from the September 10, 1904 HOUSTON EAGLE

Railroad Meeting. 

L. E. Miller, contractor 1 for the Mr. Birmingham, Columbus & St.

Andrews railroad met our citizens Wednesday, and explained to those present. what he knew and thought of this new in which our town feels so enterprise an interest. Mr. Miller said money arrangements had been perfected to build that portion of the line from Chipley, Fla., to the Bay, a distance of sixty miles. He said 500,000 tons of steel rail has been purchased and a portion of it arrived at Chipley, together with other building material.

Mr. Miller knows some things and somethings he does not profess to know. He only knows now that he will build the first sixty miles as his first contract. He believes by Oct. 1st he will know some other things which will interest our citizens.

In fact by that time hopes to be able to put a surveying corps in the field heading from Chipley in this direction. In the mean time, the following gentlemen were appointed a committee to work with the railroad people: and keep in touch with its progress and prospects, and bring the road to Dothan as the next move: Geo. Malone, Chairman, B. G. Farmer, Dr. Howell, Joe Baker, J. R. Faircloth, J. U. Cureton and Mayor Young, forming the committee, These gentlemen will look after Dothan's interest in the matter and see to it that we get another railroad.