The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-14
GRADE WORK STARTS
Railroad to Connect TarpOn
Springs with Tampa.
KNOWN AS TAMPA AND GULF
Short Line I'm Florida VIII Greatly
Benefit Several Towns i'm Southern
Part OF State-COntractOr Hopes to
Have Trains Running Early Next
-Year-Wiu Locate Stations.

St Petersburg Fla. Nov. 13-Con-
struction work on the Tampa and Gulf
Coast Railway, which will connect Tar
pom Springs with Tampa, IS progressing
favorably and at this time il is expected
that the road viii be completed and trains
will be run over the rails the first day Of
January In the coming year. The road Is
thirty one miles in length
From Tarpon Springs TO the station Of
Lutz the Tampa and Gulf Coast owns It's
own rails and right OF way and from
there into Tampa the tracks OF the Tam
pa Northern Will be used. with the com
pletion Of the road residents OF TarpOn
Springs and others living on the Atlantic
Coast Line between that station and this
city viii have the privilege OF riding di-
rect into Tampa on steam cars for the
first time. What effect & viii have on
the Atlantic Coast Line and 50. Peters
ubrg at this time is not definitely known,
ubt conjectures are being made.
Now the only connection which passen-
gers residing between this place and Tar
pom have Is that afforded by the short a"
running from Tarpon Springs to St Pc
tersburg in the morning, where Il makes
connection with the boat lines for Tam
pa Returning. there Is one boat connect
ing with the short" and this IS the only
means those people have Of reaching
Tampa.
VIII Reduce Rates.
It is argued that the Atlantic Coast Line
would Just as soon carry passengers up
tho road as down to st. Petersburg. and
for this reason It is not unlikely that the
short" viii be done away with when the
new road gets into operation Then the
fares from Tarpon 20 Tampa VIII be re-
duced TO those living nearer ST. Peters
burg than the city in question, which will
result in traffic going 10 TarpOn on the
Atlantic Coast Line, there transferring 10
the Tampa and Gulf Coast road and on 20
the destination on the Tampa Northern
tracks.
Another object which viii figure mate
rally Is the fact that a longer stay VIII
be allowed IN Tampa Under the present
boat connections but four hours are
given, while under the new the passenger
viii arrive IN Tampa az 9,3o in the morn
Ing. leaving that city again I'm the even
ing at o'clock. nearly doubling the NUM-
Der OF hours that he may remain and
transact business. To TarpOn Springs
merchants II will be a boon, as they can
telephone their orders into Tampa in the
morning and have them delivered IN the
evening OF the same day.
The present schedule takes freight from
three 10 four days 10 get from Tampa q
Tarpon. and for this reason Il IS believed
that Tampa will be benefited by increased
sales 10 the merchants Of Tarpon and
those between this and that end OF the
line.
VIII Locate stations.
J. A. Lutz will go 20 Odesse, on Monday
where he viii take observations for th'
construction OF depOts along the line OF
the Tampa and Gulf Coast road. These
will be built before the road starts bust
ness IN January.
so great is the demand for cottages in
ST. Petersburg that as soon as one 5.
started there is a demand for IT, g. Z
Bradbury came here rom New York les,
than ten days ago. His family viii arriv,
later. Mr.. Bradbury wanted a home Fl
which to reside during the winter months
and upon looking around failed 10 hav'
his desire filed. Seeing a cottage starte,
on the South Side. he began negotiations
with the result that It was purchased
Dir. Bradbury came here 10 get rid o
| the cold winters Of the North. and hi
family is expected a short time before TIT
cottage IS finished.
Carpenter work in st. Petersburg wa
never better. Nail drivers and swinger
/ Of the saw never before saw as great
demand. IN some instances where TIL
work can be pushed at night. under cleo
/ trio lights. this is done, but for the mos
part unfinished buildings are left TO re
/ main IN that state until a corps Of me
/ chanics can properly pursue the work
/ The building boom has been IN progress
! all summer and yet there are few house
| that can be rented at this time.