The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-28
NEW RAILROAD MAP NEEDED
COMMISSION MAY ISSUE ONE DURING
THE YEAR.

THE YEAR.
south Georgia Makes a Great Show
ing in the Railroad Changes of the
Last Fifteen nOnths-Besides the
Consolidation of the Lines Cons
posing the Scaboard Air Line and
TIE Acquisition by the Central
Hallway of the Dover and States
bOrO, Many Small Lines Have Been
Built or Are In Process of Com
strnetiOn and other Lines Are Pro-
ieeted for This Section.
Atlanta, Jan. FIT Is not at all I'M
Likely that the Georgia Railroad Commits
sion will arrange with a short time to
publish new railroad map of the state.
So numerous have been the railroad
changes within the last fifteen months,
since the present map was published, that
new one will very soon become a mat
ter of necessity if it is intended to show
accurately the railroad situation in the
state.
Secretary J. d. Massey of the Railroad
Commission has just prepared a list of
the railroad changes in the state since
the publication of the present map in
the fall of 1899, and will lay them before
the commission at it's regular meeting
on Friday, Feb. /. 1t is not likely that
any action will be taken at that time,
but a new map will, NO doubt, be Issued
at an early date.
The majority of the changes In the
-
the last fifteen months have been
in che southern part OF the
state The first change that may be
noted since the publication of the present
railroad map is the purchase by the Cen
trail of Georgia, of the Bruton and Pine
ora Railroad and subsequently of the
Dover and Statesboro, so that by the
construction of connecting link from
Register, the present terminus of The
Bruton and Pineora, to Statesboro, which
ink is now being built, the Central will
have a line from Bruton in Laurehs
county, just six miles from Dublin, to
Dover in Screven county, on its main
line. This connection will be completed
within few months.
In the next place the Waycross Air
Line has been practically completed to
Fitzgerald, and will be operating trains
10 that place within a few days. This
will give Fitzgerald three roads with the
prospect of a fourth in the dawkinsvills
and Florida Southern, which will prob
ably be extended there within a year.
The Atlantic, Naldosta and West
ern now running between Valdesta and
Jacksonville. Fla, has surveyed and To-
Gated a line from Valdosta to Albany, and
expects to build during the present caieh-
dar year.
The only road which has ceased to do
business within the time stated, is the
Douglas and Mcdonald, tram road TWEEN
" miles in length In Coffee county. The
commission classed il as q railroad, and
prescribed rates for It. Thereupon the
owners decided to go out of business, ana
as their line was not chartered, they
promptly took 1t up.
The Triton, brownsville and Gulf road
from Triton to Thomasvile via Moultrie.
has been completed within the period
stated, giving Moultrie now three rail-
roads.
The Georgia Northern Railroad, which
runs from Pidcock to Carlisle in Worth
county, has been projected to Albany,
and is building there as rapidly as posi-.
BILE.
OF course the most important
| change in the railroad map
| during the year has been the consolida-
| ton of the Seaboard Air Line, the Flor da
| Central and Peninsular and Georgia and
Alabama INTO the Seaboard system This
change is not indicated on the. present
map.
The Sparks, Moultre and Gulf Railroad
operates the Spa ks and Moultrie Rail-
road from Moultrie to Triton, parallel to
the Triton, Thomasville and Gulf This
latter road has been constructed within
the period named but 1t is not chartered
The Nashville and Sparks Railroad has
| been built from Sparks to Nashville the
county seat of b rrien county, a point
which has never, heretofore, had railroad
| facilities. This road is only eleven and
ohe-half miles in length.
The Oeilla and Irwinvilie Railroad Co
has been chartered TO build line from
Ocilla to Irwi0ville. TIE after poiut is
| practically without railroad facilities.
The Atlanta Belt Railroad Is now under
| construction and will be completed With
in few weeks.
The Chattanooga, Rome and Southern
has bought the Chattanooga and Dur
| ham, a mining road in the northern part
| OF the state, and will operate ii in flu
| ture.
The Offerman and Western Railroad
has been built from Offerman on the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western to Nichols
on the Waycross Air Line, distance of
| thirty=flve miles.
All of the foregoing changes have ac-
| tually taken place within the last fifteen
| months, or are now in progress of taxi
! Ing pace, while many others are con
teinplated, though they are not definitely
decided upon. II is likely. however, that
another railroad may may be issued DUR
ing the course of the year.
~. "a. -
is the remarkable showing il makes for
South Georgia. The rapid Strides that
section of the state is making has Created
a demand for these increased railroad fa-
cilities, and others soon will have to fol-
| low.