The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-06-20
Jacksonville Union. June 1871
THE NEW RAILROAD


TO COnnect JacksOmvllle Directly
with the North and NOrthvvest
In our issue of June 4th, under the head of
Another Railroad Incorporated" we copied
from the Brunswick Adrertiser and appeal, the
following: Messrs. Calvin s. Brice, George l.
Seney, Samuel Thomas l.. NJ Lawson, Chas D.
Willard, Edward j. Reed Arthur ID. Basnett
and H L. FerreIl have organized company to
be known as the East Georgia and Florida Rail-
road Company, for the purpose of constructing
equiping and operating a railroad from or near
Buffalo, on the Macon and Brunswick Railroad
TO the middle of the st. Marys river at or near
the village of ST. Marys, distance of fifty miles
This will CONNECT with the Transit and Fernan-
dina and jacksonville Railroads at Fernandina
and complete short line between this point and
Macon, Atlanta and the great West. The names
of the gentlemen composing the company are
strong guarantee that the road will certainly be
constructed at an early day"
The Lnl0n is now reliably informed that this
proposed road means close alliance between
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Rail-
way system, embracing over 200 miles of rail
roads in operation, and the Florida railroads un-
der the management of Sir Edward j. Reed.
This connection must result in great benefit to
our city, giving, as it WILL another direct outlet
TO the North and Northwest, and connecting
with the greatest railroad syndicate in the South.
and interesting directly in our future growth the
great capital and enterprise now combined in
We are assured that ii is The intention of these
gentlemen To have the road completed and in
operation by tile first of November next, thus
giving more direct and shorter all rail route to
the North and Northwest by over twenty miles
than any other route The new route TO the
North will be from Jacksonville via Fernandina
and jacksonville Railroad to Harris Road
thence by the Elst Georgia and Florida Railroad
TO Buffalo; thence via Macon and Brunswick
Railroad 10 Jcssup, Macon, Atlanta, Rome and
Dalton to Knoxville, where direct cOmmunica-
ton is made by Kentucky Central to Cincinnati; !;
from Knoxville by the East Tennessee Virginia
and Georgia Railroad to Salem Va. thence via
Shenandoah Valley Railroad To Harrisburg and
Philadelphia and thence to New York At
Rome, Ga., connections are made with the great
Louisville and Nashville system, now construct
ing the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad, which
forms the western outlet for the Florida Central
and Western Railroad, under the management
of Sir Edward Reed. AT Cleveland Tenn, con-
necOn is made with the Memphis and Charles
ton Road forming part of the Seney Thomas
system
The East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia sys-
ten is now composed as follows:
East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia r asa
Norfolk and Western. and branches. 49s
Shenandoah Valley 80. - E39
Making total Observation-Disclosures. of. 2 1870
The Reed system of Florida railroads as fol-
lows:
Florida Central and Western railroad 30
Florida Transit tman hne)-..- l56
Fernandina and Jacksonville . ............... 2
East Georgia and Florida. 50
Tropical Florida. l21
South Florida ....... Observation-Disclosures. 40
Leesburg and Indian River ........... .......... 81
The Reed Syndicate and the East Tennessee,