The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-06

winch II IS proposed 10 make SlO0,Vl0, ana
his efforts since then have been largely
and successfully directed toward securing
control Of the island and putting the pro-
ject in condition to be rapidly pushed to
completion. Mr.. Mackalrs confidence in
the future of the Georgia and Alabama,
and the port of Savannah, have been well
demonstrated by his work In the past
year. The capitalists Interested in the
Georgia and Alabama, keen aggressive
business men, with the power to command
all the money they might desire, have for
some time been impressed with the neces-
sity of the company owning It's own terml-
mails here.
LAS a first step in this direction said
Mr.. Mackall yesterday, they secured tire
services of a well known engineer from
the North who has had large experience
IN the location and construction Of ter
minals and instructed him TO proceed to
savannah, look over the field and select
the most available location in his opin-
ion for railroad terminals. This engineer
spent two weeks in Savannah. The OBJ
1ect of his visit was known to NOBODY
except a few persons in the confidence Of
the gentlemen at interest. Whine IN Sa-
Yannah he made a careful study of the
city in It's railroad relations He visited
and inspected the several localities which
were supposed to offer peculiar facilities
for terminal purposes and after weigh
ing carefully the respective advantages
and disadvantages he reached the conclu-
sion that of all the places available Hutch
inson's Island was pre-eminenUy the
best adapted for such purposes.
Fortified by this report, the Interested
parties quietly began to take steps TO Sc
cure control of the necessary frontage
on the island The process was necessarily
slow, but they at last succeeded in get
ting control of all the frontage neces-
sary. In the meantime the money requi-
site to carry out the project had been
subscribed. In the beginning 1t was de-
cided to make no flourish of trumpets, TO
wait until everything was practically con
summated before announcing what was IN
view.
The terminals 1t Is proposed to construct
will be of the most approved and modern
type. The plans will be prepared by, and
the work of construction done under, the
supervision of prominent engineers, and it
is believed that when completed the plant
will be the equal, If 1t Is not superior TO,
any terminal property in the South. The
Georgia and Alabama Railway VIII own
the stock of the terminal company and Will
lease its entire property. As rental the
Georgia and Alabama Will guarantee the
interest on terminal first mortgage bonds,
which II is proposed to issue to the eX-
rent of 81, 900 600. all of which will eventual
ly be utilized in the development of the
terminals
''Wm the Georgia and Alabama build
into the city?" Mr.. Mackall was asked.
1T has not yet been decided he re-
piled, whether the company will con-
struct the sixteen miles from Meldrim 20
Savannah, or if agreeable to the Central,
continue the present trackage agreement
If acceptable to the Central the Georgia
and Alabama will continue to make use
of the latter's passenger facilities, which
are In every way ample for the business
of both roads In this connection l may
say that the terminal agreement between
the Georgia and Alabama and Central has
been quite as satisfactory as could be eX-
pected There has been no friction or mis-
understanding of any kind and the Geor-
gia and Alabama has received fair and
courteous treatment from the gentlemen
in charge Of the Central The only rea
son We seek a change is because we feel
that Ii win be TO our best interests TO
have our own homo here In Savannah"
Mr.. Mackall has blue prints of the plans
prepared by engineers for the work on
the island. Four slips are proposed cap
able of accommodating the largest vessels
that ever visit Savannah. The two east
ern ones, to be located opposite points
some where between East Broad and BIU
streets, will be built first Surrounding
and between them will be extensive naval
stores yards and cotton warehouses, 'lum-
her yards and accommodations for great
quantities of pig iron and coal. This gives
some idea of the character of the business
that is now done by the Georgia and Ala
bama and for which provision must natu-
rally first he made. Further to the west
of Bull street are TO be two other large
piers, and 1t is significant that at one
of them on the map is a large space deslg-
mated GRAIN" indicating that 1t Is be-
leved that shipments of that kind may be
look for,
All the wharves will be built thirteen
feet above mean low water, which win
render them absolutely safe from any
food that may ever come The slips are
to be dredged out to a depth of twenty
feet at low water, the dirt taken from
the river being used for filling in on the
island. II will be practically repetition
on Hutchinson's Island of the work of re-
claiming for terminal purposes done oy
the Central The Georgia and Alabama's
terminals. though IL is understood. will be
two feet higher than those of the Central,
and II is believed will never be flooded.
Especial care was taken by the engineers
TO secure the most reliable data on past
foods and their plans have been based
so that repetition of any past rise in the
river would not affect the properties.
Although no information is given on this
point, 1t Is believed that the Georgia and
Alabama, after the terminals are built,
will enjoy the advantage of some special
arrangements with Western roads, which
will serve to turn grain and other ship
ments from the West to this port. Mr..
C. Sidney Shepard, one of those largely
interested In the terminal plan, is a di-
rector in the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.
1t Is intimated that parties Interested In
that or the Louisville and Nashville sys-
TEN are interested, directly or otherwise,
in the new project The Georgia and Ala
bama would give a magnificent Atlantic
coast connection for either of these sys-
TENS.
The Mobile and Ohio is developing into
a very important system, and it is among
the probabilities that Savannah may yet
hear considerably more of it. The rea-
tons between IL and the Georgia and AL
ALBANIA are known to be very pleasant If
not close. 1t was but a short time ago
that Traffic Manager Pope of the Georgia
and Alabama directed the attention of Sa-
Vannahians to the fact that il was now
possible for the people along a considera-
Bile extent of the Mobile and Ohio to come
to Savannah and trade with as little ex-