Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05
THE SEA3OARD WILL Be SlLD
CONTINUED from Tenth Page)
DETAILS FROM RICHMOND.
LIKELY TO BECOME ONE OF THE
MOST POWERFUL SYSTEMS
IN AMERICA
Especial to Virginian-Pllot.l

Richmond, Va, Jan. 4.-Withcut be-
ing able to give all the details of the
deal, 1 am i'll position TO confirm the
report that the Seaboard Air Line is
to be consolidated with the Georgia
and Alabama railway. and through the
proposed Richmond, Petersburg and
Carolina railroad establish a through
line with Pennsylvania from WASH
ington TO Jacksonville. with headQuar-
ters In Richmond. l learn to-day that
two Richmond capitalists have S125.000
In the scheme, and that other moneyed
men of this city are largely Interested
Mr.. John l.. Williams, of the firm OF
John l.. Williams & Sons. bankers, of
this city. who are understood to be the
head of the syndicate, was seen to-day,
but declined to make any statement
Tor publication. He stated that the
details of the deal had not been COM
pleted.
1t was learned to-day that the pro-
posed line is So miles shorter than any
other between Jacksonville and WASH
inSton. 1t is not certain that the Geor-
gia and Alabama, and Richmond. Pc.
tersburg and Carolina will be CONSOLE
dated with the Seaboard Air Line. 1t
IS certain. however, that these lines
VIII be operated in conjunction with
each other, and the new route will be
completed either by building a CON.
IectinE link between the Seaboard and
Georgia and Alabama, or by the pur-
chase of a short line connecting the
two.
There has been great effort made To
Keep the details of this deal secret
ana those interested do not hesitate to
express regret that the newspapers,
have gotten hold of 1t.
The whole plan is to establish direct
connection with the PENNSYLVANIA
whereby Washington can be reached
rom e9uantico over the Richmond.
fredericksburg and Potomac. Connoc
Won will be made ut this city with tho
I.ichTnond, Petersburg and Carolina.
now building south of Petersburg Tbe
Seaboard Air Line will be reached Mt
Itlugeway, n. c.. one hundred miles
south of Richmond. About thirty miles
OF this road has been completed. The
Seaooard Will MAKE Southern connec-
tion with the Georgia and Alabama and
thus get into Jacksonville
combined with the Georgia and Ala
pama 1t would be one of the most power
fui systems in America. 1t seems alb
soluteiy certain that it has been so
conplned, or Is so nearly so that a slim
is impossible.
THIS deal to speculate upon the future
| Oh the great Thomas f RYAN fight
II
| against X. Curzon Hoffman, president
OIL the Seaboard. There is now pending
IN the supreme Court of Appeals here
the application of Ryan for n manda.
mus to compel the secretary and treas.
urer OF the Seaboard to allow an in.
spection of their books, it being alIeg.
ea that a very large portion of the
stock formerly held by the Seaboa nd
has been sold to the Raleigh and Gas
ton railway. and has not been trans
ferred ON the books of the former com
pany.
The application charged that Hon-
man mar and his friends will not allow the
transfer of the stock to be made. as
tneY nave proxies from the old holders
thereof and use these to keep them
The legal battle between the South
ern and Seaboard has become ono Of
me most celebrated in the country. The
papers in the case make load about
MS heavy MS a strong man can carry.
1T Is probable the application for man
damus spoken about will not be pass
ed upon by the Supreme Court for seye-
raj weeks.