The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-06-27
INTRODUCING MIR. MACKALL.
A SaNannahiam who Is Doing Much
for Savannah.

SaVannahiaM Who Is Doing Much
for savannah.
The New York Commercial prints
this following under the headline In
PRODUCING Mr. MackaH of Savannah"
Down in Savannah there is a quiet
Office lawyer who is doing more for his
city and the surrounding country prob
ably than any other one of its resi-
dents. This is William Whann Mack
all, senior member of the law iirm of
Mackall & Anderson. Mackall is only
an adopted son of Savannah. but no
native of the progressive Old Southern
city loves it more than he. lie vas
born in Washington, .. -, liz July,
1853, his father being General w. w.
Macl:4ll of the United States amy,
who resigned when the war between
the states broke out. Mr.. Mackall has
resided in Savannah, Macon and Co
luh bus at different perio is In his life,
and when the time came for him to
make a lone for himself he chose Sa-
Vannah.
THAT was natural His temperament
and that of Savannah in general would
seem to agree. Savannah prides her
self on being progressive, but conserva-
tive Mr.. Mackall is progressive and en-
ergetic, but he moves with proper eau
ton and modesty. SAY annah as a city
does not blow It's own horn. Mr.. Mack
all gives up very little time talking
about his enterprises and successes. He
seldom appears in court as an attorney
because he is too busy with affairs out
side
THE firm of lawyers with which Mr.
Mackall is associa ted first came into
prominence nationally by defending
former Captain o. NJ. Carter when he
was tried before a military court-mar-
tial at Savannah.
1T is not as a lawyer that Mr.
Mackall shines especially, but as a
clear-headed financier and business
man. He is a director in the Mer-
chants National Bank. the Savannah
Electric Company, controlling the cleo
trio light and street railway interests
of the city, and in the Georgia Tele-
phone Company, controlling an indie
pendent telephone line in Savannah.
His railroad interests are large.
Eight or ten years ago he became in
terested in the Savannah, Americas
and Montgomery railroad running be-
tween Savannah and Montgomery. 1t
was in a decrepit state. Mr.. Mackall,
with others like the Middendorfs of
Baltimore, John Shelton Williams and
a few Savannahians, got control of
the roal and reorganized it. 1t was
renamed the Georgia and Alabama
railroad. 1t soon got control of the
Florida Central and Peninsular rail-
road, and secured an opening into
Florida. To-day these two roads are
part of the great Seaboard Air Line
system, with John Shelton Williams
at its head. and w. w. Mackall an
important factor in the Georgia and
Alabama division. He prompted the
development of an island in the river
for the Seaboard terminals, and car
ried through the project for Savan-
nah's union passenger station. He
wants now to get a bridge across the
Savannah river to connect with Hut
Crimson Island. Savannah wants a
new city hall. The one now in use
is on the river front. Mr.. Mackall has
proposed to erect a building free of
cost to the city giving the municipality
all the office room it needs, If he
can put his bridge terminal through
the first floor. The probability is
that he will do this.
His most recent proposition Is the
formation of trust company in Sa-
vannah with a million dollars capital.
He wants the Southern people to ger
their m"1ey at home. Mackall is his
own press agent, and he censors and
blue pencils all newspaper articles
about his enterprises until they are
accomplished. He will not let the
newspapers say "Mackall is to do"
and he bushes to have them declare
"Mackall has DONE