The morning news., 1899-10-10
A CLASH OF RAILROADS.
CENTRAL WONT LET THE G. & A.
Cross ITS LINE.

Georgia md Alabama Extension
From MeIdrim strikes Hard
Place 10 Get by-CeRtrnI Is Putting
in Four More Tracks Where the
Contractor Expected to Find But
One-Case Way Get Into the Courts.
In the Meantime Work Is Delayed.
President Williams and Mr.. Mack
. all Were Unable to Alter Vice
President EgaB's HesOIve--De-
mands the Central Is Alleged to
Have Made.
The Central Railroad and the Georgia
and Alabama are having trouble over
crossing and il is quite probable that me
merits Of the case may be tested in the
courts No action has yet been taken, but
it would lie a matter of no surprise II the
Georgia and Alabama should appeal TO the
authorities in the hope of gaining what Is
now denied ny The Central.
The bone of contention is the Georgia
and Alabama running It's extension from
Meldrim TO Hutcninson's Island across the
Central Railroad. The point at which 1t
is desired TO cross is about two miles from
tractor. Mr.. l.. r. Wright, has completed
the grading up to that point and is pre-
pared TO continue his work by laying the
track. But ne is shut off by the action
the Central has taken.
gentleman connected with the Geor-
gia and Alabama said yesterday Thai ion
for the crossing have been where It is
desired to cross the Centrals track for a
week. II is customary, he says, in such
cases for the road that is to be crossed
10 stop it's trains or provide for their run
ming in such a way as not to interfere
with the workman charging the expense
TO the other line, and then proceed with
operations until the crossing ls establish
ed. The Central he says, was informed
by the Georgia and Alabama contractors
of their readiness to have the crossing
established, and il remains for the former
road to make II and charge the expense
of the work To The latter.
Such seemed not to be the Centrals pol
icy. II is said IL has made demands upon
the Georgia and Alabama relative to the
crossing that the latter road is not ready
20 admit. The Central, It is further said,
insists upon its demands and says the Geor-
gia and Alabama will find trouble in get
ting across its track. To show that there
will be more than the simple work of get
ting across one track the Central has pro-
ceeded to lay more alongside It's main iiue.
Mr.. Wright visited the offices of Mes RS.
Charlton, Mackall Anderson attorneys
for the Georgia and Alabama, yesterday
afternoon, and Informed them of the action
the Central has taken to throw obstacles
in the way of the crossing being effected.
He said the Central has force OF hands
at work laying additional tracks, two on
either side the main line as he understood
hn ohiapf hp in charge. Mr.
Wright further said that he saw nothing
to indicate that the tracks are TO be any
thing except temporary ones. having no
connection with the main line and only
laid to interfere with the Georgia and Ala
bama work He said t would put a stop
to Georgia and Alabama extension opera
tions until such time as matters could be
adjusted. The crossing cannot be made
until the obstacle of two many tracks can
be removed
President John Shelton Williams and
Mr.. W. w. Mackal went 10 call on Vice
President John NJ Egan of the Central as
soon as the news of that roads action
reached their ears They had a consulta-
tion with him, but, it is said, found him
obdurate, and determined to adhere to
his point. 1t was learned unofiicialy that
the Georgia and Alabama viii take the
matter into the courts, as 1t Is claimed
II has perfect right under the law to
make the crossing without having to ac-
cede to the demands made by the Central.
Ii is understood the Central has secured
the opinion of its attorneys, however and
there may be special phases of the case
that give the Central a much stronger side
than would appear 10 one unfamiliar with
them.
A Georgia and Alabama man was asked
what demands had been made by the Cen
trail. He answered that the latter road
had stated II would only consent to the
l..a1 10 IL
the former agreeing to change the crossing
at any time in the future the demand
might be made to one passing either below
or above the Central's line, and that the
Georgia and Alabama, II the demand were
made, would maintain a signal station at
int -.aanli ion