The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-22

projected to run from Columbus, Ga, to St. Andrews Bay, Florida. For long time the road was one of those paper affairs. but finally after some neat financiering money was provided to begin actual work.
 Men, mules and material were bank ed over in Russell County. the right of way had all been secured and grading was going on at a merry clip about Pfttsboro. Suddenly the sinews of war became shy and then stopped altogether as did work on the road. Numbers of employees. including some of the con- tractors were left with the bag to hold said bag having lots of unpaid bills in 1t.
 For a year or so after this nothing was heard of that road. but a few montdhs ago the project was started again under an entirely new regime. Several surveying corps are hard at work along the line and while nothing has been done on this end yet 1t Is said that grading is being pushed in Florida.
 G. W. Garrett, formerly County Sur veyor for the Board of Revenue of Montgomery County, Is in charge of the work in Florida. his headquarters being at Chipley. The road will run from St. Andrews Bay up In the neigh borhood of Eufaula and on to Colum- bus, though there Is some talk of building to Birmingham.
 number of years ago a railroad was projected from Chipley. Fla. to St. Andrews Bay. Most of the grading for that road had already been done by Contractor visscher of this city, who lost a great deal of money in 1t. >The roadbed that he put there is still in good condition, and it is possible that the present road will utilize 1t.
 The Chicago FI$er.
 The famous Chicago and Florida flyer will be put in service on Janua- ry 9th, and this year will be more luxurious and comfortable than ever before.
 The, first time that the train was in- augurated. three years ago, it was routed over the C. and E. l., from Chicago to Evansville, and the Louis vile and Nashville from Evansville to Nashville and on to Montgomery. Here the Coast Line. or Plant System as 1t was then. got 1t and carried 1t to Jack sonville and St. Augustine, Fla. For the last two years. however, the rout- ing has been the same as formerly to Nashville where 1t is sent over the N. c. and St. L. to Atlanta, the Central tahihS At lfVu AtidHtd tO haCOn ana the Coast Line taking 1t on to the Florida points.
 The routing will be the same next January, and the equipment will con- sist of five cars from Chicago to Evansville. a day coach, baggage car, dining car, Pullman. and combination sleeping and observation car. At Evansville a Pullman from St. Louis will be picked up, another Pullman be- ing taken on at Nashville. making a train of seven cars.
 While it Is admitted by railroad men that this glittering train has never proved a financial success. being more of an advertisement. still the indica- tions are that 1t will be more largely patronized this year than has been the case since 1t began to devour dis tances between the Northwest and the Land of Sunshine and Orange Blos- soms.
 The cause of this train not paying for itself Is due to the fact that a revenue accrues only in one direction. For instance travel for the first month or so from Chicago to Florida Is very heavy. On the trip south the train pays handsomely, but returning to Chicago 1t carries nothing but the din- ing and sleeping car crews and train crew, and 1t costs as much to run the train empty as if 1t were packed with people.
 When the season begins to find the ragged edge the train Is crowded from St. Augustine to Chicago. and returns empty. Florida travel Is already be- ginning to get very heavy and the Coast Line trains out of Montgomery are crowded every night. the winter