The morning news., 1889-03-02
NEW RAILROADS ON THE GULF
COAST

Prospects for the Coming Year-Es-
tablishing steamer Lines-Ihe Fu-
ture of AT clote Harbor.
ANCLoTE. FLA, March 1.-The building
of new railroads in Florida has been at a
st t,ndtill for the past year, but with the
advent of spring the typographical strate-
gists of the course of the iron horse have
taken the field, particularly in the western
part of the state and are carefully examin-
ing the country, prospective termini and
the resources of different regions.
Should nothing happen to mar tho well
fare of the state during the coming sum
mer, it would be safe to predict tn t several
new routes of travel will be opened up both
by land and water; that hamlets which are
now hardly ever heard of will become inn
portant centers or entrepots of commerce ;
and that more enterprises will be started
than most people unacquainted VITA tho
quiet movements of loug-headed Capit alistS
would believe.
The gulf coast OF Florida is the brightest
future field of operations for steamer and
railroad companies, particularly tn { por-
ilon lying between the Anclote river and
Charlotte harbor, this being considered the
most beautiful section of the state and un-
surpassed by any equal area on earth IN
healthfuluess and general salubrity of
climate
1t was supposed few months ago that
Messrs. Flagler and Plant would visit this
western region AID Try to devel 1p its re-
sources, but they have not made their
appearance thus lar, and the cons quet ce is
that the far eeiug people are looking to
other parties TO come in and co-qIer the
countly with steam pow er.
The Ocala, Silver Springs and G. llf Rail.
road Company, having rsachci a 10. minus
for the present near t5e Gulf e Mexico,
and secured a valuable trac Of land from
the Homosassa Company, are new c5utem-
plating tie construct OF another h-e TO
the hamlet oI Bridges, which is ambitious
TO become the COHuty ssa. OF Git Us county,
This village received It's name rom the
gentleman who started il, aud wIo died
SuddeI Ily few weeks ago whilst addressing
the railroad commission of Nortn Carolina.
he purchased $4,000 acres OF land IN CON
tinuous line in Citru, county, aud his heirs
have now decided, in accordance with mis-
will, to give half the land t1 the railway
company IL they would bu III ID the aamet.
The company have accepted he offer, anl
will have trains running there is year, rs
most OF the gradlaglS already done. w lel
the Iallr al reaches that place, its man
ayers will only have eighteen more miles 70
build to set 10 BrooksIlle, Nhica is becom-
ing an important railroad center a a
prominent distributing point fr the large
quantities of fruit and vegetables RAJ sed ol
the rich lands that en- ron 1t for miles.
The railroad com any has proposed TO ex-
tend The line into tn 5 Town u the iuhab-
itants would contribute S4D,U0J, bgt ! learn
that this sum is considered too exorbitGnt.
and doubts are expressed as to whether it
could be raised promptly under pcssen cir
cumstances.
The people are hoping that the Florida
Railway and Navis sation Company NAV
build into the place. and this Lope leads
them, no doubt, to infer that they need not
pay any more money to secure an outlet ly
rail for their goods.
such a finely equipped railway as the
Silver Springs and GIlf cannot we'll afford
to remain ia the woods Of Citrus county, so
those who control it will, in all probability,
hnd II necessary 70 carry it southwark,
even if they had no other motive than self
preservation.
The line that first enters Brooksville will
control the region south Of II, aud this