The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10
TRAINS WILL RUN ON JAN. 1.
MIR. williams says the Plan Has Not
Been Changed.


I'VE have not altered our plan for having
through trains over our own line from
Richmond to Florida on Jan. l. and from
that date on" said Mr.. John Shelton Will
Jams, president of the Georgia and Ala
bama, the Florida Central and Peninsu-
lar and the Sea board Air Line, yesterday.
President Williams and the officials OF
the three lines are looking forward with
great interest 10 The time when this juno
ton may be effected and the three be
come one great continuous system. Two
or three days ago Mr.. Williams complet-
ed negotiat tons and purchased short line
of railway from Hamlet N. c., on the
line of the Seaboard, to Cheraw, S. c.
1t will form one of the links of the sys-
tenn and afford connection at Cheraw with
the line that is being built from there to
Columbia.
The road from Cheraw to Columbia IS
progressing well. Mr.. Williams does not
apprehend that it will not be in complete
readiness for the passage of trains by
Jan. / 1t, with the Palmetto Railroad,
that from Hamlet to Cheraw. will be about
100 miles long. With its completion, the
Seaboard will be joined with the Florida
Central and Peninsular and the way to the
far South opened up.
From Richmond to Ridgeway, N. c.,
point on the Sea board, line is being com
pleted under the charter of a proposed
road that was secured by the Williams
syndicate. That, too, Mr.. Williams said
will be completed by Jan. l, thereby al
fording the system its uninterrupted line
to Florida. The northern connection with
New York will be by the Pennsylvania.
All this great scheme has involved a
vast Zeal of work that has not yet as
sumed such a shape as to admit of a hoid-
up on the part of the president and ms
coadjutors At its inception it was looked
upon as a mighty undertaking, and the
approaching contamination is expected to
prove beneficial in many ways TO Savan-
nah and this section.
Mr. Williams was asked about the Union
passenger station that his lines Will JON
the Southern and the Plant System in con-
structing on West Broad street. He said
there has been no new developments, and
that the plans have not yet been drawn.
He gave the assurance, however, that Sa =
vannah viii be given a station of which
it may well be proud of.
Other questions were asked, but Mr.
Williams did not then feel at liberty to
reply. lie Sdlus lHOuSus N4iet A4AC PASo
ress of work incident to the welfare of
the three roads is getting on well, and
| that it will not be long before an an
nouncement of Importance may be made.
His statement is taken to mean that the
plan of organization of the great system
will be made known and the officers APP
pointed. The headquarters for the consol-
| dated company will also probably be de-
clared.
Mr. Williams was on Hutchinson's ISL
and during the afternoon He was seen
on his return, and expressed himself as
well pleased with the work done there.
With the bridge there has been some de-
lay, and with that he was not fully salts
fed the masonry work having progress
ed more slowly than he had expected.
Last night Mr.. Williams left for the
| North. With the great stress of business
| that has devolved upon him under the
widening of his railroad interests, he fs
unable to stop long in one place, but must
keep Fastening from one to another