The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-14
RYAN TO BUILD A NEW ROAD.
GEORGIA TO BE PARALLELEcD
FROM AUGUSTA TO ATLANTA.

Notice 10 He Published at Once of m
Petition for IncOrporatiOn--The
New Company TO BE Called the
Augusta and AtIanta-The REFUSAL
of the Georgia Road to Give the
Charleston and western CarOIinm
Any Business for the Coast the
Cause of the New Move.
Augusta, Ga. Nov. 1s.-The fight seems
to be on in earnest between the Charles
ton and Western Carolina road and the
Georgia. Since the Georgia railroad de-
clines to recognize the claim of Thomas
and Ryan to an interest in the Georgia
railroad lease and refuses to give the
Charleston and Western Carolina railroad
any share OF the business from the west to
the coast. 1t seems that the hackers of
the Charleston and Western Carolina
mean a fight to finish.
Tomorrow morning formal publication
is made of petition and notice of petition
for incorporation of the Augusta and At
lanta Railway Company, which win be a
competing line with the Georgia railroads
and open the way to the west for the
Thomas and Ryan road.
Mr. Crawford, representing Messrss
Thomas and Ryan, was In the city to-day.
but preferred not to be interviewed re-
garding the road. All that he would say
for publication was that the petitioners
were determined to carry out the plans
as outlined in the petition.
Mr.. Craig, general manager of the
Charleston and Western Carolina, who
appears as one of the petitioners. is not
prepared to give any information further
than Is contained in the petition. 1t is
believed that it will not be a great while
before the surveyors so to work laying
out the route. AS appears in the petition.
the road win ask the privilege of placing
the capital stock at $1.OO0OO0, with privi-
lege of increase. There is no doubt that
the Augusta and Atlanta will prove
great feeder to Augustus business, be-
sides making freight rates to the west
lower and passenger travel quicker and
cheaper. The petition is as follows:
ITO ethe Honorable Secretary of tho
State, State OF Georgia: Your petitioners,
whose respective names and places of res
idence are stated at the foot, hereby de-
sire to incorporate a railroad company,
under, and In accordance with the laws
of the state OF Georgia. and they hereby
declare as follows:
"Flrst That the name of the Corpora
tlon they desire 10 have Incorporated Is
the Augusta and Atlanta Railway Com
pany
Second. It's general direction will be
from Augusta, northwesterly, and IT'S
length, as near as may be, win be $50
miles.
Third. "The counties in the state of
Georgia through which such railroad will
IA rim will ha fAlf fCb-
mond Columbia, McDufie, Wilkes, Ogle-
thorpe, Clarke Oconee Walton, Gwin-
nette, DeKalb and Fulton.
Fourth. 1.-THE termlni of said railroad
proposed to be so constructed are Augusta
and Atlanta.
Fifth. 1.-THE amount OF capital stoclr
shall be $l,0OO,OO0. Such amount may here
after be increased under authority of law,
by the action of the stockholders.
Sixth Such corporation shall continue
for the term of fifty years.
Seventh. Principal office of such cor
poration to be located in the city of Angus
ia, Ca Your said petitioners. hereby de-
clare that they intend in good faith to go
forward without delay to secure subscrip-
tions to the capital stock of said railroad
corpora ton and to construct, maintain and
operate said railroad.
augusta, Ga, Nov. 13, 1897.
"W. J. Craig,
"E. w Mills
John Ferguso1,
"W NJ Alexander
Thomas c. White,
Howard v. Wilcox,
'William V. Mcleod,
&c. w. Crawford,
George T. Bryan,
"A. w. Anderson,
"E. M. North"
The signers to the petition are all ems
| ployes in the Charleston and Western Car
olina railroads offices here, and of course
| 1t is understood that while their names ap-
pear as petitioners, Thomas and Ryan are
the financial powers that are moving In
| the matter