The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-25

x,uT TO CONNECT WITH THE
,onrn-ruE NEW ROUTE WILL
rur DISTANCE BETwEEN sA-
AND TAMPA EIGHTY MILES.
,..thsr railroad from Savannah to
,,1aa .ia is in prospect, says the Savannah
Far vor some days there have been rumorS
!, Indicate there are good grounds tor
'.r.rinc = competitive line to the Savan-
:. plorida and Western Railway, and
rably the entire Atlantic Coast Line
asn, will be built.
1bs initial movement came from par
=, interested in the Florida Central and
psinsulsr Railway That road has lines
.,,I;nc the entire State of Florida, ex-
sdng the extreme southeastern n, part, !,
!, .onnectin with the Louisville and
hbville system at Chattahoochee. This
sbs only outlet it has except over the
s,pDah, Florida and Western Railway.
r,merous efforts have been made by the
mails of the Plant system to compete
9Th il, but without success. Not only
yr they bottled up as far as reaching
sunnah is concerned, but there was no
eHing north except by a circultous
mte
i fOoONEECT WITH THE SOUTH BOUND.
/ The rear completion of the South Bound
.1,osd from Savannah ~ C~'',r?~' -
ito have revealed
#d~e northern connect
Etsiral aud Peninsular r --.-
bnnd will beeeady for business on or be-
|m Oct. /. 1t Columbia it will connect,
vilh the Richmond.aDd Danville system
Ehich now runs unbroken trains into New
York and will fUm short route north.
A railroad built on the ling surveyed
Dalh from Savannah by the South Bound
IN ssizs Jacksonville fas. y milta.~ cfeSsAs
Sssnuah and New York than it is by the
Atlantic Coast Line. If the Florida Cen
nl and PeniDsular people get the road i,
Sllnot be necessary to build more than
iOOut llO miles of track to connect with
As Florida Central and Peninsular system
dCallahan.
ine construction of this proposed road
r0s 10 De q very simple matter when it is
Fnemoered that the Sou h Bound with its
is niles has been built by Savannah with
H1enlly little effort On the part of the
kpe.
SHORT LINE TO FLORIDA.
ihe South Bounds survey takes in
sunsElck : and Darien, and a road giving
..''' Ooanectlon with those cities will be
sieA' advantage in developing the
= s'''' country, as well as helping Sayan-
- ,H' south Bounds survey to Jackson.
-, : . i4O miles, through a territory in
.ael railroad construction is compara.
= ' Easy A well-posted railroad man
= '''o 'nat the road can be built from
A. luAa TO Callahan for $4,000 a mile
-, sOuio be less than 100000, An
.e !. estimate of the cost of the road
. a'nN''Wo. = This would give the Flor.
s'u'ia and Pen nsular a direct con.
!. sl D., Via Savannah and Columbia with
~ nn0nd ;n and Danville system and a
WI line north and west. :
BIG SYSTEM IN FLORIDA.
.l.s- = florida Central and Peninsula,
ka,... .a' e line to Tampa forty miles
-. ss than the Plant system, and it
As,o.'' ''' % Inc heart of the phosphate
l@,a5i,s with outlets at Cedar Key and
y aa,na' A number of Florida Cen
I,.sa.l au reninsular people have been in
I. 'an - recently with the new rold in
j. ;. LIE matter has been quiet. but
y ,''n every reason to belle We that the
kp.a;.Oe % Oe built. The Florida Central
Il. sa'nsular J has been seeking = new
] anu nom Florida, and via savannah l'" !.
Il. Ss.'ss't' and most feasible ronts = =
i H. ~ !" secure. The building Of tbs -
,.s,s, W. give another lift to Savannah a, .n'
lsds :, .as : 1t will, a competitive line t.
! and giving a short line north s and ID