The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-25
THE NEW FLORIDA ROUTE.
What the F. C. & P. People Say
About SaYannah.


/ The Florida Central and Peninsular
railroad has issued what it calls its infor-
nation folder. formally announcing the
/ purchase Of the South Bound and the
completion Of the new short line between
! Savannah and jacksonville, connecting
/ there with the Florida system and putting
| under its control over 1000 miles of rail
/ road lines
! The folder contains a complete map Of
/ the system, showing its connections with
/ northern and western lines. The system
I Proper now extends from Columbia. :. C.,
/ wa savannah to Jacksonville, ChattahOO-
| cnee and Apalachicola TO the St. Johns,
/ Atlantic to the gulf, aud down the PENN
/ sula to the Hillsboro aud Alfalfa rivers
| ana pay and city Of Tampa. Silver Spring
| to the headwaters Of the Ocklawaha river,
! sumter and Orange county lakes, to Or
lando and Oyiedo. from Archer south
through the greatest phosphate mines in
/ the world, and extending through the
counties OF Richiand, Lexington, Orange
burg. Barnwell and Hampton in South
carolina; Efhngham, Chatham, Liberty,
Mcintosh, Glynn and Camden in Georgia,
and Gadsden, jefferson. Duval, Alachua,
Lake, Pasco, Leon, Suwannee, Nassau,
Levy, Orange, Hllls0orO, Wakulla, Co.
lumbla, Clay, Marion, Polk, Manatee,
Madison, Baker, Bradford, Sumter, Her
nando and De Soto IN Florida.
AS soon as the new line is opened for
travel, which will be in a very short
time, solid vestibule trains will be run
from New York through to Florida over
The Richmond and Danville to Columbia,
and from there over the Florida Central
ana PenlnSular system through Savan-
nan, and giving tourist rates to this
point Sleeping cars will be run from
Jacksonville to Tampa, and via Silver
Springs to st. Augustine, Ormond Rock
ledge ana Lake Worth via Jacksonville,
st. Augustine and Indian River railway
Sleepers will also run from Cincinnati
to savannah and Jacksonville, via Knox
vile, Hot Springs, Asheville, Spartan
burg and Columbia
IL writing up the new route, the folder
has this about Savannah: 1T is one of
the most beautiful and attractive cities
in the south. Broad streets, shady trees
and lovely parks, with hotels equal to any
IN the country. The city is situated on
the banks of the Savannah river, and is
the second cotton mart in the south
Connection is made here tri-weekly with
the magnificent feet Of the Ocean Steam
snip Company TO and from New York and
Boston. Also with the Merchants and
Miners Steamship Company to and from
Baltimore. Also with tr1ius of the Cen
trail Railroad of Georgia from union de-
pot to and from Augusta, Macon, Atlanta,
Chattanooga, Nashville, Louisville, Gin
clnnati, and all points west. Leaving
savannah. the road passes through many
valuable rice plantations, thence through
heavy timber country"
Mr.. w. G. Coleman, general travel
ing agent of the road, has been in the
city couple OF days, looking after it's
interests and arranging for the opening
of its business here
Five big Rogers locomotives arrived at
the Charleston and Savannah railroad
junction yesterday morning en- route to
Florida, where they are to be used on the
Florida Central and Peninsular They
were taken down to Jacksonville last
night over the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway, and will be put TO
work at once, as they are needed to
handle the heavy orange traffic, which is
now keeping the railroads very busy.
They were purchased for use on the Sa-
vannah extension, and will be put
on that line when it is opened
up which will be within two weeks, as
there are only ten more miles Of track to
lay. The road has nine more of the same
make and size engines now at Fernandina
purchased also for the Savannah extern
Sion. They have been put in good shape
since their arrival and will be ready for
operation when the word is given. These
engines are among the largest that will
be In use in this section, they have nine
foot drivers and 10 by 24-inch cylinders.
They are patterned after the regulation
engine in use on the northern roads and
will give the best of service when put
in use,