The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-13
\ Reason Why.

We learn from u reliable source that u
line OF road will DO built from Tallahas.
sec, via Thomasville, to Columbus, Tia.
connecting the last point named with
roads running to Atlanta and points in
the north and northwest. This will be
an important line and shorten the dis
lance from Atlanta to middle and south
Florida. -palatka Daily News.
The corps of engineers of the pro-
jected Columbus, cambridge and Talla.
hassee railroad, have just finished loca.
ting their survey. --,Jacksonvillc Times
Union.
There it is again and again, Il is SO
plainly important, ~ obviously .neccs-
sary, that there should be route north
ward from this point in Florida. that the
construction of ut least one road is con.
stantly expected by people abroad. The,
know that roads are constantly being
built elsewhere that promise less results
in the way of profitable operation and
improvement of property values, and
they cannot understand why this is not
built. rs they seem to take such interest
in,thc matter perhaps they would feel oh.
liged to us for telling them why it is not
built OF course We will not tell them
our people are not able to build it, for
they know better, and the tloridan
would he caught for the first time in do.
ing what George Washington. also,
couldn't do. As they know the resources,
of Tallahassee and Leon coanty We have
to tell them that those resources are not
made available to the end. hut we may
also say that this is because of no ur.
willingness on the part of those gcncr-
ally who represent such resources. These
are not made practically and ut once
available simply because of lack of or.
ganized effort. II the amount necessary
for such work rs would assure the com.
pletion Of the road cannot I've got to.
gether in money it could be made ny il,
lands which represent money. Many
owners have heretofore offered to donate
lands. thousands of acres of land, and
certainly If stock in the road were given
for land at Just valuation large
amount could be secured The lands of
fered as donations were the rich land, OF
Leon county, some improved with
houses. parts of valuable plantations
under fence and in filth. With snch re-.
sources, and such liberal public spirit
among those controlling them. we Ger.
tainly need not wait for outsiders to taxi,
the first eifectual steps in the construct
ton OF our road The lands represent
considerable money value now. and vii
represent much larger value when III,
road opens the county to the outer
world. Ii much less appreciation ei
sites here than has almost Invariably re-
suited from the construction of road.
elsewhere in Florida the prices of oul
lands should be increased several fold
and. moreover. these lands of intrinsic
not merely speculative. value. Thus If q
man exchanged one half of his land fo,
railroad stock tho half he retained,
should represent a greater value than tbs
whole without the railroad.
SO. considering the means at com
mand-in land. and otherwise - we know
of no reason why the work Of building
the road should not soon b. commenced
except the want of proper organized IF
fort. II the roadbcd is built il is prop
erty created which will assure the com
ple,ion of the work. Tallahassee Flor
i,ian.
An excellent terms "les," said Z
barber to his customer, I'm an ltalia,
Count. My father is the Duke Raricel
Muscallonge Garihalli del Plaza. In
the only SON" Aren't you and YOU,
father on good terms asked the Gus
toner. "Oh, YES. In fact send tn,
old gentleman s. every week out If u,
! wages. New York Sun,