The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-08-15
Railroad News.

Colonel Frank b. Papy, General Freight
Agent oi The Florida Transit Railroad system,
was cooling himself yesterday in the shades al
the 81. Marks when Il rel orter OF the Times bade
him good morning, and after few remarks rel
alive to the rise IA thermometers and rents and
The central lull III grain, politics and wind, the
reporter accepted seat and cigar and the talk
dIul ped naturally into The GUS and ills of rail
road gossip. The reporter said:
" You were one OF Mr. Wizards party ON hIs
recent TRIP over the Transit system, We've you
nOl?
Yes sir
How was he Elcased- did he think OF
it."
He was very much graifed; more than
pleased | think"
Well If il is no secret. what the pur-
posts O The management in relation 10 The eA
tension of The branches or lines Are they go
ing 10 push Though To Sanford and Tampa or
elmer one OF these plac,s, or t? Ipresume
YOU are informed in that matterY
Yes, sir, replied The railroad man. Z" am.
The line la Sanford, il is confidently expected,
will be- completed by the first ot January, and
the line To Tampa will also be vigorously push
ed f'rward
Tue reporter got out his note book, looked as
innocent as possible, and " took il down" Then
he asked:
" How about Charlotte Harbor; Will the road
be extended that far =
The railroad man shifted his position and took
the reporter in with his sharp black eyes; he
evidently had made up his mind 10 give the
facts He said, land the reporter took il DOWN
Z" Yes sir that Is "A settled tact. The road will
be built TO Charlotte Harb0r. Ii is the purpose
of the management TO go lar down the peniu-
sula of FLORIDA deep wafer can be found; thai
is water deep enough 10 accommodate an ocean
going ship or steamer, the object OF the come
pany being To make the tune as short as possible
between New York and Cuba and other impor
tant puints"
"What other important pOints%
why" replied he, with some show of sur
prise at The question, San Domingo, Puerto
Rico, Jamaica and the Spanish Main"
Yum, yum" said the reporter.
"If we make our terminus at Charlotte Har
Dor it will reduce the time between Havana and
Florida TO thirteen hours, but II possible we
slIalI carry the terminus TO point far south o
Charlotte Harbor, and that will reduce the time
still further"
Il grasp" the reporter said
This will give US the most available, quickes
and best route for freight and passengers between
the places have named aud New York"
The Times young man contemplated for few
moments and then asked:
What of your building from Harris Road t.
| a connection with the Macon and Brunswick
Road? have heard good deal Of discussion
about that. "
THAT work is being pushed forward. II i
already located beyond the st. Mary's river, ant
The road will be constructed rapidly as posi-
BILE"
ut sciH be coSstrucked ~ queried the reporter
with particular emphasis.
Yes, IL will be constructed"
| & Ii is said the Savannah, Florida aud West
ern Railway are going 10 construct q line frou
| QuitmAn 10 Monticello and from Rowland
Bluff SOUTH What effect will that have upo
The Florida system, and what viii you do 1
| counleract il
J "Yes. sir, We have kept ourselves fully ad