The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-12-13
ROAD HAS REACHED THE CITY
LIMITS OF THE CAPITAL
CITY.
Work PROGRESSES RAPIDLY


lHe entering into Atlanta of the
tracks o The Atlanta Birmingham
and Atlantic railroad Wednesday was
eh a Of geeat interest and i'm
por@pca 10 tho Capital City The
thte a.Iuta papers all devoted con
a.dege pace to the road, giving
gao i detaiia The Atlanta Journal
eon q the following story, which
viii be ~ interest here:
"l'he rails Of the Atlanta, Bamms-
ham &. Atlantic railroad we're Wed
nesday morning at 9;l5 O'Clock laid
across the city limits Of Atlanta,
making a distinct event in the near
completion Of one of The most inn
portont commercial and Industrial un-
dertaking5 OF the last quarter cen
tury. The entry was made between
The newly made cons tructed concrete
B4idge on Bellwood avenue aud Tray-
ers street just at the base OF the
famous Bull Durham hill, through
whica a deep cut has been made
There were no formalities attend
ing the connection OF Atlanta BY rail
witt Brunswick and a new outlet to
tht The contractors, foremen
an -. we've hard at wok WITH
thai atious detQrm,n"-
ton sun plcta the oad as quickly
as possible, cnaractefisdos Of the en-
tire undertaking. Time is TOO val.
aable 20 the men who have invested
millions IN gigantic enterprise,
which at dnes seemed impossible Of
completion q indulge in necessary
formalities.
The ordcr went out months ago
from the office Of President II. NJ. AtI
kinson that the work vas to be
pushed as rapidly as pos ible in taoI
hope that trains might be operated
between Atlanta and Brunswick toI
connect with thc boats OF lhe Bruins
wick Steamship Company, not later
than Jan /. 1905. With this idea in
view the contractors have been doing
everything pos bic to carry out in
structions.
Work on Freight Yards.
"WhNe Wn19s On tbo roain limo ia
goingl forward at a rate which prom
iaes 10 have The rails into the very
heart Of the citS not later than the
end Of next week. work is being
pushed on the placing of rails in the
freight Yards near Howelps station
ont Marietta street At the same !
time work is going forward on the
downtown yards and freight depot at |
West Hunter, Haynes and Margum |
streets. SO that the various sections
may be finished at approximately
the same time
And while these features are con
suming the attention Of railroad build |
ers. contractors are making every |
effort to complete the beautiful At
ianta, birmingham and Atlantic rail |
road Gyc-story Office building loi
Gated at Fairlie and Walton streets,
50 that the general Offices OF the road
may be moys1 By Jan f.
"Financiers and railroad Officials
all over the cast and north haei
watched The development Of The A
3. & A, with tho keenest posa BE
interest. They not only realxe tha-
tAo completion or The road Will ma
a new era in the handling Of freight
and Dasaenets business. but tnay
realize that the undertaking has re |
CURED an immense amount Of the
keenest financial ability.
'a'i'e roal a.li siy4 ue bes' ia,lt-i
lies known ir npctein raiir1acl1g,
both in passenger and freight service !
As soon as the tracks are laid and |
the .oadbed is settled the enormous
new engines Of the company viii |
steam into the city pulling the most
beautiful and luxurious passenger |
coaches known 70 railroad car build |
ers They will be steam-heated for
winter travel electric lighted and !
with electric fans for use in sum
mer. Every train will be equipped
with the tclegraphone for the safety
and convenience Of the passengers.
The line Of the road between, At
,anta and Brunswick consists of 1888