The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-14
HE UNION STATION COMPANY.
JAMIE OF SAVANNAH'S NEW UNION
DEPOT CORPORATION.


viii Have a Railroad Charter and
VIII Be Capitalized at S3OO,o0O.
Notice OF Intention to Apply for
Charter Given in TO-day's Morn
ing News-NiII Require Five or
Six Weeks TO Get the Charter At
ter which the Company VIII Go
Ahead-RaiI Already Ordered for
the Eight Miles of Track.
The Savannah Union station Company
to be the name OF the new company
which is TO build and control Savannahs
lew union depot. It is 10 be a railway
company, with a charter issued by the
Secretary Of the State in accordance with
he terms of the act regulating such char
ers, and it is to have a capital stock Of
100000
Notice of the intention 70 apply for
lharter appears in the Morning News to-
lay and in accordance with the terms
Df the law, it will have TO be published
pnce a week for four weeks. When this
Ias been done. application will be made
o the Secretary of the State for charter
Ipon the granting of which steps will be
Immediately taken for the construction of
he depot
The advertisement which appears in the
Morning News is the result of confer
lnce between The attorneys of the three
iailway corporations interested in the de-
rot The attorneys present were Messrs
". w. Mackau and j. r. Anderson. rep
lesenung the Seaboard w. s Chisholm
and W. L. Clay, representing the Plant
System. and Mr.. Fairfax Harrison Of
Washington, representing the Southern.
The association of the three corpora
hons mentioned for the purpose of build
ng union depot, was agreed upon long
since, but there were some legal formal
tiles to be attended 10, aud details to be
arranged. These matters were disposed
Sf by the conference and Messrs. Mackall
md Anderson We're instructed to so ahead
With the advertisement.
The petitioners for Incorporation are
Messrs. Cecil Gabbett, W. W MackaI,
r. Randolph Anderson, w. s. Chisholm,
William l.. Clay, W b. Denham. j.
Moultrie Lee w. V. Davis. c. L. Heller
ma T. S. Tutwiier. all OF Savannah, and
their petition states that they desire to
form a railroad corporation, pursuant to
he provisions of the act of the general
assembly Of Georgia, approved Dec. 20,
.S92, and the amendments thereof.
The petition states that the railroad will
be located entirely within the limits of
Chatham county, and that its length, as
nearly as can be estimated, will be about
eight miles, consisting of two branches,
which will run from the union station, to
be built and operated by the company in
the western portion Of Savannah, one
branch running in westerly direc ton
for a distance Of some three or four
miles TO a connection with the crossing
Or present junction of the point of the
Georgia and Alabama. Florida Central
and Peninsular, Central of Georgia and
Charleston and Savannah Railways, and
the other running in a general southerly
and southeasterly direction for q distance
Of about four miles to a connection with
The tracks of the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway at or near Southover
Junction.
The principal office of the corporation
is to be in Savannah. Incorporation is
desired for a term of 100 years The pc
tition states that the petitioners do in
tend in good faith, to go forward, with
out delay, 90 secure subscriptions to the
capital stock, construct. equip, maintain
and operate said railroad"
As 1t will require month in which 10
advertise the petition after which applica-
ton must be made to the Secretary Of
State, it will require some five or six
weeks TO comply with all the formalities
required by law before the charter can
be OBJ aimed. This is only matter OF time
however, and as an earnest of the in
tentions of the incorporators to lose no
more time than is necessary. it is stated
that the rails for the eight miles of track