The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-27

CarrahsIls Has q Brlehs Fueure--
Many Large improvements Seen.


Many Large improvements Seen.
Another evidence given that the rail-
roads are great developers. Hotels and
business blocks TO be constructed at an
Mr. ]. P. williams and Mr.. H. w.
WitcoveF, the architect, returned to Sa-
vannah Saturday from Lanark and Car
rabelle, Fla, where they went 10 plan
extended improvements that are TO be
made at once. The hotels at both Of
these places ar8to be enlarged, and at
CaFEabelle an entire block OF new build
ings will be erected.
The improvements, according to the
Savannah Morning News, are to be
made in accord with plans that Mr..
Williams has for developing Carrabelle
as the Gulf port for the South Ameri-
can trade. The improvements in regard
to harbor facilities and terminal extern
sions of the Georgia, Florida and Ala
bama Railroad, of which Mr.. Williams
is president, were outlined in the Morn
ing News in an interview with Mr.. Will
liams some two weeks ago. His visit
to the place with Mr.. Witcover was for
the purpose of having the architect
prepare plans for the buildings that it
is proposed to erect, With the in
creased business and consequent in
crease in population that the develop
ment of the South American trade will
bring, larger hotels and more store and
Office room will be needed.
OPENING GULF PORT.
That Mr.. Williams is going ahead and
at once preparing to meet these needs
speaks convincingly for his confidence in
the future of the port. Mr.. Williams
believes the time has arrived for the
opening of a Gulf port to the South
American trade, and that Carrabelle is
the logical location. Efforts are now
being made TO get an appropriation of
5000, 900 from Congress for harbor inn
provements, the proposed work having
received the approval of the engineer
in charge of the district.
Carrabelle is the commercial port,
while Lanark, only 7 miles distant, is a
resort of some note, being both a sum-
mer and winter resort. At Lanark the
hotel, the Lanark Inn, is to be remod-
eled and enlarged. 1t is planned to add
so bed rooms to the hotel. The addi-
tons will be so arranged that still fur
Their additions can be made later with
out any change in the general plan.
All the necessary bathrooms and other
accomplishments for these bedrooms are
to be added. 1t is thought that later
the hotel will have to be still further
enlarged 1t is also proposed to equip
the hotel with a steam-heating outfit
for the winter patronage.
WORK AT CARRABELLE.
At Carrabelle the hotel, which is very
attractively located, is to be also en-
larged. Fourteen more rooms will be
added to the hotel, apd also new din
ing hall and kitchen SAcilities. Enter
tainment features will also be added.
Besides the improvements to be made
on the hotel, a whole block Of stores
will be erected. They will be two-story
brick structures. The corner building
will be for bank, while the others will
be for stores of various kinds, with
Offices on the second floor.
Still further improvements are being
contemplated, but the foregoing have
all been positively agreed upon, and the
plans viii be prepared by Mr.. WitcOver
at once. Other buildings may be planned
later.
Mr.. Williams is planning an extensive
sale of lots at Lanark sometime about
the middle of August. A number of
people already own cottages there, and
it is thought the colony will be greatly
after the SALE Many of the
cottagers at the resort are from points
along the line of the Georgia, Florida
and Alabama railroad.