The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-09

to - BY several parties who proposs szks -
road and puzh il through at ones. They have
abundant means for doing 60 and n arrange
menfs are satisfactorily maae Il win BE dnna.
None Of these proposals. howsver. havs been C
cepted yet, though negotiatioas are peajiae~
Iou are not hunting s,sckhsldez, aAe4fs,s
No, We have never asked any aid, nor do We
want any. II these negotiations Do noe result n
way that will guAranfee the bullding Of n a
once, then We win build il ourselves. Our idea
is to get the road and you may rest assured il
will Be buila" l-s s.-..s ss.
What route win your road take Z" s3f
The original survey from Columbus via
Lun1pkin, Cuthbert, Colqaist, BAinbsidge and 70
Gadsden county, Florida point On the Georgia
and Florida line, where II viii connect with the
system Of roads now under construction anG In
operation in Florida You win see at glsaee
passing through Muscogee, Chattahooehes, eteW-
art, Randolph. Calhoun, -Eaxly, Miller and De
catur counties in this State"
"Then you can utlize the kradins done on
the old cambridge, OuihbeEt and Oolambus
road ~
" Certainly, ii VIII be used, and that ss . good
advantage You see the road Waa graded fsr
seventy miles. and the work is continuous with
an exception OF about ten miles betWeen Colqufts
and Cuthbert This work was 50 light that none
of the contractors wanted to take Il, 10 they
couldntmake much money Outofit A gentleman
me that it is in fine condition, and that the old
grading has washed but very little. From
Columbus to the southern terminus on the Flor
ida line is about 130 miles, and the work on the
entire distance will be comparatively light
Only about seventy miles Of the distance remain
TO be graded"
" Do you think this road will benefit Colum-
bus?'
The advantages that the completion Of this
road will bring to Columbus is almost incalcua-
ble. Aside from securing the trade of these rich
counties which / have enumerated through
which it will pass, it will give you trade in
Florida which is monopolized by Savannah
There is now no chance to reach Columbus only
by the uncertainty of river navigation, and this
road will put Columbus in diFeci communication
with all the important points in Southwest Geor
gia and every point in Florida
d" 1t will be the line then over which Florida
fruits and vegetables will be shipped p
Most assuredly. As the ways of transporta-
ton are now arranged, the fruit must be sent all
the way round by Savannah before it start To-
ward the northwest. Look on the hotel regis
tiers, and the names of most of the men you find
there are from the northwest, and it is this sec
ton that now gives Florida the best market
Columbus is on nearly an air line, and time is
money with the frut-grOwers when thev are
shipping their produce. They must reach their
destination in a certain time or all their labor is
worse than lost"
Then the road is a necessity ?"
:" Yes, and it will be built In less than
year the trains viii be running over the whole
line If the negotiations of which / spoke do
not terminate satisfactorily it viii not alter our
determination the road will be built"
We cannot speak more at length of this road
at this time, but many other interesting facts will
be given at another time. We shall keep our
readers posted in regard TO its progress and will
give from time to time such information as we
may think the public will feel interested in