Butts County GaArchives News.....Railroad Dodges Jackson and Flovilla May 1908
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Butts County Progress May 1908
RAILROAD DODGES JACKSON AND FLOVILLA

W. F. Smith Does Not Think Jackson and Flovilla Treated Them Right

The car line from the river has been located on the middle line, and Jackson 
and Flovilla have both lost what either could have once gotten for the asking.

We did not want to ask the Southern to let us cut their main line.  Neither 
did they want us to do so, and at the time we tried to get a right-of-way to 
either Flovilla or Jackson, either could have requested it.  At that time 
either place that would have guaranteed the right-of-way could have secured 
the location.
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I hardly think it was fair to refuse me the right-of-way at that time, and 
then try to run over each other to offer the right-of-way after we had gone to 
the expense of another survey and the time, trouble and expense to go to 
Washington City to get the privilege of cutting the main line.

This later survey and location made great saving to our company in the cost of 
construction but whether it will be best for final results is yet to be seen.

It seems strange to me that two towns that are looking for business, would 
force an enterprise like that to land in a field.  And when we get ready to 
build to Griffin, if Jackson does not want us in their way, we will take the 
Watkins land line (as it has been offered) and run into our right-of-way 8 or 
4 miles west of Jackson.

I don’t suppose there is any one that would offer serious objections to us 
running near as one mile of the town.

Flovilla has just simply thrown away an opportunity that will not offer again 
in a lifetime.  And Flovilla and Jackson have both by their indifference said 
to us: I am not willing to help you work up an enterprise but when you get it 
worked up I want it.

Somewhere, some way, some time, in the future it may develop that  this turn 
of affairs may be of ultimate benefits, but I must confess I am disappointed.

Butts County Progress
Week of May 28, 1908


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