The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-10
Prominent Citizen Gives Views
On Question OF Acceptance OF
Highway In Lieu OF Railroad
Net Recsncaed To Aban-
donnent OF Read; Case
OF Taxing WhzteFer Is
Offered, he Cans

To So shss p-spi- &c lay 49,
are reeoazzl-z g. - - e -
Iasaizksax the hsp- of 49,.
ever the Ov@r.z@s Eixh-1y ~@s=-
gaps. :. FIRST Iut-=5-d 4-d $1,000
FER. aad @1S-FGaE h-a&E-s 9--
the r@li-a@d rixht of -ay 1aS 49,
dEefS- Is e-ru@=o1-. $50 y 49,
ineaf sstiz-n yesterday
We are not reroa-z-d @ -
id=. Al Al IL = ia . z.-s e
tzkinz ~hzf - off---a e. E-rEi-E
Eothisz sad q t.k- -h-a e - -
laNved ~e can E-t sad hsp- shzt
the futare nay ev-ass4ny h-s-E
zb0ut The s0asz@@zaian Of s@r
desires relative % r-bsiISz-r th=
raiiro@d-
Tat the rallroad HAS net EoluE
ID b. rebuff and rhzr the severzl
N lions for construr-ing the
bridges over the water GAPS %
the Overseas Highway Was net
going to b allotted VAS knozn
as early A. January. Artorney NJ
lam = AIbUry pointed out ths
Key WeSters and others inter
ested IN the marrer q rhe bridEes
were IN WazhngtGu a. that 1ime-
Included we're " r. Por-er. =
n Duncan. NoFberg Thempson
and c p Treadwzy- They were
told IN no uncertain terms, Il was
said. that as far As the proposition
f0r an independents highway was
Il was not % Be con
sidered.
Known Fer Some Tize
Il was known AZ that tine
there would be no effort MADE %
rebuild the railroad and Il was
then the idea Of building the
bridges over the viaducts and
other structures Of the system On
the Keys was voiced By Officials.
There were still a large number
Of people VINO believed that there
was a possibility Of the railroad
rebuilding and TINS belief persist
ed until. the report Of the receiv-
ers was fled IN United States
court IN Jacksonville
Though there Is nothing IN the
report specifically stating the
road would not be rebuilt. there
was pictured such q doleful and
disheartening condition q affairs
as to leave no doubt Of the de-
termination Of the receivers o
not rebuild the road
Loftin Gives Outline
At the court hearing in jackson
vile on March 5, attended BY Of
ficers Of the state read depart
ment and delegation from Key
West. Scott n L0ftin. one Of the
receivers Of ne road. stated that
IS far a. Cuban traffic - cen
cerned. passengers and freiEht-
in les than carload lots could BE-
handled from Miami. and carload
lots. freight. could be hzn1led
from Port Ere-glades. much more
eheaplv than from Key West. and
that local traf ic did not justify
tn company reba7lding-
The court un0fficizlly 1dElse1
there Was no way 10 obtain funds
to rebuild. even II there W2s sach
desire on part o. officials. and
also authorized the receivers %
start negotiations for the sale q
the righf Of way damaged by ths
hurricane
When r0urt was adjourned and
he Key West delegation and STATE
read DEPARTMENT represenrz-IEes
returned q Mani . meeting Was
heEI there urrfh NJ Trea1Wzy
II vas there that Mr. TrezdE1y
said he had been practically A.
sured n Washing-on Tat funds
would Be- made available for the
construction Of the briggs ever
he =. r C. structures- That TINS
idea would receive mere consider-
alton than any other
II Vas decided 70 auEhorizs NJ
Trezdx.ay 70 a once Start negut11-