The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-28
Members Chamber of Com
merce Go Over Plans Pen
sacola-Volanta Road and
Approve Proposition. =
WORK IN BALDWIN
IS NOT UNDER WAY
Promoters Want to Sell $685.
600 Stock in Pensacola to
Aid in Construction of
Road to Lillian.

At a meeting of the chamber of
commrce held yesterday afternoon at
o'clock for the purpose of consider
ing the proposition of aiding in the
promotion of the Pensacola -Volanta
railway by the Mobile & Pensacola
Railway and Navigation Company, of
Baldwin county, Ala, the project was
heartily approved by that body.
The feasibility of the propect, as
has already been outlined in the Jour
nal, was gone over in detail at the
meeting and the concensus of opinion
expressed was that it affords busi-
ness opportunity to Pensacola and the
people living along the proposed line
that cannot be treated lightly. The
railway and navigation company was
represented at the meeting by Charley
Barclay, president, and NJ. H. Miller,
who is also an official in the organi-
zation and one of its enthusiastic pro-
moters. w. D. Stapleton. president Of
the Baldwin County Bank, at Bay
Minette, is treasurer.
Messrs Barclay and Miller stated
at the meeting that two miles of the
proposed road is already completed and
that absolute assurances are at hand
that a sufficient amount of stock with
what has already been subscribed will
be raised by citizens of Baldwin coun-
ty to finish the road from Volanta to
Lillian a distance of 80 miles.
The distance between Pensacola and
Lillian, in E;scambia county, is about
IA miles and Mr.. Barclay states that
arrangements can be made to use the
local terminals and four miles of the
trackage of the G. p & A. railway.
leaving only ten miles in Escambia
county to be constructed and for this
work he says that it will be necessary
to raise only S35000 over here, for
which stock would be issued to sub
scribers and which competent en-
gineers have estimated would pay
large dividends even with the least
amount of business for the new road
that might be contemplated.
Mr. Barclay also states that ar
rangements can easily be made with
the Lillian Bridge Company, in which
he is a director. for the use of that
structure for the road it having been
erected with that idea in view. At no
point along the line would there be
any heavy grading nor would the ex-
pense for up keep be great. At Vo-
lanta the road would connect with fer
Try for Mobile and would afford direct
connection between these two cities.
and accommodations to farmers and
business interests along the line of
one of the most progressive and rap
idly growing sections Of the two
states. The proposed line would cross
the L. & n. at Foley, thus affording
shippers the option of all rail route t.
Mobile or rail and water by volanta
The promoters and local business
men at the meeting of the local cham
Der yesterday afternoon express the
belief that the project can easily be
put through.
1t was the opinion of some that the
local jobbers could well afford to take
the stock necessary to cover the
amount to be raised on this side with
feeling of assurance that they would
be recompensed within a few years
from advantages derived to say moth
ing of the value of such stock as an
investment.
Patrons of the road in Baldwin
county, with the completion of the
road, would come to Pensacola to
trade instead of going to Mobile and
they do now over an inconyeniene
and rounda bout way.