The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-05-28

ing a tract Of land extending from
the river twenty squares back, WITH a
width of 800 feet, lying on either SIDE
OF Press street. It's facilities for
/ handling the very extensive fruit trade
| are unexcelied, owning as it does
large stretch OF wharf frOnt-sap0uA
! 1890 feet-with tracks arranged with
view TO the most convenient ana eX-
| pedient handling of its big fruit and
| lumber business, and big coal trestle.
measuring 500 feet or more, for the
convenience transfer of cCai from the
| cars to boats.
| ceptonally fine one, TIE market Tor the
! products OF the Alabama coal H@iGs
| having been practically opened IN Jhls
| city by it, which has had the erect
! expensive necessity 10 consideraoie
| extent Besides IT'S coal and fruit blsi-
ness the Northeastern does n big cot
| ton business, diveTtins a great deat
| from the Atlantic ports.
The Queen and Crescent system IS
| large orr. 1t comprises the New Or
| leans and Northeastern, the Alabama
! Great Southern and the Cincinnati
| Southern. Its total mileage IS $50. and
! it's route to the central north j. tuiy
| 100 miles shorter than any other, Waich
makes IL d general favorite With the
| travelling public.
| Point-sux -Herbes over a trestie SIX
| miles in length, and one of the finest
pieces of trestle work in the country,
| built of creosoted timber. Two Draw
| bridges permit of the passage Of wafer
| craft up and down the lake, That por-
| ton OF the trestle between eacn or the
| draw bridges and the shore has been
! filled in with material that will stand
4 iarge business is commanded by
| this line through isS connections al
| Meridian. with which it forms a s1oft
| line 10 rhe Northwest AZ TINS point
I laf.fFHt /, nm y4f
/ and the Mobile and Ohio forming with
I the latter line short route 10 81
! Louis). and also with the Alabama and
| Yicksbnrg and the Ficlzsburg, ShreVe-
! port and Pacific. both OF Whlch lilie ,
| are a part of the Queen and Crescent
system. connecting Meridian and
! Shreveport.
| Other important connections of this
great line are: At Birmingham, with
the Georgia Pacific Railway, X. G., NJ.
and y. Il. r., l.. and y. r. H. ana the
| Central Of Georgia; at Cnattanooea'
| With the NJ. and 9. L. r., ". ana A.;
r. r., southern Railroad, \. G. and
ST. L. Iey. c. +. and c. Ry and
| Chattanooga Southern Railway; at
| Burger. with the Louisville southern
| Railroad, and other important connec-
| tons al Hartman Junction, Junction
| The Queen and Crescent provides the
| most elaborate and comfortable trans
in its daily service for its patrons.
| These vestibule trains are the hnest
! vehicles south OF the Ohio river, nav
ing been built expressly for through
| service which is perfect. Between en-
einnati and Chattanooga there are
luxurious parlor, cafe and observation
| cars from which the traveller can
view the beautiful and picturesque couh-
try through which the line passes.
This great road has been an import
ant factor in the settlement OF TINS
section OF the country. When the ROAD
was first built there was but one town
--Enterpr iSe--betwee New Orleans ana
Meridian. At the present day there are
a great number of thriving little places
whose rsuid growth. both in population
and commercal interests, has been
! wonderful, ana almost wholly due 10
the fostering care of this splendid iine.
Among the more important are Sildell,
Poplarviile Hattiesburg, E!lisvllle'
Heidelberg and Nossburg.
The line does an immense business
In the handling of lumoer. the result
| OF the establishment of the many saw
| mills that have sprung UP along tht
line, where there is u practically in
| eXhaustible growth OF the finest pune
timber in the South. quite NUMBER
| Of brick yards also contribute Largely
toward the splendid freight traffic
which is u result Of the enterprise oi
the road.
A valuable auxiliary of The New Or.
| leans and Northeastern IS the EaSl
| IOuiSIA13 ESd4itOdAls WINCH was NtltA "a
1881. reaching from Coviugton to Pear
| river on the New Orleans and North
eastern. the trains leaving from ths
Northeastern Railroads depot. OF late
the service on the East Louisiana has
been very considerably improved onF
| train making the "trip to Pearl r3xce III
two hours a distance OF Sky miles
| on this line are tyO health resorts thai
| are great faycrI3es with the New or.
| leans public-f'0vinggon and Ablts
Springs-and he improvement in ths
time is highly appreciated by those who
| visit these places each summer. !
branch read or the East Louisiana runs
to Mdndevillc, where many New Or.
leans people spend the summer.
The Queen and Crescent has, beyond
| question, been a most important factor