The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-30
PRESENT, PAST AND FUTURE OF
PROSPEROUS JACKSON COUNTY

sorghum, potatoes. hay, and nearly all
the necessaries of life and the ease
with which hogs can be raised Jackson
county has been nicknamed the hog
and hominy county of Florida
Being an agricultural county jack
son has no large towns, the population
being for the most part rural. Mari
anna, the county seat, is the largest
and oldest town in the county, with a
population of 5000, having ben incor-
porated as early as 1929. The other
towns in order of size are Graceville,
Sneads, Cottondale, Campbellton, Cy-
press, Greenwood, Bascom, Malone,
Grand Ridge and a number of smaller
towns and villages.
Railroad Facilities.
The l.. & N. Railroad runs directly
across the county in nearly due east
and west course, a distance OF nearly
forty miles. The A. & st. A. B. Rail-
road crosses the county in north and
south direction, with Dothan, Alabama,
as northern and Panama City, on st.
Andrews Bay, as southern terminus.
The M. & B. r. r. connects Mariana,
the county seat of Jackson county.
with Blountstown, thu county seat of
Calhoun county, having the Apalachi-
cola river as southern terminus.
The Jarrett Lumber Corporation and
the E. L. Marbury Lumber Co. both
and the two roads are only a few
miles apart, and in all probability will
connect in short time, thereby con-
Meeting Mariana, on the l.. & n. r.
R., with Gordon, Alabama, on the At
lantic Coast Line.
One other road rs contemplated, the
right Of way in this instance having
will give, when built, an important
northern outlet.
The good roads movement for the
past few years has fast been claiming
the attention of the state, South Flor
ida, however, being the first section
to go actively into the work of good
road building.
Good Roads Building.
Outside of Escambia county little
work has been done in West Florida
towards good road building, with the
exception of a few miles in Santa
Rosa and Washington counties by di-
rect taxation and a few miles in CAL
houn county by subscription.
Jackson county has taken the lead
of the West Florida counties in the
extensive building of good roads. A
bond issue of 100000 was voted Au-
gust LIST. 1911. for good roads, and
with this money a system Of good
roads will be built over the entire
county, work to begin actively in No
vember of this year. On October 18th,
100000 of this 100000 issued was
placed on the market and brought q
cash premium of S3,075, which illus
trates the esteem in which Jackson
county's securities are held by careful
financiers.
Quoting from Mr.. w. E. .Aycock, a
prominent good roads enthusiast of
South Georgia, in the October number
of the Sportsman and Motorist,"
writing upon the results of the good
roads movement in West Florida, we
find the following: IF anyone still
doubts that West Florida is now inter-
ested in the good roads movement
which is sweeping the country from
the lakes to the gulf and from the At
alntic to the Pacific, he should read
the contract entered into by the COM
missioners of Jackson, Washington,
Holmes, Walton, Santa Rosa and Es-
Gambia counties, Florida, in which they
agree to build a highway 80 feet
wide, connecting at each county line,
making a continuous highway from