Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-30
The The visit to this city of Messrs. Haines

The visit to this city of Messrs. Haines
owens and Taylor, a short time since
| dlsabused the minds of the few who sow,
SO much In their management of freights
etc, as to accuse them and the Wavcross
hallway OF discriminating against this
clty ana merchants, by Transporting
freight from Savannah to PaIatka at tbe
same price it is sent from JacksonyiIIe IN
Palatka. These railroad gentlemen as.
sured all with whom they came in con-
tact that in nOwise did they or the trans
portation lines with which thev are con-
nected desire to at all do anything against
the prosperity of Jacksonville or its mer-
chants. That the welfare and prosperity
OF this city was as much benefit to their
lines as 1t was to those engaged in busi-
ness here.
One thing is certain, the Waycross Road
mas been great blessing to Jacksonville
as well as the balance of Florida. II has
lowered passenger and freight charges.
ana anorded the shortest and quickest
transportation ever enjoyed by the State.
anOrdlng ample accommodation for ali
classes OF freight without delay. a thing
never accomplished by any line-eitber on
land or water-fOr Florida before. There
IS nOthlng like personal visit and a chat
@ @IIOll iaIIroad men TO correct wrong i'm
presSiOns.
Good news comes from Sanford relative
10 the Plant syndicate. Mr.. j. f. In
graham, President of the South Florida
railroad Company, just returned from
New FORK, says contracts have been made
TO secure iron enough to complete the
South Florida Railroad from Kissimmee to
Tampa, and also for seven new loco
motives, to be delivered in August next,
and also for two hundred new cars. in
Guiding ten passenger coaches. On June
10 work Will commence at Tampa, at
which place a fine wharf of creosoted
timber will be built. One thousand tons
OF rails Will be forwarded there
next week. Work on the new line
is TO be commenced next month
both at kissimmee and Tampa. In this
South Florida is most fortunate. and if
Will open a prosperity for that section
that will be worth to it millions of dollars.
and, as matter of course, jacksonville
comes in for share of this prosperity, to
which all will be indebted to the Plant
Investment Company and its skillful
management.
The reported failure of Mr.. A. St. Clair
Abrams, of Orange county, is wholly
without foundation, as the letter of
Colonel j. j. Daniel, his attor-
ney, published few days since,
tully shows. The rumOr was current
here several days before contradicted.
III caused some uneaSiness among Mr.
AS friends, but his dispatch and letter of
his attorney was sufficient to smother the
injurious report which was published first
by X. q. Dun n Co.'s New York Mercan-
tile Agency, and republished in other pa
pers. In this city Col. j. j. Daniels
word is beyond the suspicion of doubt-it
is good.
Inc temperance people seem to have got
the lqu0r dealers under the hack, so to
speak, as one Informed your correspond
ent yesterday that a majority of them
would not attempt to renew their licenses
as they saw 1t was so difficult to get
signed petition.
A family in which a member had died
Of smallpox made their escape few
lays since through the back wav while
the guard was watching in the front.
The family got aboard the Waycross train
and put out for Boston before their alb
Sence was discovered.
only four deaths in the city the past
Week-two white and two cOlored.
The public schools have all closed for
the season.
The City Marshal will open fire every
lay thls week upon cats and dogs.
Express messengers run through from
this city to Pensacola. The first one went
through last week,
The cigar makers are in a rush. and
every man that can roll up tobacco is
busy. One firm has one hundred and
twenty-five men employed.
About tWenty-three miles of the Jack
s0nyllle, Tampa and Key West Railroad.
between jacksonville and PaIatka. has
been graded. Five hundred men are at
work on this road. CYCIOPs