The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1910-01-28


He owned tie Ge0rela Pine Railway
COMPANY from Bainbridge Ga. 90 A..
lunglOn, Ca. where u connected via
THE Central railroad ~ Georgia. After
leKtendfng hig line from cambridge 30
lTallabaE8ee the name % the c0fpofd-
tlOn was changed 30 the Georgia, FLOR
ida and Alabauh Railway Company.
A line 81 90 miles then extended from
lTaIIahaases 20 CarFabelle on the Gulf
OF Mexico, with q steamer line %
about 30 miles from Carrabelle across
Apalacbic0la Bay IN the Gulf o. Mex
icO TO ApalachicOia. In the meantime
be constructed about 30 miles 81
railroad from Arlington, Ga, 20 Cuth-
bert, Ca. when this was completed
he purchased the @. r. & q, r r.,
and its line u steamers, making con
tinu0ua line from Apalachic0la %
/ CutbDert Of 167 miles Of railroad aud
steamboat properties. lie then con-
stfucted a line Of ~ miles from Quincy
10 Havana, Fla. Following this, the
IL. r. Williams Land Company, Of which
he was the head and active manager,
purchased nearly 100000 acres Of lands
| between Tallahassee and Cafrabeile, and
on bis own account be bought 10000
acres additional added % this are 20
q considered his valuable purchases FOR
himself IN and about the city Of Talla-
hassee, for which he has always en-
tertained n warm, personal feeling.
After the captain had segregated hia
vast properties and started his devel
opments he was unfortunately attack
ed By n severe illness. However, be
has risen above all Of his physical
| lnhrmities aud today a. doing more
/ for the development Of the territory be-
tween the northern terminus Of his
/ line, Richland, Ca, and CarFabelle,
than any one individual ever has done.
or probably ever will DO. The line Of
railway now extends from Richland,
branch lines. RE has had bis repre-
sontatives IN Washington fighting for
deeper waterways at Carrabelle. He
has established the headquarters o.
bis land company fer and away the
biggest corporation TailahaBsee has
ever had, at Tallahasses and IL de-
voting his untiring efforts 20 the de-
YelOpment Of middle Georgia, south
Georgia, middle north FLORIDA and the
Gulf coast Of middle Florida. ITALIA.
haaseans necessarily appreciate the 90.
lection BIZ him o. this point 80 tho
headquarters Of his land company,
which be has moved from savannah,
Ca. Re IS alFady developing the vast
RESOURCES Of the country between Tai
aiiaasee and CarTabelle, organising new
corporations, leasing vast Rroagos o.
timber lands, developing his turpen.
tine. range ana agricultural resources.
ft a only q question Of time, under BE
wise and iudicloug direction, before q
voritable garden will doom between
these two pyaoea The great southern
developer never undertakes anything
without carrying Il through, and the
people q this territory, In grateful ap-
probation Of his past endeayOTa, are
looking forward with happy anticipa.
ton 10 the final results o. BIS splendid
work. lie has chosen AZ his chief
lieutenant in this territory on who IN
common with himself haa the interest
OF this section 40 heart, The recent
action Of Capt Williams IN placing
COl, John A. Medley, senior member
OF the law frm OF Medley a Simmons.
lawyers, Of this city. az vice-presldent
Of this land company. Col. Neeiey has
for long years been Mr.. Williams at
torney here and, like bis chief, has
never left undOne the right thing when
the interest OF the people IN this section
were at stake During bis term ag .
representative Of this county IN the
State legislature he was ever watchful
az q public servant and always on the
alert when any matters Of interest %
this section or the State az large were
up Tor consideration. Ills record win
bear this out, 90 repeatedly there were
matters brewing which would have re.
suited dlsastrously 10 this section had
they passed but he quietly blocked |
those games and proved fatal 10 those
certain measures.
Everyone knows Just where Col.
Medley stands on all question: lie
has never tried 90 SIX 0r get around |
duties that necessarily fan % a rep |
regentative Of a people.
Although not now in public once |
he has the same interest Of his people |
&C heart and as vice-proaidont Of this
large corporation, placed On HE hands
BY Capt Williams, he has the power |
90 show 10 the people OF this section
bic whole hearted interest. A. IN the
past, IN the various public positions
held ~ him, be win. 40 the future. &c
a developer, prove invaluable % not /
only Tallahassee and Leon county, but
% the Whola scope o. territory over
Wnlch this great land company SPREADS.
The people Of this city who are SIN.
nnFnie lnfnynnflu4 a. thn ss.n..amns - II