The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-02

That Megargel & Co, promoters of
the railroad from Pensacola to Jasper,
Ala, mean business is shown by the
manner in which Roy c. MegargeI, of
the firm, is engaged in negotiating
for material for the construction OF
the road, as well as making arrange
ments for the early commencement OF
work. Although only a few days have
passed since citizens of Pensacola
complied with their part of the agree
ment, Mr.. MegargeI is now negotiating
for the purchase of twenty miles of
steel rail for July delivery, while he
says he viii be in the market within
sixty days for $4,000 cross ties for
early delivery.
1t is the intention to build the road
from Pensacola to Muscogee first,
there connecting with the road of the
Southern States Lumber Company,
which has been purchased by the
firm.
OUTLINES HIS PLANS.
Mr.. Megargel, in talking with Jour
nal representative last night, gave out
his first statement relative to his
plans. He said:
THE main line OF the road will ex-
tend from Pensacola to Jasper. Ala, a
distance OF about 265 miles, and there
viii be branch line from Cantonment
to Bay Minette, a distance of forty
miles. which will make the entire
length of the road and branch ap-
proximately 500 miles The road viii
be built according to the practices of
the large trunk lines, with 70-pound
rails and 5000 ties to the mile.
o,-a v,,,x.v @so &{,,s-s
| ed Mr.. Megargel, "for the purchase of
twenty miles of steel rails for July de-
| livery, to be used between Pensacola
and Muscogee, and we will be in the
market within sixty days for $1,000
cross ties.
THE two large bridges over the
Alabama and Warrior rivers viii be
modern in every detail, being design
ed in accordance with the best and
modern practices. These bridges will
be built to allow the use Of $50 ton
engines and 100000 ton capacity all
steel coal cars.
TERMINAL FACILITIES.
! "Our plans for terminal facilities In
clude a brick or stucco passenger
station, 40 by $50 feet, brick freight
house SO by 200 feet and we figure
on a main terminal yard with capa-
city for 1000 cars. The main termin-
al will consist of an open pier when it
is completed, and according to plans,
| 100 feet wide and 600 feet IN length,
one shielded pied 100 by 500 feet, one
!~coaling dock so by 500 feet, equipped
with automatic coaling pockets and
with an overhead track to empty df-
rect from the cars to the pockets.
Another new feature of the road, =
said Mr. MegargeI, ais that It win be
operated by telephone instead OF tele-#
gaphs.
1--WE have rented offices In the Brent
building and Mr.. George A Berry.
who was chief assistant engineer OF
the New York Central railroad. win
/ have entire charge Of the construction
work It is expected that Mr.. Berry
will move to Pensacola about the 18th
Of this month and become q perma-
nent resident Of the Deep Water City.
He will bring with him two or three
engineers, who will immediately effect
the necessary organization for con-
| struction. It is expected that actual
grading will commence out of Pensa-
cola within thirty days after Mr.. Ber-
ry arrives"
Mr. MegargeI gave some figures
that are used by railroads 10 deter
mine whether the country traversed
| by a road will be a paying investment.
and according to those figures the
road to Jasper will be a success from
the start. According to Mr.. MegargeI
the entire route is through a fine and
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