The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-02
THROUGH TRAIN BY JAN. !.
MIR. WILLIAMS SAYS THEY WILL
RUN FROM NEW YORK TO TAMPA.

treat competitor W inc
system and the Southern for the
North and south Business-Presi-
dent Williams Says the System
VIII Get u Great Deal of Its New
Equipment From the Americas
shOps-An order for Cars Already |
Placed and TO lie Followed by 9th
ers-Mr. Williams and MIR. hidden
dOrf Leave Savannah for Columbia
to Look After the Connection of
the Senboard and the f. c. ~ p.
you may say there win be through
vestibuled trains running from New York
to Tampa over our line by Jan l. We are
hard at work with that end in view and
1 believe we will accomplish it. If we
do not, it will be through no fault of ours.
Some thing viii have given way if we don't
manage it."
That is what President John Shelton
Williams of the Georgia and Alabama,
the Seaboard Air Line and the Florida
Central and Peninsular Railroads had to
say yesterday when asked about the
progress Of the great scneme that he set
afoot months ago for the consolidation
of the three great railway properties.
Mr.. Williams came Gown from Rich
mond with Mr.. ]. w. Middendorf, vice
president of the Georgia and Alabama,
yesterday morning. Their visit was for
the purpose of looking over the situation
here and seeing just how much has been
accomplished in the Improvements that
have been under way for some time on
Hutchnsons Island. He called upon the
local directors and officials of the Georgia
and Alabama in the city, and Mr.. w. w.
MackaH secretary of the board of direct
ors entertained the gentlemen during the
forenoon with a drive about the city and
an inspection of some Of the system
property
Tie president of three roads and distin-
guished duancier said he had come for no
Other purpose than making he inspection
OF the work. He and Mr. Middendorf Mr..
Mackal Mr.. j. Randolph Anderson aud
Mai. Blaudford went across the river in
the afternoon 10 inspect the operations on
the island A say of a coupe of hours
was made, the gentlemen being all very
well pleased with what they saw. Mr.
Williams considered the progress fair and
believes there will be no difficulty about
The operation of the terminals as speedily
as was ANTICIPATED when the work was
begun.
Wen" sud Mr.. Williams, "there is very
little now Of a newsy character. l know
of nothing that would he of particular in
terest. Yes, there is one thing. too. The
people of this section and AL Georgia
might be p.eass to know chat he Geo gia
and Alabama shops at Americus are TO
he ca Id upon for a great deal Of new
equipment for the system. cars viii lie
built there for the Georgia add Alabama,
the Seabcard and the Florida Central and
/ PeninsulaT. We have already placed
considerable order for cars for tie Sea-
hoard that viii b4 finished w as quickly
I as possible. il win lie followed by num-
! her of other orders, and ii wi not be lJng
/ b. fore the shops will lie turning cut cars
| for big system"
MI Williams is interested in Norfolk
and other Virginia cities that seem, in
| some danger from The visitation of yellow
fever to the Soldiers Home at Hampton.
/ He asked if there had been any news
from the scene during the day, but just
then a telegram was handed him by his
( private secretary, that had come from
Vice President e. ST. John of the Seaboard
/ from Norfolk. Mr.. S. John acquainted
/ the president of the system with the IN
/ formation that there had been no spread
of the disease from the Home, and that
/ the situation was regarded in Norfolk as
favorable.
NIessrs. Williams and Middendorf left az
/ night for Columbia where they go TO look
/ after business connected with the eNten-
son from Cheraw, S. c., to hat place TO
/ Join the Seaboard with the Florida Cen
1 tral and Peninsu,ar, and thus furnish The
/ connecting link of the three lines. Mt.
/ Winiams said the work there is progress
1 ing very well, and the concess -ons that
| lave 10 be secured from the war depart
meut are going through ali right and with
/ out hitch. There will be no obstacle OIL
that sort to delay operations
Contractors are already a. work on the
| connection. They viii have it complete.
according to their contract. by Dec. 10,
which will give the company hfteen days
to pet everything in readiness for the pass
age of the vestlbu.ed trains on Jan. l..
II is said il may be found necessary to
run the heavy Vestlouies Slowly, OWNS
to the new roadbed, but the time can be
gradually duickened as the roadbed settles
and additional work is done upon 1t. A
ieree force is engaged on the connection,
which will be abdNIt eighty miles long. and
no effort will be spared to nave 1t com
plete within the given time.
| The bridge across the river a savannah
/ &c making fair progress under the direc-
/ lion of Mr. H. F. Holmes, The contractor,
who will buid the substructure, and he
! expects TO have his part complete within
the time given him. That Will be in Oc-
tober, and within a month or 50 after he
finishes the superstructure of iron and
! steel will be added.
During the next few days the work of
sinking the caissons within which the mas
onrv is to be laid will be in progress, the
! nivot pler and the Two supports for the
/ main sDan of the bridge being the first
| n have the masonry work begun Won
Eberstein & Co. have finished up the major
part of their piling contract, which was
! sub-let them by Mr.. Holmes, and 1t will
be upon the support of the great timbers,
twelve by twelve that are sawn off even
ten feet beneath extreme low water, that
the piers viii be built.
MELONS CLOSING OUT.