The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-06
IRON BRIDGE IS DELAYED.
OHIO MANUFACTURERS ARE SLOW
~ SENDING 1T.

Eeb. / Was Named as the Date by
Which II Was Certain TO Be Here.
stone SubStructurc j. in Readiness
and NuitinE-oilicinI~ Are Anxious
for the Iron W ork to Put in Its Ap-
penrance-Mr. ". ". MnckaH says
April I viii Probably he the Time
of the Opening of the Senboard
system for Through Trnins-Prom-
inent Railroad Man Grew COmpIi-
mcntarS of the Georgia and Ala
hama Terminal work.
The iron superstructure for the bridge
that is 20 span the savannah river for the
Georgia and Alabama extension from
Meldrm, enabling it TO reach the Hutch
insons Island terminals has not yet ar
rived. h manufacturers at Youngstown,
O., have been written within the last two
or three days by Secretary w. w. Mack
all of the board Of directors of the rail-
road, who is also president Of the Con-
strudtion Company, urging them to send
on the bridge.
MIR. Mackan said the stone substructure
has been practically completed and is in
readiness for the beginning of the iron
work. II was thought the sup rstructure
would be here not later than Feb. 1, but
no news of its Having been shipped has
been received. The officials are growing
anxious for it to make its appearance
more so than ever for until now the
stone work was not sufficiently advanced
to make it absolutely necessary to have
the iron frame.
Owing to the difficulty in obtaining
iron from the mines the Youngstown
Company has been forced, in common
with many others, to slowness in filing
their orders. 1t was expected that the
Georgia and Alabamas bridge would he
received here by Nov l, when the order
was given early last summer. Since that
time first one date and then another has
been given as that for the probable ar
rival of the bridge. When it is received
there will be an expert in the putting to-
gether of the iron parts accompanying
1t. and no delay viii be suffered in get
ting it into place.
The contractors force is still busily en-
gagged in surfacing the roadbed of the ex-
tension from Meldrifn. 1t is expected it
Will be completed within the next few
days. All the rail has been laid and
nothing but this surfaciug remains to be
done. Between Feb. 10 and Feb. 10, prob
ably, Mr.. Mackal said, a trial trip will
be made over the line.
Mr. Mackall is just back from a trip
North. While away ne saw President
John Shelton Williams of the Seaboard
System. The gentlemen had a discussion
of matters appertainng to the road Mr..
Mackau said it win be impossible for
through trains over the Seaboard System
TO be run on Feb. Is as was promised by
Vice President +. St. John, with the pro
Viso, however, that the bridges between
Cheraw and Columbia be finished in time.
Mr.. Mackan expressed the belief that
through trains will not be run before
April l, there are many more arrange
ments to be made. The work between
Columbia and Cheraw is of a very diff
cult character, aud no little time will yet
be required for its completion. The
bridges over the Wateree and the Conga-
rec have been the stumbling blocks in the
way Of rapid construction, being under
takings of magnitude.
While at the North Mr. Mackall saw a
letter from railroad man of reputation
and ability who was recently through Sa-
vannah. Among other things The gentle
man referred to the terminal work on
Hutchinsons Island. saying that the sys-
TEN would be the best in the South and
would admit of the most economical hand
ling of freight. From one of such knowl-
edge Of railroad affairs and shipping, Mr.
Mackan esteemed this compliment to
the Georgia and Alabama $ enterprise.