The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-23
THE CAR FACTORY.
Mr. O'Byrne Goes to Pennsylvania TO
Formally Close the Purehnse.


Mr. H. A. o'Byrne. treasurer Of the
Georgia Car and Manufacturing Com
pany. left the city last nigh, for Hunting
don Pa. and Philadelphia. where ne
goes 10 finally close up the purchase OF the
car manufacturing plant at Huntingdon.
made by Capt John Flannery. Hon. J. ].
AeDonoush and other wen known ciu-
zens. as a basis for the plant which they
viii establish here. He viii make ar
rangements 10 have the plant there re-
leased at once, and the removal Of it 10
savannah viii begin JUST as soon as any
OF the buildings OF the new company are
ready 10 receive the machinery.
Mr.. ]. G.. Blain, who has active. charge
OF the management of the work, received
a letter yesterday from General Man
as5r ~. +. Maxwell OF che Florida Cen
tial ana Feninsular railroad, stating he
had instructed the roadway der,a rrrnarr
20 put IN the necessary spur tracks from
MS road onto the new cOmpany's land n I
once, ana saying that he would see TO
* that the tracks were extended as the
occasion required It. By a traffic arrange
ment between this road the Georgia and
Alabama and the Central of C7eOrgia me
company viii thus be put "a { once in con-
nectlon with these three lines. and can
~ "a any material and supplies needed.
me Plant system will also r6lE In a spur
track, u Is understood. but has not aiken
any DEFINITE action in the matter as yet
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are waiting on Vice President r. c. Err
win, who is expected 10 be here within
q Jay or Two. The track is very much
AeeaSq, anu tne company is going 10 make
an eHort TO get the road TO put il in as
early as possible.
petition signed by a large number OF
property owners IN the section near .he
Georgia Car and Manufacturing Com
pdhy property, and by the officers OF
lnat company, asking the establishment
u new road, has been presented to the
county commissioners, and will no doubt
De acted on at a very early date. The road
asked Tor IS 70 run from the Ogeechee
road IN northWesterly direction. and
lnen west along the new cOmpanY's lands
a road about 1000 feet or nearly a mile
lOng IS desired TO give easy access to the
city.
The company is also negotiating with
the City and Suburban Street Railroad
company with q view to getting them to
extend one of their lines out to the site
OF the proposed works, for the conve-
nlence of the employees, and others who
VIII go back and forth to and from the
city. The company is also going to die
an elght-inch artesan Wen, put down all
necessary drainage, and make the locality
as healthy as any round the city.
1t has advertised for bids for the ex-
caVauon OF 5000 cubic yards Of earth
instead of feet as was stated. This is for
the purpose Of filling in and leveling the
grounds so as to put them in shape for
building. This work will be begun Thurs
day of this week, and just as soon as Il
Is completed, the work on the buildings
will begin.
This enterprise is undoubtedly the blsY
gest thing of its kind for Savannah thar
has been started here in years. 1t is del
serving Of every ENCOURAGEMENT and II II
receives that TO which it is entitled thet
IS little doubt of its success when all II
ITS other advantages are taken into o.
siderauon. 1t is right in the heart ofhe
lumber district, and lumber will bethe
principal material it will use in makis its
pfouuct, which viii be chiefly r8road
cars. 1t viii have every facility fr do
ing car repairing work, and in man cases
more cheaply than the railroadsean DO
it themselves.