on lighters, and if finished by Saturday
will be taken down the river through St
creek and Romney marsh to
the Ogeechee. The bridge was built by
the Edgewood bridge works.
The completion of a new line to Florida
and its connection with other lines north
of Savannah, so as to form continuous
route from the north, is an end which
has long been sought by Savannahians,
and it will be hailed with welcome when
it is finished The Plant system has
long enjoyed a monopoly of the
business into Florida, and this has oper-
ated to the detriment of Savannah in that
many tourists who would have visited
Savannah have been compelled to go on
to Florida, as their tickets allowed them
no stOpOver here.
1t is to be hoped that this line, with its
will, by competition with the
Plant system, inure to the benefit of Sa-
If it does the people here will
gladly welcome it into the gates of the
CITY,