The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-08-24
CENTRAL SCOOPS GA. PINE /?
v,yy INTERESTING RAILROAD
RUNORS ARE AFLOAT.
New Road Has Been Sold, and 1t Is
Uncertain Whether 1t VIII Be Ex-
tended NOrthward to Dawson.

tended NUIbuW dlU W OaNSOns
The last issue. of the Calhoun County
co7rier printed the following railroad
news furnished it by gentleman WIN
claims to be son the inside:"
The Georgia Piae Railway has been
said or bargained to the Georgia Central
The trade has not been fully consum-
mated, but everything has been agreed
IL and will be completed in due time.
This took place soon after President
Gamer of the Central and President
williams of the Georgia Pine returned
~ Savannah from their recent visit TO
Arlington. Both these gentlemen live
in savannah, AID after much discussion
aver the prospects. etc, they have finally
reached an agreement.
The Georgia Pine is to be completed
IN Arlington IN two or three weeks; then
me work at this end of the line will be
sr,penlsd. Work will be immed lately
baonp at cambridge and he road ex-
tended southwark to Tallahassee, Fla.
This will put TIE Central OF Georgia into
Florida.
II seems that before making this trade
Mr. Conner, on behalf OF the Central OF
Georgia, had perfected an agreement
with the Florida Central and PeninSulaI
peapa Whereby the TWO systems viii be
onsr3ted together. Just What that is
b9sgo, vet leaked out. Those who are
4 po,fe3 know that tue Plant system has
\ loDg kept the Genital OF Georgia out o
florida and that the Florida Central has
been, bv this same Plant system, kept
5ot,led up 10 Florida.
It sad there Will be inaugurated-
as soon as the road is completed TO Tai
,ahassee-a tirst-class through passenger
service from Atlanta to Florida points
via Macon, Albany, Arlington, Balm
bridge aud Tallahassee.
The Macon and Montgomery passenger
tram will run Just as it does now, and,
another train will run regularly from
Macon TO Florida, giving two trains dali
ly between Macon and SmithYille, each
with Savannah and Atlanta
trains Macon
The Columbia and Smithville train
will be taken off and only an accommo
dation freight and passenger train will
run from Columbia 10 Arlington.
1t does not seem to be settled as to
whether the Central will build directly
from Arlington to Dawson or continue
to run around by Albany. The Dawson
route would be about thirteen miles
shorter than the Albany route.
1t looks as if the Central of Georgia
had for once 'scoopod" the Plant folks.
however, it may be stated-in connec
ton with the above that MIR. j. w. Cal
lOuu, a prominent stockholder and a
member If the board of directors Of the
Georgia Pine, denies the authenticity of
The rumOred sale to the Central, and says
The new road will maintain It's lndepend
eDca
Orheg interesting local gossip in con
letlon with the Georgia Pine states
ylat the baby road has purchase ed half
interest in the Centrars yard privileges
IL Arlington ana Will use the same de-
pot.
1t is also stated that the northward
extension of the road will be from here
10 luthbert, thence to Richland, where
y VIII connect with the Georgia and AL
aoama for Columbus. IL is said that
ssIo1g inducements have been offered
W Tue people along this route.
d lew more weeks will likely demon
'I'a.e what there is in these various ru-
more,