The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-08-06
RAILROAD NEWS.
Work ON the Augusta. Tallahassee
and Gulf Railroad Bridge Across
the Ockl0ckOnee River Begun.

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The steam pile driver has reached its designation
on the Ocklockonee. The spiles are all delivered
and the long talked of railroad bridge is at last
begun.
Capt. Gibbs, who is in charge of the building Of
the structure will push the work rapidly as pos
sible.
Chief Engineer Cook is at the front.
The above brief but interesting overland
grapevine telegram was received by the FLO
RIDIAN Friday from Carrabelle; it tells its own
story, and those who were waiting for assu-
RANGES that this road would be built to begin
Improvements and the establishment OF new en-
terpIses and industries in Tallahassee need not
longer delay
The FLoRIDIAN has every assurance that the
Augusta, Tallahassee and Gulf will now be
pushed 10 rapid completion, and if unforeseen
delays do not occur, Tallahassee and Carabee
will be linked together by glistening bands OF
steel in time 10 convey passengers and freight
over this new and beautiful route to the Gulf
this winter.
The completion Of this road will result in
developing and opening up TO the world the rich
phosphate beds OF Wakulla; our Gulf fisheries
will be enabled to ship fresh fish and oysters to
all the great markets; the rich farming and
timber lands along its line will come into
active demand new villages will spring into
existence and new and busting era will open
up for this part of Florida.
When the road is built to Augusta, its north
ern terminus, new and popular route Of travel
will be opened up and the growing demand for
and palatial hotels in Tallahassee; manufactur-
ing industries will come in and Tallahassee will
boom as she has never doomed before.
The Augusta, Tallahassee and Gulf will give
us better and cheaper transportation facilities
long felt want-and the citizens of Tallahas-
see and those who live along the line of this road
should do all in their power to encourage and
aid the company in securing rights of way, land
for depots and by giving them liberal share of
their shipping business when the road is COM
peted.
The stockholders of the Augusta Tallahassee
and Gulf are men of large means and if they
meet with proper encouragement in this enter
prise will invest heavily in the Tallahassee
Country and aid US very materially in develop
ing its resources.
Now, word of advice to property owners of
Leon, Wakulla and Franklin countless Get
your property in neat shape; be ready for
rush OF settlers, for there is no doubt about it
the Tallahassee Country will boom this winter.
But do not get excited and frghten would be
settlers away by fixing the price of your
lands at too high rate. Offer inducements
to actual SETTLERS by selling them homes at rea-
sonable prices and soon this will develop into
one of the grandest and most thriving portions
OF the globe. Cut your large plantations up in
to small farms and sell alternate lots to energetic
farmers on easy terms and at small prices; they
will improve the property and in short while
your reserve lots will be in active demand at
double the prices you could have obtained before
the aforesaid energetic farmers were induced to
make homes among Us by your liberal plan OF
selling them homes at low rates Give this plan
a trial