The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-02-27

/; In tbe records of the rapid progress and de-
've1opment of the United States-ihe country
which Tor such characteristics is the most won
deFful in history-theTe have been various no
i table Instances Of quick, great leaps in the Ca
/ reer oil advancement of The sudden reversal, as
it acre, OF the facts OF geographic nature bring
ing near together sections which were created
far apart but whose propinQuity was necessary
TO mutual prosperity. We cannot move sections
nearer together materially, but we can and do
essentially, for distance is measured by time
Taus portions OF country which were unproduc-
the wilderness suddenly become populOus and
productive because of being rendered quickly
accessible by rail communication that enables
The marketing Of produce and the receipt of
merchandise. The grandest illustration of
steam power the great elemental factor of
civilized progress, is the settlement and
development of the West-the vast middle
country of the continent; but lesser,
though very important results are constantly
being recorded in this railway age-this nine
teenth century, when man in one machine can
concentrate thousand-fold the one-horse power
which, only, he had before, and in like ratio
Laultiply results. In the older States it is con-
SANITY ascertained that additional roads are de-
sirable or positively necessary. but in none Of
these constructions have results so positively
demonstrated the utility of the cause a. in Flor
ida-and none of our new roads SO positively as
The Pensacola and Atlantic. The map shows
that Western Florida is politically and geograph-
ically part Of the State of that name, and 1t was
only so the other day. Then il was commercially
and socially as near to ST. Louis 1t was TO
Tallahassee, its capital ciiy-in point Of time,
which is distance. Then, Tallahassee was Is
near to New York as to New Orleans, the en-
poriIm of the South. Then, Western Florida
was mere foreign connection, as it were, at
tached to the body Of the Stale by arbitrary and
sometimes onerUus political ties, while severed
in other vital interests.
/ Now there is q new and material lie, rail-
road tie. which becomes operative and of force
In al, its beneficial effects this week-on March i,
i363-when trains will traverse Florida from
EAsl,o West, from Jacksonville to Pensacola,
principal Atlantic port to the principal Gulf port
OF the State. In days time Now, 1t seasy for
. Tallahasseean 10 say "I'm going oyer 10 PEN
sacols today" ~ il was TO say then "Tm 20
ing dovn to Jacksonville tonight, for under the
schedule the time will be the same-twelye hours
from Tallahassee 70 either poEi, for though PEN
sacoia il some foFty odd miles further, better
lime can be made over the superior track Of he
r. Il A. than between here and Jacksonville
and much better time than thi6. Il necessary 70
connections Ct PensAcola. Nov, IeAsing ITALIA
taassee In the moFniag the ,raseler will b b
Penaacola 10 the evening, Instead Of travsline
shout two days. In ihree States, and 81 mnch
expense, . heretofore InfNeuay-lopr hcpn
iian Tallahaasee be win Her osissni
The cheapsss marhst q sIls1n pfoduc
'soo,h u - ohio ihaash k11ink o slight ~
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he lAi,es inn ~ point sl,1sDl = isDiT
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nv G1i ~, n 81
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