The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-03-29

, Pensacola and Atlantic. From
! Pensacola to Chattahooehee on Ap.
alachicola river, connecting with thu
Jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile
Road; length Of road $50 miles
road is beng built in sections, anC
road bed is about completed.
Jacksonville, St. Augustine and
Halifax River road. Eleven miles
graded from Jacksonville, and eigh,
teen miles cleared.
PaIatka and Indian River. From
Palatka on the St. Johns river to
Titusville on Indian River; work on
the road bed commenced.
Seville and Halifax. From Seville
on Lake George to Daytona on the
Halifax River; engineers now sur.
veying the route.
Jacksonville, Tampa and KeyWest.
From Jacksonville to Key West by
way Of Tampa construction report
ed begun.
The RowIand's Bluff Railway.
From Live Oak, in Suwannee, to
Rowlands Bluff, in Lafayette; length
40 miles; will be commenced in a
month o. so.
The Chattahoochee and East Pass
Railway. From Bainbridge, Ga, by
way Of fChattahoochee, to Deepwater,
Franklin county, near ApalachicoIa;
length IS miles; route is being surr
veyed.
Orange Ridge, DeLand and At
lantic. From a point on St. Johns
river to a point near New Smyrna
on the Atlantic coast; length Of the
line about so miles work OF con-
structiou commenced.
Green Cove and .Melrose. From,
! Green Cove on st. Johns river to-
ward Gainesville; length about so
miles; survey made and work of con-
struction commenced.
Florida Midland and Georgia.
From Georgia line, by way OF Madi~
son to Deadman's Bay, in Taylor
county; length OF line about IS miles,
route surveyed and staked out.
Within the last Two years two
roads have been completed - one
IRON Fernando to Jacksonville, and
the other from Waycross on the S.
f. aud W.load to Jacksonville.
@. What is the rate of passenger
fare
A. The law allows a charge Of 5
cents; the usual charge is 8 cents,
Q. What effect have the railways
had on the prosperity Of the State?
A. Railways have done a great
deal for Florida. They have aided
immensely to the value of our lands
by bringing immigrants and by
furnishing transportation Tor our lum-
Der, oranges and other products, Our
seacoast towns would not have reach.
their present size and prosperity with
out the assistance OF the railways.
Q. Are railway companies limited
by law in their charges?
A, Yes, both in respect to pas
sengers and freight.
Q. What is your method OF tax.
ing railways?
A. They are taxed On valuation
made BY the State.
@. Have you State commissioners
to supervise your railways:
A, No.
@. Are the railway companies
! doing anything to assist immigra>
tion?
A. Yes; they are advertising their
lands in circulars and pamphlets and
are furnishing to immigrants low
rates Of transportation. Il
| MANUFACTURES.
@. What is the feeling in your
State with regard to manufactures?
A. The people are ready to en-
courage them aud would like to see
them established here. The State,
however, has as yet done nothing in
the way OF exempting them from
taxation or of bonuses, to assist them.
q. How many cotton factories
have you?
A. believe there Is a small one
at Tallahassee, in which about S25,-
900 are invested. l understand that
it is in prosperous condition.