The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-02
ISSUES AN ULT|MATUM
MAY Build a Road from Atlanta to
Macon
Trains Will Run From Cincinnati Over
the Louisville and Nashville Which
is Owned by the Atlantic Coast Line.
Pla Has Been Under Consideration
for Some Time Past.

1t seems that the Atlantic Coast
Line las determined to have a great
trunk line from the west to the At
lantic seaboard and unless they can
can make a satisfactory arrangement
with the Southern or Central of Geor-
.gia road from Atlanta to Macon to use
their tracks a road will be built. The
distance is only SO miles.
The Atlanta Constitution of yester-
day contains the following:
"By securing a connection i'll Allan
ia with the Louisville and Nashville,
which it owns, the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad proposes to establish a
Atlantic seaboard, according to the
latest gossip current in railroad circles.
"Ihis report was all the talk among
Atlanta railroad men yesterday, Il
there seems to be every indication that
its foundation springs from high au-
thority.
1.-The Coast Line is now The owner of
Wv IulIS hCCCoodiy " SlONtO thio
through trunk line from the west with
the exception Of the short connecting
link of SO miles between Atlanta and
Macon, and this, so Ii report goes. it
has taken determined steps TO secure.
I'm other words, the Atlantic Coast
Line is said to have submitted a def
ute statement to the Southern railway.
and the Central of Georgia that it
must have a traffic arrangement with
one Dr. the other of them for its
through business between Atlanta and
Macon, and in the event of a refusal
of both of these systems to enter into
such an agreement, the Coast Line
will, it is stated, build an Atlanta
Macon line of it's own.
ut would appear that the Atlantic
Coast Line has had this plan in view
for some time past. The CJaSC Line
appeared pom the scene as the pur-
chaser Of the Macon, Dublin and Sa-
vannah railroad about the time the
Louisville and Nashville began active
work upon it's plans for getting into
Atlanta.
"A question was raised in the United
States courts which, for a time, looked
like a serious one, as to the Coast
Lines right to buy the Macon, Dublin
and Savannah. This question was re-
Gently in the United States court OF
appeals at New Orleans in the Coast
Lines favor, and the Coast Line nov
becomes the owner of the Macon, Dub
lin and Savannah without legal encum-
ORANGES.
THE Macon, Dublin and Savannah
uns in practically a straight line from
Macon to Vidalia, in Montgomery
county, a point ON the Seaboard Air
Line.
by building from Vidalia to a point
on the mainline Of the Atlantic Coast
Lime between Jesup and Savannah, Il
distance of about 60 miles the Coast
Line will secure a through line from
Macon to Savannah shorter hal that
of the Central of Georgian fact,
practically an air line.
1.-The Atlantic Coast Line is the ad-
mitted owner of the Louisville and
Nashville, and within the next three
months will he running it's own trains
into Atlanta from Cincinnati and other
western points. This will come with
the completion of the Gainesville cut
off and the work being done on the
w t1u StSllt III W DAS
pare that portion of the latter road for
handling the increased business.
THUS it will be seen that all the
Atlantic Coast Line needs for the pur-
pose of establishing it's through wes-
tern trunk line:s, as stated, the short
connecting link between Atlanta and
Macon.
There are already two lines be-
x,o4,, ~ 800 NT~40p fIo ,n,.,
and Central, and, it is stated, h Coast
Line would prefer to make a traffic
arrangement with one of these for the
handling of its through business han
to go to the expense of constructing a
line of it's own.
with this end in view the Coast
Line has, according to current reports,
issued what looks like an ultimatum
to the Southern and Central of Georgia.
ct is understood the Coast Line de-
sires this traffic arrangement solely for
the purpose of handling its through
business from the west to the Atlantic
seaboard and would not, of course, in
terfere with any local traffic.
IF, however, the Southern and Cen
trail both declineto enter into any such
arrangement, the indications are that
the Coast Line is ready to build an
Atlanta-Macon branch of it's own.
"At any rate, that's the way the rail
road gossips have it and they claim it
m from away up. In the mean
time developments along these lines
will be awaited with no small interest
in the traffic world
Mr.. Eugene f.. King has returned tu