The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-09
THE NEW BRlTTON ROAD
SOON TO BE COMPLETED
New Road Nearly so Miles
Long to Connect Florala
With Main Line of Louis
vile & Nashville Reailroad
at Westvlle, Florida.

At Lakewood. Walton county, Flor
ida, and connecting with the branch
line of the Louisville and Nashville
road, is a road owned and maintained
by the Britton Lumber company, and
used for logging purposes, known as
the "Britton Railroad" On paper, this
statement appears to be very insight
ficant However. If the reader VIII
take the trouble TO hunt up Mr.. Brit
ton, president of the Britton Lumber
Company, the insignificance Will dwin-
die away, and in it's stead will appear
q project gigantic in is proportions
This road at the present time is but
40 miles long, and runs from Florala
proper TO within five miles of West
vile. Florida where ii will connect
with another logging road, running
thence TO WeStville, where it again
connects with the main line of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad. as
well as the Seaboard Air Line. This
line will give to Florala, in the very
near future, four Ines of railroad, viz,
the Louisville and Nashville, with its
two branch lines. the Central of Geor-
gia and the BTittOn road. This, OF
course, is of inestimable Importance
to Florala and the surrounding coun-
try.
At the present time. the new road
passes through the following towns,
situated in the interior of the state.
and which have heretofore been with
out train service: Gaskin. Is miles
from Florala, 200 population; and OAR
lington, Is miles from FlOrala. with
about 200 population. In addition to
this, the Britton road passes through
seven turpentine stills, all of which
ship over this road. This business
alone amounts TO about 5000 barrels
OF spirits per year and about $1,000
barrels of resin per year, amounting
In round figures to about 1925. 900 per
year. There also passes over the
road merchandise amounting to about
100000 per year. and fertilizer. for
farming purposes, in the neighborhood |
OF about $4,000, making in all. a grand |
total of about S235, 900 per year Then. |
there are also many bales of cotton |
shipped over the road, although most |
of the shipping or transportation of |
this product is done in wagons.
The Importance of this road 10 that |
section of Florala and Alabama can
not be overestimated. Hundreds up /
On hundreds OF people. living within |
a radius OF eighteen miles OF Florala,
are brought into regular contact via |
when heretofore. the only way to reach |
the markets was by a long and tire |
some drive. No regular daily passen- |
ger service is established as yet, bat |
the trains make a regular tri-weekly |
trip from Florala or Lakewood to the |
now end OF the road. The line is up
to-date in every way, high grade, stan
dard gauge equipment being used. and |
3 level and safe road being maintained |
Property Will Increase.
This new road can mean but one |
thing, viz, increase in property valu-
atoms. Traversing, as it does, through |
a rather thickly settled portion of the |
state. ii is bound to open up territory
In every direction, and to Mr.. W. II. |
BTitton, who now owns and controls |
the road, is due the bulk of the credit.
He is financing the idea, and IL any
Of his various enterprises could BE-
the indulging of a HOBBY. |
then the building of this new road