The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-22
DEWBERRY TALKS
 ON DAUPHIN PLANS
Says That an Effort Has Been Made to Dispose of the
 Property

That the Southern railway and Mobile and Ohio have been requested to cooper ate in the establishment of Dauphin island as high-cass summer and win ter resort, but that no effort has been made to dispose of the property, was the substance of an official statement issued here yesterday by J. M. Dewberry.
 He returned yesterday with officials from an inspection of the island made with President ". w. Finley of the Southern and Mobile and Ohio and R. Y. Taylor. vice president and general man ager of the latter line. His statement fol- lows:
 MT. Finley, president of the Southern railway system; MT. Taylor, vice pres ident of the Mobile and Ohio railroad. and several of their friends and associates, accompanied by MT. George T. Bishop, president of the Dauphin Island company, and a few of his associates to Dauphin Island on yesterday. The railway of- ficials were guests of the Dauphin Island company. and were invited to see the island with the view of cooperating in the development of the island as high class summer and winter resort. - "The Mobile and Ohio railroad already extends to Alabama Port on the main land, about 20 miles south of Mobile and only a few miles across Mississippi sound from Dauphn Island, and is nat urally interested in the development Of that section of the country as well as all other points along it's lines. "The Dauphn Island company proposes | opments including the construction of railroad from the island across Missis- sppi sound to the mainland, the con- struction of an electric light and power plant. water works system, sanitary sewers, the opening up of streets, ave- nues, alleys. the perfect drainage of the island, and all other modern improve ments and conveniences necessary to make it attractive as a resort and place for homes both summer and winter; and to that end wishes the Southern railway. as well as all other railroads, to recognize i. and put it upon the same rate basis as other resorts of the country, such as Att lantlc City. Palm Beach and others.
 ''The island was purchased for devel- opment and has not been and is not for sale, and there are no negotiations of any kind whatsoever with the Southern rail- way or with any one else looking to the transfer of the island, neither is the Dauphin Island company looking to any railway interest for funds with which to make its development
 The Dauphin Island company and the T.dewater Development company, to- gether with its subsidiary and allied in terests. are not at all connected and have absolutely no relation one to the other. It happens that a few minority stockholders of one are also small stock holders in the other. but the controlling
 interests are entirely separate and dis tinct.
 The Tidewater interests which are building the Birmingham. Ensley and Bessemer electric line in Birmingham, and purpose to extend the same, are finano and controlled by Morris Brothers, ban CTS, of Philadelphia, whereas the Dauphil Island company is being financed and is controlled by George T. Bishop of Cleveland, o. and as stated above, they are entirely separate and distinct, but not antagohistic.