The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-31
Working For Railroad Con-
nection From Baldwin
With Pensacola.
WOULD INTEREST LOCAL PEo-
PIE IN QUESTION OF CON-
STRUGGLING RAILROAD OF FOUR
MILES LENGTH TO GIVE OUT.
LET TO HIS couNrYts PRO.
DUCTS.

Charles Barclay, president Of the
Baldwin Bank, at Bay Minette, Ala,
is at the San Carlos today and will
be there for several days. He is here
with a proposition for the Pensacola
wide-awake business men, and which
is calculated to bring to this city the
rich products of one of the most pro-
life counties and garden spots In the
southland.
Mr.. Barclay proposes that the busi-
ness men Of Pensacola take bonds to
the amount Of a sum necessary TO con-
str7uct railroad line or spur from
Millview to the town Of Lillian, neces-
stating, in the use of that route, the
bridging OF the Perdido. It Is esti-
mated that the work will cost $4,000.
The idea is for the local moneyed
men to subscribe to bonds of the COM
pany to that amount, the paper to
bear per cent. per annum interest.
Should such proposition be favorably
received by local men it will mean,
according to the best calculations, the
routing of the marketable products
through Pensacola, and will mutually
benefit this city and county and rich
Baldwin. Those to whom the matter
has already been mentioned seem to
take the proposition with much favor,
and in the course OF a few days a
meeting of the business men is pos
sible for definite action.
Mr.. Barclay does not come to beg
for support. He will submit his
project to the business men, and rely
upon their judgment in the matter.
The bonds which the company pro-,
mill 5, ,,tc r-ry, r od OF nd
the levei-headed people of this place,
will be expected to see theis value
and support the project.
SEVEN MILES LONG.
A road but seven miles in length
will be required to give this city i'm
mediate connection with the heart OF
Baldwin county. The road now being
pushed through the county, commonly
referred to as the Mclaughlin road, is
a reasonably sure venture. There is
no doubt now but that 1t will be
brought to the city and then carried
on to Mobile, where wide outlet will
be a possibility. The idea of the
Baldwin county banker, as he ex-
planned it, is to build a link OF road
from Millview over to Cummer's Point
and, thence to the hustfing town of
Lillian, Ala, in Baldwin. That would
make 1t possible to transport quickly
and without charge products OF the
fertile farming country. 1t would also
make possible the vast increase In
business between the city and the
county over there, and would shorten
by many miles the route now abso-
lutely necessary to reach, say, Bay
Minette The line would then traverse
the rich country, connecting at Mill
view and guaranteeing this city benefl-
cent results.
During his stay here yesterday, Mr..
Barclay was very busy and he will be
a buster man today when his idea be-
comes generally known. For long
time trade relations between the
Baldwin county section and the city
of Pensacola have been light because
of the lack of transportation facilities.
The new project will solve all such
problems, and the belief was freely
expressed yesterday that the neces-
sary bonds will be subscribed for In
due time by local business men, as it
is at once apparent that business in
terests here would get the immediate
benefit of a through connection.