The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01
| BUYING UP RoBERTSWLLE.
G. A. SECURING OPTIONS FOR
TERMINALS THERE.

Negotiations Are on for Wide
Tract Near West Broad, Stewart
and Roberts streets-Tenants OF
Houses on Some Properties Have
Been Notified to Vacnte-Represen-
tative of an Estate Largely Inter-
ested when Asked IL He Had Given
Options on Property in Roberts
VILE to the G. a a. said He Could
Give No InfOrmatiOn--Termi
for Local Freight and Passenger
Business to he Established.
The Georgia and Alabama Railroad is
understood to be negotiating for options
on a wide tract of property In Roberts
vile. The options, or all of them, al
least have not been secured, but the rail-
road is buying up the land, and it is be-
lieved there will be terminals established
there.
Maj. J. r. Sheldon represents the Rob
erts estate. to which more than to any
one other estate or person, the property
desired belongs. He was asked yester-
day If the report that the Georgia and
Alabama Railroad had secured options on
the property were true. He replied that
he could say nothing about II.
Occupants of some of the houses in
Guided in the tract the road wishes to own
have already been notified that the prop
erty of which they are tenants has been
sold. This is taken as a sure indication
that the Georgia and Alabama is the
purchaser. No road was mentioned to
the tenants, but one of the tenants who has
received notice said he understood that
the purchase had been made by the Flor
ida Central and Peninsular. 1t would
appear that what he believed may be true
in roundabout way in view of the re-
port to which credence is given that
the Florida Central and Peninsular has
been bought by the associated controlling
interests of the Georgia and Alabama and
the Seaboard Air Line. Not very far dis
tant from this property are several tracts
owned by the Florida Central and PENN
sular, and it seems not improbable that
there may be connection between the
present ownership by the Florida Central
and Peninsular of neighboring property
and the purchase by the Georgia and Ala
bama of a tract suited for the erection of
a passenger depot and the establishment
of terminals for the handling of local
freight and passenger business.
local representative of the Florida
Central and Peninsularl was asked if his
line had made any purchases of property
or already owned any in Robertsville, but
he replied that he knew nothing of it.
The property believed to be that desired
by the Georgia and Alabama reaches to
West Broad street, and is only three OF
four blocks south Of the Central Railroad
passenger depot, now used by the Geor-
gia and Alabama. The property extends
back from the intersections of Stewart
and Roberts streets to the westward AS
ii recedes from West Broad street 1t be-
comes less valuable, and the low places
may be purchased and filed in to be used
as yards and approaches. There are many
owners to be consulted, and the gathering
up of options by the railroad will entail
considerable work.
The Georgia and Alabama's plans for
putting extensive terminals on Hutchin-
sons Island might induce some to think
that there Is no ground to the report of
the contemplated purchase of property in
Robertsville. Such would be a mistaken
supposlton, as it Is not the purpose of
the company TO make its Hutchlnson's
Island terminals for passenger use, nor 10
handle local freight. They are to be con-
structed for export purposes, and 1t is
known the road is DESTROYS of making
arrangements for handling it's local bust
ness, freight and passenger, by other
means than those that now exist through
its arrangement with, the Central Rail-
road.
depot on West Broad street at the
location named would be a valuable ac-
QUESTION for that section, and property
values would be enhanced. For the rail-
road the location is probably the most de-
sirable that is available. The street cars
pass before il and there would be but
short extension of the West Broad street
pavement necessary to give the road its
benefit. The plan to give the Georgia and
Alabama its terminals for local business
at this location is only in line with the
progress the road has been making for
the last three or four years 1t has secur-
ed new lines, built additions, projected ex-
tensive export and import terminals, pur-
chased the Seaboard Air Line and us now
reported and believed by many to have
bought the Florida Central and Peninsu-
lar. The fame of Mr.. John Shelton VIII
liams, the president of the road, as
fnancier and powerful factor in railroad
undertakings is growing.
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