The morning news., 1897-03-18
& A. DIRECTORS RETURN.
ox VIII Discuss Their Trip To-
day.

day.
.,. directors of the Georgia and Ala
% railroad will meet at noon to-day
U0'' offices of Charlton, ,Mackan and
81 5arson It will not be regular meet
~ the board, but the meeting is held
Ns because nearly all of the directors
nv ,ere and there are important matters
"a be passed upon.
7-,e meeting will be for the consideration
.bs report of the directors on the trip
the line. from which they have just
,..,rned. The improvements that are
eoing on, and others that are con-
nS,,niated will be discussed.
M directors returned by special train
IHg n;abt In the party were President
~ - shelton williams, of Richmond,
..ld .o"D president and General Manager Ce-
cabbstt of Savannah, Second Vice
e.I.15ent ca John W. Middendorff of Balti-
and Directors c. Sidney Shepard
mo- ~ = Cochran of New York, r. b.
s-,arrv of Baltimore, and Capt. w. w.
,,EEHIiamson of this city. They were joined
" Apoericus by Director J. w. Shetheld
al Of columbus by Director Carter both
of whom came in last night TO attend 10
.. 9,'s meeting Director John d. Stetson
Gay eStooon is also in the city for that pur-
pcse. ,.-.,.ou seoretarv of the board
1rned dav before yesterday. He was
LEN i'll at Albany and was unable to con-
.orne an the trip. The directors visited the
.st -. imnortant places along the line. At
,1,ericus and Albany they were enter
,sined bv the mayor and aldermen. In
.act thev inspected the improvements that
tave been going on al along the line. These
n
acninment represent an outlay of several
te,1dred thousand dollars and consist of
,Sonees in the roads grade, in the re-es-
enlistment of curves and the erection OF
denots At Americus a handsome new
Sanot has Just been completed, and it re-
lived the attention of the directors, who
we're well pleased with it.
The section of the line between Louvale
l1uction and Richland is being revised.
This work, which is almost completed, was
rspected. The revised line decreases the
Gistance between Savannah and
Montgomery by two and three
fourths miles The grades of
his section are being reduced to
Z, per cent, and the curves are also be-
ing reduced When work on the curves is
completed 4 degrees will be the highest
curvature to be found between Richland
and LouVale Junction One of the deepest
cuts in the state has been made in this
revision of the section. This cut is sixty
FIVE feet in depth.
Work was begun on the extension of
the road from Fitzgerald to Ocilla, eight
miles to the south. This extension is be-
ing made principally on account of the
country through which it runs being so
tnckly timbered Ocilla is a thriving
little village, which the addition of a rail-
read will help greatly. 1t is to develop the
timber country that the road is built, and
it will be used for freight principally. 1t
was thought that the extension would
probably be called the Fitzgerald and
Southwestern, but this idea is not the di-
rectors and the extension will be a part
of the Fitzgerald branch.
The directors, it is understood were well
pleased with what they saw. 1t was their
first official inspection trip since the road S
organization in August. 1895. They noticed
that wonderful strides are being made in
the building up and Improvement of the
country through which the road runs. New
houses, testimonials to progress, were ev-
eryWhere to be seen.