The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-19
IRONING TIE MEDITERRANEAN

Chicago News Florida. which has
several hundred miles 0f frontage up-
on the american Mediterranean
and VIII assume a new enih
when the Panama canal unites the
Pacific and Atlantic is undergoing
new railroad development that is
timely and viii prove profitable
Holland in one of his letters
from New York. touches upon the sit
uation in the following letter
|Coincidenta4y with the progress
made upon thj CUBAN railway system
is the adyaa5e toward early compile
tion oEfthe unique rsHway system OF
: hfx@gsia. which n NJ Flagler has
2 1Rsctically financed cut 0f his own re
sources. If there be no setback. this
railroad should enter Key West early
next year Already there has been
demonstration ot tile ability Of the
engineers sc to construct this raj
road upon the keys OF the southeast
ern and southern Florida coast that
the structure viii be aB1e 10 resist
any conceivable climatic disturbance.
The foundations upon which the rail-
road is built are practically a part OF
the rtefs themselves. and nothing hat
q storm which woud tiar the c0Fai
keys TO pieces would Ga serious dam
age to railrtad construction Sir VIII
liam an Horne said this morning cat
with the completion OF tbe Flagler
railway system TO Key West there
would be great reduction in time re-
quired for the transportation OF pas
sengers Or perieaal3e freight between
Cuba and the United States And as
it lis presumed ID be the intention ol
MIR F'lagleT to operate large railway
steamers between Key West ana
Havana. the trip between the United
States and CuUa can be made If Mr.
lslagler 5 purpose is carried oui Hltll
out changing cars AMI the expense ot
the transhipment Of freg ght wli BE-
eliminated
Some time iast winter Mr. Fiagler
signed a contract for the construction
Of a mid IF ioridian railway inc It
VIII parallel portions ot tae St
JOhn's river although running some
distance westerly from tbas river
Construction has aireadl begun ans
as there are DO serious engineering
dificuities If shagld De possible 10
complete he rad q the course ol a
wear OF two This line Is 80 rgu to
the Lake GSechObee and the Ever
glades region. where t wiz make con-
uasrion VII branch lines and Ni.A
the canals running westerly am
orthwesterIy from MIR Flagler's coast
Jine 10 Lake OkechObee The railroad
will open up a considerable portion
Of lower Florida which bas as set
been oDlp scantilv developed because
OF the lack Uf transportation faciii-
res
Unlike the suez The Panama c4ngii
is gigantic engineerine fest and
not merely ditch 10 the sand but
its burden 81 con nerge viii DE lro
portionate 10 The difficulty and eA
peiAse encountered in digging il and Z
the states bordering the Gulf 9f Alex 1
leo viii be AT its gates so f0 speak. I
and must pr1fit IA mans aaFs bS its
proximity OF these floroa has the 4
longest coast Npe and rs deep
water h8rboTs are NOT now numerous
there are numerous sheltered ones
that can be made deep Dr edefng
While the motive behind iae Hereas-
ing mileage 0f Fi0riua railway lues 4
may be primarily ior fne de e'opment
If passenger and freight Traffic into
Florida from fhe North an gut of
Florida toward tle North enc tme
NHl cone when Fiogidl 9Ors Ni also
se important diatrIoetius foinis f0f
hiBmeBfs flQm turi aes Us,a NlHa
or trans. Panama points an& fee~ 9e
.onsign from transPanaIlt
,oints for distribution iu tae United
'tates by rail
Florida not only as rur ana
truck" state .nd an American R-v- ;
ara within easy rparh 0f rH- irrge q