The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-12
BROTHERS BUY A RAILROAD.
MILLEN AND SOUTHWESTERN SOLD
TO MEsSRs. burden.

The Purchase Made From the CitI-
zens Bank, the Southern Bank and
Others-wr. G. ID. Baldwin Remains
as President. Though This Ar
arrangement Is Tempornry-Mr. w.
VI. burden Is Vice President and
Mr. ID. II. burden Is Treasurer.
Change VIII Mean More Business
for the Railroad and More for the
Central.
The Mnien and Southwestern Railroad
was brought yesterday from the Citizens
Bank, the Southern Bank and others by
Messrs. ". M, d. b. and f. r. burden
A meeting of the stockholders of the road
was held at the Citizens Bank and the
terms of the sale agreed upon. The pur-
chasers were present, and the trade was
at once completed.
There has not yet been a reorganization.
One of the buyers said last night that Mr..
C.. d. Baldwin Will remain as president
for a while, though this will be but as
Formally for the complete control and
management of the propertg will be in the
hands of the purchasers. Nothing has been
done, II Is said, in the way of changing the
personnel of the force now employed by
the ROAD out II Is not unlikely tNdL some
changes may be put in effect.
The name of the road was changed some
time ago. 1t was formerly the Millen and
Southern, running from Mi1en on the Cen
tral Railroad to Sullmore, a distance of
fOrty-three miles. The road runs through
a good country but it has not yet proven
a financial success. 1t was sold some time
ago, and the Citizens Bank became trus-
tee for the bonds, the road having been
bought by the bondholders.
Messrs w. NJ. and d. B. burden live at
Monte, on the line of the road,
They are successful business men,
owning timber lands and run
ming mills. They are also interested
in mercantile business. Mr.. f. r. burden
is a leading lawyer of Swainsboro. The
three gentlemen are brothers. The two
who are associated in business are now Of
ficials of the road, Mr.. w. NJ. burden be-
ing vice president and Mr.. D. b. burden
treasurer. Mr.. F. r. burden is a director.
The owners of the road have a great
deal of their own business that they can
turn to the Millen and Southwestern For
long time they have been shipping by
road of their own, running out from Still
more, and from that place they have been
sending and receiving goods by the Still
more Air Line. The change of ownership
of the Millen and Southwestern win mean
a EbOl utdl more DucllGSS LOT tldL IOdu
through the interests of its new owners,
and also more for its connection, the Cen
tral Railroad. The Georgia and Alabama
the connection of the Stilmore Air Line
at Collins, will lose by the change.
Trains No. 81 and SS on the Florida Gen.
trail and Peninsular Railroad have been
discontinued and new trains numbered 80
and "a win be run instead. No a. north
bound, will leave Savannah at 1878 p. M,
arrive at Columbia, 4:10 p. M. Charlotte
$40 p. M; Washington, 1855 a. m, and
New York, 1903 p. m. No SO, southbound
will arrive at Savannah from the North
at 1856 p m. and leave for the South at
1907, arriving Jacksonville TAO p. m. and
Tampa $50 a. m. No. 80 will make close
connection al Jacksonville with the night
East Coast train for Miami. Train No 40,
for Denmark, will leave at 5:45 p. M,
instead of $40 p. m, as formerly. All the
other trains will run as heretofore.