The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02
TO INSPECT SYSTEM
s. A. l. DIRECTORS WILL REACH
SAVANNAH THIS WEEK.
MAY GO OVER NEW ROADS.
RECENT PURCHASE MEANS LINE
FROM BIRMINGHAM TO FLORIDA.

Could BE Completed by Building
Links to Atlantic a Birmingham
from MOntezuma to CulIOden, and
from WaycrOss to Kingsland.
Plan COntempIates Securing of
Macon a. birmingham - Would
Give Frisco System Outlets on
Coast at Savannah, Fernandina
and Observation-Disclosures OF
New Line with Atlanta Also Prob
able.
President John Shelton Williams Of
the Seaboard Air Line and the men,
bers of the directorate Of that system
will reach Savannah Saturday on
special train en- route on a tour of
inspection of the entire system. They
are expected to remain in Savannah
long enough to go over the Hutchinson
Island terminals, though it is proba-
BILE that this visit will be made on the
return trip northward, and not on Sat
urday as at that time it is possible
they may not even come into the I'm
ion Station, but wait at the junction
only long enough to change engines for
the remainder of the trip South.
Though not officially announced it is
believed that one of the objects of this
tour is the inspection Of the Atlantic
and Birmingham, the Triton and
Northeastern and the Triton, Thomas
willie and Gulf roads, which, it is I'M
derstood, have but recently been ac-
quired by the Seaboard Air Line.
In this connection it is interesting
to note that, though it was at first
supposed that the object in acquiring
these roads was to secure entry into
Atlanta from the South, it now de-
velops that the chief end desired is to
get an entrance into Birmingham from
the South with the view of making
close traffic arrangements with the
Frisco System by giving that line
coast outlet either at Jacksonville or
Fernandina.
In completing such a line it is be-
lieved that the Seaboard Air Line in
tends to secure, if possible, the Macon
and Birmingham, now extending from
Macon westward to LAGRANGE, COM
plete that line into Birmingham, build
ing via Admission and connect it with
the Atlantic and Birmingham by build
lIlS d HIN II Jill 01OlllOSNAAAe's liz u -
ent terminus of the Atlantic and Biz
mingham, to Culloden, which would
thus enable it to reach the great
peach growing section of the state.
To the southwark the line would
probably be extended from Waycross,
the present terminal, to Kingsland,
where it would connect with the pres
ent main line of the system and by
which means it would have access to
both Fernandina and to Jacksonville.
This route is the more probable as
by following it all large streams that
would require expensive bridges would
be avoided.
The new line would be without preju-
dice to Savannah, for it would con-
meet with the Georgia and Alabama
division of the Seaboard Air Line at
Cordele. and doubtless a large part of
the freight brought out of Birmingham
would come to this port, especially as
it is nearer Birmingham than is either
of the Florida ports, and as it's ship
ping facilities are so much better that
they are not to be compared with the
others.
This does not mean that the Seaboard
Air Line will not also seek to enter
Atlanta, on the contrary, it is probable
that some means to do so will be
found though, as stated before such
a connection is secondary to that of
getting into Birmingham.