The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-04

of its being the east and west distrib- uting point of freight from the East, that will be landed at Pensacola.
 Tn Montgomery the subject of the new road Is q live topic of discussion. Some of the moss-backs are scared of it, as they are genera fly floored by the advent of any progressive undertak- Ing. but the live wires have already communicated with the Chicago end of the enterprise and the sanswers some Of them have gotten has inter- ested them deeply.
 Tn order for Chicago to get a foot hold in the trade Of the East. that will come through the Panama canal the city must have a direct and speedy line to the gulf
 As has been said Pensacola is the only gulf harbor that will answer the purpose. Protected. in case of war, | by one of the strongest naval sta tions in American Southern ports, the l harbor Is the ssbeau idear, of the merchant. especially one doing busi-
 ness with foreign country. Another
 advantage Pensacola holds out ia the close touch with the fruit and vege.
 table business of the Florida peninsf-
 lar. Chicago handles almost as much | cities, save New York, and has al, I ways been handicapped by the delay l in receiving the fancy vegetable foods Florida has to offer.
 | The railroad is natural develop. ment of commercial evolution. Ala lbama mineral and other products Ala. banna and Florida farm products, and Alabama cotton. are things Chicago wants and so far has not been able tC I get quickly With Pensacola as
 shipping point. and the vast Southern Is.<xr rn4a tAs fn Paway fFnun Chicago has foreseen the necessity oi the road to meet competition and il going to build 1t.
 I Although the roads line will bs practically direct. spurs will be TUT I from 1t that will tap large territory I on either side. Chicago ships mucf
 more finished product than any othel
 manufacturing Western city and to be
 able to hold their position in compe- titton and possibly lead even tht
 North rapid communication with con
 sumars, is recognised by the proFnot.
 CTS of the road es their chance fo' \ ab solute suprennacy.
 \ It fs not expected that the. railroad |I will in itself be paying proposi- I ton at first, the company has dis. I counted thatfrom It's calculations. The
 idea is to furnish it's mercantile world hwith a speedy avenue for receiving iCru0c SyuHS anu Seu0lu& aOuI luc uu' | ished product. Controlled by these in.
 terests, all the road will be expected
 to do is to get and send the stun 1T \ quick time.
 Pensacola has grasped the situation | already and the matter there is the \ one topic of the day. Pensacola
 merchant whenS seen yesterday sait \ the new road was considered. in ths great Gulf seaport as the guaranteC \ of the prosperity they have only \ dreamed of for q long time. As far al \ water-front privileges, right of way
 and yard room. is concerned the Flor ida town stands ready to furnish thu
 road with every thing they ask with in reason. Montgomery as the brancl \ point where consignInents from the East will be fired toward the Pacif,
 and Atlantic is giving the road deer
 and serious consideration, the merch ants recognizing the value to the citI
 of such position ip the cornmercta world.
 Already part of the line has beer
 surveyed and as has been said options
 on the right of way have been ssecureS
 long ago. The enterprise was con ceived and thought out on the quiet and now all that remains is actua construction. This. of course. will no
 begin tintil the Panama canal is near
 CT completion than it is now. the fat
 of the railroad hanging entirely or
 that enterprise.