The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-08
FOR NEW RAILROAD
PENSACOLA CITIZENS INTERESTED
 IN PROJECT.
Promoters Annpunce Building On The Right of Way From Florida City
 To Andalusia VIII Begin
 SOnu.

Pensacola, Fla. Feb. 7.--fspecial. )-- Railroad talk is rife in Pensacola to- day as a result of a meeting of ths of the city appeared before the coui- oil and made the statement that they represAnted promoters of two railroads who were willing to post the sum of s15,00o in any bank in the city as guarantee of the carrying out of agree ments If the city wudld make certain concessions.
 The concessions consisted solely of extending the franchise granted some two years since for the building of the road from Pensacola to Memphis, known as the Pensacola, Alabama and Northwestern Railroad, and also of the franchise granting the right to build a road from Pensacola to Andalusia. Ala. known as the Pensacola and Northeastern.
 These franchises will expire about March i, although work has commenced in grading, and the delegation of about fifteen prominent citizens, who have money invested in addition to the backing of New York capitalists, ap- paared before the council and resuested an extenslon. of time in the completion of the work
 TneY guaranteed 'naI the EOdu tO Andalusia, Ala, would be completed within one year. and that sixty miles of roadbed of the Memphis road would be completed within che same period. TO show that they were acting in good faith they agreed to deposit in any bank in the city the sum of $i5.000. and If tho above work Is not completed within the time specified the money shall be retained by the city and all fra nrhise rfrhtg forfeited
 The council after a short discussion and hearing from numerous members of the delegation, who have been work ing to bring new lilroads Into the city, heard an ordinance read for the first time granting tue above extension nf time. The ordinance was referred to the franchise committee. with in- strnction to report if possible at a meeting to be called by the mayor dur ing the latter portion of the week, when it will he read for the second time and this will allow it to be placed upon its third and last reading at the regular meeting next Wednesday night.
 The ordinance proves that the si5,- 900 shall be placed on deposit iu one of the banks by March IS, and that work shall commence on the same date, and furthermore thHt twenty miles of the roadbed on each Id shall be com pleted within six mon.us after the date OI tuO OEutHtuCO DOCuIulHS tlhScbiNes
 While 1t was known that such a prn. ject was being worked out by citizens of the city, who had provided the mon- ey to make the surveys of the two roads it caustC somewhat of a surprise here thls morning that 1t had reached the point of actual road building and that the promo .ers were willing to post money hut the roads would be built and in such short length of time. The building of these two roads to Pensacola will be of untold beasut to the city. In fact 1t IS the consensus of opinion that the city with two roads in addition to he I%Sisvilie and Nash vile will make rapid strides, as 1t has the natural advantages not obtained at many other ports along the gulf coast
 The road to AndalusIa will connect with the Central of Georgia and will bring to thu port goods now being shipped to Savannah TOT export In ad- dition to giving a better service for freight 10 aud from points In that sec tion, while the one to Memphis. via Meridian will connect with the bis trunk lines