The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-04
CAR LINES
IN FLORIDA
NOW PLANNED
CHICAGO MAN IS INTERESTED
IN COMPANY DOING PROMOTING
PLAN IS TO BUILD THREE TRoL.
LEY CAR LINES TO DO
GENERAL PASSENGER AND
FREIGHT BUSINESS.

doing a general passenger and
freight business, is the in;ima ion
given by Bertram ]. Bussiere. oil
Chicago. who is Interested in al
scheme which contemp3ates thel
building of three great cross state
trolley lines in Florida. with a tosal
traekage of 1900 miles. The totalI
cost of the lines IS approxima ely
$50. OO0. Zoo.
These roads, according TO present
plans, viii be: One running from
Tampa to Fort Pierce and Palm
Beach; another from Savannah to
Jacksonville and the varioIs Eas-
Coast beach resorts, and a third to
biSect the counties of Clay, Putnam,
Marion, Lake and Pok, from no, tn
to south, connecting all the principal
cities by bonds of steel
Leading capitalists of New York,
Chicago and the middle west, accord
ing TO Mr.. BusSiere, have promised
all the capbtal needed for the enter
prise and he states that work
the line between Tampa ard PAIN
Becah will probably be starred some
time in June. Within two and one
half years, if present parS are
carried through, all three lies VIA
be completed and in operation,
Talking about the proposition Mr..
BuSSiere says: After trave ING
through all parts of the sta
have becomed impressed with the
possibilities for development h
Florida At a meeting he'd in New
York last week, northern capitals 5
who are interested IN devel0pmen1
operations in Florida pledged them
selves to supply all the capital need
ed for the building and operations O
the three proposed lines, Already
between $4,000, 900 and sS,000,O00 arr
assured and in New York City alone
there is already enough money i;
sight 10 make the project a success
Interest of northern capitals il
Florida has been stimulated by tn,
visits of leading monied men during
the past few years. and they hav'
become convinced that this stat
presents opportunities for devel2r
ment that are unequa'ed anywheg7
Else in the United States
I'VE believe that the building o
these roads viii be the meaGs Q
opening up the interior of III
state to Developments and as soon a
the lines are completed there Will b.
thousands of the better class 9
settlers who viii come 10 make the
homes in Florida
These lines will also be th
means of enhancing property value
throughout the entire state and wi
make for a more general proSperijl
We will arrange 10 transport true
from the various farms throngho,
the state by trolley We will civ
) quicker freight service than can /
obtained by shipping freight owe
the variuos railroads. We viii hay
} an hourly schedule, and in this wa!
also. the service for both passenger
and freight will be better than tbs
) furnished by the railroads.
While there viii be available sl
flcient northern capital for the su
cessfuI completion and operation !
the contemplated lines, it is not o,
} int ntiou to cut out Florida investo1
} who may become Interested IN Il
project.
Men interested in the project Wi
) buy up lands which are practical
value1ess, and by putting throus
} trolley systems enhance their vall
to such an extent that much of Il
J money expended will be returned. v
also hope to induce thousands
: families to settle in the state. Fle
ida has a far better climate ths
California and is from "A 10 IS hou
: closer to the northern markets
Mr.. BusS sere declares that durl
the past Is months his company h
( succeeded in sending between 800
and $4,000 families 10 Florida, al
> that the class of people coming he
: VIII benefit the citizenship OF 4
2 state.
He is Interested in various lal
and development companies thnolg
out the state. ard says there is
much good land awaiting setGeme
and cultivation that rs only Z
sharpers and unprincip,ed promo e
who advertise other than good Ian