The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-01-20
NEW RAILROAD
NOW ASSURED
Atlantic, Okechobee and Gulf Is
Name Chose by Promoters
LINE
Road to Run Through HilIsborough, Polk,
DeSOto, lec, Palm Beach, Dade, st.
LuCie, Brevard, Manatee Counties

After having practically completed
the organization of the Atlantic Okee-
chObee and Gulf Railway Company, Hy
G. Ferriot, Robert l.. Riley and Hiram
McElroy, left Jacksonville for Tampa,
where they will make final arrange
ments for the preliminary survey of
the new road.
The gentlemen interested in this new
railroad are all prominent citizens of
this state and New Orleans, La, and
they have been busilv engaged for
nearly year in completing the arrang-
ments for the organization of the COM
pany to finance the project.
On February %, the gentlemen will
apply to Hon. Albert w. GiIchrist.
governor of Florida, for letters patent,
Incorporating the company. Those APP
plying are, Daniel A. Simmons, Francis
P. McGarry, the Broward Land Com
pany, A. H. West, Walter Graham,
Pobert l.. Riley, Hy C. Farriot, Hunter
W. Raiford, j. o. Mcpherson, Z. E.
West and William S. Jordan.
The principal Offices of the new rail-
road will be Tampa, and the main line
will begin from point near the city of
Tampa, extending easterly through the
counties of Hillsborough, Polk, DeSoto,
Lee, Palm Beach and Dade to point
near Miami. and branch, beginning at
Melbourne, in Brevard county, extend
ing southwesterly through the counties
of Brevard, st. Lucie, Osceola, DeSoto
and Lee to point near Fort Myers; a
branch from that point extending north
erly through the counties of Lee, De-
SUto, Manatee and Hillsborough to
Tampa; a branch line beginning at Bas-
singer in OsceOla county, and extend
ing northerly to ST. Cloud.
The capital stock of the company will
be 81, 900, 900 and as much more as will
give the company $4,000 stock at par
for each mile of constructed road
The officers of the new company will
be Henry Clay Farriot, president; Rob-
ert H. Riley, first-vice presinent; Wal
ter Graham, second vice-president; A.
H. West, third-vice president; Daniel
A. Simmons, secretary; w. H.. Milton,
treasurer and Francis Bedding McGarry
general counsel.
The books for the subscription of
stock will be opened within thirty days
after the first organization meeting of
the stockholders, which will be held in
the office of the Florida Trust Company
on the second Tuesday in March,
1911.
Mr. Farriot, who is former news
paper man, stated that the road would
be built just as soon as possible after
the granting of the chartar; that every
thing is now in readiness for the pre-
liminary survey, and that he wanted
the people of Florida to know that he
and his associates meant business.
The gentlemen connected with this
new company are nearly all well known
in business circles of jacksonville. Hi
ram McElroy, who will be the chief
engineer OF the new road, was for three
years an engineer at the Panama canal
and is well fitted for the duties he will
have to perform. Dr.. Riley, who is of
New Orleans, was formerly connected
with the Southern Pacific railway.
Mr.. Farriot was at one time editor
and proprietor of the Algiers, (La.)
Daily Chronicle. Mr.. Simmons was
private secretary to Gov. Broward and
IS now general counsel of Oar Home
Life Insurance Company. Mr.. McGar-
~ is partner of w. 2. Smith, and a
son of I. F. McGarry. Mr.. Raiford,
who is from Raiford, Fla, is promin.
,nt turpentine man.
The proposed trans peninsula line will
open up section of Florida unknown
20 the masses of people in the United
States, and will develop the great lake
district of Polk and DeSoto counties,
making great tourist section.
The necessity of this new road is,
based on the demand of all interested
n mining, mercantile horticulture and
agriculture pursuits.
The road will open up and pass through
| particular section of country care
July selected for its fertility of soil
md adaptability for successful farming
md fruit culture, and will pass through
,ast fields of rich muck land.
In crossing the state the road will
pass through very large and valuable
racts of pine and old cypress timber,
which is now many miles from rail lines.
The promoters of the new line are
over the bright prospects
ahead of them. and are anxiously await
ng the granting of the charter so as
actual work can be commenced.