The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-11-12

1
things-filling an order for 200 cars.
Owing to the increase 10 business, til,
Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West railway
adds another daily freight between Jackson
vile and Sanford. There are two freights
day between these points.
The Palatka and Anclote Railroad is
new Florida enterprise. The road, as pro
posed, will extend in nearly direc, line
from Palatka through Putnam, Marion
Sumter, fernando and Pasco counties &c
Anclote on the gulf The grading and righ
of way is being done as fast as the hands Car
perform the work.
The Central railroad of Georgia and tn,
Ocean Steamship company OF Savannah
have combined.
Capt. w. S. Walker has the contract fol
grading the F. c. 4 p extension from plant
City to Tampa.
T. c. Lanier, E. J. VI. PaAgct', T. :. John
son, DUdley W. Adams, BENZ. F. Adams, G
7. Smith, C. D. Clifford, II \. WISE, A. l.
Brown, T. T. Aisohrook. J Il. Cunningham
Carl c. Crippen, II. " Bishop, G.. Chrt
Wynd StapyltoD, c. s. Noble, p. \ r s>
ana O p. Rocks, OF Lake county, Fm
have organized Il corporation by he namt
at the OclaWaha Cana, and Draiuag,
Company. The company proposes 20 con
~ftuct navignhle canal ol capaS. com
mencng neal Tie mou'A of lh~ Siv !
Spring Run, connecting Lalle> Griffin Eu.-
tis, Hams and PanaSoiiloe, thus connecting
the OCklawaha through this chain Of ak'
with the Cult
Preparations are bt inc made fer wolk on
he 81. Andrews railroad. This load viii
OTTO Chipley or Mariana.
II is DOW said the railroad from Cara
bell" to Tallahassee VIII be completed Oh
or before The first of January. Five han
dred men will soon be EMPLOYED on tic
grading, and the iron is BOW On route e
lay the track.
There entered the pOlt of Pensacola dor
ing the month OF October twenty three YES
sells, having an aggregate tonnage OF 11.14S
Cleared during the same period Were
twenty vessels, having total tonnage ot
1880. The expectations for the month
consisted of GA 600 superficial feet of hewn
yellow pine timber, 1891 600 superficial
feet of sawn yellow pine timber. and 3 100 :
600 superficial feet of yellow pine lumber
OF that amount all but 100000 superficial
feet of lumber went abroad The value 0t
foreign shipments was approximate SS4 =
600.
The British steamer Scythian, recently
purchased by :he Export Coal Company
arrived at Pensacola from Norfolk Wednes-
day.
The city council of Tampa have granted
the right of way along Whitney street 10
the river to the Florida Central and Penr-
sular railroad company.
Last Saturday the steamer City of Jack
sonville carried one thousand boxes o
oranges from Sanford consigned to parties
in London, England.
A Port Tampa special to the Times
Union says As soon as the quarantine
restrictions will permit, a steamship line
from Port Tampa to Central America will
be established under the auspices of the
Plant system, with a view of opening up
traffic between the United States and the
Gulf ports of Central America"
II is understood that the South Bound
railroad, when completed 10 Savannah from
Columbia, will be extended to Jackson
Vile
The railroad ticket agents meet in Jack
sonville with their wives and families on
the second Wednesday in February. when
they expect to have big time.
There is talk OF forming a company in
Sumter county, Florida, and other counties
TO transport freight from jacksonville by
steamer on the ST. Johns and Ockawah
rivers.
The Orlando Record says that the hands
at work on the Orlando and Winter Park
railroad have the road graded tor about
three or four miles beyond Lakemont Park
and that the 100 additional hands, which
will be put 10 work as soon as they can b5
| secured, will enable the completion Of tn,
grading and tieing of the road TO Ovede
within the next three weeks.
The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key Yves
railway system offers prize of $500 fol
the best poem consisting of not less thar
fifty lines on the subject Indian River,
or Lake Worth" The contest closes thu
first of March next. General Passenge
Agent Ackerly will furnish particulars or
request.-Titusville Star.
Frank NJ. Jolly has recently been ap
pointed District Passenger Agent of TIT
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia rail
way, with headquarters at - West Bay
81 Jacksonville