Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-23
PENSACOLA AND ATLANTIC
The stations on the Road-A Trip Over
the Line-1ts Probable Extension into
Alabama-Notes from Geneva


GENEVA, ALA. Feb. 2O-The following are
the stations on the Pensacola and Atlantic
Railroad between Pensacola and Chatta-
hoochee, distance 100 miles: Magnolia
Bluff, Gull Point, Bellevue. Bscambia. Duval.
Milton, Arcadia, Good Range. Hollis, Chofin's.
Crestview, Deerland, Messy Head. Lake de
Funlak, Argyle, Ponce de Leon. Westville,
Bloxham, Bombay, New Orange, Cottondale,
Mariana. Cypress, Lakeside, Chattahoochee.
Your correspondent has just returned from
a visit to the Pensacola and Atlantic Rail-
road, and finds it now in good running order
with all arrangements for freight accommoda-
tions for the public. The telegraph is now
about complete on the entire tine Of 100 miles
from Pensacola to Chattahoochee
EXTENSION OF PENSACOLA AND ATLANTIC
RAILROAD.
1t is currently reported in Geneva that Mr.
Chlpley Will, in the fall extend his line of road
up INTO Alabama, touching Geneva, Elba, and
from thence through the Southeastern cOun-
ties of Alabama. If this report be true. then
Mr.: Chipley will have one of the cheapest
built and best paying railroads in the entire
South. The people and the State of Alabama
Will extend to Mr.. Chipley all the aid IN the
consummation of this great enterprise that is
needed.
THE SAVANNAH, FLORIDA AND WESTERN
RAILWAY.
1t has often been a great surDrlse to vour
correspondent why the owners of the SaYan-
nah, Florida and Western Railway never eX-
tended their line of railroad into Alabama
from cambridge, Ca, to Geneva, Ala, thence
from Geneva to Pollard, Ala, total distance
l1O mlles-glVlng to Savannah some of the best
cotton trade in Alabama. Mr.. Chipley evil
IDENTIFY saw the point, and built his Pensacola
and Atlantic Railroad eighteen miles below
Alabama into Florida, and nOw with a fore
sight that Is commendable, he will, if this re-
port be true, 'make assurance dOublv sure -
have a m a ,,f
the railroad kings" of America.
BY glance at the map your readers will
see what fine belt of cotton country would be
opened to savannah, did her business men
push forward the extension of the Savannah
Florida and Western Railway from Balm
bridge, Ga, to Pollard, in Alabama, on the
Montgomery and New Orleans Railroad. Sa-
yannah to-day is the second cotton port in
the world and only second to her great rival
New Orleans. What the future will develop
IOr the South remains to be seen, but it looks
now as II there are some live railroad men
South as well as North, who are determined
to make the South a great land with their
magnificent lines of railroads, the great de-
velopers of a country; and Mr.. w. ID. Chip
ley, now superintendent of the Pensacola
and Atlantic Railroad, is one of the
live, progressive men of the day.
His rapid completion of the above
mentioned road is wonderful, and
all must admire his energy and
pluck in making his report a success.
W hat few months, aye, weeks ago, was
utSlcCIeu country, Is now UrdVerSeQ over with
one of the best equipped and managed roads in
the South. West Florida is now. connected
with the rest of the State, and in close COM
munication with savannah and New Orleans.
Many new places are building up along the
line of this railroad. De Funiak, Argyle and
Mariana seem to be in the lead of ali the sta
tions and towns that are improving the fast
est, and, think, are likely to be the most i'm
portant places. Westville. twenty miles from
Geneva, on the west side of ChOctawhatchie
river, will also greatly improve, it being the
point nearest to and contiguous to Southeast
Alabama, where most of the goods will be
shipped from Savannah, New Orleans and Mo-
bile to Southeast Alabama.
''Spring time is come, gentle ANNIE" and
the farmers are busy in planting a new crop
for the new year, and if they are blessed with
another crop like 1882 money will be plentiful
in the harvest time in these parts of Alabama,
away down upon the ChOctawhatchie,
far, far away"
NEW ENTERPRISES.
Mr.. w. c. Mclaughlin, from North Carroll
ma, and his partner, Mr.. S. Martin, from Eu-
faula, Ala, have gone into the turpentine and
rOsin business, and Judging from the number
of men employed it must be paying business.
New and other enterprises will spring up, and
we welcome all good men in our midst. This
is fine timber country, and many are engaged
in the business. Pensacola is our market for
lumber.
WOOL CROP.
The wool crop will be gathered in May. and
many thousand pounds will be shipped from
Geneva, Coffee and Dale counties this season
to Savannah and elsewhere.
sAvANNAH's QUI-CENTENNIAL.
Many of our citizens wanted to 90
over to the Forest City to your Sesqui-
Centennial and see old Georgia, and hear
tell of her OglethOrpe and other great
men who made of her forest great cities
and the old State of Georgia, one of the grand
est commonwealths in our great republic, but
time and business prevented. Gov. stephens
we all would like to have heard talk on that
est old man on the American continent, and is
worthy of being the descendant of Oglethorpe
and others who century and half ago came
over from England to make the Georgia of
to-day the Empire State of the South.