Butts County GaArchives News.....Depot for Jackson February 1901
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Jackson Argus February 1901
Depot for Jackson
Mayor Beauchamp and the Southern railway company are having a (?) about the 
erection of the depot here.  The mayor and City Attorney Mills claiming that the 
road is not erecting the depot according to the plans submitted and accepted 
before he State Railroad Commissioners.
Supt. Bankston is in charge of the construction, and Wednesday afternoon the 
mayor went to Supt. to see his plans for by which he was erecting the building.  
Upon investigation it was found that several changes had been made, and Chairman 
Crenshaw, of the commissioners, was notified that the railroad was not erecting 
the building in accordance to the plains accepted by the city.
Changes were made in the arrangements of the white an colored waiting rooms and 
platform space.   The railroad commissioners gave the southern until March 1st 
to have depot ready for occupancy,  but now it will be at least sixty days 
before the building will be completed.   The remodeling improvements as stated 
before the commissioners by the Southern will cost about $2,000, and if erected 
according to plans already accepted Jackson will have commodious depot 
facilities.
Our citizens will watch with interest this fight over plans for the depot 
between our mayor and Southern officials, and a lively scrimmage is expected.
Jackson Argus – week of February 22, 1901


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