The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-08-27

Kali Connection NOrtmW0FO.
While the people Of Leon county are
earnestly desiring and making effort to
secure an outlet 10y rail northwari, active
interest in the sections with which we
wish to connect looks in this direction for
rail connection southwark. Effort there
and effort here should jointly consummate
the object at an early day. Georgians
are moving in aid of the construction of
the Georgia Midland, the suggested route
Of which looks to extension southwark by
way of Tallahassee and down through the
orange belt. The Savannah .Ne,cS of last
Saturday has the following:
Columbus has raised $l55 900 for the Georgia
Midland road An effort will he made to raise
an equal sum in Atlanta. The subscription OF
$500 900 will place the road in the hands OF
construction company, who will build 1t without
delay.
In the Montgomery (Ala.) advertiser
of the same date we find this paragraph
Four subscriptions of 81, 900 each have been
made by citizens of Griffin to The Georgia Mid
land via Griffin This makes $4,000 Tor Griffin.
Griffin is a town OF some five thousand people
The amount raised in Griffin should re-
duce, it would seem, the sum required OF
Atlanta to figure easily raised in that
most enterprising of Southern cities.
Our near ncighbors of the tiourishing
town of Concord, in Gaisden county,
take a lively interest i'll the proposed
line, and will be likely to lend It substan-
tial aid on it's way TO Tallahassee, and in
tercourse by rail with that thrifty and
energetic community is alone AN impor-
tant object to attain. On the 18TH they
held a railroad meeting, Of which the fol-
lowing report was made to the Quincy
Herdld.'
A large and enthusiastic railroad meeting
was held in Concord on last Saturday. Hon.
n. T. Scott WAS unanimously called To preside
over the deliberations of the meeting Hon. H.
| F. Sharon requested to address the meeting,
and to explain the object for which ii had met
| W. g. Fletcher WAS appointed Secretary.
The remarks made by Mr. Sharon were i'll
his usual happy style, and to an apprecialve
| audience and the information given was 0t
| charao er calculated to inspire confidence in the
| great enterprise.
Concord lies on the surveyed line OF the pro-
| posed Georgia Midland, Florida and Cult Rail
way. This line when completed will be the
| shortest route from the Northwest to Havana,
and will take in Chicago, Cincinnati Chalta-
| noOca Atlanta Columbus, Cuihbcrt, Balm
bridge, Concord, Tallahassee Tampa, Havana.
| 1t will be the greatest of all thoroughlarcs for
| the immense tide of travel which flows from the
| North and West to the genial Southern and
srmi-tropical climcs. extending to Havana, the
ultimate terminus The meeting was very sen
| sbly impressed with the importance OF Tins
grand scheme, and expressed themselves AS
being willing 10 contribute literally at the
| proper time.
| Mr. Sharon was unanimously elected Core
spending iAgeni, and the following Executive
Committee appointed, with Hon. n. i. Scott
| as Chairman, To be called together by him
whenever necessary for the transaction "i bus
| mess:
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
DIV. Miller, w g. Booth, Jr, X Daniel, j.
w Iiuson, J. y. McKcown, W. q. Fletcher, Q.
b Hall J. f. Johnson, J. Il. Perkins, q. w.
Shelter, j. H. Darsey, W. r. laing, ID NJ. Hin
SON. W. G.. IIrndry, Y. X. Hand n. &. Scott, II
F. Sharon T. J. Peavy
After pcrftcing its organization the meeting
adjourned.
ID. l.. MAXWELL,
| Secretary Executive Committee.
The road through Concord entering the
northwestern corner of Leon county, and
|
son, would fall into the already surveyed
route of the road proposed from Talla-
hassee to Thomasyillc The Trustees
of our Railroad Association receive
encouragement which satisfies them
of the continued interest felt in
the route northward to some point
of connection with the Georgia system.
Colonel Bradford hands us the following,
which will give desirable information to
many persons:
Etiltors FZorMian In order to answer many
inquiries made of the Trustees of the Tallahas-
see and Thomasville Railroad Association, will
you please publish the following reply to qucs
tons from land holder of Leon county, who
resides out of the State
.Midam In reply to yOnr esteemed favor OF
2lst instant, do not think your conditional con
tribution to hcT T. & &. Railroad need be in the
| way of your making donation TO the present
enterprise The donation asked for now is also
conditional on the building of the road from
| Tallahassee TO Townsville, or some point on
the $. F. & w. Railway" and you certainly
will never be called upon TO pay both AS To the
| route to I've selected the Trustees know nothing
|
| building the road You ask if the present move
is separate from that represented by MIR. Page.
1t is separate from and independent of HAT but
| Mr. Page IS still working to secure the building
OF the road You say that you desire 10 sell
| your lands IN this county. | do not know "a
better, or more certain, or more profitable way
to sell Leon county lands than To build this
road 1t is for this reason that propose To donate
| and have made deed for one fourth OF my tract
| II the road is not built in two years the deed is
void II it is built 0ne of the many advantages
| expect to gain is that the remainder ofmy land
| will not only come into market. but be doubled
| in value. think il an unusual opportunity for
spscuLntiOn. No venture but great chances for
| gain. You say your friends tell you the road
will never be built II all ACT as they do it is
! quite probable they are right
Leon county wants the road, needs it badly,
and has It in her power To build it, but if she
makes no effort to secure it, it will probably not
he built. Most respectfully,
JRO BRADFORD, Trustee, &c.