The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-06
One Million Dollars to Be
Spent on HutChinSOn'S
Island.
c. "a. TO CROSS The RIVER.
New Company Has Bought En- ire
River Front.


gia and AtIantic-FOur Large
Wharves Projected, at which Ves-
sells Drawing Tvyeaty-Six Feet of
Water Can Load-Great Ware
houses and Yards to he Construct
ed-River to BE Bridged to Meet
&. a A. Tracks.
Hutchinsons Island is to be converted
into great railroad terminal In a short
time wharves and warehouses viii occupy
the river front and what are now vege-
table patches and grass plats naval
stores, cotton and lumber yards will cover
many acres of grounds. Buildings for the
storage of general merchandise will be
built of sufficient size to provide facili
ties for handling an enormous business.
Vessels drawing twenty-six feet of water
will be able to load at the wharves 1t
wiIl In time, be a duplication of the Cen
trail Railroads. terminal facilities at the
western end of the city
One million dollars are to be expended
In these vast improvements. Many thous
ands of dollars have already been paid out
for land on the river front of the Island.
Options have been secured on the remain
der and will be closed at an early date.
The Georgia and Alabama Terminal Com
pany, as the new corporation will be
termed, win then have control of the is
land from one end to the other. 1t has
also offered to buy the citys holdings,
some $50 acres with but a small frontage
on the river, and there is hardly a doubt
but that the Council will place a reason
able figure on the land and otherwise en-
courage the enterprise in every way pos
sible. This is the same land that the old
Middle Georgia and Atlantic had an OPP
ton on some years ago which it failed to
make use Of.
In a few days an engineer from the
North will be in the city, and work will
then begin toward putting the project into
practical working shape. All the plans
have been prepared and as soon as the city
acts and one or two other minor matters
are disposed of, the converting of the ISL
and into an extremely valuable terminat
property will begin. Jones' marine rail-
way VIII be sold out and removed TO
make way for the docks at that point,
and before another month has passed 1t is
probable that a large force of men will be
building wharves and filling in the island
from a point opposite East Broad street
up to what is Wilink's marine railway.
but which win then have passed into the
hands of the terminal company. it having
an option on the property. This ship re-
pairing plant may be improved and kept
where it is. being made a valuable ad-
juct to the terminal company's other busi-
ness.
While the island is being put into con-
dition for the uses to which IL will here
after be devoted the Georgia and Ala
bama Railroad will be preparing for the
change of it's terminals. At present 1t is
using the terminals of the Central. 1t
also. as is well known. has a trackage
arrangement with the Central from Mel
drim to Savannah, a distance Of sixteen
miles. The Georgia and Alabama is UNI
stood TO be DESTROYS of continuing this
trackage arrangement and of utilizing the
passenger terminals of the Central as at
present. Under the arrangements now ex-
listing years notice is required by either
party. If the Central, in view of the new
developments, should decide to cancel the
trackage and passenger terminal contracts
with the Georgia and Alabama, the latter
Is prepared to build in to Savannah at
once. It is said to have three routes in
view, and has largely secured options on
property ion the route which Is considered
the most available.
The money is at hand for the construc-
ton of the sixteen miles and the work
could be completed by the time the ter
minal company has Hutchinson $ Island In
shape. The Georgia and Alabama will
own the stock of the terminal company.
of the par value of 100000, and will lease
Its properties as rental guaranteeing the
interest on 81, 100000 of bonds. which are
20 be issued The capital stock and $3.50, =
600 of the bonds are to be used in the
a CT 90 F,, L., A.
ton of the terminals, the remaining $3.50, =
600 of bonds being left in the treasury of
the terminal company for future enlarge
ments of the plant.
The terminal company has given notice
of its intention to apply TO the secretary
OF state for a charter. Those whose
names appear in the petition are Messrs
w. w. Williamson, John FIannery. C. d.
Baldwin, J. r. Anderson, W. c. Charlton.
w. V. Davis of this city; J. D. Stetson
of Macon; J. w. Sheffield of Americus
and j. B. Hoist of Columbus, all of whom
are directors of the Georgia and Alabama
Railroad; John Shelton Williams OF Rich
mond, Va, president of the Georgia nnd
Alabama, and ]. w. Middendorf OF Balti-
more, who is vice president of the Georgia
and Alabama. The petition is for incor-
poration as a railroad company to be
known as 1.-THE Georgia and Alabama
Terminal Company"
Inc ram pe4ti IL - proposed 10 construct
will be about four miles long, beginning
at a point on Hutchnson's Island between
East and West Broad streets running
along the island westwardly two or three
miles to a bridge crossing the Savannah
river and connecting with the tracks of
the Georgia and Alabama Railroad. which
will be extended TO that point. 1t will
not be made known for some days where
the bridge viii be built 1t will h. a fine
iron structure, Of the most improved
make, with drawbridges, and will be the
equal Of any railroad river bridge in the
South The capital stock of the terminal
company is placed at 100000 i'm shares of
500 each, all TO be common stock.
The principal office VIII be at Savan-
nah. 1t is stated on the best of authority
that the stock was subscribed for three
times over showing the implicit con-
hdence of those interested and others who
have been informed of the movement.
". w. Mackail, Esq, who has been
prominent in the counsels Of the Georgia
and Alabama, and who from the first has
steadfastly advocated the ownership bv
that company of It's own terminals has