The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-30
READY TO BUILD AT ONCE.
THE GEORGIA AND ALABAMA RAIL
ROAD CERTAIN TO COME TO
SAVANNAH.


the Company VIII Make Arrange
rnents at Once 10 Get an Independ-
ent Line TO This Port-It VIII Prob
ably Absorb the Columbus south
ern-Its Interests Identical Win
Those OF savannah and It's BuSi-
ness People.
The newly elected directors Of the
Georgia ana Alabama railroad, formerly
the Savannah. Ameriaus ana Montgomery
railroad, arrived in savannah from Am e
icus at $40 O'Clock last night. and mex
at the De soto hotel for organization.
The following officers were unanimously
elected:
President-John SHELTON Williams Of the
banking finn of John L. Williams g. Sons.
of Richmond Va.
Vice President and General Manager
Cecil Gabbett Of Americas.
Sccretary-W. w. Mackau Of Savannah
Treasurer. Wilcox Brown. president
Of the Maryland Trust Company of Bal
timore and director Of the Baltimor.
and Ohio railroad.
There We're about three-fourths Of the
newly elected board Of directors present
at the meeting. including Mr.. John L. VII
lams of Richmond. chairman Of the
stockholders meeting at which the cleo
tion of directors took place.
The directors Of the new company who
were elected al the meeting held at Amer
icus last Saturday and their connections.
are as follows:
John S. Williams, Of The banking house
of John L. Williams & Sons of Richmond;
Cecil Gabbett Of Americas; John ". Shelf
field, president Of the Bank of Commerce
of Americas; James d. Stetson. vice pres
ident Of the American National Bank Of
Macon; S. a. Garter Of the firm of Brad
ley, Garter & co. Of Columbus; John w.
Mddendorf Of the firm Of MiddenJorf.
Oliver & Co. of Baltimore; r. 3. Sperry.
investment banker Of Baltimore: j. VIII
cox Brown, president of the Maryland
Trust Company, and director Of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad; c. Sidney Shep-
ard of New V rk, director of the Western
Union Telegraph Company and OF the Mo-
bile and Ohio railroad; Adolf Ladcnburg
of the firm of LadenDurg. Thalmann *
Co. Of New York; John Flannery presi-
dent of the Southern Bank; ". W. Mackall
Of the firm of Charlton, Mackall g. Ander-
son, and j. X. Garrett of the nrm Of J.
K Garrett q CO. Of Savannah
All Of the directors with the exception of
Messrs. Shepard, Ladenburg, Brown, Car
ter and Garrett were at the meeting. Az
ter the election of officers the directors
spent some time in discussing the affairs
of the property. Nothing definite could
be learned with regard TO the matter, but
1t is pretty well understood that they ex-
Oh.
road within short time which will give
Savannah a direct route to Columbus and
that section. President Williams was ask
ed after the meeting what the policy of the
company Will be with regard to building
into Savannah.
The company already has 81 $4,000 sub
scribed," he said "Of which $4,000 will
probably be called in within the next six
weeks, and 100000 additional will be set
aside for extending the road into Savan-
nah, If it is found necessary TO build 10.
a proper effort will be made beforehand
TO secure the ffty-eight miles of the Sa-
vannah and Western between Lyons and
Meldrim, and this line viii be paralleled
only in the event that we cannot secure
the property from the Savannah and West
ern on favorable terms
We intend to build anyhow the seven
teen miles Of railroad from Meldrm to
Savannah, and have already purchased
necessary purpose.
1t is very probable that the prelimi-
nary survey for this part of the work Will
be made within the next two or three
weeks, and the building of the road will
then begin at once.
We have had various pieces of termi-
nal property in Savannah already offered
us, but have not determined vet on any
particular location, Ii will be the aim
and policy of the company to develop and
build up in every way possible the bust
ness OF this port, not only for the benefit
of the city and the people of Savannah
whose interest we have very much at
heart, but also because ii is very greatly
to our own advantage to DO so. In this
respect the Georgia and Alabama railroad
differs from the Southern and its connec-
tons, which are constantly tempted to
ship their business in other directions 10
get longer hauls.
The Georgia and Alabama railroad is
essentially an independent line, and the
longest independent line in Georgia at
the present time. Our motto viii be to
cultivate, in the language of Washing
ton, peace and friendship with all man
kind, and entangling alliances with
none"
The $500 900, which will be called in
within the next few weeks President
Williams states, will be used for the inn
mediate cash purposes of the company,
such as retiring old prior liens, better
ments and other expenses. The principal
offices of the company will be for the
present in Americas, and the question
of changing Them he stated, has not
yet come up. 1t may be, however. that
they will ultimately be brought to Sa-
vannah.
The company has made a contract for
the construction at once on an eleven
mile cutoff between Richland and Lou
vale, Ca, by which the distance between
Savannah and Montgomery viii be short
ened by six miles giving the Georgia and
Alabama a line between this city and
Montgomery eighty-two miles shorter
than either the Central railroad or tht
Plant system.
In forming the new company, charter.
were secured both in Georgia and Ala.
bama, and the new name of the road, tn,
Georgia and Alabama railroad, is cousid
cred the most appropriate that could hav,
been selected. Several of the director.
stated that the interests of the compan,
We're identical with those of Savannah
and its business interests. and that the ain
of the company would be to build up tn,
port, which it viii be enabled to do through
the fact that it will have no entangNn.
alliances, and besides viii seek this NOR