The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14
CAR WORKS NEAR COMPLETION
WILL BE READY FOR WORK WITH
IN THIRTY DAYS.

Georgia Car and Misunderstanding
Company's big Plant West of the
City-Am the Machinery in Place,
and Contracts Are Now Being Fig
ured On-The Company VIII EN-
pIOy 4oO Men When WOking With
Full FOrce-An Enterprise OF
which All savannah should BE
Proud.
II is confidently announced that the
works of the Georgia Car and Manufac-
turing Company win be in operation In
thirty days Those who drive out on the
Ogeechee road have been watching for
some time the progress on the car works,
and the large buildings have gone up very
rapidly, until they are now both inside
and out, very nearly complete.
All of the machinery that was brought
here from the Huntingdon. Pa, plant has
been set in place, but there are still some
small additions TO the machinery to come.
These are pieces of new and improved
machinery which will be added to the
other practically complete plant, for the
Huntington machinery was purchased
and a well is now being dug to supply
them with water The two engines will
be located in the buildings, one in the ma
chine shop and the other in the planning
mill, and they will be supplied with steam
through under ground pipes, which will
be laid in a few days.
The plant, as has been stated, consists
of two large buildings, 10 by 1900 feet,
one of which is the freight car building
and repair shop, and the other the pas
senger car building and repair shop.
These shops proper do not take up all
of the respective buildings, portions CT
them being given to the planning mill and
machine shops.
MIR. ]. G. Blain, who is experimenting
the work, stated yesterday there was lit
tie doubt that 1t would be In fun opera
ton within thirty days. The plant is one
of the most complete in the country, and
will be prepared to turn out any class
OF work from the fiat car to the passen-
ger coach. The company has already
been figuring on some orders for build
ing and repairing cars. and will no doubt
find that 1t has considerable work on
hand as soon as it gets ready to start
In fact, arrangements have already been
made TO do considerable repairing for
the railroads entering savannah just rs
soon as the machinery is put In motion
and the company hopes to follow that up
by several contracts for building freight
cars.
Mr. M A. O'Byrne, secretary and treas
urer Of the company, says when, going
i'm fun force, the works will employ at
least 400 men. Many of these men will be
secured right here in Savannah, and it
is expected that il will be necessary to Sc
cure outside only few experienced prac-
teal workmen. In fact some of these can
be secured right at home, as there are
some now working on the construction of
the plant, who will go right into the shops
as soon as they are finished. These men will
live in the city, no provision for any of
them living near the works having yet
been made. The idea of the company is
TO benefit Savannah as much as possible
by the enterprise, and that is one of the
principal things that led to it's formation,
and the construction of the plant. The
company owns considerable machinery
still at Huntingdon. Pa. which will prob
ably be sold out to some other manufac-
turing concern. Most Of it is heavy foun-
dry machinery, which could not be brought
south, as IL is impracticable at the pres
cnt time to establish a foundry in con-
nection with the shops
The officers of the company are presi-
dent, John ]. NfcDonough; vice president
John Flannery; secretary and treasurer,
M. A. OByrne. The other directors are
Messrs. P. J. OConnor NJ. c. Blain and
j. G. Blain. Mr. ]. G.. Blan will be the
companys general manager The COM
pany is capitalized at 100000 which rep
resents its capital stock and 100000 of
bonds in addition to that were placed en-
tirely among Savannahians.
The enterprise is one of which Savan-
nah Will undoubtedly be proud, and it's
progress and success will be looked for
ward to with much interest