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Show Flagler's Florida Railroad. There Is no railroad from Key West, to Cuba, nnd could not well be, as nearly 200 miles of ocean Intervene. What Air. Flagler did was to build a railroad along the eastern coast of Florida to Its southern extremity, and thence on piles and artificial viaducts to Key West, and to provide for the trimsportntloii of loaded Irains both ways between Key West and Cuba by huge ocean ferry bonis constructed nnd equipped specially for the service. There nre no figures at hand as to the cost of the work done by Mr. Flagler. Flag-ler. It lias been of great commercial value. |