The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-10-05

ers have made their homes and are
ti1ling the soil. The number of homes
in the northern portion of the county
has not increased as rapidly as 1t has
where the land is reached by the
Louisville & Nashville railroad, but
some of the finest homes in the county
are found in various places over the
extreme north portion of the great
county.
Throughout the district Immediate
ly surrounding Bay Minette are found
many new homes, much newly broken
land and fine crops.
During the last winter and this sum-
n1er, many who purchased land have
come to make their homes here. 1t is
true that all do not stay. bur the great
er portion are those who can see the
advantages of a new country, and have
decided to make their future home
here These new farmers have cleaned
up several hundred acres of land which
they are farming, and which a year
ago were stumps and roots. They en-
joy the climate and grow healthy in
the refreshing gulf breezes.
Selling OFF Range Cattle.
There is one thing in the county
which has been done that is a detri-
ment and that Is the wholesale selling
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buyers who are coming in here. at this
time, In great numbers and are pur-
chasing all the cows and calves they
can flnd leaving the county with COM
parattvely few cattle. Carload after
carload have been shipped from this
point, the cattle being taken out OF
the northern end of the county for the
most part. II is true that there are
quite a number Of cattle remaining on
the ranges. but il will be several years
before the fine herds can be replaced
Along with the agricultural develop
ment Of the county there are active
movements among the railroad mag
mates who are trying to open their
roads through the various parts of the
county road In order to get the export
trade which is increasing almost be-
yond belief. The Pensacola, Mobile
and New Orleans Railroad Company is
laying steel across the central portion
of the county and Is promising the
public that it will begin operations be-
fore a great while. A number of other
roads have been surveyed over the
county, some running lengthwise, the
other across the county. While the
citizens do not believe that all Of these
roads will materialize; yet they feel
that before many years number of
them will be actually built and the
lands along their course will be great
~ increased in value.
Interurban Lines.
A number Of magnates have also in
vestigated the matter of interurban
lines and a number of routes have
been sketched out and considerable |
done for the purpose of |
ascertaining the best routes over the |
and the work of the promo |
ters of the Mobile & Baldwin Interur- |
ban line has brought them to point |
where the first work has been done on |
the actual roa died near Volanta, the |
road being headed for this place and |
expected to reach here some time early |
next year. All of these movements are |
with much interest by, our
citizens and each one, which means |
the opening of new lands and remote |
territories, Is given all the possible |
support.
In an interview with Colonel L. H. /
Lister Of the Louisville & Nashville
In the county and the shipments to
date for this year, it was found that
the farmers over the county have re-
ceived this year, for their cucumbers,
more than $35,000.00 which Is by far
the largest amount ever brought into
The county by that crop.
The colonel reports that there have
been ninety eight cars of cucumbers