Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-31
NV ROAD TO TAMPA
AN ASSURED THING
O.,D. Of Surveyors Will Commence
Work Monday Morning
49,. BON HAS BEEN ORDERED

c.,.,,uetion Will Begin Within Thirty
o..-rbrough Trains Will be Run
,.,s in Less Than Year.
p smokey Of 0csla, first vice
.,isrt Of the Gainesville and Calf
V,a,,sd Company under its recent re-
',,,pliation, has been in the city on
.a,,s.. connected with the road.
n, Sr1ckey, WHO is a very entertain
,.,,sn,lemsn. was teen at the Brown
uco.e snd theIsubject of extension
-.ao,bsr Improvement OF the Gaines
,,ll, snd Gulf was ventured,
,Ye. We are going to make a trunk
r,. ant Of the Gainesville and Gulf"
,,Ay.,tatingly remarked Mr.. Stuckey,
r,,,ram here now for the purpose Of
making preliminary arrangements.
We propose TO begin Monday TO run
prHmiusryllines Of survey from Fair
s1,o Tampa, a distance, as near as
e, ,sp now calculate, Of los miles.
VI ,1pect,to establish the line upon
which weIwill build within the next
hry days,Iwhen work Of cutting the
nsk,.of.wsy and grading will begin at
m,,. Theiorder has been placed for
The ron, aud We expect the first deliv.
u shout September 18th, with regular
ailments from that date on. The
,ros..,es are now being hewn for the
extension, and q large number will be
ready By the time the force is ready TO
10y hem.
The extension OF the Gainesville
Ibd Golf lie going TO mean not only
Shg thing for Gainesville and the
points reached by it, butt great bsne.
blio the State. Il will shorten the
tIIncelbetween Gainesville and Tam
tryrnty.four miles, which will be- a
biz saving IN both fares and time. The
'osd will alse open up 4 magnificent
hrunglsnd timber section which has
heretofore been undeveloped, on ac-
s0lr' Of transportation facilities.
The owners OF the Gainesville and
64i propose to make this road the
nars road Of Florida" continued Mr.
H9csry and it is perfectly natural
thI L should be, rs it will traverse
" very heart Of the State, tsuching
mary Il the most prominent cities and
tu1' with a southern terminal Sec
ort :. none in the South"
When asked about what time he eI.
Pc'-i the road to be completed, Mr.
Hs',ey sad
'. 'ouditions being favorable, we
q. 3" operating through trains 10
Iiais within eight to ten months We
'niy'e 20 so about this construction
'N with h system and will have sew
:" tsng. In the meantime, while
" track Is being laid We will look
'''' touring as fine rolling stock
~. ;ssenEer and freight, o. Wa
o'' ''a.tht to the State"
''sed about the effect the extension
". aa'r "a Gainesville, Mr. Stuckey
p; q
gong TO prove one Of the best
''-'' - gainesville that ever hap
F.'- We are interested in this city
y 70 had not been We would never
~ ..r"nsted for the property We
This - destined 10 become
Ns''i and most important inte-
' - 10 Florida. and the day j.
g Nh'n the wholesale trade will
''''n.lve CONNIE rcial feature
d." completion Of the Gaines
Al Gun TO Tampa il going 10
-. %. Tor the wholesale merchant
'"rure the benefit OF fair
,a'nal freight rate. born of
ana &c will also open a
10y 7.ich will virtually be hi.
'r'r Mr.. Stuckey employed
. W Patton. A W. Taylor
30 . assistants. and the Sur.
rt' Will begin work Monday
rom Fairfield
'rV National Bank.
: ..1u { the condition OF the
q, '...-A Bank OF GAinesvillr. a.
4, business on August 18th,
Ia 10 q very satisfactory state.
'a' Afilrs % THE successfully
-, l.''iuJion The present
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