The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-20
MAY BE A NEW BRANCH ROAD.
THE ATLANTIC SHORT LINE LIKE
LY TO BE EXTENDED.

Reported That 1t VIII he Built
Along the Route Originally Pro-
jected TO a Connection With the
Central at PineOra, or to a COnnec-
tion with the CuyIer and Wood
burn-The Latter Plan Might Ne
cessitate Another Purchase.
Would Give the Central "a New
Branch Covering an Important
Section.
1t is more than likely that the Atlantic
Short Line railroad, which is generally be-
lieved to have been purchased by the Gen.
trail of Georgia Railway Company, through
the Wrightsville and Tennille, in which it
owns the majority of the stock, will be put
to a good use within a short time.
1t is reported that as soon as the sale is
confirmed by the court and the property is
turned over to the purchaser, or very short
ly thereafter, steps will be taken to build
the Atlantic Short Line along the route
over which it was projected to a connec-
ton with the Central railroad at Pineora,
or to a connection with the Cuyler and
WOODBURY. railroad, which latter line con-
meets with the Georgia and Alabama rail-
raod at Cuyler in Bryan county.
The Atlantic Short Line now extends
from Bruton to point near Stillmore, the
length of that portion of the line already
built being about twenty-eight miles.
About sixty miles would have to be built
to connect it with the Central at Pineora,
but the right of way is already the prop
erty of the company, and in addition to the
fact that good deal of 1t is already grad
ed, and practically ready for the laying
of raj, there is also a bridge built over the
Ogeechee river.
Bruton, the western terminus of the At
lantic Short Line, as it stands at present,
is on the Wrightsville and Tennile rail-
road, and the completion of this line to
Pineora would form a sort OF a triangle
the third side of which would be that por-
ton of the mainstem of the Central be-
tween Pineora and Tennille. This would
practically give the Central the control
of the traffic in that section.
This same would be true no doubt If the
other plan should be followed. The Guy
Ter and WOODBURY. railroad is a short line,
originally constructed for lumber road,
and running from Cuyler in Bryan county
on the Georgia and Alabama railroad TO
WOODBURY., in Bulloch county. If the con-
there would. of course, be less to build,
but there are no doubt several matters
in this connection to be considered. The
first plan would take in all of the right-of-
way at present belonging to the property.
and would bring the Atlantic Short Line
to a direct connection with the Central,
while the second plan would necessitate
the purchase of another piece of property,
the Cuyler and WOODBURY. railroad, ana
would bring the connection to the Georgia
and Alabama several miles away from the
main stem of the Central.
The Cuyler and WOODBURY. railroad is as
yet in the hands of the United States
courts, but it has been ordered sold, and
will go under the hammer in a short time.
1t would no doubt be as easy a matter
to secure possession of this property as
was the case with the Atlantic Short
Line. and then there would be a choice of
making the connection either way.
There is no reason to believe that the
sale of the Atlantic Short Line will not
be confirmed by Judge Speer. This will
undoubtedly be the case if all of the main
liens have been satisfied, and the con
struction of either line as indicated abovs
will give the Central new branch road
covering a most important section, ana
one that is rich in timber, cotton and