Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-15
AMONG THE RAILROADS.
MOBILE AND GURARD STOCK
HOLDERS URGED NOT TO SELL.

Possession of Majority OF the stock
Denied-A Big Boom in Railroad Con-
struction in FIorida-New Roads Being
Mapped Out All over the state.
There is talk Of building railroad from
GTahamyille 80 Ocala, IN Marion county,
Fla.
The survey Of the W. W, L. L. W. and
G.. Railroad has been completed to Wild
wood, Fla. making three lines the engl-
neers have run.
Dade City, II fernando county, Fla,
and Orlando, in Orange county, are now
connected with the outside world with
direct railroad connection.
A new engine OF the London and
Northeastern Railway is reported by an
English contemporary TO have attained
a speed Of 30 miles an hour.
On the Georgia Pacific branch from Pat
ton Junction to Days Gap, which was
completed in November, 1884, an extern
sion is being graded from Days Gap to
Coal Valley, two miles.
The Goldsboro, Snow Hill and Green
vile Company proposes TO build d road
turty-fye miles III length from from Colds
horo, y. c., on the Wilmington and Wei
don, east through Snow Hill 70 GreenVille,
on the Tar river. Mr.. W. w. KOrnegay,
OF Godsboro, n. c., is President of the
company.
Another new railroad company has
been organized in Sumter county, Fla,
by the name of the Southeast, Center Hill
and Northwest Railroad. This railroad is
u extend from Jupiter Inlet, in Dade
county, through Brevard and Orange
counties to Center Hill in Sumter county;
through sumter and Marion TO Otter
creek and Clay Landing, in Levy; through
Lafayette. Taylor and Jefferson counties
to Tallahassee, in Leon. 1T Will be about
1862 miles long.
Or. J. 0. Bronson, President OF the San
ford, Indian Springs and Ocala Fla.
Railroad Company, having recently re-
turned from New York, effected arrang@
ments while at Sanford last Monday by
which this road is to be built at once from
Sanford To Indian Springs, the latter six
miles from Eustis, and then the work will
be prosecuted at once to Ocala. The San
ford people are to grade and tie the road
from Sanford to the Wekiya river, dis
lance of II miles, and are to begin that
part OF the work at once.
From all outward appearances the new
railroad from Enterprise to Titusville,
Fla, is going to be finished much
earlier than great many persons sup
pose. Every day some article of material,
or men engaged in it's construction, pass
through jacksonville to Enterprise.
There are now some 400 men employed in
grading. The grading is going on be-
tween Enterprise aud the halfway house,
One-tOurth of which is completed, and it
is the part requiring the most
nlling, ditching, ETC.. of the entire
line. The right-Of-way is cleared
at least one-half the entire distance, and
bridges are being built. The road, it is
believed, will be finished by early winter,
and the signs are prOpitiOus for the COM
pleti0n of the Jacksonville, Tampa and
Key West Road about the same time from
Palatka to Sanford, which, when both
roads are finished, will give an all-raIl
route from Jacksonville to Titusville and
to Tampa. Freight can be loaded and
shipped through from the East and West
TO these far South Florida towns without
breaking bulk or transferring from the
cars in which it is first placed until it
reaches destination.
Al recent meeting i'm DeLand, Fla.
held for the purpose of taking into con-
sderaton propositions for the bringing of
the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
Railroad into DeI4and, and the proposal
OF the Blue Spring, Orange City and Hall
fax River Railroad to run a branch line
from the former road, passing through
DeLand and Lake Helen. The movement
was heartily Endorsed. Correspondence
has been had with Mr.. II. A. DeLand in
New York, who expresses the opinion
that for a consideration of $4,000, OF
which he offered 20 give $4,000 himself
the jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
Road might be induced to run their
road through DeLand, and that
Mr. Bentley, the head of the line,
would shortly visit the place and inspect
/ the country. An arrangement has been
| perfected with the Blue Spring, Orange
| City and Halifax River Railroad by which
] Fhaf. will TAs,N
| II. A. DeLand having guaranteed the
amounted asked--S15,000, and asking the
citizens TO pay 5000 of it and give the
! right of way. This is for a narrow gauge
road, but the company proposed to make
a broad gauge il they were paid $50, 900
more. of which Mr.. DeLand would pay
! $4,000. over $l,650 was subscribed at
the meeting, and a committee was ap-
! pointed TO collect the balance from resi-
| dents and others owning property there.
/ Committees were also appointed to meet
and escort Mr.. Bentley and bis staff over
the town.
The Ocala (Fla.) Free Press is jubilant
over the bright prospect of another rail-
/ road to that town. The Free Press says !:
The announcement on Monday that
work on the Silver Spring, Ocala and Gulf
Railroad would commence on Tuesday
/ caused genuine happy surprise to many
! OF our ciuNens, ana the glorious news was
| hailed with much eclat and comment.
! Tuesday, about noon, force of 50men, rs
many as could be secured, were peced at
/ work near the turntable OF the Florida
| Railway and Navigation road, in the
northwestern portion of the city, and
/ the clearing Of the riRht-of-
/ way began at once. The present force is
under the command OF Capt. o. G. Finch
and Mr.. james Cribbett, old railroad men
! OF many years experience. Work will
be pushed forward as fast as possible.
/ The company has advertised for 800 hands.
/ The entire work is under the supervision
/ Of Chief Engineer N. Il. Gruele, of
/ the engineer corps, and DIR. W. 4.
/ Sylvester, General Manager. The
route has baen surveyed via Cotton
/ Plant, and the probability is that it will
also touch the head Of Blue Spring. thence
through fernando county. passing IN the
Floral City neghborhood aud on to the
. Gulf, makingirs terminus ~ Point Pinali-
sis. The broad gauge depot will be con.
yeried into "a union depot, and the trains
OF the silver Spring, Ocala and Gulf will
arrive aud depart from this point. EX-
.tensiyo shops are 70 be located here,
ana other improvements for the COM
\ pany. The company have The necessary
funds for the completion of the work
without further delay"