The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-31


gOmery and Pensacola Railroad may
before long be the name of new
railroad, an air line, bi-secting the
states east Of the Mississippi, from
the Great Lakes TO the Gulf of AIeSi-
co. Such a railroad has been talked
OF time after time. but until the trip
of the Chicago business men here,
few weeks ago, the new road was
only mentioned as a future dream.
1T seems now that the Chicago
men, when they were here, as one or
their stops in the trip from tho
Windy City to the Gulf. looked about
a good deal and they looked about in
other sections and noted the peculiar
way the railroads fly from Nashville
to Jackson, Memphis 10 Atlanta and
every crisis cross way. except an air
line from the great populated, central
northern portion of the inhabited
part of the country, on down TO the
business of the Gulf coast.
Another thing has enhanced rail-
road talk in Chicago, and that is the
advent of the Panama Canal. New
Orleans has many railroads doing
business there, and is many miles
from the coast with a most vilIanous
entrance from the Gulf to the city
Mobile is thirty miles from real salt
water with a harboF that II takes an
experienced water-snake to navigate
without going aground. Pensacola IS
the only obvious port terminal, for an
airline road from Chicago to the
Gulf and-it looks like it is to be
built.
with the best harbor of the
American seaboard, and only one
railroad worth mentioning entering
the city. Chicago finance is fastening
in it's eye on the ancient stronghold
Of the Spaniards.
Just how much active work is be-
Ing done IN Chicago is probably
known 70 the promoters there, but
the first tangible step that has been
made this way is letter TO Mayor
league from one of the big Illinois
financial institutions that has been
approached by the Chicago promoters
for capital.
The letter to Mayor league is as
follows:
Dear Sir-We are in communica-
ton with quite few prominent peo-
pie here in Chicago and the writer's
had correspondence some time ago
with the President of one of the great
railroad systems of the United States
regarding a direct railroad line be-
tween Chicago and the Gulf OF Mexi-
co. which was well taken.
I'VE would appreciate your kind
information how the feeling of your
city would be towards such an enter
prise. and what efforts your city
would make to have the same real
lied and brought through your city.
Thanking you, etc
THE letter is signed by the pFeSi-
dent of financial institution that has
been heard OF in many places, "a the
capital of railroads that have been
built and carried through TO success.
''Mavor league viii take the matter
up with the leading citizens here and
as it is believed q similar letter has
been sent TO Pensacola and cities
along the proposed line north of
Montgomery, there may be meet
ing OF the business men OF the South
eru cities affected shortly
impressed With Resources.
While the late Chicago visitors
were in Montgomery they were great
ly impressed with the mineral re-
sources OF Alabama and saw at once
the crying necessity for a railroad
tTaversing the northeastern portion OF
Alabama. through the rich mineral
deposit fields that have just been
opened partially for development.
The Chicago men spoke OF a line from
their city TO the Gulf and also of q
line going northeast from Montgom-
cry.
but the new line will AFFORD Chi
cago shippers a comfortable harbor
al Pensacola for shipping and insure
a safe junction between maritime
traffic and the roads to handle the
great amount OF trade between Amer
lea and the east through the Panama
Canal is the main feature of the case
from the Chicago standpoint. With
Pensacola as a base and MONTGOMERY
as a distributing point. for shipments
going out by the roads mere and that
will come here. would mean truly
new commercial era for Montgomery
Pensacola is more than alive TO
the situation and is not only eonsid-
ering the direct line north, but also
direct line from Pensacola via Merid-
ian, Miss. a coming railroad centre,
and also q scheme OF the Seaboard
Air Line for a road that will go
northeast. from Pensacola, via Anda-
luSia Ala. and reach Atlanta.
The prospect OF the Panama canal
business men say, is fairly pricing the
South out of its long sleep, capital
from all over the country is having
possible investments in the South in
vestigated. and as capital has 4 lot to
do with the railroads they are nautr-
ally keenly alive 70 ths situation
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