Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-13

the Facilities OF the saVan-
nah. Florida and Western Hallway
The Erection Of New buildings and the
Improvement Of Present structure
The south Florida Railroad.

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nah. Florida and Western Railway
The Erection of New Buildings and the
Improvement Of Present structure
The south Florida Railroad.
The business Of the several de-
partments 81 the Savannah, Florida
and Western Railway has been
RAPIDLY increasing in volume
during the past two Or three years, and
continues 70 augment At such rate
that the management IS compelled 70 i'm
prove the character Of its rolling stock,
and 10 otherwise furnish additional facili-
ties for. the accommodation Of its patrons.
Sometime ago a committee Of the ea-
vsunah Board Of Trade requested the
COMPANY 10 furnish a shed for the prOtec-
ton Of spirits Of turpentine and rOsin
awaiting immediate shipment from the
cOmpany's wharves. and which hereto
fore was exposed, for time,
to the influence Of the sun
alter being moved from the sheds in
which those products are stored, IN some
instances for months. The railway COM
pany recognized the propriety Of the re-
olgest. and accordingly has erected
structure Immediately in front 81 the
older sheds and next 70 the river front
that fully meets the present demands Of
the trade. This building Is ~ feet III
width and 900 feet in length, and is capa-
BILE Of afTCrdfng protection 10 several thou
sand barrels OF naval stores. The COM
panv is also building additional piers FOR
the accommodation Of vessels that may
wish 10 load or unload at tnat point. Inc
MORNING News some months ago gave
dcscription Of pier then in process Of
construction on the site Of the
coropauv's river front, and Mr.. Felix
: Prendergast. the Engineer and
Assistant Superintendent Of the railway,
informed a reporter a day or two ago that
rho work has proven 50 satisfactory. and
gives promise Of such durability. that
other piers will he built from time % time
until am extended series Of them shall
have been finished. He also stated that
the traffic Of the railway requires that
larger engines be run on the line, and that
a new wrought iron turn table. "a feet .
inches in diameter, was being laid IN the
ward Of the company al savannah. ms
Improvement viii be completed in few
DAYS. The old turn tables are about ~ feet
in diameter.
The railroad now being constructed
from kissimmee To Tampa by the Plant
Investment Company viii be run ana
operated by the Savannah. Florida ana
Western Railway. The construction Of
tine new line will be complete about the
first Of next January. when tourists leaY-
ing Savannah at O'Clock a. N. Will be
taken through 10 Tampa in time Tor
O'Clock dinner on the following day. The
route is By way Of WaycrOss and jack
sonville to Palatka. thence by steamer up
the st. Johns to that river terminus Of the
South Florida Road aud across the state
one hundred and fifty-fye miles via kis-
sImmee city, 10 the Gulf port terminus.
The road is being built at the rate 81 one
mile per day. and with the tre5tles,
bridge work and road constructed in the
most durable manner possible, 1t IS eX-
pccted that the trains may De run at
great speed from the day the line shall be
opened TO business.
The old passenger shed Of the railway
in this city is about to be remOdeled. the
ladies waiting-rOOm enlarged and the
structure improved in other respects, but
not 10 such "A degree as 70 warrant the
permanent retention Of the structure as a
passenger depot. I'VE are not very
proud Of that building" said
Mr.. Prendergast. and it is pro-
posed to replace it with "A large and hand
some structure as soon as practicable.
At present we are trying TO anticipate the
demands Of trade, including tire needs Of
the truck farmers and settlers on the lines
Of our railways. and Will have eventually
to make convenient time TO erect the
new depot here. We are about cOmplet-
ing alterations in the building occupied
by the freight department.
The second floor Of the structure for
merly occupied By the Treasurer and
some other Of the general officers Of the
company was supported by iron rods
projected from the roof tlmbers. The
offices on the lower floor have been eX-
tended as far back as the second floor
projects, 50 that the whole Of the two
story portion Of the structure VIII now
be used as offices instead Of part OF IT..
The supports to the second floor are
now from the ground. The hall which
ran through the centre has been
done away with and a new hall ten feet
wide and fOrty-nne feet one inch in width
substituted in the western portion Of the
second story. II is reached from the in
terror Of the building below by new
stairway, the railing to which has not
been set up. At the rear Of the hall is
room for stationery, ten feet wide and
twenty feet three inches in width. This
room opens into the office Of Mr.. James
l.. TAYLOR, General Freight and Passenger
Agent, and connecting with that Of Mr.
j. &. Bruyn, General Claim Agent. These
rooms are each ljXl7 feet, and situated
i'm the southeastern portion Of that floor
Adjoining these rooms at the front IS the
Clerks office Of the General Freight and
Passenger Agent. This apartment is 20
feet : inches wide, and 30 feet inches in
length. These rooms open into the hall
way above referred to. and connect one
with the other. A portion Of the dividing
walls Is furnished with sash and glass, 50
that the entire floor is secured ample
light and ventilation, and is always
pleasant even in the warmest weather.
ON the first floor there are three rooms.
Two Of them are 20 feet 8 inches long,
and II feet inches wide, and the third
one 17X17 feet. The stairway leading to
the second floor is at the rear Of this small
or room on the west side Of the building.
All the offices in both floors are neatly
furnished and decorated, and will be com
pleted i'm a few days.