The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-22
MOBILE AND
PENSACOLA
UNDER WAY

new and reconstructed track will be
Of 85lb STANDARD steel rail 90 feet in
length and properly bonded Sidings,
log lines, turnOuts and temporary
subInes wiz be Of Ssh. and so ID.
steel.
tiles WillsOf long leaf pine OF black
cypress, 6x8xS, spaced two feet from
All piling VIII be Of black cypress or
yellow pine and all wood culverts of
wood trestles viii be Of long leaf pine,
Bridges will be Of steel girder, excep-
ting the three draw or rolling lift
bridges.
These three especially built bridges
will be of the most approved material
and the soil over the entire line is of
such character that very little ballast
VII be necessary for a frst-class ROAD.
bed"
The total estimated cost Of con
structiOn Of the west division has
been set at S3,930,200 and the oper-
atng expenses estimated at S201 no.
The survey for the Mobile, Gulf &
Atlantic. as It is known, and the draw
ing Of profile were completed more
than a year ago. Several leading fl
nancial men of the north, men who
have worked at the building of new
reads in other sections, have gone
over the ground and each has ex-
pressed the opinion that no finer GER
ritory could be found for the opening
OF such a road than this. Most of It
passes through a virgin forest ana
competent lumber men who have
taken over the land say there is tim
Der sufficient to last FOR more than
fifty years OF constant cutting. Be
sides this, the land is fertile and we'll
adapted for general agriculture No
better stock country than the lower
edge of the Pine Ridge can be found
in this part Of the country.
An Immense Territory.
This road will make the trip from
Mobile to Pensacola in one and one
half hours, the distance being sixty
miles. Not only viii it place Mobile
in more direct connection with Pensa-
cola. but it will open up an immense
territory to Mobile trade. This terri
tory, Of course. will be opened in the
same way for the merchants Of Pen
sacOla, and for the merchants at the
eatern terminus. There VIII be three
ports, this alone being a vast advan-
tage for the ROAD and one that Will
tend largely to its success. as a money
maker. From these ports may be ex-
ported vast quantities of timber and
cotton which are now carried to other
points, because of the lack of direct
communication. There wiz be. too.
connection with all roads which reach
the Gulf from the north. thus giving
an outlet to the east and north fur
trade either way. Six lines make
these immediate connections, these
yield in turn many connections which
they make with other roads. At No
bile the road may connect with pack.
cts going up the two rivers and at
three ports connections may be made
with ocean going vessels to all ports
Of the world. Few roads at present
have such enormous advantages as
this.
Baldwin county is a rich country,
one which viii develop rapidly upon
the entrance of this road. The road
viii pass through the county running
in a generally southeastern course
70 Pensacola, or a branch division
from the main line running into Pen
sacola. When the main line reaches
the eastern shore a branch line viii
run south along the shore to Point
Clear. This has no relation to the Bay
Minette and Fort Morgan, but it is
separate and distinct. A main line
viii cross the Bay Minette and Fort.
Morgan, necessarily in Baldwin coun-
". The country beyond Baldwin
through which the road shall pass isl
as rich and as needful Of develop
ment as is Baldwin itself This coun-
try. as has been stated, is a fertile
one and viii be a rich territory for
development