The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-06-24
A NEW DEPOT.
AtInnta's Hope About To Be COnsum-
ated for u Union Depot.

The Southern railway gets the Atlanta
and Florida railroad
And Atlanta gets the new union passenger
depot, OF which the city has dreamed many
years.
These two bits of railroad news, which
constitute the most important change n the
railway chess board of this region of the
south FOR a long time, We're lying around
loose yesterday
While it is true that the Atlanta and
Florida was bought in, on the face of the
contract, by the Central Trust Company Of
New York ,TO weeks aSo, il became known
in Atlanta yesterday that the deal was real
ly en- behalf CT tine southern Railway Com
pany, to which the formal deed of the prop
erty has been made.
The Southern win take charge without de-
lay, and the Atlanta and Florida becomes
part of the splendid system of roads
which is rapidly growing TO proportions as
great as the greatest railway system in
America.
The reasons given tor the purchase of the
Atlanta and Florida by the Southern are
that the road was cheap and was regarded
rs available at the price paid.
The price as named in the papers was
500 eu0.
The Atlanta and Florida will become a
regular branch line of the Southern 1t will
be operated in much better fashion in the
future than il has been possible for the
owners 10 operate it in the past The road
bod viii bc improved and the terminal ia
ciiities gained by this deal in Atlanta VIII
put it on a par with the other roads that
enter the city.
The New Union Passenger station.
The plans for a new union passenger sta
ticn in AtIaI Ia are now being Grawn.
Tie new depot is no longer a myth
In response TO a tele2raphic inquiry yes
terday Mr.. Samuel Spencer president Of the
Southern railway. authorized the following
St1tentnt concerning the recent deals that
have been transacted in real estate adjoin-
ing the Cd East Tennessee. Virginia and
Georgia depot:
Atkinson between elliott street and the
Southern railway depot and tracks, and
extending south TO Nelson street, was for
the pt'l pose Oh securing q suitable site Tor
a union passenger station for Atlanta.
plans and sketches are being prepared
and viii soon be submitted 10 the city au-
liberties aud TO railway companies entering
Atlanta in the EoTc that the comprehensive
scheme for this much needed Improvement
can be speedily adopted and handsome
and creditable structure erected on the
property SITE. The property which has been
acquired, together with that which the
Southern ana the Central railroad can fur
nish. VIII afford ample nd convenient space
for large union station of the most mod
ern character Tba locality is accessible in
every way and desirable.
Something 81 the Atlanta and Florida
The Atlanta and Florida is one Of the
youngest roads that has found its way into
Atlanta
It extends from this city directly south
ward 10i miles, Fort Valley being the
southern terminus. The road traverses one
Of the richest and best regions Of the
state ana was originally intended to extend
on to the Florida Centers.
The Southern gets IL at cost OF 1850
per mile which is remarkably cheap.
The scheme for the completion OF the
road was never successful. and for several
years il has been running under serious
dtuiculttea as a local like without the
enjoyment of many advantages and con
nectiOus or ira file arrangement with the
great trunk lines Of this region Of the
south. There was great difficulty n get
ting the new road into the city limits Of
Atlanta and for quite @ long while il was
forced to stop its trains in the western
suburbs about mile and a half from the
city.
Recently the Atlanta and Florida made
a deal by which 1t brought IT'S trains into
the city and has been running them from
the old East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia passenger depot at Mitchell street.
1t is nat difficult to calculate the great
advantage TO Atlanta that viii come from
this deal by which the Atlanta and Flor
ida is to become one of the strong roads
that enter the city with equal rights of
entrance into the new union passenger de
pot that Mr.. Spencer will build for At
lauta