The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-12
PJ ANS TO BE DRAWN NORTH.
y ANYWAY PRESIDENTS WILL DIS
Crss THE UNION DEPOT.

Cant. MackaIl to Go on soon TO Meet
omciaIs-UniOn Depot Here Is of
.noueh Importance to Secure the
attention of the Chief Executives.
reIfeyed That savannah May BE
v,de II Tourist Point After the
-%o,, Depot Is BuiIt-Such n COnces-
Inn Would he of Great Benefit to
the city.
plans for the union depot that is to
GRACE Robertsville will probably be drawn
next week 1t Is the intention of Capt.
" W. Mackal of Messrs. Charlton,
1raalaU & Anderson, general counsel for
ths Georgia and Alabama, to go North
within the next two or three days to meet
officials of the Ilnes interested in the pro-
is.t II is then, it is said, that the plans
will be drawn and passed upon After
Thai the next thing will be advertisement
for bids and it is believed It will be but
c1es.ion of weeks now until work is
actually commenced.
The executive officials Of all the lines
interested in the union depot plan are at
,he president, viii represent the Georgia
and Alabama and the Florida Central and
P,p.asullr. while Mr.. r. G.. Erwin, pres
ijaut will look after the interests of the
Plant system. 1t is understood MIR. Sam
uel spencer, the Southern Railways pres
ideut has returned from Europe and will
be present at the conference about the
depot Ordinarily it is said, it would
hardly be likely that the chief executives
of The lines interested would care to give
their personal attention TO the plans for
the depot once they had the project under
way. and all the important preliminary
matters adjusted. Such details as the
plans Of the building would be left to or
fclas subordinate to them.
The Savannah depot however, it is un-
destood has vast significance with the
chef officials of the lines. They want
10 give it their personal attention and to
see that the very best results are achieved.
This grows largely, il is claimed, out of
the entrance of the Southern into Savan-
nah and the desire Of that road to build
up the city as an important tourist point.
The best possible passenger accommoda-
tons are desired. The Southern is a line
that is accus stoned to the best that Is to
be had in the way of equipment and i'm
pr5yements Of all sorts, and it is no more
than natural to expect that it will 90 a
great deal for Savannah, since it thinks
III worth while TO gain an entrance to the
city
The benefits expected to accrue to sa-
yannah from the construction of the union
depot are commonly talked Of Not the
least of those mentioned is the strong prob
ability that will exist of this city being
made tourist point. That would mean
that tickets from the North and West
would be sold TO Savannah at a greatly
reduced rate for persons desiring to spend
some time here during the fall or winter
Florida points are so favored, and Jack
sonville has always enjoyed great benefit
in having tickets sold to it from the sec
lions from which tourists come.
savannah has several times made ap-
pAlatlon TO be included among tourist
POINTS, but the roads have never seen fit
10 grant the requests. To have such a con-
eession made would be an advantage, and
is believed the union depot and the in
coming OF the Southern will be strong ar
sdments, The Southern, it is thought, win
favor such plan.
IL has not been definitely learned that the
southern is to go any further south than
savannah. II it should not be lis intention
10 go beyond here 1t certainly would do
great deal for its Southern terminus. 1t
would be one of lis greatest efforts 10 in
ouce tourists to visit Savannah by offer
ING the advantage of such rates as may
Z" secured to other more favored points.
eoine th-nk il possible that the Southern
may be content 10 stop at Savannah, but
i"4Lodd men have very strongly devel-
oped IDEA that il WI go on through to
Jacksonville first over the Plant System
ana later by its own line.
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