Panama City pilot., 1908-04-02
AND THE

misleading put forth regarding the
conflict between the German Ameri-
can Lumber Co., and the a. & st y.
B. R. r. Co., the PILOT will give a
brief synOr sis of the facts.
The German American Lumber
Company own the fee of some two
miles of the surveyed route of the
Railway company just north of Bear
creek. Efforts have been made for
months to secure this right of way
from the German American Lumber
Co., without the usual condemnation
proceedings. 1t was thought by the
ettOrneys for Mr. Steele, that this had
been accomplished, and permission
was given the road to 60 ahead and
cut out the right of way and do the
way was cut, and much grading done,
when the work was stopped by the G.
A. l.. Co.
The cause of this stoppage was the
failure of the G. A. l.. Co., to cOerce
Mr. Steele into securing for them a
certain right of way from Mr. Gay,
for their road, over lands of Mr. Gay
upon which the q. A. l.. Co., had
laid their track without securing an
easement, or purchasing the right of
way. Mr. Steele declined to attempt
to force Mr. Gay to settle his claims,
which included alledged breach of
contract they held with hinl regard
ing timber rights, &c, as he, Mr.
Steele, did not deem it fair or right
that Mr. Gay should be forced by him
to any such action. Mr. Gay also de-
clined to have anything to do with
such a settlement of his claims against
the q. a. l.. Co.
Finding that no satisfactory settle
ment could be had with the G.. A. L.
Co., for this two miles of right of
way, Mr. Steele began condemnation
proceedings to secure the same. There
were two serious delays in beginning
this action, in which grave charges
are made against two of the county
officials relative to failure to promptly
file papers, thus throwing the case
over to the next rule day. The CON
demnation proceedings however are
now once again under Roadway.
Fearing that the Railway Company
would go ahead and lay the track
over this two mile tract, the G.. \. l..
Co. recently secured from Judge
Wolfe an injunction prohibiting the
Railway company from doing so. This
injunction was to have been heard at
Milton this week, but up to date the
PILOT has not learned the result of
this hearing. RumOrs however were
in circulation yesterday that a settle
ment had been reached between the
G. A. l.. Co., and the Railway Com
pany, and that deeds had been made
the latter for the two miles of right
way, but as to the truth Of these
rumOrs the PILOT cannot vOuch.
Messrs Gay and Mckenzie who now
own the lands upon which the G.. a
l.. Co.'S line is located north east OF
Millville, for which payment for right
of way had been demanded of the G
A. l.. Co., seeing no immediate pros
pect of settlement of then
CLANS notified the G.. a. /. Co.
to refrain from trespassing upon
these lands. and on Saturday
evening last Mr. r. l.. Mckenzie. witt
a force of men, proceeded to take VI
a portion of the track upon his land
This resulted in the G.. \. l.. Com
pany securing warrants before Justice
Harries, Of Millville, for Messrs Nc
Kenzie and Gay, upon which they
appeared before the Justice in Mill
vile on Monday morning. The case
was postponed until yesterday whel
upon trial the prisoners were dis
charged it being decided by the jus
tice that there was mo cause o
action"
1t is stated that a settlement wa,
then effected between the g. a. L
Co., and Messrs Gay and Mckenzie
by which the former pay for the RICH
of way the prices asked by Gay anC
Mckenzie, and all costs that the
! latter have incurred in this litigation