The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-07-02
ASKS STATE TO
AMEND CHARTER
THE WRIGHTsVILLE, ADRIAN AND
LYONS WANTS TO ENTER
THIS PORT.
Company To Increase Its Capital
Stock from One Hundred Thou
sand to One MlIion-lt Will Pass
Through a Fine Farming Section.

Another Georgia railroad, started
me time ago and now under ac-
tive construction, is headed for
Brunswick, and has already filed an
amendment to it's original petition
with the secretary OF state, increas.
ing its capital stock from 100000 to
$1,000,00O and announcing it's inten-
tion to extend its line to Brunswick.
The railroad in question is the
Wrightsville, Adrian and Lyons y
copy Ct the petition TO amend Inc
charter in full is published elsewhere
in the News this morning. 1t is the
purpose of the company to extend
its line from WrigAtsyille, in john
son county, distance Of so miles,
to Milledgeyille, and also from Lyons,
in Toombs county. to this city 1t IS
planned to pass through the coun
ties of Toombs, Tatnall, Liberty,
and Wyane in reaching this city.
Very little is known in Brunswick
about this road, but the owners have
gone quietly to work and it appears
that they mean business. 1t is only
about 80 miles from Lyons to Bruins
wick, and by entering this city the
road would secure deep water ter
minus and would pass through one
OF the richest sections of the state,
tapping some of of very best farm
ing lands to be found in this section.
7. J. James, of Adrian, is the pres
ident of the road, and W. j. Staten
is secretary. Among the stockhOid-
ers are some cf the best known bus
mess men in Johnson, Washington,
Baldwin and Toombs counties, and
it is also understood that consider
able outside capital is also inter
ested
The petition to amend tAe charter
explains briefly just what is CON
tempated by the owners cf the road,
and in part, it is as follows
The petition of the Wrigltsyille,
Adrian and Lyons Railway Company,
a cooperation created under the exist
ing laws of the state and HAY ing its
principal office in the city of Adrian,
county of Emanuel, state of Ge e'Tgia,
res ectfully shows:
First-That your petitioners were
duly incorporated as a railway COM
pany under the name of the Wrights
vile, Adrian and Lyons Railway Eain-
pany On the 25th day of April, 1919,
by the secretary Of state in pursuance
OF the provisions of the act of the
general assembly of this state, and
approved December 10, 1894, and is
now being constructed under said
charter.
Second-That it desires an amend
ment TO its charter by increasing the
capital stock from $100,000.00, the
amount named in said charter, to
81 GOO, 100000.
Third-That it desires an amend
ment to it's charter extending the line
OF road from Wrightsyille, in John
son county, to Milledgeville, in Bald
win county of said state through the
counties of Washington, Johnson and
Baldwin. a distance Ct about 50 miles,
and also desire to extend its line and
construct its road from Lyons,
Toombs county, in a soutneasterly
direction to Brunswick, in the county
of Glynn. through the counties OF
TCombs. Tattnall, Liberty. Wayne ana
Glvnn. a distance of about 80 miles.
Fourth-That this application for
said proposed amendment of petition
charter has been duly authorized hy
the unanimous vote of the stockhold-
ers CT petitioner, present at a stock
holders meeting called by resolution
of the directors for that purpose and
your petitioner files herewith an ab'
stract from the minutes of is board
of directors to that effect as required
by law.
1t is lmUre than probable that
Brunswick business men will at once
look into this railroad and they will
give the promoters all the co-oopera-
ton and assistance possible.
1t is understood that a portion OF
the road is now under operation and
that the work is building has been
going on for some ime.