The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-12
ARE SURVEYING TRIAL LINES.
CENTRAL FIGURES ON FINISHING
HHEwToN AND PINEoRA.

surveying Party Now I'm the Field.
Three Trial Lines VIII be Run.
Nat known whether statesboro
VIII he On the Line-That Place
Has been Greatly Interested Ia
Thts Objectionable Inducements
Vet Onered the Central for ~ 60
BuiId Via statcsboro-Question
uust wait Until surveys Have
B.en understandable Territory 10
be Pat in Closer Touch with saw
annRh.
the Central Railroad has n surveying
-.,rtv in the field making trial lines for
,r. completion Of the Brewton and Pine.
sr, Railroad. Information OF this came
from statesboro. whence tine party set
-ut. aud President John NJ. Egan OF the
central was asked rbout the matter
Three trial lines will be run. Mr.. Bgan
aid. They will connect the present ter
minus Of the Brewton and Pineora, Reg
,.,er. with points on the Centrars main
line one OF the trial lines will be to-
ward statesboro. another will follow the
old line that was surveyed and partially
r-sded for the connection at Pineora and
enc third will traverse the country be-
ts.en statesboro and some point on the
main line.
Until the survey has been completed and
climates OF cost made. IL cannot be told
which OF the contemplated routes will be
followed in che completion Of tho Brew.
ION and Pineora- Mr. Egan was asked II
any Inducements had been offered the
central BY statesboro to secure the road
through that place. and his answer was
An the negative. IL cannot be told whether
t.e route will be via StatesbOro.
The people OF Statesboro. have been
anxious 60 secure the line. which would
sive them a far more direct connection
with Savannah than shey now have.
Thers is the most important place In the
territory the road Is 20 traverse. and
they believe they should get the line
For long while they have been looking
forward 10 the completion OF che road.
ard the prospect that now exists Of &C
tusl work being commenced. Will be well
coined by them II they can only get the
assurance that they Will be on the line.
The Browton and Pineora now extends
from Brewton 90 Register. a distance OF
IS miles a portion Of the line was nm
ta1ed by the Central some two years ago,
'hc road taking ~ the work whore it
rad been left on by the company that
began a. Register e. ten miles from
s,atesboro and between - ana 80 miles
az road viii have 90 be- built TO gain con-
nectlon with the Central's main line.
By the completion OF the Brcwton AMI
Pinoora a wide section Of territory viii
10 nut IN much closer touch with Savan-
nah. The section opened up. too, will
be- undisputed. as Il Is within closer reach
o. savannah than any other large city.
Following its policy OF development OF
the country through which It's lines run.
che Central will do all u can for the ad-
vantage OF the new section. and II will
be hut q short time before the city VIII
10 enjoying voluminous business with
a.
Chairman j. r. Hanson Of the eXecu-
tive board OF the Central said yesterday
that The extension OF the Brewton ana
Pineora eastward 20 connect with the
main line Of the Central does not mean
that che road IS TO be extended eastward
a. well to connect with the main line
thus aTordiug the much-taiked-of cutoff
20 Macon. The matter has received no
consideration from the board Maj. Han
sor declared.